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29th October 2016

If you plot them on a map of the world, the trade routes across the oceans are like a richly woven tapestry linking east to west, north to south. More than two simple axes, it is a picture that is constantly changing, a dynamic web overlaying the globe and shifting constantly in response to the...

23rd October 2016

The famous and very successful Spanish tourism slogan of the 1960s – “Spain is different” – which it was then as the country was the only dictatorship in Western Europe apart from Portugal – has come back to haunt Spaniards, but this time for very different reasons. The country has been without a functioning government...

14th October 2016

The Court of Appeal has reduced the minimum jail terms that two men convicted of unrelated “heinous” and “outrageous” knife attacks in Gibraltar must serve before they can apply for parole. David Bonnici and Edward Celecia had each been sentenced to life imprisonment for carrying out the attacks, with the recommendation they serve a minimum...

12th October 2016

The promenade around the Mid Harbours Marina was officially named ‘Peter Isola Promenade’ yesterday, in honour of one of Gibraltar’s leading past politicians. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo unveiled a street sign together with Rosie Isola, Mr Isola’s widow, and other members of the Isola family including his daughter Roseanne and sons Lawrence, Peter and Albert,...

6th October 2016

As they walked into the UN Fourth Committee session in New York on Tuesday, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Gibraltar delegation were expecting a full-frontal diplomatic assault from Spain. For days in the run-up to the meeting, the rightwing Spanish daily ABC, which can be relied on to reflect Madrid’s line, had prepared the...

6th October 2016

For the first time Gibraltar Health Authority staff attended an Advanced Life and Trauma Support course run by St George’s University Hospital. Staff from St George’s travelled to Gibraltar to give the course, with this also marking a first for the UK hospital that has never given the course abroad. As a result there were...

5th October 2016

Gibraltar will never barter its sovereignty in exchange for EU access after Brexit, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told the UN Fourth Committee yesterday, rebutting a formal offer of "co-sovereignty" from Spain. He made the statement just minutes after Spain’s ambassador to the UN, Román Oyarzun Marchesi, outlined Spain’s proposal for joint sovereignty to a packed...

4th October 2016

Commissioner of Police Eddie Yome and the Chairman of the Gibraltar Police (Staff) Association, Henry Bautista yesterday signed a collective agreement that ratifies the change from the current “Four-Shift” operating system to a new “Five-Shift” operating system. An RGP press statement said an accompanying restructure would see front-line operational officers now distributed into five (previously...

27th September 2016

A different kind of exhibition opens today at the Gibraltar Garrison Library. ‘Jacobo Azagury at The Garrison Library, An Exhibition of Selected Drawings and Sketches’ is an  exhibition and sale of work of some 500 drawings and sketches of the late and much loved Gibraltarian artist Jacobo Azagury. The week-long show will include a series...

23rd September 2016

The Gibraltar Government has rejected an accusation that it ‘blacklisted’ Opposition MP Roy Clinton, insisting the GSD politician had ‘requested’ to be removed from the guest list for official events. The Chronicle revealed yesterday that Mr Clinton, the shadow Minister for Heritage, had not been invited to the inauguration of Gorham’s cave complex UNESCO World...

20th September 2016

There is no conflict between being British and being European, the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has told the plenary session of the UK Liberal Democrats conference in Brighton. Dr Garcia was given special permission to address the conference during the debate on a Policy Motion on Britain and the European Union. He explained...

18th September 2016

Three young men were detained early Sunday morning after being spotted in a small dinghy inside the harbour. The three, believed to be Moroccans aged between 18 and 23, claimed to have paddled across the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco trying to reach Spain. They were seen in the harbour basin to the rear of Europlaza by...

3rd September 2016

The continued attempts by Spain’s acting Foreign Minister, José Manuel García Margallo, to link a UK Brexit deal with the sharing of Gibraltar’s sovereignty show that he has “lost all grasp of reality”, the GSD said yesterday. The GSD was reacting to comments made by Spain’s acting foreign minister, specifically that Spain will brief other...

2nd September 2016

Big-name acts like the Stereophonics, Ne-Yo, Travis and Rosario may understandably be the main draws at this year’s Gibraltar Music Festival, but the hugely successful event is also an opportunity for Gibraltar bands and solo artists to shine and rub shoulders with their musical heroes. Fabian Vinet champions the local talent treading the boards across...

1st September 2016

Three local poets will be performing at the Gibraltar Music Festival Acoustic Stage this weekend. Rebecca Faller, Gabriel Moreno and Jonathan Teuma will perform their poetry on both days of the festival weekend. Mr Teuma is a poet and spoken word artist who is characterised by his use of the ‘Yanito’ dialect. He uses humour...

1st September 2016

The Gibraltar Government and the Opposition came to blows yesterday over the Rock’s marine policy and the number of illegal incursions by Spanish fishermen. The salvo began when the GSD issued a statement condemning the way Spanish fishermen continue to come into Gibraltar’s waters to fish with illegal nets and rakes “on a daily basis,”...

1st September 2016

A senior German MEP, David MacAllister, met with the Cross Frontier Group yesterday in order to learn how Brexit could impact Gibraltar. Along with Sir Graham Watson, Gibraltar’s advisor in Brussels, the two men held a meeting with the group at the headquarters of Unite the Union. Sir Graham indicated that Mr MacAllister was keen...

25th August 2016

The Gibraltar Government has accused the Opposition of being “downright reckless” with Gibraltar’s financial reputation as it hit back over the GSD’s comments regarding the government’s “excessive spending”. In a statement the Government also accused the Leader of the Opposition, Daniel Feetham, of not caring “what effect his misconceived and untrue rhetoric has on Gibraltar”....

24th August 2016

The Gibraltar Government has hit back at Opposition criticisms over LNG bunkering, accusing the GSD of “exaggeration” and “scaremongering”. Despite the Government having continued to work on the LNG facility now signed with Shell, the GSD had not mentioned the issue since it lost the election in November last year, No 6 Convent Place said...

19th August 2016

Nine North African men were in police custody last night, exhausted but safe after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in a dinghy, landing in Blackstrap Cove and hiding for hours to evade a major search operation on the east side of the Rock. The men, believed to be Moroccan economic migrants, reached Gibraltar on a...

16th August 2016

Gibraltarian Dan Teuma, founder of CalAid, has turned his attention from the refugee crisis in Calais to that of Greece and the Mediterranean Sea. He will be giving a talk on his experiences in the past year on the refugee crisis tonight at 5.30 in the Yoga Centre. The talk will also include a question...

16th August 2016

The Equality Rights Group has welcomed news that the Government will present a Bill in Parliament to amend the civil marriage Act to allow for civil marriage between couples of the same sex. “Now it’s up to Parliament,” the Group said in a statement. ERG Chairman, Felix Alvarez, said: “Through this, Gibraltar understands that ‘separate...

8th August 2016

500 drawings and sketches by Gibraltarian painter Jacobo Azagury will be the focus of an exhibition and sale of works at the Garrison Library next month. Azagury is considered to be one of the Rock’s best artists and is one of the five artists whose works form part of the Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery....

6th August 2016

For the first time the Gibraltar Health Authority has launched a series of workshops on healthy eating for children as part of the Gibraltar Summer Sports and Leisure Programme. The workshops are part of a new GHA initiative which aims to promote a healthy lifestyle through fun and games. The health promotion team have been...

4th August 2016

Three Royal Gibraltar Regiment recruits have completed an important stage of their military training. Private Alexander Burnett, Private Ian Goodes and Private Daniel Darby first began their demanding training programme 14 months ago at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate North Yorkshire after passing a range of challenging selection tests. The College trains young people...

4th August 2016

Western Beach was closed yesterday all day due to large accumulations of seaweed. The Department of the Environment is monitoring and analysing the possible reasons for its growth, believing the seaweed could be interfering with other marine life. Western Beach will be closed for the next few days to continue the process of seaweed removal....

3rd August 2016

The University of Gibraltar has unveiled five associate campuses and research institutes in the ‘most exciting news’ since the university’s establishment according to Vice Chancellor Professor Daniella Tilbury. The associate campuses and research institutes are part of the university’s aim to become an internationally recognised centre of research excellence. The university has been working towards...

2nd August 2016

For the first time since World Heritage inscription, an overview of results from the Gorham’s cave Complex will be presented at the Calpe 2016 Conference. The Conference will be held at the University of Gibraltar from the 29th September to the 1st October this year and is titled - Past Worlds: Neanderthal and Modern Human...

14th July 2016

Personnel at the HM Naval Base recently attended an award ceremony that recognised the achievements of two locally employed Ministry of Defence civilians. One an employee of a local organisation that has loyally served the MOD in Gibraltar and the other a Royal Navy Officer. Commander British Forces Gibraltar, Commodore Ian McGhie Royal Navy, presented...

13th July 2016

The Victoria Stadium erupted last night as Lincoln Red Imps made European club football history by beating the Scottish champions Celtic by 1 – 0. The full stands at Victoria Stadium rose in a massive roar as Lincoln fans celebrated the biggest moment in its  history. Pics: S. Ignacio Goal in the 47th minute. Speaking...