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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...

9th November 2020

Last February, Courtney Edwards, aged 23, became an entrepreneur and opened her own business. She had experience and a loyal clientele after years working in the beauty industry, and it was time to strike out on her own. She invested all her savings in a beauty clinic on Main Street, called Beauty Booth. It was...

9th November 2020

By John Cortes Digital books are convenient. You can carry them in your pocket, volumes and volumes at the touch of a screen, handy when you feel like a comfort read, or need to research some subject or other (Google permitting). The old-fashioned thought that a digital book is not a book is only true...

9th November 2020

Gibraltar’s Prison Superintendent has spoken of the careful balance adopted inside Windmill Hill Prison as staff and prisoners alike adapted to the impact of the Covid-19 public health crisis. For prisoners, lockdown meant restrictions that impacted on vital lifelines such as family visits which are key to rehabilitation while serving sentences. For staff, it was...

8th November 2020

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason President-elect Joe Biden declared it was "time to heal" America in his first speech after prevailing on Saturday in a bitter election, even as President Donald Trump refused to concede. Biden's victory in the battleground state of Pennsylvania put him over the threshold of 270 Electoral College...

7th November 2020

There are people who come into your life for a brief moment, there are those who dip in and out, and then there are those who have always been around. Many people will leave your life to become momentary memories. Some will remain ghost-like passengers at the very back of the bus of your life’s...

6th November 2020

By Claire Hayhurst, PA A family who lost a mother and her two sons to Covid-19 have been targeted by trolls on social media, claiming that the virus is a hoax. Grandmother Gladys Lewis, 74, from Pentre, South Wales, died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital on October 29. Her son Dean Lewis, 44, was found...

6th November 2020

This month is World Diabetes Awareness Month and to raise awareness Diabetes Gibraltar has submitted this article to the Chronicle. World Diabetes Day lands on November 14 every year. The theme for World Diabetes Day this year is ‘Nurses make the difference’ bringing to the fore the crucial role nurses play in supporting people living...