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24th December 2019

A Christmas message from the Bishop of Gibraltar Carmel Zammit. “Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” (Lk 2:11) This is the news of great joy that we, as Christians, are called to share with all of humanity. This is what Christmas is all...

23rd December 2019

By Nina Massey Not all processed meat has the same cancer risk, new research suggests. A study published in the journal Nutrients has questioned the World Health Organisation's blanket classification of processed meat as carcinogenic. Researchers say they have identified gaps between processed meat treated with nitrates and those that are not. Dr Brian Green,...

21st December 2019

Who doesn't know Louis? If I say Madeira, you will immediately know who I am talking about. Louis Pereira, one of our most senior citizens, in his nineties and is an inspiration to all of us. Extremely active, he is always planning the next trip to his beloved Madeira where he spent the war years...

18th December 2019

Students from Bayside Secondary School have undertaken a number of charity initiatives this week in aid of the local charity Students 4 Students. Jamie Edmunds, head of sixth form, is one of the founders of the charity along with Alexandra Lester, Max McGiffen and Jake Morello. “It is a student run local charity where the...

16th December 2019

Standing 5,545 metres above sea level in minus 15 degrees Gibraltarian Kimberley Dalli inhaled the crisp Himalayan air and felt accomplished. Ms Dalli had just reached Kala Patthar in the Himalayas approximately 4.5kilometres up from Mount Everest base camp. “It was very challenging,” she said. Previously the furthest she had climbed was 1,919metres in the...

16th December 2019

Tonight The Gibraltar Chronicle will launch a book by this newspaper’s former Deputy Editor, Alice Mascarenhas, a collection of her weekly columns – and one, rather special unpublished piece - that we hope will prove a valuable addition to the already extensive library of offerings by Gibraltarian journalists, writers and poets. The idea for the...

16th December 2019

Families in both the UK and Gibraltar are being urged to share their organ donation decisions this festive season so that more patients can receive the life-saving transplants they need. NHS Blood and Transplant is asking people to talk about their decision so if the time comes families will find the organ donation conversation much...

14th December 2019

There are people I have interviewed so many times, one could almost write the next article about them without doing an interview. But not Christian Hook. He is of the moment. What he has to say is fresh, original, stimulating and always electrifying. I always find our chats mesmerising and inspirational. As I sat down...

12th December 2019

In this weeks travel feature Gabriella Peralta visits New York where she researches her family’s past in the Ellis Island records. Clutching my pre-paid ticket on a cold, misty October morning lashing down with rain, I boarded the small cruise ship from Battery Park to Ellis Island in search of family’s records. Decades ago the...

12th December 2019

By Luke Rix-Standing It would have been so easy for ABBA to have been a one-hit wonder. When the Swedish group took the stage during the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest to perform Waterloo - credited in previews as 'The Abba', and conducted by a man dressed as Napoleon - the superstars-to-be looked nervous. Two minutes...

11th December 2019

The annual Affordable Art Show and exhibition is launched tonight, just in time for people to choose pieces that make ideal Christmas presents. The exhibition is at the Fine Arts Gallery and is being supported by Kishin Alwani. Curating the exhibition is Gino Sanguinetti from the gallery. “It has been running for five or six...

11th December 2019

By Megan Rowling Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights showed on Tuesday. The Amnesty poll, released on Human Rights Day, asked more than 10,000 people aged 18-25, in 22 countries across six...

11th December 2019

By Liz Connor Good eyesight is a key part of being healthy, and helps you perform well, whether that's at work, school or behind the wheel. Unfortunately, many of us tend to put our eye health last on the list of priorities, as our eyes usually don't hurt when there is a problem. Getting regular...

10th December 2019

By Tom Horton, PA A Falklands veteran who said he was forced to leave the Royal Navy because of his sexuality is to have his medal returned to him. Joe Ousalice, 68, said he had a medal for long service and good conduct confiscated when he was discharged after revealing his bisexuality before a court...

10th December 2019

As part of their commitment to work together to improve the oversight of public finances and governance, key actors from the UK and the Overseas Territories will meet in London this week. Sir Joe Bossano, the Minister for Economic Development, and Roy Clinton will attend the Oversight of Public Finances and Governance Forum 2019 in...

8th December 2019

By Elizabeth Arnold, PA Political Staff The Lib Dems' policy on Brexit to revoke Article 50 if the party wins a majority "is popular", leader Jo Swinson has insisted. Ms Swinson said her party was "in good health" despite a suggested squeeze in the polls ahead of Thursday's General Election. She added that she would...

7th December 2019

We all have our childhood memories flashes we carry right through our lives. I know there are episodes in my life which are forever present. Let me share one with you this week. I am at the John Mackintosh top balcony on the left-hand side of the stage watching ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’....

7th December 2019

By Gavin Cordon Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn were involved in a series of acrimonious exchanges over racism and anti-Semitism in the final TV debate of the General Election campaign. With less than a week left to polling day on Thursday, the two men traded accusations of a "failure of leadership" on one of the...

7th December 2019

Sport many a time brings out some of the best in people. Endurance , determination, effort, courage, but there are rare moments when they all converge and the protagonist is not exactly who you would expect. This is the case in the story of Jamie Stevenson, a young seven year old boy who plays tennis...

6th December 2019

By Megan Rowling Parents from nearly 30 countries on Thursday urged negotiators at a U.N. summit in Madrid to act swiftly to curb climate change for their sake of their children, who they said were being harmed by worsening pollution and disasters. More than 200 activist groups for parents - hailing from Europe to Asia,...

6th December 2019

Festive flower arrangements lined the John Mackintosh Hall Upper Exhibition Room as judging was underway for the annual Christmas Flower Show. The event organised by the Gibraltar Horticultural Society was judged by Sally Welch and Jo Gould, with Chairman of the Society Maurice Gache taking note of their picks. Wreaths, hollies, candles, and even a...

6th December 2019

By Liz Connor Shedding hair is normal - experts say we can lose up to 100 strands per day. But if you've noticed excessive amounts of hair in your plughole, and that your hair is noticeably thinning or bald patches have appeared, it could be a sign of that something's not right. Hair loss can...

5th December 2019

The GSD has vowed to lobby for changes to the current system of benefits and sheltered employment for people with disabilities, insisting that little has been done in this area over the last decade. The party acknowledged that much has been done for disabled people in other areas but explained that the way in which...

5th December 2019

By Nina Massey Evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found for the first time. Astronomers say the evidence for the distant planet comes in the form of a disc of gas created from its evaporating atmosphere. The Neptune-like planet is thought to be more than four times the...

4th December 2019

By Neil Lancefield, PA Travel Correspondent Conservative plans to stop EU citizens from entering the UK using national identity cards after Brexit will reduce the number of visitors to the country, a leading figure in the tourism industry has warned. Joss Croft, chief executive of trade association UKinbound, expressed doubt that people would buy a...

4th December 2019

The Gibraltar Pro Life Movement recently relaunched the CareLink Programme an initiative which gives support for families in need in Gibraltar. The Programme aims to embody Gibraltarian values of family, community and service, and will focus on providing baby essentials and building a community support network to provide for each family’s needs. “This initiative started...

3rd December 2019

By Jess Glass, PA A child in Britain becomes homeless every eight minutes, a new report by a leading charity has found. National homelessness charity, Shelter, has found 183 children - enough to fill two double-decker buses - lose their homes per day. The "Generation Homeless" report released on Tuesday is the first time the...

3rd December 2019

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent This year has been one of the hottest on record, as the world comes to the end of a decade of "exceptional" heat, the World Meteorological Organisation has said. The past decade, from 2010 to 2019, has almost certainly been the warmest in records dating back to the 19th...

3rd December 2019

By Lisa Salmon Even though we all do it, many people don't feel especially comfortable talking - and maybe even thinking - about poo. But the fact is, it's something we all need to keep an eye on, because if your poo's not 'normal' it could mean there's something wrong. What does 'normal' mean though?...

2nd December 2019

The girlfriend of London Bridge terror victim Jack Merritt broke down in tears as she attended a vigil in his memory in Cambridge on Monday. Leanne O'Brien wept and clutched a cuddly toy as she was supported by family and friends at the event, which also honoured fellow Cambridge graduate Saskia Jones. Mr Merritt, 25,...