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2nd March 2017

One of the best pieces of advice I was ever given was to “read and travel”. It’s the same advice I pass on when asked. My niece Aimee, who is in Middle School, has been telling me about a recent shopping trip. She did so with a huge sense of excitement, showing me a number...

28th February 2017

The Department of Education has published a Code of Conduct for Teachers to serve as “a guiding compass” on professional and ethical issues. At the launch yesterday at No.6 Convent Place, the Minster for Education, Dr John Cortes, welcomed the development. “Education is not just about exams but much more than that,” he said, adding...

28th February 2017

Sir Gerald Kaufman, the oldest serving MP in the House of Commons and a staunch support of Gibraltar, has died at 86. The family of the Labour MP for Manchester Gorton said he died on Sunday evening after battling a long-term illness. Throughout his political career, Sir Gerald tirelessly defended Gibraltar in the Commons. In...

25th February 2017

Charles Tilbury, Chairman and Founder of The Calpe House Charitable Trust, has died. He was 77. Mr Tilbury dedicated 30 years of his life to the creation of this important institution. The Calpe House Charitable Trust yesterday said it had been with great sadness that they had learnt this morning of the passing of Mr...

24th February 2017

Equality Minister, Samantha Sacramento, last night said that GSD MP Lawrence Llamas “publicity stunt” has “backfired” on him as she called for him to resign, stating that he “lacks the character to be in politics”. This follows an incident in which Mr Llamas was turned away from a disability training seminar before being “humiliated” by...

24th February 2017

A Memorial Service for former Mayor of Gibraltar the late Momy Levy was held this week at the Nefusot Yehuda Synagogue. A celebration of his life, the service was organised by the Managing Board of the Jewish Community in Gibraltar and was led by his brother Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy and the Rabbi of Gibraltar...

24th February 2017

Spain must ensure a “flexible and fluid” border in the event of a hard Brexit, the Partido Popluar president of the Mancomunidad de Municipios said this week. Luis Ángel Fernández, who as well as his Mancomunidad role is a senior councillor in Algeciras, said Spain’s co-sovereignty proposal would eliminate many of the challenges because Gibraltar...

23rd February 2017

Young Gibraltarian fashion designer Gabriella Sardeña participated in the Central Saint Martin’s London Fashion Week show. Having obtained a first degree in Fashion from the Metropolitan University of Manchester, she was then selected for a Masters of Art at the prestigious Central Saint Martins (CSM) University of the Arts in London. A former winner of...

22nd February 2017

Dementia Friends will be launched in Gibraltar next week by GADS, the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society. The aim is to change the way people think, act and talk about Dementia with the long term commitment of creating a community in which people living with dementia feel more understood and included in society. Chairperson Daphne...

18th February 2017

A brother and sister who were rescued after they ran into trouble during a trans-Atlantic rowing attempt were reunited with their family in Gibraltar today. There were emotional scenes on the quayside in Gibraltar as Martin Cruickshank and Fenella McAlister were ferried ashore by a port launch that collected them from the cargo ship Glyfada....

14th February 2017

Sir Peter Caruana, Gibraltar’s Chief Minister for 16 years, reflected on his life in politics and the “drift back into obscurity” during an address to the Gib Talks event last Saturday. During a lively chat peppered with jokes, he described not just some of the highlights of his political career but also how he returned...

13th February 2017

The public ballot for the allocation of housing in Charles Bruzon House took place last Thursday. It was conducted in the communal lounge area of the building and offered new tenants the opportunity to view their new homes for the first time. “The atmosphere was buzzing with happy tenants who attended and many of whom...

12th February 2017

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been re-elected as the leader of the Partido Popular for a fourth term. The 61-year-old ran unopposed and won Saturday night with 95% of the vote at the party congress in Madrid. Sr Rajoy thanked party members, saying "it's an honour because I have spent all my life in...

12th February 2017

I love to hear people’s stories. It’s one of the fascinating aspects of the career I have chosen. Only this week I met a fishmonger at the chain Poppies in London. They do a great fish and chips and won the National Fish and Chips Awards 2014. Yes, there is an award for that too!...

10th February 2017

Reports that Britain's entire fleet of attack submarines is currently out of operation due to repair and maintenance work have been dismissed by military sources. It comes after the Sun reported that seven nuclear-powered vessels, including three new Astute class submarines, which cost more than £1 billion each, and four Trafalgar class boats were all...

6th February 2017

A senior French politician has warned Britain will lose crucial financial access rights to the EU during a visit to London to poach bankers and financiers. Valerie Pecresse, president of Ile-de-France, said Brexit is opening up "fierce competition" between Europe's capital cities vying to take business from the City. Exit talks will "most likely" mean...

6th February 2017

The third intake of Pupil Nurses for the Enrolled Nurse Training Programme at the School of Health Studies is being prepared to accomplish the challenges of modern day healthcare, concentrating on prevention and patient wellbeing. Those commencing this programme are all nursing assistants who have been provided with a pathway that will enable them to...

2nd February 2017

The Chinese New Year was celebrated on the Rock yesterday, with traditional lion dances and martial art displays performed in the presence of the Governor Lieutenant General Edward Davis, the Minister for Economic Development Joe Bossano and hundreds of locals. This year is the year of the Rooster. The martial arts display was performed by...

1st February 2017

The University of Gibraltar and the Department of Education yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding signalling a closer collaboration between both entities. The framework agreement sets the basis to advance in the establishment of an Institute of Education, offering a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and providing courses for professional or academic teaching and...

29th January 2017

The Queen is to make history when she becomes the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire Jubilee. On February 6 - the anniversary of the day she became Queen - Elizabeth II will have reigned for 65 years. But there are no grand festivities planned to mark the head-of-state's new milestone. The Queen is,...

28th January 2017

International Holocaust Memorial Day was marked across the Rock yesterday, with a minute’s silence marked in Convent Place as local schools held commemorative assemblies and presentations. At midday the Governor Lieutenant General Edward Davis, the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and other dignitaries commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day with a one-minute silence as a mark of respect...

25th January 2017

I’ve been following the recent debate on Gibraltarian bilingualism with interest. The arguments and benefits are plenty, including its importance for economic and business purposes, for the community generally and that it even has potential health benefits. They are all very valid points. I would go one step further. We need to make sure new...

23rd January 2017

The Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the ‘clarity’ it says emerged last week in respect of Brexit following the speech delivered by Theresa May and subsequent debate on the subject. A Chamber spokesman explained that “much of Theresa May’s description of the UK in her Brexit speech reflects the reality in Gibraltar in that,...

18th January 2017

The Gibraltar Government will partner with major entertainment brand MTV UK to stage the outdoor live music event ‘MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling’ on September 2 and 3. The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, outlined the news and details of the deal at a press conference yesterday, describing it as ‘huge step forward’ in what Gibraltar has...

12th January 2017

Gibraltar will have to live “with its back to the European Union” if it rejects Spain’s joint sovereignty proposal, the country’s Foreign Minister warned yesterday, even as he accepted “there will be life outside” the bloc. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo said the only way for Gibraltar to have a post-Brexit relationship with the EU would be...

6th January 2017

Children are being left to "fend for themselves" against dangers such as bullying and grooming in the digital world, the Children's Commissioner for England has claimed. Anne Longfield said that youngsters who are spending increasing amounts of time online are not getting the level of support required and called on the British Government to take...

4th January 2017

The captain of a British survey ship that saved thousands of men, women and children from the Mediterranean has called the remarkable deployment a first for the Royal Navy. Commander Mark Vartan, who commanded HMS Enterprise for more than two years during the peak of the migrant crisis, said he was extremely proud of his...

29th December 2016

For years it was a stereotype of beauty pageants. We would sneer at the comment.  It featured as a running joke in the movie Miss Congeniality.  So what happened to wishing above all else for world peace? As we reflect on the outrageous year that 2016 has been I cannot help but thinking how blessed...

29th December 2016

Migrating birds are arriving at their breeding grounds earlier as global temperatures rise, a study has found. Birds have reached their summer breeding grounds on average about one day earlier per degree of increasing global temperatures, according to the research, which looked at hundreds of species across five continents. It is hoped the University of...

29th December 2016

Top businesswoman Helena Morrissey has accused political and financial leaders of being "detached from reality" in the wake of the Brexit vote. The chairwoman of Newton Investment Management warned that global elites had failed to learn lessons from the financial crisis - and risked ignoring the driving forces behind Brexit and the election of Donald...