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18th February 2020

I first met Willy Serfaty in November 2018. He had come to a talk that I gave at the John Mackintosh Hall as part of the Gibraltar Literary Festival. Once my presentation ended, he walked to the front of the room and introduced himself, asking me if I’d be willing to join him for a...

17th February 2020

The third annual Youth Arts Jamboree launches today with around 20 events for youngsters between the ages of two to 25 years. The event is organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services with Davina Barbara and Monica Stevens at the helm. This year’s programme offers specific workshops for young people in a variety of disciplines, from creative...

17th February 2020

Gibraltar has established special relationships with her Governors especially in the recent past. It is a relationship which has kept on evolving reflecting the changes in the world in which we live. Over the years Governors and their wives have come and gone. Some just left. Some left a trail. Others echo through time, still...

15th February 2020

By Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent Ruthless smugglers who traffic people into the UK are not going to give up, and more migrants are likely to die as a result, a former head of Border Force has said. Gangs are harvesting tens of thousands of pounds from vulnerable migrants in far-off countries and promising...

15th February 2020

Gibraltar has an opportunity to position itself as “a bridge” between China and the western world as Chinese companies seek new business opportunities outside their domestic market, according to the founder of a think tank that focuses on understanding emerging trends among the country’s youth. Zak Dychtwald, the founder of Young China Group, said Chinese...

15th February 2020

A self-made billionaire businesswoman has described how she gravitates to Gibraltar for “business, life, family” and is confident of the Rock’s potential to “thrive” in a post-Brexit future. Ruth Parasol, who founded PartyGaming in 1997 and turned it into a pioneering Gibraltar-based company in the global online gaming sector before floating it on the London...

13th February 2020

Two hundred years after the discovery of the white continent, polar tourism is booming - along with an interest in science. By Sarah Marshall Brittle and listless, resembling hairs trapped in a razor, a cluster of dark strands fills the microscope slide. Collected from the Southern Ocean, they were deposited by a living creature. A...

11th February 2020

The Governor, Lieutenant General Edward Davis, spoke emotionally of his love for Gibraltar and its people during a farewell reception hosted by the Chief Minister on Tuesday night in Grand Battery House. Just days before he and his wife Lorraine are due to depart the Rock after four years in the post, Lt Gen Davis...

11th February 2020

By Tom Pilgrim Pen and paper exams should be scrapped by 2025 as part of efforts to overhaul the assessment system, a report has suggested. The study, by the education technology not-for-profit Jisc, said: "Technology offers opportunities to test knowledge and skills in a more realistic and motivating way than pen and paper tests, which...

11th February 2020

By Lucy Mapstone Unpublished letters that reveal Charles Dickens' state of mind while writing some of his most famous works are to go on display in a London museum for the first time. The 25 letters are among more than 300 items from the most substantial private collection of Dickens material in the world -...

8th February 2020

Now that Gibraltar is formally out of the European Union, the Gibraltar Morocco Business Exchange hopes local businesses will look across the Strait to Morocco for opportunities. The Gibraltar Morocco Business Exchange has recently opened an office in Tangier’s busy business district in order to be a hub for local and Moroccan-based businesses hoping to...

7th February 2020

Anthony Avellano, the well-known editor of Gibsport and a passionate champion of local sportsmen and women, passed away today at the age of 70. A retired firefighter, Mr Avellano was recognised and respected for his lifetime achievements in sport, not only as a reporter but as an active sportsman himself. He founded the Volleyball Association...

7th February 2020

Simplicity and clarity are not hallmarks of many EU Directives, and aspects of some have been more complex and convoluted than any esoteric crossword clue in The Listener. However, the sixth version of the retroactive EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation (Dac6) has set a new level of complexity and lack of detail. Described as ‘a...

7th February 2020

A dead loggerhead turtle tangled up in plastic was found in Catalan Bay yesterday afternoon. It was discovered by a local man and his granddaughter while they were taking a walk on the beach. He told the Chronicle it was “sad” to see what was happening to the marine life. The turtle was in a...

7th February 2020

The Gibraltar Government will today publish an official notice for the March 20 referendum on abortion, triggering a formal period of campaigning ahead of voting day. Over the next six weeks there will be two lead campaigns, one for each side in the referendum with a maximum budget of £50,000. Voters will be asked to...

6th February 2020

The GSD has called for cross-party support for its initiative of establishing a Parliamentary Select Committee on mental health in a bid to improve support and resources in mental health. This comes as the Leader of the Opposition Keith Azopardi yesterday wrote to the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Together Gibraltar Leader Marlene Hassan-Nahon to...

6th February 2020

Former Minister for Europe Sir David Lidington was yesterday knighted by the Prince of Wales during a ceremony in Buckingham Palace. Sir David was well known in Gibraltar, having visited on numerous occasions when he served as Europe Minister between 2010 and 2016, and had also visited in 2018, as the de-facto Deputy Prime Minister...

5th February 2020

By Jemma Crew Pedestrians who attempt to cross roads with their eyes glued to their smartphones are more likely to be involved in accidents or near misses, an international study suggests. Texting or internet browsing while walking is associated with higher rates of near misses and failure to look left and right before crossing a...

4th February 2020

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent A ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles will be brought forward to 2035, under plans outlined as the Prime Minister launches key UN climate talks in the UK. Boris Johnson is launching the COP26 talks, to take place in November in the UK, with a speech...

3rd February 2020

By Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter A wild grey seal has been caught "clapping" on camera for the first time, making sounds that resemble "shotgun-like cracks". The large male was filmed striking its flippers together off the coast of the Farne Islands, during the breeding season in 2017. While captive seals can be seen clapping...

3rd February 2020

By Tom Pilgrim, Aine Fox and Helen William, PA The man shot dead by police following a stabbing attack in south London was a convicted terrorist who had recently been released from prison and was under surveillance. Fanatic Sudesh Amman, 20, who was jailed for possessing and distributing terrorist documents in December 2018, had been freed in...

3rd February 2020

A Your Say poll for the Chronicle sheds light today on Gibraltar’s complex relationship with social media, with most respondents admitting they were concerned about its impact on mental health and privacy even while admitting they were compulsive users who paid little attention to privacy policies on their platforms of choice.  Most participants in the...

1st February 2020

The Leader of Podemos in Andalucia, Teresa Rodriguez, said yesterday that an agreement on free movement between Gibraltar and Spain is “perfectly achievable with goodwill”, as she urged Spain’s left-wing coalition government not to be influenced by right-wing arguments on sovereignty. Speaking to reporters after meeting Chief Minister Fabian Picardo in No.6 Convent Place, Ms...

1st February 2020

It is here. The time has arrived. We have had time to ponder on the fact that we are no longer part of the extended and large European community and family. We are still European though, but our future free movement within this historically intricate and complex European continent is still to be determined. New...

1st February 2020

This statement was issued yesterday prior to Gibraltar and the UK leaving the EU. Chief Minister’s Statement on Leaving the European Union My dear fellow Gibraltarians The time has come. Tonight we face a historic rupture. For the past 47 years we have been members of the European Union. Tonight, we leave that Union. In...

1st February 2020

Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez asked people in Main Street how they felt about Gibraltar leaving the European Union ahead of the formal departure on Friday night. Charles Borge, 66, retired. “I am disappointed. It was not what I had hoped for as I feel they are taking away my freedom.” “Wherever I want to go,...

1st February 2020

By Keith Azopardi, Leader of the Opposition Our relationship with Europe can probably be best encapsulated by that immortal lyric of the Eagles – “You can check-out anytime you like but you can never leave.” In some respects that will become our post-Brexit anthem if it wasn’t already given that it blared out of so...

1st February 2020

Good Morning. It’s a brand new day. Something is different and yet life as we know it, for now, feels very much the same. A busy Saturday morning in Main Street, some shopping, time for family and friends and others heading to work. Perhaps it even feels a bit like the Millennium (for those of...

1st February 2020

As featured in the Red and White supplement No longer does a sports person have to be human for those around sports to earn from the game. The presence of esport has seen a growth in its potential as a way of increasing profits and finding new markets, especially among the now emerging younger generation...

31st January 2020

The Care Agency will kick off a week-long fostering recruitment drive this Saturday with a series of events, including a ‘Help a Child See Life’s Colours’ walk from John Mackintosh Square to Casemates starting at 11am. The Care Agency aims to raise awareness about the benefits of fostering children and encourage people in the community...