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12th August 2019

The GSD has today announced the party will repeal the abortion law if elected into government. GSD Leader Keith Azopardi said the Government has “misrepresented” the legislation that is subject to a referendum next March. “We are making clear that if we are elected to Government at the next election we will repeal the GSLP/Liberals...

12th August 2019

Dr Zvi Hatkevitz from Israel has spent years piecing together his family history, and has found the final piece of the puzzle in the 72 year old pages of the Gibraltar Chronicle. His Jewish family, as many others during World War II, lived through a very difficult time, seeking refuge in Russia and returning to...

10th August 2019

Under Sensei Anthony Joaquin, who has 40 years’ experience under his belt, children as young as four have been learning about the art of Japanese Samurai and the art of Ju-Jitsu and self-defence. The workshops have formed part of the GSLA summer programme. “This is a taste of what Ju-Jitsu is,” said Sensi Joaquin. “Yesterday...

9th August 2019

A special storytime session will be held on Wednesday 14th August at 10.30am, for 5-8 year olds, where the book read will be 'Zipp's Trips'. This book was developed by Project Unify, a team of sixth form Westside and Bayside students, who participated in the Young Enterprise Scheme. The story is about an alien (Zipp)...

8th August 2019

Do you know that feeling when you finish watching a show and you really want to give it a standing ovation but really can’t? It was good, almost brilliant, and yet you can’t get on your feet because somehow you feel something was missing. That’s how I feel with the announcement that the new National...

7th August 2019

by Jorge v.Rein Parlade Madrid 1946 The Café Gijon was busy as usual in that cold January morning of 1946. The smell of Colombian coffee and black tobacco smoke was the order of the day back then. The well appointed white uniformed staff never stopped in the rush to serve their customers in the morning...

7th August 2019

By Liz Connor If you're looking to live a healthier lifestyle, breakfast is a good place to start. It's the first meal of the day, which means it can often set the tone for how and what you eat later in the afternoon. That said, most of us live busy lives and - no matter...

6th August 2019

The Development and Planning Commission yesterday raised environmental concerns regarding a luxury development, The Reserve, which is to be built on the site of the Old Casino on Europa Road. Issues highlighted included the number of trees to be planted at the site, and the effect the building would have on local wildlife particularly nesting...

6th August 2019

Royal Navy Gibraltar has welcomed a new Commanding Officer to their ranks. Lieutenant (Lt) James Young last week assumed Command of HMS Scimitar, one of the Squadron’s Lifespan Patrol Vessels (LPV). He relieves Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cdr) Kyle Walkley who, after a year in Command of Scimitar, has taken the role of Commanding Officer of...

6th August 2019

The Gibraltar Government and GSD Opposition will move a joint motion at the next meeting of Parliament, commencing the process of parliamentary enlargement ahead of the next general election. This comes after the Government published a Bill, late on Friday evening, to increase the number of MPs through the addition of backbenchers. But, the proposals...

6th August 2019

Football showed its two faces this Sunday when Brunos Magpies visited San Pedro De Alcantara for a friendly match. The match saw last seasons second division champions play Spanish regional side San Pedro at the latter’s own stadium in Marbella. The match, a friendly pre-season warmup match for both teams was to end with UD...

6th August 2019

Austrian man Wolfgang Fasching began his world record attempt yesterday as he set off on his 12 day journey from Gibraltar to North Cape, Norway. Mr Fasching’s mission is to cycle 5,656km across Europe in less than 12 days, and he isn’t planning to take his first break until he is 24 hours into this...

5th August 2019

By Georgina Stubbs, PA A move by McDonald's to bin instead of recycle paper straws is a temporary measure as it works to find a waste processing solution, the fast food giant has said. Last year the company replaced plastic straws with paper ones across all of its UK and Ireland restaurants after a successful...

5th August 2019

By Megan Baynes, PA A humpback whale was seen off the coast of Cornwall over the weekend. A local tour boat company encountered the whale which swam under their boat while feeding on sandeels in the area. Hannah Jones, co-owner of Marine Discovery Penzance, noticed a swell in the water while out on a wildlife-spotting...

5th August 2019

With a general election on the horizon, Gibraltar’s political parties are all ‘well advanced’ with preparations for the completion and launch of their manifesto’s. Although the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has given little indication as to when he intends to call an election, rumours are rife that this could be sooner rather than later. The...

2nd August 2019

By Thomas Hornall and Dave Higgens, PA A damaged reservoir dam feared to be on the verge of collapse is facing a "critical" moment as the military and emergency services work to stop it bursting. Water flowing into Toddbrook Reservoir has been "reduced considerably" overnight but engineers remain "very concerned" about the integrity of the...

2nd August 2019

By Sam Russell, PA A "hero" Battle of Britain veteran has died hours after celebrating his 100th birthday, taking the number of surviving members of The Few to five, his biographer has said. Archie McInnes, who flew Hurricanes during the battle in the skies over southern England, completed his pilot training aged 21 and was...

2nd August 2019

By Tony Jones The Duke of Sussex has told activist and chimpanzee expert Dr Jane Goodall he will only have two children for the sake of the planet. Harry said he now views the natural world differently since becoming a father to three-month-old son Archie, and when quizzed by the primatologist about how many children...

2nd August 2019

A local firefighter was recently crowned the 2019 British Champion at the British Firefighter Challenge held in Watford recently. Matt Coulthard competed against 200 firefighters in this event devised to replicate the challenges faced by firefighters in their day-to-day line of duty. The competition included a race to run to the top of a tower,...

2nd August 2019

Angelina Linares, Tomas Linares and Nia Dignam from Gibraltar are three of the 5,000 UK Scouts joining 40,000 others taking part in the World Scout Jamboree, a skills and adventure festival happening right now in West Virginia. They are meeting 45,000 Scouts from nearly every country in the world, sharing their skills while enjoying high...

2nd August 2019

The Global Big Latch On will be held tomorrow as part of World Breastfeeding Week. The awareness campaign sees mothers breastfeed their children and highlight the benefits of breastfeeding. To mark this occasion tomorrow at 10.30am thousands of breastfeeding people and their babies andchildren across the world will gather in their own communities to take...

1st August 2019

What better way to embark on your seventy fifth year than celebrating your sixtieth year in the music business and playing the iconic Glastonbury Festival on its final night. What a summer it has been for this star still rising, songwriter and artist. He is probably one of the best melodic composers of the last...

1st August 2019

Companies across Gibraltar have embraced the need to develop and implement effective health and wellbeing policies to address the mental and physical health of their employees and staff, GibSams said yesterday as it outlined a scheme to publicly acknowledge these efforts. This September, as part of its ‘Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Worldwide’ programme, Gibsams will...

31st July 2019

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The Duke of Sussex has warned about the threat of "unconscious bias" - where someone may make racist comments but not realise they are prejudiced. Harry also said a person's "perspective" on others was learned from "family", the "older generation" and even "advertising", during an interview with leading primatologist...

31st July 2019

By David Young, PA Boris Johnson has insisted a dinner with the DUP has not undermined his impartiality in efforts to restore Stormont powersharing. The Prime Minister dined with DUP leader Arlene Foster and other senior party colleagues in Belfast on Tuesday. The event came amid ongoing negotiations aimed at renewing the Conservatives' confidence and...

31st July 2019

Tamara Shaw is exhibiting her sailing inspired paintings at the John Mackintosh Hall Lower Exhibition Room. The exhibition called ‘Rooted in Gibraltar’ is dedicated to the late James McLaughlin and is open until August 15. For Tamara Shaw this exhibition marks a culmination of her experiences in Gibraltar in particular of sailing and the sea....

30th July 2019

Frankly Speaking by Jackie Anderson We are at the height of the beach season and the beach is not the best of places for clear thinking except in the evening, when the clatter of human activity dulls and you can hear the rush and lap of the waves along the shore. The evening brings a...

30th July 2019

An inquest into the death of Michael Montegriffo heard that he was struck at least four times over the back of the head when he was attacked and killed in broad daylight in the heart of town last year. Coroner Charles Pitto delivered a verdict of ‘unlawful killing’ at the conclusion of a short inquest...

29th July 2019

By Jess Glass, PA A man who was trapped in rocks with water up to his neck was freed after spending nearly four hours in the sea. Firefighters cut through rocks as they battled to save the man after he trapped his leg near the East Promenade in Sheringham, Norfolk. Emergency services were called at...

29th July 2019

The Coroner, Charles Pitto, will today hear an inquest into the death of Michael Montegriffo, who police believe was murdered in broad daylight in the heart of town just over a year ago. The development comes as the Royal Gibraltar Police confirmed it will conduct an in-depth review of the case in a bid to...