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26th November 2020

PART THREE By Dr Alex Menez The final day began with a captivating lecture by Darren Fa, Director of Academic Programmes and Research at the University of Gibraltar. Darren provided detailed historical evidence for the exploitation of marine resources in Gibraltar, noting that “living on a rock that is almost entirely surrounded by water, it...

26th November 2020

Some people consider 2020 as the year it all fell apart. For one couple, 2020 was the year it all came together as they tied the knot on the Rock on Monday. Newlyweds Helen and Jonathan Shumway are usually separated by the Atlantic Ocean but from Monday onwards, they aim to never be apart again....

26th November 2020

By Claire Spreadbury ‘Live the wild life’. That’s the slogan at Silverlake in Dorset. And if ever there was a time to jump into nature feet first, this is it. 2020 has taken its toll on the whole family and a prescription of forest bathing, tree hugging and the great outdoors is exactly what’s needed....

25th November 2020

Listen to the full interview with Gibraltar National team head coach Julio Ribas -click here A week after Gibraltar gained promotion to UEFA Nation’s League C, Chronicle sports reporter Stephen Ignacio, was able to catch up with the man who led Gibraltar to its biggest success in its football history, for now. Julio Ribas, the...

25th November 2020

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she suffered a miscarriage, losing her second child during the summer. In an article for the New York Times, Meghan wrote about losing her unborn baby in July while she and husband Harry were living in Los Angeles. The duchess began her article...

25th November 2020

The Gibraltar National Museum unveiled a new forensic reconstruction of the bust of a man who lived in Gibraltar during the Bronze Age, with a online poll to name him. Professor Clive Finlayson, the director of the Museum made the announcement as he revealed the unnamed man’s sculpture on Tuesday afternoon. Using a cranium that...

25th November 2020

By Dr Alex Menez The small group of speakers sat in the conference hall, readied for the second day’s lectures. From the Gibraltar National Museum and the University of Gibraltar, I was the first speaker. We can trace the beginnings of natural history studies to the ancient philosophers, including Thales (c620-625 to c547-546 BCE), Anaximander...

24th November 2020

By David Hughes, PA Political Editor Plans to allow families to reunite over Christmas will be thrashed out by the UK Government with the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A Cobra meeting bringing together the UK Government and the devolved administrations will be held on Tuesday afternoon to agree on a four-nation approach...

24th November 2020

By Sam Russell, PA Two Charles Darwin manuscripts have been reported as stolen from Cambridge University Library two decades after they were last seen. Staff believed that the precious items had been “mis-shelved” within the vast archives late in the year 2000 and the matter was not reported to Cambridgeshire Police until October 20 this...

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...