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15th August 2017

On a wild windy weekend our reporter, Eyleen Sheil, joined inquisitive potential recruits wanting to join the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. This was an Insight weekend, where those who particiipated crawled on their bellies through dirt and bushes and shot at fixed targets. Through time the RG has developed a new way of recruiting potential soldiers...

11th August 2017

The Bank of England has ignored calls from activists to ditch polymer notes that contain traces of animal fat. Following a public consultation, the Bank said the new £20 note and future print runs of £5 and £10 notes will continue to be made from polymer, "manufactured using trace amounts of chemicals, typically less than...

8th August 2017

Children should be encouraged to spend more time online to "save the country", according to the former head of Britain's electronic surveillance agency. Robert Hannigan, who was the director of GCHQ until earlier this year, says Britain is lagging behind other countries when it comes to cyber skills. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said:...

5th August 2017

The Bishop of Gibraltar, Carmel Zammit, has described the use, prescription and dispensing of the morning-after pill as “morally wrong”. This comes after the Gibraltar Government announced that the morning-after pill would be available over the counter as from last Thursday August 3. Previously, the morning after pill was only available on prescription at the...

3rd August 2017

Peter Montegriffo, former GSD Minister and founder of the party, has confirmed he will not put his name forward as a candidate in the forthcoming GSD leadership election. In a letter to the Leader of the Opposition Roy Clinton which was made public yesterday, Mr Montegriffo says he remains “passionately involved in playing a part...

1st August 2017

Concerns at the end of last year about cover provided by local insurer Elite, particularly for French building firms prompted an investigation by the Financial Services Commission which has gone a long way to protecting almost 1,5 million policy holders across a range of products in Britain, France, Italy, Ireland and Greece. The bulk of...

27th July 2017

International music icon Ricky Martin will headline day one of the MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling music festival, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo revealed yesterday. He joins a host of global stars such as Bastille, Craig David, Clean Bandit, Years & Years, Kaiser Chiefs and Tinie Tempah on the line-up for this year’s festival. Speaking at a...

25th July 2017

The Equality Rights Group has backed the decision of GSD Leader Roy Clinton in refusing to attend the inaugural meeting of the Gibraltar Consultative Council. In a statement ERG Chairman Felix Alvarez expressed agreement with Mr Clinton on the question of the Consultative Council, a new body proposed by the Gibraltar Government in 2015 and...

25th July 2017

The Gibraltar Consultative Council met for the first time yesterday afternoon to discuss matters in the national interest, even as it faced criticism that its structure was “elitist” and “undemocratic”. The Council, which aims to make use of the “best brains” in Gibraltar, included among its number former Chief Ministers Sir Peter Caruana and Adolfo...

24th July 2017

Gibraltar will follow the UK’s lead and ban the sale of cosmetics and toiletries that contain tiny plastic pieces known as "microbeads", as part of efforts to stop plastic waste entering the oceans. The UK’s Environment Secretary Michael Gove confirmed on Friday that legislation would be introduced in Britain this year to ban the sale...

22nd July 2017

The new Leader of the Opposition, Roy Clinton, will not attend the inaugural meeting of the Gibraltar Consultative Council on Monday, he said last night. The aim of the council is to provide the Chief Minister with a sounding board of the best brains in Gibraltar on key issues of the day. But members are...

21st July 2017

Writer, journalist, essayist and film-maker, Jonathan Meades, and chess journalist and frequent visitor to the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, Ray Keene, are the latest names to be added to this year’s Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival. Minister for Tourism, Gilbert Licudi, commented on how the list for this year’s event grows ever more interesting with...

21st July 2017

The Bella Vista Day Centre is almost at full capacity servicing around 70 Alzheimer’s and dementia patients every weekday. The centre began to slowly introduce patients in small group after it opened last January. Situated at the ex-Royal Naval Hospital site, the centre once fully operational will cater for up to 90 patients. It aims...

21st July 2017

The first warship in a new fleet of Royal Navy frigates will be called HMS Glasgow, the Defence Secretary has announced. Sir Michael Fallon revealed the name as he cut the ship's first piece of steel at the BAE Systems shipyard in Govan, Glasgow on Thursday. Earlier this month a £3.7 billion contract was signed...

20th July 2017

The full opening of Gibraltar’s border with Spain in 1985 provided a “desperately needed” boost to an economy that had been “slowly bleeding to death” behind closed frontier gates, a former Governor observed in a confidential valedictory despatch written that year and released to the UK’s National Archives today. In the nine-page document dated October...

19th July 2017

England can become "smoke free", ministers have said, as they announced plans to cut the number of smokers. Unveiling its new Tobacco Control Plan, the UK Government set out a range of targets aimed at adult smokers, teenagers and pregnant women. It wants to cut smoking rates among adults to 12% or under by 2022,...

19th July 2017

Gibraltar has 24 new Barbary macaques and the young monkeys are putting on a cute show for visitors to the Upper Rock nature reserve. Locals and tourists alike are being treated to the sight of infants ranging from weeks to days old. Some are so young they simply suckle their mothers or cling onto males...

18th July 2017

A Mediterranean-style diet that is rich in oily fish, fresh vegetables and nuts could help cut the risk of dementia, research suggests. New studies presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London examined links between diet and dementia and found that following a nutrient-rich diet helps keep the brain healthy. In a study on...

13th July 2017

Theresa May did not raise the issue of Gibraltar's sovereignty during her meeting with the king of Spain despite the two countries not seeing "eye to eye" on the issue, Downing Street said today. A Number 10 spokeswoman said the Gibraltar "didn't come up" and insisted Spain is "well aware" of Britain's position that the...

12th July 2017

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have formally welcomed the King of Spain to the UK with a military spectacle full of pomp and pageantry. Britain's head of state and Philip warmly shook hands with King Felipe VI and his wife, Queen Letizia, at Horse Guards Parade, Henry VIII's former jousting yard. The Duke,...

12th July 2017

Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union, will today call for ‘special status’ for Gibraltar in order to preserve its open border with Spain after Brexit. Mr McCluskey is due to address a meeting of Spanish and Gibraltarian trade unions in Gibraltar today and will describe Brexit as “the greatest challenge the people of...

11th July 2017

Coffee not only helps you feel full of beans - it might add years to your life as well, two major studies have shown. Scientists in Europe and the US have uncovered the clearest evidence yet that drinking coffee reduces the risk of death. One study of more than half a million people from 10...

8th July 2017

Mercedes, the Rock’s most loved Macaque, attracts the attention of many a passer-by, but sometimes the comments about her appearance are negative. The average life expectancy for a macaque is 25 but Mercedes is in her mid-30’s, and showing her age. “She is over 100 years old in human terms,” said Dr Eric Shaw, who...

7th July 2017

Daniel Feetham’s decision to step down as leader of his party was no surprise to anyone fine-tuned to the minutiae of local politics. It was a decision that had been brewing for months, but one that was accelerated by events during last week’s budget session. Mr Feetham is not to everyone’s liking. No top-level frontline...

7th July 2017

Daniel Feetham yesterday confirmed his decision to step down as Leader of the GSD citing the impact politics has had on his family, particularly his wife and children. “They must come first,” an emotional Mr Feetham told reporters at a conference at party headquarters yesterday. Flanked by his GSD colleagues he reiterated that he will...

6th July 2017

Daniel Feetham has today confirmed his decision to step down as Leader of the GSD citing the impact politics has had on his family, particularly his wife and children. “They must come first,” an emotional Mr Feetham told reporters at a conference at party headquarters. Flanked by GSD MPs he reiterated that he will remain...

3rd July 2017

Alice Mascarenhas, Deputy Editor of the Gibraltar Chronicle, has been presented with the prestigious UK national Flame of Hope Award from Cancer Research UK in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cause. The Media Supporter of the Year award recognises exceptional and consistent media support for the charity.  The awards champion the amazing work carried out...

2nd July 2017

When Grenfell Tower in North London was burning we all looked in shock and horror.  How could it be possible?  As the building became engulfed in flames we all knew the inevitable – not everyone would be able to get out alive.  The death toll here would be serious.    The country is in a...

28th June 2017

Pcs: Johnny Bugeja Clay Shooter Tom Sawyer became a double gold medalist yesterday as he secured his, and Gibraltar’s, second Gold of the NatWest Island Games in Gotland. Having got a taste for gold in the team event along with Harry Murphy, Mr Sawyer scooped his second in the individual round following intense touch-and-go competition...

27th June 2017

Jerai Torres cemented his status as one of the Rock’s best athletes as he scooped a bronze medal in the men’s 200m final yesterday evening at the NatWest Island Games. Prior to leaving for Gotland Jerai had smashed local national records in the 100 and 200 metres and his achievement yesterday shows the young man...