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20th June 2020

It often amazes me how such a small community like ours can travel so far and wide. Many of us today are seasoned travellers but Gibraltarians have travelled far even when the journey was near impossible. Perhaps prompted by the fact that our shores have welcomed many distanced travellers from distant lands for millennia, just...

19th June 2020

By Lauren Taylor Being made redundant is a heavy blow at the best of times, but if the coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the industry you work in and you’ve been laid off as a result, it’s bound to feel particularly tough – both financially and emotionally. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures for the...

18th June 2020

By Kerri-Ann Roper and Sherna Noah, PA Forces’ Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn has been remembered as a “patriotic woman and genuine icon” following her death aged 103. The singer, who entertained troops with morale-boosting visits to the front line during the Second World War, died surrounded by her close family. Her family said in a...

18th June 2020

We see. We judge. We don’t think. This week we were treated to people’s snobbery again. On social media and in office spaces many had a comment to make. It happened when huge queues formed for one store as non-essential shops re-opened in England on Monday. From the Metrocentre in Gateshead to Lakeside in Essex....

17th June 2020

By Tess de la Mare The amount of time fathers spend looking after their children has dramatically increased during lockdown. Data from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that men’s childcare hours have increased by an average of 58% since the shutdown began on March 23. The figures showed men’s weekly working hours...

17th June 2020

By Claire Spreadbury Whether they’re struggling with schoolwork, battling with friendships or feeling the highs and lows of our current situation, being a kid is never easy. So, what can parents do to help instill a sense of calm? There are activities you can introduce now to help give children skills they can turn to...

17th June 2020

With Gibraltar in lock down, many are spending more time at home and looking for distractions. Kim Pecino is a librarian with experience in public and school libraries, and today she shares three book recommendations. The Color Purple by Alice Walker A story that many have heard about but may not have ever got around...

16th June 2020

By Elena Berton and Sophie Davies From Venice to Barcelona, Europe's top tourist destinations are bracing for their worst ever summer as they emerge from lockdown, but many residents are delighted to have a break from the hordes of visitors that now blight their home cities. "We need to put the people who live in...

16th June 2020

by Priya Gulraj and agencies Given the uncertainty about the impact of Covid-19 on university education, many students in Gibraltar are faced with a dilemma: take a gap year, study from home or take the plunge and get involved in student life come September. Universities in the UK are currently working out how best to...

13th June 2020

The documentary ‘Marcel Duchamp: In His Own Words’ (1982) includes footage of Duchamp playing chess at the Café Melitón, Cadaqués, the Catalan village which is better-known for its associations with the artist Salvador Dalí. Duchamp first visited in 1933. From 1958 he would pass many summers here, his friend Man Ray often joining him. The...

13th June 2020

Regulations capping how many Bluefin tuna can be caught by individual anglers in any given week have drawn flak from the Gibraltar Tuna Fishing Club, which says it has been “snubbed” because it was not consulted on the move. In a statement, the club said Bluefin tuna numbers had recovered in the Mediterranean and the...

13th June 2020

There are people in our lives, in the public domain, who have been around for many years. Leaders in many different areas in our community and in different aspects of community life. We think we know them. They are constantly in the news. We recognise them, and in Gibraltar in particular when we see them...

12th June 2020

By Gail Carreras-Lead Paediatric Physiotherapist Sports participation promotes the physical and emotional well-being of children, and also encourages the lifelong habit of exercise; however, because children are still growing, they are at a greater risk for injury than adults. Bones grow first, they pull on the muscles to stretch them until they are able to...

11th June 2020

Vice Admiral Sir David Steel was sworn in as the Governor of Gibraltar on Thursday morning, using his first speech to underscore the UK’s double-lock sovereignty commitment to the Rock and its people, while pledging his personal commitment to work “positively and constructively” for the interests of this community. Addressing MPs and guests at a...

11th June 2020

The Chief Minister on Thursday signalled the “exciting opportunity” that lay ahead for potential constitutional reform against the backdrop of Brexit. In a speech to Parliament on the occasion of the swearing in of Gibraltar’s new Governor, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel, Mr Picardo highlighted the forthcoming work of Parliament’s select committee on constitutional reform...

11th June 2020

It’s been 13 years since Madeleine McCann went missing. It’s been 13 years of theories. Over the years new leads have popped up every now and again but more than a decade on many questions remained unanswered. We still don’t know what exactly happened in the holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in May 2007....

11th June 2020

By Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent The widespread use of face masks keeps the corona-virus reproduction number below 1.0, and prevents further waves when combined with lockdowns, new re-search suggests. A modelling study from the universities of Cambridge and Greenwich indicates that lockdowns alone will not stop the resurgence of Covid-19. Researchers say even homemade...

11th June 2020

By Nick Cruz Gibraltar should celebrate how it has handled the coronavirus pandemic so far. Indeed, we should be very proud of our leadership’s tough decisions at crucial moments. We should recognise the opposition parties who should be credited with putting Gibraltar first. There may be those on either side of the argument of whether...

10th June 2020

JDC chairman Stephen Brown has described Gibraltar's Unlock the Rock programme as a positive step which provides optimism that the JDC events in November might still be hosted in Gibraltar. Reacting to the Chief Minister's announcement of the Unlock the Rock process the JDC it was "great news for the dart players who have partly...

10th June 2020

With Gibraltar in lock down, many are spending more time at home and looking for distractions. Kim Pecino is a librarian with experience in public and school libraries, and today she shared three book recommendations. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead – This winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award chronicles a...

10th June 2020

By Laura Parnaby Royal Mail has launched a collection of new picture stamps to celebrate the legacy of the Romans in Britain. Eight stamp designs showing Roman artefacts and architecture across the country will be available on general sale from next Thursday. The stamps show Dover Lighthouse, Bignor mosaic, Caerleon Amphitheatre, Ribchester helmet, Bridgeness distance...

10th June 2020

By Aine Fox Students are being invited to apply for virtual internships this summer after a reported fall in confidence among young people around job prospects amid the coronavirus pandemic. Three-day internship experiences in areas such as technology, commercial law and investment banking will aim to help students gain skills and boost employability, the organisation...

9th June 2020

By Benjamin Cooper, PA London’s landmarks will be reviewed to ensure they reflect the capital’s diversity after protesters tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol. Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office said London is “one of the most diverse cities in the world”, but recent Black Lives Matter protests have highlighted that the...

8th June 2020

After a pause since March following the lockdown across Gibraltar beach volleyball made a return last Friday, although in a restricted manner. The sport had gone through a positive surge which saw youngsters taking up the game and even seeing the President of European volleyball make a historic visit to Gibraltar just a month prior...

8th June 2020

Lowri Madoc grew up in the backstage of theatres, TV studios and film sets as she followed her famous parents Ruth and Philip Madoc. Now she has published a semi-autobiographical children’s book based on her childhood experiences called ‘Hetty Backstage’. The book published this month is the first of six children’s books, which Mrs Madoc...

8th June 2020

A Your Say poll for the Chronicle today offers a snapshot of changing attitudes to routine activities as Gibraltar eases out of lockdown, with nearly half of respondents admitting they were anxious about the weeks and months ahead. The poll explored how people felt about the changes to community life and asked whether they expected...

8th June 2020

By GHA Physiotherapy department and Health Promotion During this Covid-19 pandemic, many of us have been restricted in our movements, which makes it difficult to maintain the same level of activity. The GHA physiotherapy and occupational therapy teams have lent their expertise to the latest CovidFit campaign: Be CovidFit - Be a CHAMP Family The...

6th June 2020

Irene Byrne Catania finished active treatment for breast cancer in January and. this coming Thursday. will undertake a ‘Lunar Walk’ from Queensway to the Caleta and back. “I decided to walk a lunar walk as a ‘thank you’ to life as I felt I need to give back and, this way, I’m giving back by...

6th June 2020

By Henry Saker-Clark UK retailers saw record online sales last month as trading more than doubled but it still failed to offset the impact of empty high street stores, according to new figures. The BDO retail sales tracker for May revealed that online sales surged 129.5% higher compared with the same month last year –...

5th June 2020

By Ted Hennessey, PA Future mass protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the US would be “unlawful” due to the current coronavirus restrictions, a senior Metropolitan Police officer has warned. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The health protection regulations are really clear...