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24th November 2020

By Dr Alex Menez This year’s Calpe Conference was unlike any of the 23 that came before. There was no hustle and bustle of people making their way to the registration table to collect their conference packs. No enthusiastic audience migrating into the conference room to secure the best seats. No shaking of hands, or...

23rd November 2020

British consumers who buy financial products from Gibraltar-based companies after Brexit will have the protection of “the whole array of measures” they would expect in the UK, Financial Services Minister Albert Isola told a House of Commons committee on Thursday. Mr Isola said Gibraltar and the UK were “for all intents and purposes” aligned in...

23rd November 2020

Local researchers studying the wintering population of crag martins have found what could be the largest known roost of these birds in the world within the Gibraltar’s Gorham’s Cave Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site. The researchers studying the roost has been “surprised by an unprecedented arrival of these birds during the early part of the...

21st November 2020

Grammarians 3-1 Collegians Vets Goal Scorers: G. Benatar, S. Ramagge, J. Caetano and A.Perez. Grammarians Grammarians secured a place in the first 9-a-side competition hockey finals after beating Collegians Veterans 3-1 this Saturday morning. An early 1045am start saw Grammarians secure a place in the finals in the first half. Grammarians opened the score early...

21st November 2020

Our heritage needs to be protected and respected. What identifies us as a people should not be eroded. The modern world must live side by side the old so that our past remains a part of our future. I am certain many of you would agree with these words but how many of us have...

20th November 2020

By Dave Higgens, PA A huge child’s face has been created from 6,000 life-size figures of playing youngsters to symbolise a warning that thousands of children could die worldwide due to the effects of Covid-19. Professional land artists from Sand In Your Eye have produced the huge artwork near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. Artists...

19th November 2020

Together Gibraltar has called on the Government to provide “full disclosure” on Mid Town Park after a lawn was removed this week to allow for more works. The party said this patch of grass was “rushed through in time for the last election, dug up and discarded”. Last night, the GSD added its voice too...

19th November 2020

The Development and Planning Commission on Thursday approved plans for a scout activity centre in the Upper Rock and the new St Mary’s School in Town Range. The new scout activity centre and camp site refurbishment at 5 Governor’s Lookout Lane, Upper Rock Nature Reserve, was approved by all members of the DPC. Some members...

19th November 2020

By Sarah Marshall For the last nine months, a gloomy cloud has cloaked the planet, meaning there’s never been a better time to get away from it all. But with lockdowns ever looming and travel corridors opening and closing like a jack-in-the-box, it’s no wonder everyone is looking ahead to brighter days in 2021. In...

18th November 2020

¡Que no muera el repicar! by Mark Montovio Sueño despierto con él, con ese tambor de mi tierra, engalarnado con realeza, y fogoso repicar. Digna cuna de mis raíces, y lecho de lo que anhelo, con la magia protectora, de Pablo, Juan y San Pedro. En Caracas, Maracaibo y Falcón. En Aragua, Carabobo y Cumaná....

18th November 2020

Dr Sam Benady and Sarah Devincenzi spoke to Conchita Triay about their book ‘A Pictorial History of Gibraltar’ during Literature Week organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services. Ms Triay gives an introduction to the two stating that Mr Benady calls himself a veracious reader who developed an interest in writing very early on in life when...

18th November 2020

By Hannah Stephenson After the difficult year we’ve had, fill your stockings with an uplifting book this Christmas. There’s a plethora of heart-warming stories, real-life triumphs and mood-boosting escapism to get readers into the festive spirit. 1. For animal lovers… Nala’s World by Dean Nicholson There has been a real buzz around the heartwarming story...

17th November 2020

Opinion and analysis by Stephen Ignacio Today Tuesday 17 November will certainly see Gibraltar write another page in Gibraltar’s football history book. The hope will be that the title will read “Gibraltar wins promotion”. It will not be a page for Gibraltar to read but one which Julio Ribas, head coach of the National team,...

17th November 2020

So synonymous with art Mario Finlayson has Gibraltar’s National Art Gallery called after him, the doyen was the topic of conversation on Wednesday night’s Literature Week interview. His daughter Paulette Finlayson was joined by Dr Jennifer Ballantine Perera and Gino Sanguinetti as the trio came together to talk about Mario Finlayson’s work, his book ‘A...

16th November 2020

Newly published data on Gibraltar’s tourism industry lays bare the sharp downturn in this critical sector of the economy this year, even as businesses that rely on visitors remain hopeful of recovery following news that a vaccine for Covid-19 is anticipated sooner than expected. The sector suffered heavy losses during the global pandemic, with cruise...

16th November 2020

The month of November marks World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, with local charity Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Gibraltar holding a campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and the charity submitted this article to inform the public on the symptoms. Founded by pancreatic cancer survivor, Louis Baldachino, the charity Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Gibraltar...

16th November 2020

A study on ancient plankton which revealed new ‘game changing’ information on a mass extinction event 66 million years ago has been published with contributions from University of Gibraltar lecturer Sarah Alvarez. Most lifeforms on earth including dinosaurs were wiped out when an asteroid struck the planet. Now, Ms Alvarez is part of a team...

14th November 2020

Happy Diwali. Yes, today the Indian community celebrates the Hindu New Year, the Festival of Lights. It is a festival many of us here in Gibraltar are familiar with. Today prayers are said in the Temple but in days gone by these were carried out in shops and it was the tradition for many of...

13th November 2020

By PA Reporter The Yorkshire Ripper, Britain’s most notorious killer of the 20th century, has died in hospital aged 74. Peter Sutcliffe was serving a whole-life tariff for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and the North West between 1975 and 1980 and had brutally attacked at least seven more, who survived. Once the most feared...

13th November 2020

By Harriet Line, PA Deputy Political Editor The UK recorded its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began amid concern that infections are rising quickly among the elderly. Another 33,470 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the 24 hours before 9am on Thursday, according to the latest Government figures. A further...

13th November 2020

Journalist and former deputy editor of the Chronicle, Alice Mascarenhas, gave the public an insight into the array of people who have made Gibraltar the place it is today since the 1920s. She writes about these people in her weekly column, Alice’s Table, which was published in book format last year. But do not call...

13th November 2020

By Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter Health experts are calling for urgent action to address the global diabetes epidemic as Covid-19 continues to highlight the vulnerability of people with the condition. Ahead of World Diabetes Day on November 14, a team of 44 leading experts from around the world have published a report in the...

13th November 2020

Childline Gibraltar and Little Smiles are winners of Argus’ 70th Anniversary Competition, ‘Our Future is You’, a community contest that awarded over £70,000 to youth-focused initiatives across their locations in Gibraltar, Malta, Bermuda and Canada. Childline Gibraltar and Little Smiles will each receive £8,000 to help bring their ideas to life. Childline Gibraltar is a...

13th November 2020

By Lisa Salmon As a GP and someone who works in the holistic health field, Dr Jerry Thompson has long been interested in the things that keep people well. In his new book – Curing The Incurable – he delves into some astounding stories of recovery, including people with cancer and neurodegenerative diseases who went...

12th November 2020

An exhibition of watercolours by locally-based artist Lorraine Buhagiar is currently on in The Nook at the Arts and Crafts Centre in Casemates. The artist was invited by the shop to exhibit her work and initially felt she did not have enough to fill the space but soon realised that was not the case. “I...

11th November 2020

An emotional tribute was paid this week to a former soldier who served in Gibraltar over 70 years ago and had a deep, lifelong passion for the Rock. Peter Moffett, who served in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Regiment, had been posted to Gibraltar at the end of World War II and remained on the Rock...

11th November 2020

By Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent A coronavirus vaccine is not a silver bullet and will not bring the pandemic to an end, an expert has said. The vaccine announcement made by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and biotech firm BioNTech does not mean things can go back to normal, for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the...

10th November 2020

As part of Literature Week, the Chronicle is publishing book reviews. The event organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services includes discussions with local authors live streamed on their Facebook page and talks in schools. Today GBC News Editor Christine Vasquez shares her book recommendations. If I ever have to recommend books, there’s an old favourite I...

9th November 2020

By Eleanor Busby Students’ university offers could be based on their actual grades rather than teachers’ predictions under proposals by the admissions body. Ucas will publish two options for reform in the coming weeks to better support disadvantaged students who are often under-predicted and less likely to apply to selective universities under the current admissions...

9th November 2020

British Airways will continue to provide services to and from the Gibraltar International Airport during England's lockdown, the Gibraltar Government announced today The agreement in place between the government and the airline will see two weekly flights from London Heathrow to Gibraltar be offered on Tuesdays and Fridays. “I’m happy to confirm that British Airways...