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22nd February 2021

A post mortem has been conducted on the body of a male found dead in the sea off the Detached Mole late Friday afternoon. The body was discovered by a local boat owner who was fishing in the area and alerted the authorities, a police spokesman told the Chronicle. The body, which appears to have...

20th February 2021

Police recovered the body of a male found dead in the sea off the Detached Mole late Friday afternoon. The body was discovered by a local boat owner who was fishing in the area and alerted the authorities, a police spokesman told the Chronicle. The body, which appears to have been in the sea for...

19th February 2021

Gibraltar has “crossed the Rubicon” in its response to Covid-19, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Friday, as he announced that the virus was “effectively suppressed” on the Rock and outlined plans to slowly unlock from weeks of restrictions on community life. In the last of the weekly Covid-19 press conferences, Mr Picardo revealed Gibraltar...

5th February 2021

Commitment, passion and patience go hand in hand with our guest on Alice’s Table this week. I have known him for most of my life, as a teacher at Bayside, and as one of the leading lights in the Gibraltar Photographic Society, in like forever. His is one of the many friendships I have made...

4th February 2021

The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements [IMA]  has launched an online survey seeking the views of European nationals to understand their level of concern about living in the UK and Gibraltar after Brexit. The IMA is an independent authority set up in the UK to monitor public bodies to make sure they...

4th February 2021

Local charities will be marking World Cancer Day today online as the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the cancellation of their usual public events. This year has been tough for the charities who have found it difficult to raise awareness and funds during this pandemic. Locally charities Cancer Research UK Gibraltar Branch, Cancer Relief Gibraltar, Breast...

30th January 2021

Making the football league sustainable has been among one of the key questions on the lips of many a club in Gibraltar. With the current proposed prizeshare agreement stalled by the rejection of the final agreement by one club and the subsequent repercussions which seem to have halted a live-streaming/media rights package the future continues...

29th January 2021

Today Alice’s Table is a real trip down memory lane for me. I have the privilege of chatting to someone I have known all my life. A friend who belongs to the GBC family in the early days of television. You all know her. For many years she was one of our best loved local...

27th January 2021

By Mark Staniforth, PA Non-league football clubs at steps three to six of the National League system will share in a Government grant of up to £10million to help keep them afloat through the coronavirus pandemic. Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston announced that the grant, covering the ‘Trident’ Leagues of the Northern Premier, Southern Premier and...

26th January 2021

By Harriet Line, PA Deputy Political Editor Boris Johnson has said he is “deeply sorry” for every life lost to coronavirus as he insisted the Government did “everything we could” to minimise deaths and suffering. The Prime Minister offered his “deepest condolences” to those whose relatives have died of Covid-19, and pledged to ensure their...

25th January 2021

The Port of Gibraltar has sustained a steady flow of business since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, applying strict public health protocols to facilitate vital operations and a humanitarian lifeline for its key customers. As sectors such as the cruise industry ground to a halt and ports shut their doors to foreign vessels, Gibraltar’s...

22nd January 2021

Gibraltar’s lockdown was extended for another seven days on Friday, although the Gibraltar Government signalled it expected to start easing restrictions as from January 31. Speaking at a press conference in No.6 Convent Place, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said Gibraltar had recorded 14 deaths in the space of five days, and that the number of...

18th January 2021

The Covid-19 crisis has left Gibraltar facing “the worst loss of life in over 100 years”, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Monday, as he warned the death toll from the virus had reached 45 and would likely climb higher. During a sombre press conference at No.6 Convent Place, Mr Picardo said he was "shaken...

18th January 2021

The quick-thinking actions of the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park’s head keeper Steve Bryant has potentially saved the life of the animals after their enclosures were ravaged by a storm. Resident snakes Duke and Charley, the entire population of its fruit bat population, marmosets and ring-tailed lemurs were all at risk. With Storm Philomena battering the...

15th January 2021

Small business owners in the UK have hailed as a “life-saver” a Supreme Court ruling paving the way to insurance payouts on claims for coronavirus-related disruption, a decision that will also benefit insured businesses in Gibraltar. The Supreme Court ruled largely in favour of an appeal by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following “widespread concern”...

13th January 2021

I was looking forward to this day because as a vulnerable adult quite frankly it could not come a moment too soon. I had already read glowing reports on social media and also heard first-hand accounts of what a pleasant experience it is to get vaccinated against Covid. As a 75 year old I registered...

8th January 2021

By Jim van Wijk, PA Football must remember it is “not life or death” as the fixture schedule continues to be disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Brighton boss Graham Potter. Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie between Southampton and Shrewsbury has been called off due to a Covid-19 outbreak at the Sky Bet League...

30th December 2020

By Sarah Marshall Although few people managed to pack their suitcases this year, as ongoing restrictions and border closures caused havoc, one day – hopefully in 2021 – holidays will be possible again. Online travel platform HolidayPirates has predicted tourism recovery, when it comes, will be led by domestic and short or mid haul as...

25th December 2020

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent This was originally sent under embargo The Queen has delivered a heartfelt message of hope to the country in her Christmas address, praising the “indomitable spirit” of those who have risen “magnificently” to the challenges of the pandemic. In her annual televised speech, the Queen paid tribute to the...

25th December 2020

The number of people in Gibraltar with Covid-19 topped 400 for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as another 58 positive cases were registered on Christmas Day. The latest rise in cases is lower than the previous four days but brings the total number of active cases to 428, including 420 residents...

21st December 2020

To mark 2020’s Christmas Lectures for young people, The Royal Institution outlines some fun experiments linked to the natural world. By Lisa Salmon It’s important to get kids interested in science – particularly the science behind climate change, which could have a profound impact on their lives. And that’s where The Royal Institution (RI) Christmas...

16th December 2020

This year marks the 175th anniversary of the Loreto Convent and to mark the event local historian Richard Garcia has detailed its history. By Richard Garcia The Loreto Convent School today is on the site where a school run by nuns of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary has stood since 1873, for 137...

10th December 2020

By Lucinda Cameron, PA Scotland A grandfather has written to the lifeboat crew who saved his life in a force 10 gale 50 years ago to tell them: “I owe you everything.” Martin Stephen, then aged 21, almost died when he jumped into the sea to try and rescue his cousin David Jeffrey, 11, who...

26th November 2020

By Jamie Harris, PA Science Technology Reporter Tech giants should be banned from intentionally shortening the lifespan of devices, in a bid to cut down on the 155,000 tonnes of waste electricals which end up in UK household bins every year, MPs have said. Amazon and Apple are among the companies accused of “dodging their...

20th November 2020

By Mike Bedigan, PA The boss of one of the companies leading the charge for a coronavirus vaccine has expressed hope that there is “a light at the end of the tunnel.” Albert Bourla, chief executive of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which has announced results of 95% efficacy in its vaccine, said that if vaccination was...

19th November 2020

This month is World Diabetes Awareness Month and to raise awareness Diabetes Gibraltar has submitted this article to the Chronicle. In this article Fred Davies describes the impact of a diabetes diagnosis and how he has been able to overcome it. by Fred Davies Diabetes has caused a drastic change in my life. I was...

13th November 2020

This year’s World Diabetes Day, November 14, will focus on promoting the role of nurses in the prevention and management of the condition and the role they play in aiding those with diabetes to manage their conditions safely. With 3280 cases of diabetes on the rock, the role of these nurses is to “empower” people...

13th November 2020

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent The waters around a remote UK Overseas Territory in the Atlantic Ocean are to become one of the world’s largest marine sanctuaries to protect wildlife. The government of Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic, has declared a 687,000 square kilometre (265,000 square mile) marine protection zone in the...

9th November 2020

Young Type 1 diabetic, Gabriela Pope, will be climbing Med Steps this Saturday to raise awareness for World Diabetes Day. At just nine years old Gabriela believes it is important to raise awareness about Type 1 diabetes, particularly as it can easily to confused with Type 2 diabetes which tends to develop later in life....

8th November 2020

By PA Reporters The Queen has led the nation in marking Remembrance Sunday, as people around the UK privately paid their respects at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 94-year-old monarch was joined by family members and the Prime Minister in commemorating the nation’s war dead at the scaled-back service at the Cenotaph in...