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5th May 2021

We finally found out. The identity of ‘H’ has been revealed. Of course if you do not watch Line of Duty you may have no idea what I’m talking about. But given it’s the TV drama that has gripped the nation with record viewing figures and mounting speculation everywhere from TV and radio to Twitter...

5th May 2021

“Culture is back, music is back, Gibraltar is back, Gibraltar is open for business and we are ready to have some fun too.” That was the message from the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, as he officially opened the Culture v Covid exhibition at the John Mackintosh Hall on Tuesday evening. In a change from the...

5th May 2021

The Gibraltar Senior Citizens’ Association has decided to discontinue its monthly newsletters as they feel their calls for the needs of senior citizens remain largely unanswered. In the last of their monthly newsletters the Association said they have been “unable to convince government of the needs of senior citizens.” The Association details that, for years,...

5th May 2021

The Commander British Forces, Commodore Steven Dainton, recently hosted a Spring Fair at Helm Point in Four Corners Estate for the MoD community. The event was held following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions and was organised by the Community Support Team and a supporting committee with representatives from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, British Forces Broadcasting...

4th May 2021

By Elena Rodriguez and Cristina Galan Voters formed long queues at polling stations in Madrid on Tuesday to maintain social distancing in a regional election centred around unorthodox Covid-19 policies that could shake the nation's political landscape. The unusual mid-week vote in Spain's wealthiest region is poised to return Isabel Diaz Ayuso, from the conservative...

4th May 2021

By Carl Markham, PA The Football Association has called on the Government to introduce legislation to compel social media companies to do more to stop online abuse. At the end of a four-day boycott which saw football organisations, clubs, players, other sports starts, major businesses and media outlets fall silent in protest, the drive has...

4th May 2021

Gibraltar has recorded nearly six weeks without any new cases of Covid-19 among residents, as expectation grows that the Rock’s tourism sector will spring back to life this summer after a difficult year. According to the Gibraltar Government’s data, the last positive resident case of the virus was detected on March 23. By April 8,...

30th April 2021

Last week we met Bertina Garcia… teacher and soprano. Today we meet one of her sons. Someone who is no stranger to these pages, or as a writer himself, or as a man about town, or as one of our most colourful local personalities. I have known Richard Garcia throughout my life both at a...

29th April 2021

An employment tribunal was wrong to find that Dr Daniel Cassaglia, the then Medical Director at the Gibraltar Health Authority, bullied a hospital pathologist in 2017, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. In an 84-page judgement overturning the tribunal’s decision, Puise Judge Liam Yeats said a one-off incident of that nature could not be classed...

29th April 2021

By Jane Kirby A single dose of a Covid-19 vaccine can slash transmission by up to half, according to a new study from Public Health England (PHE). The breakthrough findings offer further hope that the pandemic can be brought under control as vaccinated people are far less likely to pass the virus onto others. The...

29th April 2021

By Ben Mitchell, PA The commander of the UK’s “Premier League” Carrier Strike Group which is set to sail on its first operational deployment next month has said the mission shows the Royal Navy’s “ambition to be active on the global stage”. Commodore Stephen Moorhouse said that final preparations are being made as the aircraft...

29th April 2021

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The royal family has congratulated the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their 10th wedding anniversary. A message on the monarchy’s official social media accounts marking William and Kate’s milestone decade of marriage said: “Wishing The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge a very happy wedding anniversary. “Today marks ten...

29th April 2021

By Sam Blewett and Emma Bowden, PA Political Staff Boris Johnson has criticised questions over the lavish refurbishment of his Downing Street flat as a “farrago of nonsense” as he vowed to comply with the Electoral Commission investigation. The Prime Minister said on Thursday that “I don’t think there’s anything to see here” despite the...

27th April 2021

By Lisa Salmon Most of us have found an excuse not to exercise at some point, despite knowing how good physical activity is for our health. But now there’s even more reason to knock those excuses on the head, as new research has found regular exercise cuts the risk of dying from infectious diseases –...

27th April 2021

If you glance quickly at a map of Italy, you will probably not spot San Sepolcro. This is a small, quaint town to the east of Florence and north of Arezzo. If you draw straight lines joining up the three places, you will end up with an almost perfect triangle with San Sepolcro as the...

27th April 2021

Proud and emotional. Whether you are religious or not there was a collective feeling of affection in Gibraltar as Mark Miles was ordained an Archbishop at the weekend. He could have chosen Rome for the ordination ceremony. Instead, he opted for his hometown of Gibraltar, where he started life as a parish priest in 1996....

27th April 2021

India's Covid-19 deaths near 200,000 Vital medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as hospitals short of oxygen and beds turned away coronavirus patients, while a surge in infections pushed the death toll towards 200,000. Supplies from Britain, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived in Delhi, said Reuters partner ANI, while France is...

26th April 2021

By PA Reporters People aged 50 and under are being urged to get their Covid-19 vaccine so the UK can “continue on the path back to normality”. The push for people to take up jab offers comes as restrictions ease in Wales and Scotland, and as Britain sends more than 600 pieces of urgently-needed medical...

26th April 2021

By Catherine Wylie, PA People aged 44 will be invited to book their Covid-19 vaccine in England from Monday. Around half a million 44-year-olds will receive a text inviting them to get their jab through the national booking service, NHS England said. The decision to move to people aged 40-43 will be set out in...

25th April 2021

Gibraltarian priest Mark Miles was ordained an Archbishop on Sunday in a moving ceremony during which he was commended to work with “an open, generous, steadfast and compassionate heart” in his new role as Apostolic Nuncio to Togo and Benin. Archbishop Miles was appointed the papal ambassador to the west African countries by Pope Francis,...

23rd April 2021

Bertina Garcia would have been 100 years old yesterday. A teacher by profession, if her life had taken a different path, she could have more than likely performed on the stage of La Scala in Milan. She was 91 when she passed away in 2012. If you were a pupil of Loreto Convent in the...

22nd April 2021

Concerns about restrictions on unvaccinated people visiting relatives in hospital or elderly care “are being blown out of all proportion” by the GSD for political ends, the Gibraltar Government said yesterday. No.6 Convent Place said it sympathised with those people, but insisted it had a duty to protect the most vulnerable in the community, even...

22nd April 2021

By Vicky Shaw Online shopping is a trend that appears firmly here to stay, even as more of the high street begins to open up again, as lockdown restrictions ease. A third (33%) of people think they will continue to shop online more often for non-grocery items, even after the immediate threat of the pandemic...

22nd April 2021

By Laura Parnaby The Princess Royal has opened a garden to commemorate loved ones lost to coronavirus, during one of three visits to hospitals in Gloucestershire. The Queen and late Duke of Edinburgh’s only daughter spoke to NHS staff about their work during the pandemic, at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH), Wotton Lawn Hospital, and Cheltenham...

22nd April 2021

By Sam Blewett, PA Deputy Political Editor The Defence Secretary has acknowledged “prejudice played a part” in failures to properly commemorate potentially hundreds of thousands of black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for the British Empire. Ben Wallace issued an apology and expressed “deep regret” on Thursday after an investigation found the Commonwealth...

21st April 2021

Elderly Residential Services said on Wednesday it would now allow daily visits, up from four times a week, as Gibraltar eases back to normality underpinned by community-wide vaccination. ERS said it had established a safe visiting procedure for its facilities in tandem with the Director of Public Health as well as the GHA’s Medical Director,...

21st April 2021

In this week’s travel feature Eyleen Gomez takes a sombre look at the ‘Wall of Murder’ in New Orleans. When you think of New Orleans, you think of a vibrant city with its infamous mardi gras parades, the home of jazz, jambalaya and of course its colonial architecture. However, amongst a multitude of positive aspects...

20th April 2021

With just days to go before his ordination as an Archbishop and the start of a new role as Apostolic Nuncio to the West African countries of Benin and Togo, Monsignor Mark Miles acknowledged on Tuesday that he had “butterflies in his stomach,” even while being overwhelmed too by the warm reaction of this community...

20th April 2021

Officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police and the Department of the Environment have teamed up to help fight antisocial behaviour around Gibraltar. Regular patrols will target offences such as littering, graffiti and dog fouling in hotspots around the Rock. The joint patrols started on Tuesday and are in response to feedback from local residents who...

20th April 2021

By Liz Connor Whether it’s waking up at 5am to run a half marathon or having the afternoon free to leisurely take a meditation class, building the kind of healthy habits that are practised by celebrities and influencers can feel unrealistic for most people. We’re all trying our best to stick to a good routine,...