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3rd July 2018

It was ten in the morning and I was sitting in the hotel’s complimentary shuttle bus. I had about two and a half hours left before my train journey to Madrid, and I was hoping to squeeze in a last-minute visit to Toledo Cathedral. There were only three people in the mini-van apart from myself...

2nd July 2018

Mr Speaker, I have the honour to move that the Bill now be read a second time. Introduction 1. Mr Speaker, this is my fifteenth budget address as a Member of this Parliament. 2. It is my seventh budget address as Chief Minister. 3. And in delivering it, Mr Speaker, I am already facing my...

2nd July 2018

Budget address by the leader of the Opposition, Elliott Phillips INTRODUCTION 1. MR SPEAKER this is my third budget contribution and my first as Parliamentary Leader of the Opposition. It is a privilege and a great honour to lead the Opposition in this House on behalf of the people of Gibraltar. 2. MR SPEAKER before...

29th June 2018

By Alistair Mason, Press Association Scientists are attempting their first ever survey of the number of seal pups around the Thames Estuary. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has led an annual count of the seal population in the area since 2013, but this year they will be specifically looking at pups for the first...

29th June 2018

Over the next few days, the commissioning of the generating sets at the new power station will begin. The Gibraltar Electricity Authority said this next phase is set to take place between the next three to four months. This follows the commissioning phase of the power station, which started with auxiliaries and balance of plant...

27th June 2018

Unite the Union has joined in the current abortion debate, saying it will back the pro-choice campaign in a “positive and inclusive” way in Gibraltar. Siobhan Endean, Unite UK’s national officer for equality, is currently on the Rock to discuss the union’s stance and will meet with Unite members as well as other unions, civil...

26th June 2018

The Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival has announced a new list of authors who will be travelling to Gibraltar for this year’s edition. Some of the names are first-timers, while others are regular participants in the Rock’s literary festival. Joining the festival for the first time this year are: Levison Wood Originally from Stoke-on-Trent, Levison...

26th June 2018

The motivational words of the Rowing Marine, Lee Spencer, may have helped England clinch a stunning 6-1 score against Panama last Sunday. Mr Spencer, a below the knee amputee, aims to become the world’s first physically disabled person to row solo and unsupported from Gibraltar to mainland South America later this year. But as he...

22nd June 2018

A 14 year old boy sat in the newly opened John Mackintosh Hall, a new theatre, listening to an American concert pianist performing a solo concert. That moment would prove to be a turning point in his life and one which would influence and inspire this young boy to dedicate himself to music and become...

22nd June 2018

Young talent GIRLI has been confirmed for the line up of the MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling 2018 music festival. She will perform on Saturday 22nd September alongside chart-topping talent including Stormzy, Rita Ora and Rag’n’Bone Man amongst many others. The new kid on the block, she is set to infiltrate the music world with her...

21st June 2018

Professor Robert W. Walsh is on the Rock with his exhibit ‘From the Earth to the Sun’, which shows images of the Earth’s closest star in an array of colours captured by the NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory. The NASA Solar Dynamic Observatory is a satellite that orbits the earth and stares at the sun continuously,...

21st June 2018

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has said Gibraltar can no longer “duck” the issue of abortion, which “now needs to be dealt with”. Mr Picardo told GBC’s Direct Democracy programme that both the GSLP and the Liberal Party would each discuss abortion at their next executive committee meetings to pave the way for the Gibraltar Government...

20th June 2018

The Gibraltar Government will ban smoking across all Gibraltar Health Authority and Elderly Residential Services premises as from October. The ban will cover both indoor and outdoor areas, subject to very limited exemptions. Regulations published yesterday and supported by a new GHA smoking policy will come into force coinciding with ‘Stoptober’, the annual no-smoking campaign...

19th June 2018

The UK Government will look into possible changes to rules on the use of cannabis-based medicines, a minister said yesterday, after an epileptic boy whose medication was confiscated was hospitalised. Home Secretary Sajid Javid used an exceptional power on Saturday to release medicinal cannabis oil that had been taken from Billy Caldwell, 12, by customs...

19th June 2018

Gibraltar Cultural Services has announced the successful applicants for the creation of street art murals at various locations in Gibraltar. Eleanor Taylor Dobbs, will see her creation ‘A boat called hope’ on Fountain Ramp. This is collaboration between the artist and Gibraltarian children, which will explore with empathy the subject of justice and freedom. The...

17th June 2018

Police appealed for witnesses this weekend following a fatal traffic accident in which a 50-year old Spanish woman lost her life. The accident involved two Spanish-registered motorcycles and accorded at around 5.25pm on Saturday on Sir Herbert Miles Road near Catalan Gardens. “The accident is believed to have occurred when one of the riders lost...

15th June 2018

By Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent McDonald's is replacing plastic straws with paper ones across all its UK and Ireland restaurants after a successful trial. A roll-out of paper straws in all 1,361 restaurants will begin from September, with the process to be completed next year. The move comes as pressure grows on companies...

15th June 2018

The Bluefin tuna season in British Gibraltar territorial waters opens tomorrow, with a maximum quota of 15.5 tonnes set for this year. The season for licensed sports anglers will remain open until the quota is filled or October 14, whichever comes first. The quota, which is set in line with the recommendations of the International...

15th June 2018

The Together Gibraltar movement has launched an online petition as part of its campaign for a consultative referendum on abortion rights. With signatures and the engagement of the wider public, the movement said it hopes to affect the ‘political status quo’. “An almost entirely male parliament may be able to sidestep this for so long,...

15th June 2018

Two Royal Gibraltar Police officers attended an anti-money laundering course held in Busan in Korea. Detective Chief Inspector Edgar Lopez and Detective Sergeant Mark Garratt from the Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit covered the Financial Action Task Force. The five-day course was aimed at anti-money laundering and combatting financing of terrorism policies and operational practitioners. The...

14th June 2018

Two Royal Gibraltar Police officers attended an anti-money laundering course held in Busan in Korea. Detective Chief Inspector Edgar Lopez and Detective Sergeant Mark Garratt from the Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit covered the Financial Action Task Force. The five-day course was aimed at anti-money laundering and combatting financing of terrorism policies and operational practitioners. The...

14th June 2018

Alice Mascarenhas, the Chronicle’s deputy Editor, retired yesterday after 21 years of service to the newspaper. Ms Mascarenhas, a prominent figure in local journalism throughout her professional career, joined the Chronicle as Features Editor after 20 years in broadcasting and theatre. She was instrumental in setting up the Chronicle’s feature section and played a central...

10th June 2018

A former Catalan minister who is fighting extradition to Spain has told SNP members a referendum can never be illegal in a democracy. Professor Clara Ponsati is being sought by the Spanish authorities on charges of violent rebellion and misappropriation of public funds over her role in Catalonia's controversial independence ballot last year. Appearing at...

8th June 2018

The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS) has urged drivers to reduce their speed in the Upper Rock nature reserve after two Barbary Partridge chicks were run over and killed in separate incidents. GONHS expressed “grave concern” about the deaths of the birds, which are a protected species, in separate incidents on Engineer Road...

7th June 2018

By Alison Kershaw, Press Association There are a clutch of under-performing degrees that are failing to boost earnings and provide students with value for money, the Universities Minister has warned. Sam Gyimah said that the variability between courses and institutions in potential future salaries is a cause for concern. In a speech to the Higher...

7th June 2018

The Gibraltar Government has outlined a number of beach improvements with works being carried out in most of Gibraltar’s beaches by the Department of the Environment and Climate Change. Repairs similar to those at Camp Bay are being carried out in Little Bay, while at the Northern end of Catalan Bay the beach facilities building...

6th June 2018

By Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent Pollution from cars and vans costs almost £6 billion in damage to health each year in the UK, with the worst impact from diesel vehicles, research suggests. A study by researchers at the universities of Oxford and Bath found the health costs to the NHS and society was...

6th June 2018

The sweet voices of Gibraltar’s schoolchildren filled Commonwealth Park on World Environment Day yesterday, as they took to the stage to sing about the earth, the environment and how important it is to look after it. The school participation formed part of the daylong event at the park, which was opened by the Minister for...

5th June 2018

By Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent More than eight out of 10 people say they find it hard to avoid plastic packaging during their regular supermarket shop, a poll has found. And almost three-quarters (72%) think supermarkets are not doing enough about packaging to tackle the problem of plastic pollution, the survey by Populus...

5th June 2018

Engineers from RAF Gibraltar engaged with local pupils at the Hebrew Primary School last Friday in a bid to inspire interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as part of RAF100 celebrations. Flight Lieutenant Colin McGuinness, Chief Technician Dave Melville and Corporal Steve Kelly set the pupils an exercise in which they had to...