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9th October 2019

Local tennis star Amanda Carreras has been quite busy in the professional tennis circuit since her 3 gold medal show at the Island Games held in Gibraltar in July 2019. According to Mark Carreras acting as spokesperson for the local tennis star her main aim this year was to recover from long term injury sustained...

9th October 2019

Together Gibraltar yesterday set out a political programme it says will combat Gibraltar’s “shameful” environmental record. At a press briefing at the party’s Main Street headquarters, candidate Craig Sacarello said Gibraltar had the worst renewable energy rates in the EU, heavily congested roads, the highest number of cars per capita, pumps raw sewage into the...

9th October 2019

The GSD will govern with eight ministers instead of 10 if it is elected next week, in a move that will save taxpayers £600,000 over the lifetime of the next parliament. The party’s pledge will see two of its electoral slate become backbenchers and means that the GSD will put itself in a minority in...

9th October 2019

A new film ‘I Die of Sadness Crying for You’ by Gibraltarian film maker and artist Nina Danino premieres today at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival. The film brings her close to home again and forms part of the ‘experimenta’ category in the festival. It is an essay film dealing with a theme many...

8th October 2019

By Associated Press Reporter Lego is testing a way for US customers to ship their unwanted bricks back and get them into the hands of other children. The Danish toymaker said on Tuesday that customers in the US can print out a mailing label on its site, dump their used Lego bricks in a box...

8th October 2019

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor Gambling should be treated as a public health issue, campaigners have said. The call came from Stewart Kenny, a founder of bookmaker Paddy Power, and former sports minister Tracey Crouch, who resigned over delays to a crackdown on maximum stakes for fixed-odds betting machines. They told the BBC programme...

8th October 2019

By Neil Samtani of Together Gibraltar Our population has been continuously growing and so has our demand for local journeys. Our capacity is finite, there are only so many cars and parking spaces that we can introduce before we end up locked in a noisy, polluted never-ending traffic jam. We need to increase mobility whilst...

7th October 2019

By Clare Bensadon You may have seen a family policy document entitled ‘Creating A Village’ in the reception of your dental clinic or on social media. Let me share with you some insight into the purpose behind that document. When the abortion debate exploded in our community I heard the cries of parents across Gibraltar....

5th October 2019

By Alfred Ballester I am Alfred Ballester , known as Freddie. In the forthcoming election I am standing with the GSD party. At the age of 17 I became a member of the young AACR, and in 1993 I joined the GSD party, therefore I am no newcomer to politics. I have always taken a...

5th October 2019

The GSD yesterday launched its manifesto, highlighting a number of measures that it says will help to enhance the economy in a post-Brexit Gibraltar. With a tagline of “the future you deserve”, the manifesto focuses on a number of themes such as better services, quality of life and issues of skills and training. During the...

4th October 2019

The business community heard from the three party leaders vying to become Gibraltar’s next Chief Minister during a dynamic exchange organised by the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses on Wednesday. The caretaker Chief Minister and GSLP/Liberal leader, Fabian Picardo, GSD leader, Keith Azopardi, and Together Gibraltar leader, Marlene Hassan Nahon, spoke about their business and...

4th October 2019

The GSLP/Liberal Alliance launched its 2019 election manifesto yesterday with key social policies of creating a ‘green Gibraltar’ and a ‘child friendly city’ at its forefront. These pledges sit alongside policies covering the politics and economics of Brexit, as GSLP Leader, Fabian Picardo, once again insisted his was the only party that can deal with...

4th October 2019

By Luke Rix-Standing Television isn't famous for job security, unless, that is, your name is Kevin McCloud. The veteran presenter has fronted Channel 4 property programme Grand Designs since its inception in 1999, and he has no intention of quitting anytime soon. "It's become me," he says, "I don't even question it." In 20 years,...

3rd October 2019

GONHS has issued an invite for people to join in its celebration of BirdLife International’s EuroBirdwatch this Saturday, in order to discover the fascinating world of bird migration. During this time of the year, millions of migratory birds leave Europe, flying to their wintering places in the south. The event will be celebrated by GONHS...

3rd October 2019

By Vijay Daryanani, GSLP/Liberals I am absolutely thrilled and honoured to have been chosen as a candidate for GSLP/Liberals at the forthcoming elections. I have always wanted the opportunity to serve this wonderful community. Politics, for me, is about doing my bit and about helping people. We stand at a very important juncture of our...

3rd October 2019

By Jackie Anderson, Together Gibraltar There are certain essentials in life: enough food, health, clean air, a secure home and a good education. When any of those is missing or threatened, our well-being is put at risk. Gibraltar is an outwardly affluent society yet increasingly unequal society. Too many of us cannot afford a home...

3rd October 2019

A team of photographers behind the ‘Sit for Calpe’ fundraiser presented the charity with a cheque for £9,400 at the launch of a photographic exhibition at the GEMA art gallery on Tuesday evening. Senior Youth worker photographer and fashion designer Charlene Figueras lead the Gibraltar Youth Production team on the project. The exhibition is a...

3rd October 2019

OUT AND ABOUT: Together Gibraltar candidates talk to members of the public during an outreach event in Casemates yesterday. The GGCA union yesterday called on Together Gibraltar to explain the basis on which one of its candidates claimed corruption was costing the Gibraltar economy up to £117m annually. The union was reacting after Siân Jones,...

3rd October 2019

Together Gibraltar yesterday hit back at the Gibraltar Pro Life Movement for ‘attempting to paint the party as anti-life, amidst a row over the party’s stance on abortion. This follows comments made by party Leader Marlene Hassan Nahon during the course of Monday night’s “Leader’s Question time” on GBC. The Gibraltar Pro Life Movement described...

3rd October 2019

A man who murdered his wife in a ferocious knife attack is appealing his conviction on the basis that he did not kill her in ‘cold blood’ but had lost control of his actions. Legal counsel acting for 44-year old Real Lishman are seeking to have his murder conviction quashed as part of a double...

2nd October 2019

The GFA today launches a series of integrity workshops in conjunction with its partners, Sportsradar. The workshops will take place across two days at the Sunborn Hotel and will involve all players, coaches and club officials registered with the Association. For the first time, the workshops will be delivered in both English and Spanish so...

2nd October 2019

An office to deal with public enquiries about Brexit was opened on Tuesday by the caretaker Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia. “The Government encourages people to prepare and not to panic,” said Dr Garcia at the launch, as he urged people to “take sensible precautions in relation to a no deal Brexit as we...

1st October 2019

Gibraltar’s National Dementia Strategy, which aims to achieve a more ‘dementia friendly community’, was launched yesterday. The launch of the strategy was announced during the dementia conference, hosted by the Elderly Residential Services. The conference, themed ‘See the person, not the dementia’ included key speakers from the UK; Chris Roberts, from the BBC1 Panorama documentary...

1st October 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday the UK Government would “never, never, never” allow any change to the British sovereignty of Gibraltar, adding that the parts of Theresa May’s Brexit deal relating to the future of the Rock “will be preserved”. Mr Johnson was speaking at the Gibraltar reception on the margins of the...

30th September 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday the UK Government would “never, never, never” allow any change to the British sovereignty of Gibraltar, adding that the parts of Theresa May’s Brexit deal relating to the future of the Rock “will be preserved”. Mr Johnson was speaking at the Gibraltar reception on the margins of the...

30th September 2019

A number of Gibraltar writers will be joining the line-up for the 7th Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival. This year will see the 25th edition of the Gibraltar Heritage Trust’s Journal being published. This will be presented by Tito Benady and Richard Garcia, the Journal’s current editor, who will talk about the story of the...

30th September 2019

Over 60 participants have enrolled in the second cycle Women’s Mentorship Programme, with the programme set to conclude this November. The positive impact of Women’s Mentorship Programme was highlighted by the Government in a statement. This follows a feedback and networking session for all participants with the caretaker minister for equality, Samantha Sacramento. The programme...

28th September 2019

I have always followed Gibraltar’s music scene. Intrigued by the versatility of our musicians, and how for example, when the first Gibraltar Song Festival came along in 1965, there were a good number of them who were prepared to give it a go, even though they had never written down a single note! I always...

27th September 2019

By Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said tempers needed to calm after a vitriolic session in parliament the day before, maintaining that only Brexit could resolve deep divisions among lawmakers and across the country. Parliament reached boiling point on Wednesday when Johnson and his opponents engaged in hours of...

27th September 2019

By Lisa Salmon Finding the time to read a bedtime story to a child has huge benefits - both for the child and the person doing the reading. "Reading a regular bedtime story to children is a simple activity that encourages children to enjoy reading and gets them into good reading habits that will set...