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17th November 2017

Gibraltar was the theme of most of the talks yesterday on the opening day of the fifth edition of the Gibraltar Gibunco Literary Festival. The themes were varied from the Great Siege to finding the lost world of the Neanderthals, the Changing Face of Gibraltar in the last century and what it means to be...

16th November 2017

Grandparents are a potential health hazard for children and may even increase their risk of cancer, say scientists. They spoil their grandchildren with sweet "treats" and big helpings of fattening food, and expose their young lungs to second hand tobacco smoke, it is alleged. The extraordinary claims are based on a review of research into...

16th November 2017

A Guardia Civil officer was shot in the leg during an operation targeting drug traffickers in the El Saladillo neighbourhood in Algeciras yesterday. The officer, whose injuries were not life-threatening, was shot from a balcony as officers inspected a van they suspected was loaded with drugs. The van had been followed from the Costa del...

15th November 2017

Over 20 local charities came together for a recruitment open day organised by the Gibraltar Citizens Advice Bureau last week. The aim of the day was to increase awareness for the charities and invited prospective volunteers the opportunity to learn more about the charities before making their decision. Bureau Manager Pili Rodriguez was pleased the...

14th November 2017

“Defending the Rock: How Gibraltar Defeated Hitler”, by Nicholas Rankin In early July 1940, a Royal Navy task force operating from Gibraltar bombarded French battleships in the naval base of Mers-el-Kébir, in the Algerian port of Oran. The British wanted to stop the French ships from joining the Vichy administration aligned with Nazi Germany, but...

11th November 2017

The husband of a 32-year old woman stabbed to death on Wednesday evening has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the Royal Gibraltar Police said. Detectives opened a murder investigation four days ago after Carolina Elizabeth Lishman died from wounds sustained during a violent incident in a flat in Apricot Court, Sir William Jackson Grove....

8th November 2017

The Gibraltar International Art Exhibition has attracted the highest number of entries in its 44 year history. In all there are 212 works on display from 129 artists from Gibraltar, Greece and Spain. The first prize winner of The Gustavo Bacarisas prize was Spanish artist Jaime Velázquez Sánchez for his painting - I think I...

7th November 2017

The Minister for Tourism, Gilbert Licudi, has launched the Gibraltar Tourist Board's new ‘Year of Culture’ campaign at the World Travel Market, held this week at the Ex-Cel Centre in London. This three-day trade exhibition is, according to the Gibraltar Government, the “most important platform in the world for the travel industry” and is visited...

2nd November 2017

Theresa May will have to appoint a new Defence Secretary after Sir Michael Fallon became the first ministerial head to roll in the Westminster sleaze scandal. Sir Michael quit after admitting that his behaviour had "fallen below the high standards required" in the role and acknowledging that what might have been acceptable in the past...

25th October 2017

In pursuing business in the fledgling fintech sector, Gibraltar will apply the same philosophy that has allowed it to develop into one of the world's main hubs for online gaming: a focus on quality operators and strong regulation. That was the key message delivered by Finance Minister Albert Isola at a breakfast briefing in the...

24th October 2017

The Gibraltar Government and local businesses are clamping down on the use of plastics, especially single use plastic bags, with some local stores banning them outright. The message yesterday at a press conference with Government, non-governmental organisations and the business community, was that plastic bags were destroying the environment. The Department of the Environment and...

21st October 2017

Thanks to the quick thinking actions of the “Gibraltarian Dr Dolittle” Jessica Mendez, a Nightjar that suffered a concussion was able to recover with the assistance of GONHS. The story started when Danica Torrilla and her friend Nathan Day pulled into a parking up the Rock and noticed a bird in the middle of the...

18th October 2017

Bill Clinton has warned that the Brexit vote was about people thinking differences are more important that what they have in common. The former US president also suggested that some people who backed the split from the EU last year were not fully aware of what they had voted for. After being honoured by Dublin...

16th October 2017

I believe that Albert Hammond is a living legend. There’s no denying the singer/songwriter is an absolute genius. So, is it time we, as a community, more widely recognised his talent? Is it time we said loud and proud that Albert Hammond is one of the most talented Gibraltarians and one of the best when...

13th October 2017

The Royal Gibraltar Police will hold the annual Mini-Olympiad tomorrow at the Victoria Stadium Complex. The event is open to children in middle school, in class years four to seven and is an all-day event. The Mini-Olympiad is part of the RGP’s drugs misuse awareness work and the slogan of the day is ‘Live Life,...

12th October 2017

The newly named Douglas Ferro Unit at St Bernard’s Hospital, named in honour of a former dialysis patient, was unveiled yesterday by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. Mr Ferro was remembered at yesterday’s event honouring his work in the Dialysis Patients and Friends Association. His advocacy for dialysis resulted in the Government looking into the possibility...

6th October 2017

At the press conference yesterday evening ahead of the match.Jason Pusey defender GFA with coach Jeff Wood. Pics: Johnny Bugeja The GFA squad training last night in Faro getting ready for tonight's match against Estonia. Match kicks off at 5pm at the Estadio Algarve. In their next two matches Gibraltar will be looking for what...

5th October 2017

Keith Azopardi formally signalled his return to frontline politics yesterday as he put his name forward as a candidate in the GSD leadership election which he will contest with current Leader of the Opposition and GSD leader Roy Clinton. The news was confirmed following an Executive meeting of the party at GSD headquarters in College...

3rd October 2017

The Catalan authorities have deliberately bent the law with their "irresponsible conduct", Spain's King Felipe VI has said. He said the state needs to ensure constitutional order and the rule of law in Catalonia. King Felipe spoke out as tens of thousands of people joined marches across Barcelona in protest against the Spanish government's actions...

3rd October 2017

Spain has been “on the wrong side of history” since 1967 because it refuses to accept that Gibraltarians have voted twice in peaceful, democratic referenda to remain British, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has told the United Nations. Mr Picardo told the UN that Gibraltar wanted good relations with Spain and stood ready to strengthen cooperation...

3rd October 2017

Monsignor John Pardo is the new Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese on the Rock. He was installed on Sunday during the 10.30 Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned presided by the Bishop of Gibraltar Carmel Zammit. Monsignor Pardo made a canonical Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity to the Diocese...

29th September 2017

The challenges faced by La Linea and the wider Campo de Gibraltar make it “understandable” that Gibraltarians reject Spanish approaches on sovereignty, even if saying it sounds like “heresy”, Spain’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alfonso Dastis, said this week. In a frank response to a question during a conference in Madrid’s Club Siglo XXI on...

29th September 2017

Chief Justice Anthony Dudley yesterday rebuked prosecutors for failing to progress an immigration matter, leaving three Moroccan migrants to languish in jail for two months. The judge warned that if the case does not go to a hearing within the next week he will grant the men bail. In doing so, he noted the high...

27th September 2017

A Moroccan migrant teenager in care is believed to have crossed clandestinely into Spain, hours after learning that officials here believed he was older than he originally claimed and would seek his remand in prison. The boy had claimed he was a juvenile but officials later concluded he was 18 years old. Faced with the...

26th September 2017

The Catholic Church in Gibraltar needs to look ahead and see how it can mould the church of the future, Bishop Carmel Zammit said on the first anniversary of his installation as Bishop of Gibraltar. In his Homily as he celebrated Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned, he emphasised, that more...

23rd September 2017

British man Lee Spencer will attempt to break the world record for the fastest solo row across the Atlantic Ocean, departing from Gibraltar early next year. Mr Spencer, who is physically disabled, aims to beat the current 96 day able bodied record for a single row from Europe to continental America for a new Guinness...

21st September 2017

Environment Minister Dr John Cortes unveiled a statue of a monk seal mother and pup at the 2nd Europa Advance Battery yesterday, marking Gibraltar’s nature heritage ahead of this year’s Calpe Conference which starts today. The location, soon to become the Viewing Platform for the Gorham’s Cave Complex World Heritage Site, was specially selected as...

20th September 2017

There are currently 15,000 people diagnosed with hypertension in Gibraltar, making it the most common medical condition on the Rock. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a medical condition in which blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. Although there are usually no tell-tale symptoms it is a major risk factor for...

15th September 2017

A new book on the memoirs of Rabbi Abraham Levy ‘A Rocky Road’ has been published this week. Born into the 300-year-old Jewish community in Gibraltar, Rabbi Levy spent his early years, which coincided with the Second World War, on the island of Madeira before returning to Gibraltar. Much of the book published by Halban...

14th September 2017

Open water swimmer Mark Edmonds will today attempt to swim round the Rock in aid of the locally registered charity Action4Schools. He will be swimming approximately 12km and was scheduled to start early this morning at 7am from Western Beach. He will be swimming around the port area, Europa Point and the Eastern side and...