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3rd March 2021

Today is World Book Day and Gibraltar Cultural Services has organised several initiatives in place of in person events including book reviews by local avid readers. The World Book Day offering forms part of GCS’s Youth Arts Jamboree. Book reviews will be published in the Chronicle daily until tomorrow. By Carmen Anderson Eleanor Oliphant has...

2nd March 2021

The Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit [GFIU] is ramping up its response to a global increase in cybercrime against the backdrop of the Covid-19 public health pandemic. The Chronicle reported earlier this week how eight businesses in Gibraltar had lost over £500,000 through so-called ‘email compromise fraud’, in which emails are cloned to dupe unsuspecting recipients...

2nd March 2021

By Martyn Landi More than a third of young adults have reported symptoms of smartphone addiction, regardless of the length of time spent on their device each day, a new study has found. Research from King’s College London revealed that around 39% of people aged 18-30 reported symptoms such as losing control over how long...

2nd March 2021

This Thursday is World Book Day and Gibraltar Cultural Services has organised several initiatives in place of in person events including book reviews by local avid readers. The World Book Day offering forms part of GCS’s Youth Arts Jamboree. Book reviews will be published in the Chronicle daily until this Friday. by Haylee Pincho Delirium...

2nd March 2021

This Thursday is World Book Day and Gibraltar Cultural Services has organised several initiatives in place of in person events including book reviews by local avid readers. The World Book Day offering forms part of GCS’s Youth Arts Jamboree. Book reviews will be published in the Chronicle daily until this Friday. by Karissa Pizzarello Have...

1st March 2021

Gibraltar features in the published memoirs of Rose Luce, the wife of former Governor of Gibraltar Lord Luce. The book, ‘Roses’s Ramblings’, spans 60 years of a richly diverse and interesting life. From her early years, jobs in parliament and America, a leading role in the English-Speaking Union, her charitable work, and her life married...

1st March 2021

This Thursday is World Book Day and Gibraltar Cultural Services has organised several initiatives in place of in person events including book reviews by local avid readers. The World Book Day offering forms part of GCS’s Youth Arts Jamboree. Book reviews will be published in the Chronicle daily until this Friday. by Tammy Randall If...

1st March 2021

In a recent interview Elaine Paige was asked why musicals were so popular and captured people’s imagination? It was, she said, about coming together and sharing in the moment of something unique and wonderful. Sharing in an experience where for some two hours there was a moment of escapism. She could not have described it...

1st March 2021

Catering establishments across Gibraltar have been preparing to reopen their doors to clients today for the first time since they were closed in mid-December. The reopening of cafes, bars and restaurants comes as lockdown measures are lifted as Covid-19 numbers continue to drop within the community. But, despite being given the green light to operate,...

1st March 2021

Synergise, the new locally developed Kusuma Trust sponsored app tailor made for young people with Special Educational Needs, is set to launch within the next two months following the successful rollout of its website late last year. The brainchild of Nicole Torres Byrne from the Gibraltar College and developed within Gibraltar by Vali Fragoso’s team...

26th February 2021

The factual conclusions of an employment tribunal that found that Dr Daniel Cassaglia, the former Medical Director of the GHA, bullied a hospital pathologist were not binding on an ongoing disciplinary process and had no direct legal impact on him, the Supreme Court was told on Friday. Dr Cassaglia is asking the Supreme Court to...

26th February 2021

Lions will be looking to finally secure their place in the top six for the next round if they can grab all three points against a revamped Europa Point looking ready to prove a point. Just four days after having played out a hard fought 3-2 victory against College 1975, where Lions were forced to...

26th February 2021

by Priya Gulraj and Brian Reyes The Gibraltar Parliament last night passed a motion giving effect in Gibraltar law to the tax treaty for Gibraltar and Spain. The motion was approved by government majority with support from Together Gibraltar, with the GSD voting against. The vote came at 11.30pm after a marathon seven-hour session during...

25th February 2021

The Gibraltar Health Authority on Thursday told the Supreme Court it should quash an employment tribunal judgement which, in its factual findings, concluded that the then Medical Director, Dr Daniel Cassaglia, bullied a hospital pathologist. In submissions to the court, Nick Cruz, the lawyer for the GHA, said the employment tribunal had erred in its...

25th February 2021

Gibraltar is set to step down from its major incident posture and the curfew will be reduced as from Monday, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo revealed as he announced another Covid death in Parliament. Mr Picardo confirmed the man, aged between 65 and 70 years old, had died from Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 92....

25th February 2021

The Youth Arts Jamboree organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services has turned online this year due to the recent Covid-19 lockdown. Last year, just a month before the pandemic took hold in Gibraltar, the Youth Art Jamboree provided fun activities and workshops in cultural spaces across the Rock. A year later and the Jamboree has returned,...

25th February 2021

By Liz Connor We might hear a lot about cholesterol – but do you actually know what it means, and whether yours might be a problem? High cholesterol is a lot more common than we might think, affecting over half of UK adults, yet many are completely unaware of the main risk factors. It’s tricky...

25th February 2021

By Eleanor Busby, PA Education Correspondent Students’ experience during the pandemic – including a lack of social interaction and “Zoom-fatigue” – could increase university drop-out rates, a report has warned. University students may be left with more wellbeing issues and fewer vital non-academic life skills after coronavirus has “decimated” the wider university experience, according to...

24th February 2021

An employment tribunal that heard a high-profile case against the Gibraltar Health Authority did not properly explore claims that bullying allegations against the then Medical Director, Dr Daniel Cassaglia, had been “concocted” against the backdrop of resistance to changes he was working to implement in the organisation, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday. The...

24th February 2021

The Gibraltar Cardiac Association is raising awareness as part of Heart Month this February. In this article the Association recommends some easy tips to take care of your heart. Keeping physically active works wonders for your heart and your overall health in many ways. During the Covid19 pandemic it is especially important to keep active...

24th February 2021

This is the second article in the Impressions of Italy series. We have explored Bologna. We are now leaving Pisa in a coach for Siena and on the way we shall stop at San Gimignano. The one striking feature of this enchanting town is its many massive towers which break the skyline and give it...

23rd February 2021

Dr Daniel Cassaglia described on Tuesday how he believed the factual findings of an employment case against the Gibraltar Health Authority had placed “in jeopardy” his license to practise as a consultant paediatrician. During five hours of intense evidence in the second day of an appeal before the Supreme Court, the former GHA Medical Director...

23rd February 2021

Nearly half the number of officers within the Royal Gibraltar Police say they have been bullied at work, with over 90% of these saying they have been bullied by either middle or senior management, according to a survey by the Gibraltar Police Federation. Over the past year, the RGP has experienced a number of changes,...

23rd February 2021

There were many a smile on Monday as most sports started to make their return to the training grounds after a two month absence due to Covid-19 restrictions. Although football had already made its return to the training ground, most other amateur sports had to wait until Monday for their release. Limited to just twelve...

22nd February 2021

By David Hughes, PA Political Editor Boris Johnson promised “the end really is in sight” as he set out a plan to ease England’s lockdown by June 21. The Prime Minister told MPs the approach was “cautious but also irreversible,” with the impact of the vaccination programme replacing the need for lockdown measures. The four-step...

22nd February 2021

A legal challenge to a ruling by the Employment Tribunal in a bullying case against the Gibraltar Health Authority is being heard by the Supreme Court this week, in a case that could set a precedent for how Gibraltar’s anti-bullying legislation will be interpreted in future. The appeal is being brought by Dr Daniel Cassaglia,...

22nd February 2021

Breast cancer survivor Charmaine Romero ran her first marathon last Saturday in a time of six hours 29 minutes for Bosom Buddies Cancer Trust. Ms Romero has raised hundreds of pounds for Bosom Buddies through a marathon she organised. “Charities during the Covid pandemic have been unable to raise funds for their cause,” she told...

22nd February 2021

Locally based author Marie Harrington has recently published her book Salvador the Sea Lion, the first of series of 12 titled ‘Our Precious Ocean’ about marine animals. Our Precious Ocean is a marine conservation initiative focusing on research, education and awareness and the preservation of marine and coastal habitats. The book is aimed at readers...

22nd February 2021

By Liz Connor A decent pair of headphones can be a lifesaver in lockdown. They can block out the external sounds of noisy flatmates or children, so you can really focus on your Zoom meeting. Or, they can serve as a vital focus tool, to a help you knuckle down to a looming work deadline....

22nd February 2021

By Dominic Dwyer As I write, I am in hotel quarantine in Sydney, after returning from Wuhan, China. There, I was the Australian representative on the international World Health Organization’s (WHO) investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Much has been said of the politics surrounding the mission to investigate the viral origins of...