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21st January 2020

Young chess players watched on as the 12th World Champion and Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov recreated a chess match from the 1970s during a masterclass in the Gibraltar International Chess Festival The youngsters were sat on the edges of their seats, keen to listen and learn from Mr Karpov. Recreating the match from memory, Mr Karpov...

21st January 2020

The Duke of Sussex has said that he and his wife were standing down from the royal family with "great sadness", but there was "no other option". Harry said he and Meghan had hoped to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth and his military associations, without any public funding, but this was not possible. In...

20th January 2020

By Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent A British mother who spent years on the run with her two children before washing up in an inflatable dinghy on the island of Jersey has walked free from court. Teacher Lauren Etchells fled Canada with her young daughter, leaving the girl's other mother distraught and local police...

20th January 2020

The Gibraltar Festival of Young Musicians organised by GAMPA will be held next month at the John Mackintosh Hall. Now in it’s 15th year the festival will see entrants from as young as five years old to 18 years old competing in different categories. The categories include solo instrumental and vocal performances, duets, ensembles and...

18th January 2020

I have spoken of my musical influences from the past growing up and listening to my parents singing zarzuelas and the music from Radio Gibraltar that would often carry the music and songs of Gibraltarian singers and groups – mainly live performances. There are songs that are constant reminders of my childhood. Bands, groups and...

17th January 2020

By Patrick Daly, PA Political Correspondent A free trade agreement will be "very difficult" to secure if Britain does not sign up to honouring Brussels' rules on standards, according to Guy Verhofstadt. The European Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator said the scope of a trade deal during the upcoming negotiations would depend on Boris Johnson's "willingness to...

17th January 2020

By Conor Riordan, PA Scotland Three brothers from Scotland have set a world record after rowing the Atlantic Ocean in just 35 days. The MacLean siblings, known as BROAR, set off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 12 and completed their 3,000-mile row to Antigua in the Caribbean on Thursday. It means...

17th January 2020

By Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent Workers responsible for finding lost baggage at Heathrow airport are to stage two four-day strikes in a dispute over pay. Members of the Unite union employed by Global Baggage Solutions will walk out from February 2 and again from February 22. The union said the workers had not received...

17th January 2020

Following a hard December regarding alcohol consumption some people are opting to take part in ‘Dry January’ to avoid booze for 31 days. Dry January is a worldwide challenge which sees people challenge themselves to give up alcohol for one month. One such person is Richard Gosnay who has given up alcohol, nicotine and meat...

16th January 2020

January is the month where people take on the plant-based challenge of not consuming animal products for a whole month, a challenge better known as Veganuary. People across the Rock have set the challenge for themselves to eat vegan this month. This means cutting out meat, dairy, gelatine etc and only eating plants. Lea Payne...

16th January 2020

One year on from its march up Main Street in demonstration against insecure work, Unite the Union has today reflected on the progress it has made as it set out the “significant” work it plans to undertake. The demonstration saw more than 1,000 people march up the length of Main Street protesting against the proliferation...

16th January 2020

Once upon a time… not in a faraway land… there lived a British Prince and an American actress. The couple had a fairy tale wedding in May 2018 at Windsor Castle. But like all good fairy tales will it have the happy ending they desperately crave? You will have your own views on Harry and...

16th January 2020

Northern Norway is one of the best places to snorkel with orcas. By Sarah Marshall Some call them sea wolves, others prefer the term killer. Claiming the broadest prey base of any animal, orcas have rightfully earned their reputation for being skilled ocean hunters. Yet respect for the apex predators has always been counter-balanced by...

15th January 2020

Musicians and artists from Tangier shared their culture in Gibraltar as part of a cultural exchange organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services. A showcase event held at the Gibraltar Exhibitions of Modern Art [GEMA] Gallery saw a Moroccan band and a singer called Wadie Ismail perform alongside paintings from Moroccan artists. The GEMA gallery was roaring...

15th January 2020

By Lisa Salmon Want 2020 to be the year you finally quit smoking for good? More than half (56%) of smokers are trying to quit this new year, according to research by the Change Incorporated Quit Cigarettes mission - and more than half (53%) admit they're feeling anxious or nervous about it. Stopping smoking isn't...

15th January 2020

By Lucy Mapstone As we move into 2020, we take a look at major albums being released that are worth getting excited about. JUSTIN BIEBER Five years since the release of his critically-acclaimed fourth album Purpose, Justin Bieber will be back in 2020 with his fifth LP, much to the delight of his millions of...

15th January 2020

By Tony Jones The Duchess of Sussex did not join the royal summit with the Queen and senior royals by phone and instead relied on her husband to put their case for a new independent life. There has been speculation about whether Meghan, who is in Canada with baby son Archie, was able to participate...

14th January 2020

By Joe Adambery I love my job which happily is my vocation too because every now and again I get the chance to review musical work which has been recorded locally and involves local writers and musicians. When a new CD is launched here, for me it’s a cause for celebration because I know for...

13th January 2020

Gibraltar’s opportunities to studying in the UK have offered many a young basketball player an opportunity to open the doors to basketball in the UK. Among one of these players is young eighteen year old star Jamie Messilio. The young player who dazzled whilst playing at Blue Stars and Bayside has this season started to...

13th January 2020

As appeared in the Red & White supplement January edition Gibraltar football has entered an era in which it is moving into the professional game. Since it entered UEFA and FIFA the game has undergone a transformation which at times many forget derives from its foundations well over a century earlier. There are few still...

13th January 2020

As appeared in Red & White supplement January 2020 edition by Eyleen Gomez He went from being out of breath running from Varyl Begg to McDonalds in 2017 to representing Gibraltar in the Island Games in 2019. Steven Walker should really change his surname to Runner because he is definitely notching up the kilometres (kms)...

13th January 2020

The life of famous film director Alfred Hitchcock will be detailed in an illustrative talk this Wednesday. The talk will be presented by John Francis, an inspirational speaker who has delivered lecturers, workshops in the US (Texas, California, Massachusetts), Beijing, Malaysia and the UK. Alfred Hitchcock is known as the ‘master of darkness’ and has...

11th January 2020

The person who sits with us this week never sat at Alice’s table but it is true he sat at my table throughout my life. He was a family member, a teacher, a friend, a mentor. Someone who inspired many generations of Gibraltarians to venture out of their comfort zone, to search and not be...

11th January 2020

It was called ‘The Match of the Century.’ The reigning world champion, Boris Spassky, 35 years old, from Russia, faced 29 year-old American Bobby Fischer. Their neutral meeting ground was symbolically mid-Atlantic: Iceland. The Cold War was on. Henry Kissinger, foreign policy advisor to President Nixon, famously rang Bobby to urge him to get on...

10th January 2020

The local environmental group ESG continues to express its concerns over the roll out of a 5G network by Gibtelecom in Gibraltar. Due to these concerns it has arranged for a public debate on the technology to be held on Friday, January 24 at 7pm in the Lecture Room in the John Mackintosh Hall. This...

10th January 2020

I wanted to wish you and your families a happy and healthy 2020. This year opens a new decade and brings new challenges for Gibraltar. We enter 2020 knowing with certainty that we are leaving the EU. The re-election of the Conservatives in the UK with a big majority has now put paid to any...

10th January 2020

By Tony Jones The Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not consult the Queen or the Prince of Wales about the contents of their bombshell statement saying they plan to "step back" as senior royals and divide their time between the UK and North America, it has emerged. It is understood Harry and Meghan had...

9th January 2020

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent The National Trust is planning to create new woodland equivalent to 42 Sherwood Forests as part of efforts to achieve "net zero" emissions by 2030. The organisation, which cares for countryside, coasts, castles and stately homes, is aiming to plant and establish 20 million trees over 10 years to...

9th January 2020

By Sarah Marshall Sharing approximately 98% DNA with humans, chimpanzees are intelligent, emotional and have a sense of humour. They also, crucially, feel loss and pain. In West Africa, bush meat poaching and an illegal pet trade have been catastrophic for the species, now classified as critically endangered in this region, and many baby orphans...

9th January 2020

What do Boris Johnson’s controversial adviser Dominic Cummings and the Gibraltar Government’s Chief Secretary Darren Grech have in common? Not much it would seem at first glance. One arrives at No 10 wearing low-slung jeans and trainers the other at No 6 suited and booted. But, away from their distinguishable fashion styles lies a significant...