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1st July 2016

It started with the Speaker of Parliament, Adolfo Canepa, exploding in frustration. In tough terms, he scolded both the Chief Minister and the Opposition leader for their “tiresome Punch and Judy” exchanges at a time when Gibraltar was faced with an “earth shattering” challenge in the shape of Brexit. It was a stern reprimand that...

1st July 2016

Travis, one of the most prominent bands of the late 90's will be joining the line-up of Gibraltar Music Festival. The Chronicle can also reveal that the 80’s Swedish pop-metal band Europe, best known for their third album The Final Countdown released in 1986 and which sold over 23 million copies worldwide, with the original members who...

25th June 2016

Text of speech delivered byChief Minister Fabian Picardo to Parliament on June 24 The people of Gibraltar yesterday voted by 96% to 4% to remain within the European Union. Members of this House will have noted the decision of the rest of the British people who were called upon to vote yesterday which was to...

25th June 2016

Full speech delivered by Opposition leader Daniel Feetham in Parliament on June 24. In 1980, Joseph Elliott Trudeau, the then Prime Minister of Canada, and the father of the current Prime Minister of that country, reflecting on the Quebec referendum, said: “It is obvious that these are historic moments. There are very few examples in...

25th June 2016

Gibraltar will never be Spanish, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told the Gibraltar Parliament yesterday as he called for unity in the wake of the EU referendum vote. His message was echoed by Opposition leader Daniel Feetham, who highlighted the need for a workable road map for the future. The two men delivered short speeches after...

23rd June 2016

Polls have opened and the people of Gibraltar and the United Kingdom are now tasked with deciding if Great Britain should remain in the European Union or leave. The polls in the run-up to the big day have suggested the referendum result is on a knife-edge, with neither side able to surge ahead in the...

22nd June 2016

by former Chief Minister Sir Peter Caruana to the people of Gibraltar Since standing down from active politics I have avoided getting involved in political debates. But the very serious threats posed to the fundamental interests of Gibraltar and our children and grandchildren by Brexit requires that I do so. The Leave campaign says that...

22nd June 2016

In My Opinion by Joseph Barker Vote Remain on 23rd June for a positive, stronger and safer future for Gibraltar in the EU.   Britain and Gibraltar are stronger, safer and better off in the EU – stronger with more influence on the world stage to defend Gibraltar's self determination, safer with the European Arrest...

17th June 2016

David Cameron cancelled a planned EU rally in Gibraltar after the brutal murder yesterday of Labour MP Jo Cox. Ms Cox, a 41-year old mother of two children and a supporter of the Remain campaign, was shot and stabbed by a man reportedly shouting "Britain first" at lunchtime on Thursday in Birstall, West Yorkshire. Eyewitnesses said...

16th June 2016

David Cameron cancelled a planned EU rally in Gibraltar after the brutal murder today of Labour MP Jo Cox. Ms Cox, a 41-year old mother of two children and a supporter of the Remain campaign, was shot and stabbed by a man reportedly shouting "Britain first" at lunchtime on Thursday in Birstall, West Yorkshire. Eyewitnesses said he...

15th June 2016

The latest Opinion polls show how important it is for people in Gibraltar to vote at the forthcoming referendum, the GSD said yesterday. The GSD is calling on its supporters and on Gibraltar generally to turn out next week in massive numbers to vote for Remain. The Leader of the GSD, Daniel Feetham, said: “By...

15th June 2016

Lectures such as those presented by Professor Ada Yonath will help raise the profile of the University of Gibraltar and enhance its reputation. This was the message from Education Minister Gilbert Licudi on presenting the Israeli crystallographer well known for her pioneering work on the structure of the ribosomes - the protein builders or the...

10th June 2016

The Gibraltar Government said yesterday that the culling of gulls was “unfortunate but well justified”. The government was reacting to public outcry after a commercial flight was forced to abort it take-off after a bird was sucked into an engine. The Department of the Environment and Climate Change said Yellow-legged gulls fed on refuse generated...

10th June 2016

Lawyers acting on behalf of a man serving a life sentence for attempted murder will bring the case before the Court of Appeal to argue for a reduction in the minimum jail term he must serve before he is eligible for parole. Edward Celecia, 54, was convicted of attempted murder in 2012 after he stabbed...

10th June 2016

Bryan Ferry, one of the biggest names of the British music industry of the seventies and eighties, will perform at GMF2016. Ferry was the lead vocalist and main songwriter of the glam art rock band Roxy Music with three number one albums and 10 top 10 singles in the UK between 1972 and 1982 – hits like Virginia Plain, Street Life and Love...

7th June 2016

Gibraltarian choral conductor, Helen Wade, led the combined festival choirs in singing the National Anthem for The Queen, Prince Philip and other members of the Royal family attending the Epsom Derby last Saturday. Seven local choirs taking part in the "Epsom in Harmony" festival in early July, were invited by the Jockey Club at Epsom...

7th June 2016

The Gibraltar Government has accused the GSD of making inconsistent comments on the refurbishment and beautification works on Government estates. The Opposition campaigned before the general election on the ticket that the Government was spending too much money, the Government said in a statement yesterday evening. This money, the Government said, was being spent precisely...

4th June 2016

Main Street ground to a halt yesterday as the local community paid its respects to Royal Gibraltar Regiment soldier Private Matthew Boyd, who died in tragic circumstances in Wales last month. Men and women from the regiment and Gibraltar’s essential services paid tribute to the fallen soldier by lining Main Street at midday as the...

3rd June 2016

Joe Bossano has told the C-24 that he will keep coming back to committee year-on-year until he is “100 years old” to fight for the Gibraltarian people’s right to self-determination. Mr Bossano, the Minister for Economic Development, made the comments during an address to the United Nations Pacific Regional Seminar of the Committee on Decolonisation...

2nd June 2016

The Gibraltar Government and the Opposition clashed again yesterday over the Rock’s poor air quality. This follows the recent World Health Organisation report which found that Gibraltar exceeds the organisation’s recommended levels for air pollution. The GSD initiated the exchange yesterday when it issued a statement claiming that the main cause of air pollution in...

31st May 2016

The statistics demonstrate that illegal incursions into British Gibraltar Waters are down and marine life is on the increase, the Gibraltar Government reiterated on Friday in the latest round of exchanges over fishing incursions. Nonetheless, the Government conceded that there is still work to be done. In a statement it said the Department of the...

27th May 2016

A 15-year old girl broke down in tears yesterday as she became the first person in Gibraltar to receive an anti-social behaviour order, or ASBO. The girl, who cannot be named, will be subject to the ASBO for six months after she made life unbearable for the residents of three of Gibraltar’s housing estates. The...

26th May 2016

Two teenage girls who ‘made life unbearable’ for residents of three of Gibraltar’s estates could be made the subjects of the Rock’s first ASBOs, or anti-social behaviour orders. Residents of Mid-Harbour, Glacis and Laguna Estates finally spoke up about the girls, aged 15 and 17 respectively, after their unruly anti-social behaviour ‘terrorised’ residents for over...

26th May 2016

Fishing incursions are well down on previous years, the Gibraltar Government said yesterday in response to GSD criticisms that the practice continues today despite a GSLP/Liberal pledge to end it. Between January and the end of April 2015 there were a total of 66 fishing incursions, an average of 16.5 per month, whereas in the...

24th May 2016

Fishing with nets and raking in British Gibraltar waters continues today despite a GSLP/Liberal 2011 manifesto pledge to end the practice, the GSD has said. Three Spanish fishing boats were seen and photographed this week raking on the west side of the runway very near the artificial reef. In a statement the Opposition said it...

21st May 2016

Opposition MPs Elliott Phillips and Trevor Hammond insisted yesterday that they had no aspirations to lead the GSD. The two MPs were reacting to claims made by Marlene Hassan Nahon in a resignation letter to GSD leader Daniel Feetham earlier this week. Ms Hassan Nahon described the two MPs as ‘yes men’ who had “poisoned”...

18th May 2016

Childline Gibraltar is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week with a stall at Gibraltar College yesterday and another stall at Bayside School today. The aim of the stalls is to ensure teenagers are aware of mental health issues and to come forward if they feel they are not coping. Childline members spent the day interacting with...

12th May 2016

by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Chief Minister Fabian Picardo Gibraltar has been a bastion of the British way of life on the Mediterranean for more than 300 years. Its role as a strategic British military base is well-known and under our watch, that will continue. But Gibraltar is now so much more.  From its...

11th May 2016

The Baton - “a symbol of pride, hope, courage and suffering” that carries a message of support for the armed forces – has arrived in Gibraltar. Its creator Alan Rowe and his wife Pauline are spending a week in Gibraltar with the aim of bringing more attention to the Gibraltar Regiment. He wants the Regiment...

9th May 2016

Friends and comrades of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment soldier who died in Wales over the weekend have paid tribute to an outstanding man who epitomised the very spirit of the regiment. The soldier was fornally named tonight as Private Matthew Boyd, 20, and tributes were led by Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Ivor Lopez, who said that the whole regiment...