Search Results

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...

23rd June 2017

The British Government was this week urged to “formally” confirm its verbal commitment to maintaining Gibraltar’s post-Brexit access to the UK market. While UK ministers have promised that Gibraltar will continue to have a gateway to the UK after Brexit, this should be formalised in order to provide confidence to businesses and investors in an...

23rd June 2017

Rent arrears on Government properties have been reduced to just under £5 million, meaning that over £1 million has been recovered since the arrears collection strategy commenced 18 months ago. The current balance of arrears is £4,995,427, the Gibraltar Government said yesterday in a statement. At its highest in January 2016, before the implementation of...

23rd June 2017

Parliament yesterday unanimously passed a motion granting local artist Christian Hook the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar in view of his “magnificent accomplishments and successes” in the arts world internationally. Government and Opposition paid tribute to this young artist recalling many personal anecdotes of a “proud Gibraltarian” who lives and works locally and remains...

19th June 2017

More than 1,500 firefighters in Portugal are still battling to control major wildfires in the central region of the country, where one blaze killed 62 people. Reinforcements are due to arrive today, including more water-dropping planes from Spain, France and Italy as part of a European Union co-operation programme. Portugal is observing three days of...

19th June 2017

Brexit Secretary David Davis will call for a "deal like no other in history" as he heads to Brussels to launch negotiations for Britain's exit from the European Union. Talks with the European Commission's chief negotiator Michel Barnier today will focus on the status of expats, the UK's "divorce bill" and the Northern Ireland border....

18th June 2017

In a three-part series for the Chronicle, Kenneth Asquez, a registered FA Intermediary, looks back at Gibraltar’s entry into international football, and offers a few ideas for the future. LONDON, Friday 24th May 2013. The venue is the Grosvenor Hotel. By an overwhelming majority of 98.25% of the votes, Gibraltar’s entry into the highest level...

18th June 2017

Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 43 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road. Nearly 60 other people have been injured, including four firefighters, in an incident Prime Minister Antonio Costa has described as "the biggest tragedy of human life that we have known...

10th June 2017

By Frankie Hatton After the atrocities in London, the Gibraltar Government and the Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) have stepped up the visible campaign as well as security for locals and visitors alike. A walk down Main Street will see police vehicles parked at both ends and concrete bollards along the street, particularly at road crossing...

9th June 2017

The death of a police officer in La Linea on Wednesday puts into sharp focus the risks that law enforcement agents on both sides of the border face daily. The officer, named yesterday as 46-year old Victor Sánchez, was tackling a suspected tobacco smuggler when he was hit by a police van involved in the...