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22nd February 2020

Four more contestants participating in this year’s Miss Gibraltar pageant were yesterday unveiled during a photo opportunity in the GEMA Gallery, Montagu Bastion. Victoria Fisher, Melanie Vilerio, Janelle Duo and Jessica Acris are the latest contestants to have signed up to this year’s event. The contestants will be vying for the opportunity to be crowned...

21st February 2020

Professional dance teacher Jill Redford is in Gibraltar this week adjudicating the 18th Gibraltar International Dance Festival. The festival produced by Seamus Byrne and Alfred Rumbo will see 224 dancers from England, Gibraltar and Spain take part. The event opened on Wednesday and will close tomorrow with a gala evening. Jill Redford is adjudicating the...

20th February 2020

The GBC Sports Awards list of nominees was announced last night with what will come as somewhat of a small surprise to some, with two core sports not featuring within the list. Both football and basketball, who have continuously been present in past editions did not make it through to the final shortlisted names which...

20th February 2020

The shocking death of TV presenter Caroline Flack has made clear we live in a society where many people are struggling. The former Love Island presenter and Strictly Come Dancing 2014 winner was to all of us the glamorous TV star with a contagious laughter. In private she was just another human being with her...

20th February 2020

February is ‘heart month’ and the Gibraltar Cardiac Association is raising awareness of heart issues. In this article the Gibraltar Cardiac Association discusses the new Telephone CPR launched in Gibraltar. Valentine’s Day 2020 saw the launch of Telephone CPR (T-CPR) in Gibraltar. This initiative is the first of three, all of which aim to increase...

19th February 2020

A man who was found guilty of murder but successfully appealed that conviction today admitted a lesser charge of manslaughter just hours before he was due to be retried. Real Lishman, 44, of Gib V, was convicted in March 2019 by a jury of 12, who concluded unanimously at the end of a week-long trial...

18th February 2020

There were tears and cheers yesterday as the Governor, Lieutenant General Edward Davis, and his wife Lorraine departed from Gibraltar after four years in the post - with the firm promise that this was ‘au revoir’, not goodbye. The couple forged deep links and friendships across the community during their time here and have come...

18th February 2020

Gibraltar is encouraged by Spain’s “pragmatism” on its key demand that the border remain fully open after the Brexit transition period expires at the end of 2020, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia said yesterday. Dr Garcia told delegates at a briefing in the European Policy Centre in Brussels that ensuring border fluidity for residents,...

18th February 2020

For any reporter, veteran or newbie alike, a 30-minute chat with Peter Schirmer was a true gift. There were colourful stories of Fleet Street in the 1960s and 70s, and tales of being a newsman in South Africa and Argentina during turbulent times. There were stories too of his time in Crete and his love...

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...