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26th January 2019

China is next on his travels. Why? Quite simply because chess has a huge following there and this is where chess specialist, journalist, commentator and presenter Leontxo Garcia has been invited to present his next lecture on his favourite sport. The fact is Leontxo travels world-wide promoting, writing and talking about the positives of this...

26th January 2019

Following the passing out ceremony for the three new police dogs Flash, Nyx and Gus last week, there are now nine dogs in the Dog Section unit. Five are for general police operations, two for searching explosives and remaining two for drugs and firearms. The three new police dogs are all for general police operations...

26th January 2019

Imagine you decide one day that you want to do something more in life, travel but at the same time be doing something useful which helps others. Now, imagine that you take the plunge and five years later you have built a school in a remote village somewhere in Africa. This is the way in...

26th January 2019

Heart transplant patient Louis Casciaro received the life-saving operation after years of ill health. Now three years after the transplant, one of the doctors overseeing his surgery, Dr Clive Lewis, will be in Gibraltar to raise awareness on 50 years of heart transplantations. The lecture is part of the Gibraltar Cardiac Associations ‘heart month’ awareness...

26th January 2019

By Louise-Anne Maasco and Max Pizarro Louise-Anne and Max are a local travel couple who have visited over 50 countries. To read more about Louise-Anne and Max’s travels check out their blog: www.lifeoutofourbackpack.com And their Instagram account: @lifeoutofourbackpack When visiting Eastern Africa for an unforgettable wildlife encounter, most would head over to the Serengeti in...

25th January 2019

Experts from the UK and different parts of the EU are in Gibraltar this week to help identify potential invasive species that could affect Gibraltar’s terrestrial and marine environment in the future. Invasive non-native species are considered one of the greatest threats to biodiversity given their potential impact on protected species and habitats. The UK’s...

24th January 2019

By Jane Kirby, Press Association Health Editor Eating deep fried foods, especially chicken and fish, increases the risk of early death, research suggests. One serving or more of any fried foods each day - such as chips or a fried chicken sandwich - increases the risk of death by 8% compared to eating none, experts...

23rd January 2019

By Lizzie Roberts, Press Association The father of a 14-year-old girl who took her own life has said Instagram "helped kill my daughter". Molly Russell was found dead in her bedroom in November 2017 after showing "no obvious signs" of severe mental health issues. Her family later found she had been viewing material on social...

22nd January 2019

The practical agreements negotiated by Gibraltar, the UK and Spain as part of the withdrawal negotiations are “a useful basis to build on” but are “not legally effective” in their own right, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said yesterday. Mr Picardo was reacting to comments by Spain’s state secretary for European affairs, Marco Aguiriano, who said...

21st January 2019

David Cameron was warned that his "stupid referendum" about Britain's EU membership could end in personal disaster, a new documentary reveals. The serving European Council president, Donald Tusk, told Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil, that Mr Cameron confided in him that he only promised the 2016 vote because he expected to be in another...

19th January 2019

Paul Moody is an avid traveller, having visited 85 countries. Over the past 10 years he has travelled in his Gibraltar registered Hilux car, completing 26 road trips clocking a distance of over 200,000km. By Paul Moody I am a well-known coast hugger driving the coastal highways and byways around the world yet have failed...

17th January 2019

Unite the Union vowed to carry on holding demonstrations should the Gibraltar Government fail to take action on “unfair” working practices in Gibraltar, as it demanded “action instead of promises”. Backed by demonstrators chanting “enough is enough”, Unite officials led a march from Casemates Square to No.6 Convent Place where a one-minute silence was held...

16th January 2019

By Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent Environmental threats including extreme weather and a failure of climate action are among the top risks facing the world this year, economists have warned. The World Economic Forum has raised concerns the world is "sleepwalking into a crisis" with global risks from political and economic tensions to climate...

11th January 2019

By Rick Goodman, Press Association The UK is in the midst of a diabetes "crisis" and the prevalence of fried chicken shops is not helping, a leading GP has suggested. About four million British people are living with a form of diabetes, twice the number from the early 1990s, a UCL report said. That represents...

9th January 2019

DEMO Unite the Union has begun distributing leaflets to housing estates and workplaces ahead of the demonstration it will hold next week against the ‘exploitation of workers’ in Gibraltar. The Union held a convening meeting at its Transport House headquarters yesterday which drew together around 150 shop stewards and activists in order to discuss the...

5th January 2019

Local gamer Keiron ‘Scoom’ Prescott saw his life change when he made his hobby into a professional career as an e-sports player. Mr Prescott who was at one time working in a civil service took the bold step of quitting his job to pursue gaming full-time. A move that has seen him travel the world,...

4th January 2019

By Shaun Connolly and Dan O'Donoghue, Press Association Political Staff A Royal Navy vessel has been deployed to patrol the Straits of Dover amid concern about refugees crossing the English Channel. The move follows a request from Home Secretary Sajid Javid for naval support in dealing with the situation. Sending HMS Mersey to patrol the...

3rd January 2019

By Ryan Hooper, Press Association Obesity should be recognised as a disease rather than a lifestyle choice in order to be better tackled by the health sector, industry officials have said. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said it was necessary to see those who are very overweight recognised by the Government in order to...

3rd January 2019

A 68-year-old Olympian rower, Lenny Robertson, took to the Bay of Gibraltar yesterday to row with the Calpe Rowing Club. Mr Robertson won a silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics as a member of the British boat rowing eight. He also competed in the 1972 and 1980 Summer Olympics, and later became head coach...

2nd January 2019

By David Wilcock, Press Association Political Correspondent Home Secretary Sajid Javid has questioned whether migrants using small boats to make risky journeys across the English Channel are genuine asylum seekers. Speaking on a visit to Dover amid a "major incident" over the number of people attempting the journey to Britain he questioned why they had...

2nd January 2019

By Richard Vernalls, Press Association Children have on average already eaten more sugar than the maximum amount recommended for an 18-year-old by the time they reach their 10th birthday, a study suggests. Public Health England (PHE) said the average 10-year-old has consumed at least 138kg (304lb) of sugar by the time they reach adulthood. The...

2nd January 2019

Brexit has delivered “a nasty shock” that should encourage communities in Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar to “redouble our efforts” to foster cross-border dialogue and cooperation, the Cross frontier Group said. The group made the statement is it marked its fifth anniversary since its inception. The Cross Frontier Group brings together labour and business...

31st December 2018

Paddy Ashdown, the highly-respected Liberal Democrat peer who died just before Christmas, had clear views about the madness of Brexit. In June 2016, a fortnight before the referendum that set the UK - and by extension Gibraltar - on a turbulent two-year course to withdrawal, Lord Ashdown told guests at a dinner in Gibraltar that...

29th December 2018

Artist Paul Cosquieri demanded total freedom when he took on one of his biggest challenges ever this summer. Yes, some of his paintings have been large but none on the scale of the mural, 8.54 by 2.38 metres, which today houses an entire wall at the new Kishin Alwani Foundation Student Common Room at the...

28th December 2018

by Gillian Birkett Unite the Union wishes a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all working people, whether in employment or not. 2019 will be both a challenging and uncertain year. As Gibraltar Plc is not in the driving seat, we do not only control events, but we are not clear as to what changes...

28th December 2018

Unite the Union has called on the Gibraltar Government to stop “undermining” the public service through its continuing recruitment of agency workers. The union, along with entities such as the GSD, has long been a stringent critic of the Government’s “rapid proliferation” of agency workers in this way. In the run up to Christmas, Union...

22nd December 2018

In this week's travel feature, local travel couple Louise-Anne Manasco and Max Pizarro takes a look at the Norweigian fjords. By Louise-Anne Manasco and Max Pizarro The Norweigian fjords have forever portrayed Norway as a country of natural beauty, with its magnificent dramatic landscapes surrounded by many deep narrow waterways which meander inland off the...

20th December 2018

The Saffron Rose 4 Rett Charitable Trust donated two new Tobii Eye Gaze handheld devices to St Martin’s School yesterday. At the presentation was the head teacher Annabelle Felipes, representative from the trust Paul Borge, Minister for Education Dr John Cortes and Saffron Rose’s teacher James Martinez for the past three years. The Tobii Eye...

20th December 2018

Two weeks after completing a first aid course, Krisanne Lia was able to save her neighbour’s life while he was having a heart attack. Yesterday, Ms Lia received the Mayor’s Silver Award “in recognition of her actions where she rendered first aid assistance”. She told the Chronicle: “I had to assist and do CPR on...

19th December 2018

Kusuma Trust Gibraltar yesterday recognised local students and charities for their achievements and hard work at a presentation held at ISOLAS law firm. Trustee Peter Isola presented the Kusuma Trust Excellence Prize to six students, including Henry Archer; Joseph Butron; Sanya Chhugani; David Garcia; Kelvin Gomez; and Nuhaila Mkerref. The £3,000 prize is awarded annually...