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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...

29th December 2016

A British lifestyle survey found most middle aged adults lead unhealthy lives, echoing recent results for Gibraltar in the GHA Health and Lifestyle survey. The Health Survey for England found desk jobs and busy lives lay behind the decline in healthy living. The English survey found that 87% of men and 63% of women between...

29th December 2016

Divers from the Gibraltar Sub Aqua Club encountered a giant jellyfish in Camp Bay on Boxing Day. GSAC Diving Officer, Nick Balban, with club members Martin Candeas and Robert Sheriff and visiting underwater photographer Steve Warren, from the UK, discovered the jellyfish in the corner of the beach by the lifeguard station, a popular entry...

27th December 2016

by Lieutenant General Edward Davis, the Governor of Gibraltar As Lorraine and I approach the end of our first year on the Rock, may I first, take this opportunity to say how deeply humbled, and forever grateful, we are for the Gibraltarian People’s embracing friendship, and your generosity of spirit and deed, from the moment...

23rd December 2016

Mark Randall today celebrates his 54th birthday. Still coming to terms with his enormous achievement having walked/cycled 7,000kms from Gibraltar to Jerusalem he is already setting his sights on new challenges – although his broken body and sore feet need time to recover. His latest idea is to get together a Gibraltar team to carry out...

23rd December 2016

Former Mayor Momy Levy, one of the Rock’s most colourful and well-loved personalities, has died at the age of 80. Always impeccably dressed in his bright suits and colourful ties Momy was known and respected by people from all walks of life and all religions. He always had a good word for everyone and had...

20th December 2016

The Gibraltar Government has no plans to follow the UK Government in raising the jury age limit to 75. The change in Britain, the first of its kind in almost 30 years, was announced by the UK Government last month and was implemented across England and Wales on December 1. Locally, jury service is capped...

16th December 2016

Guests at a UK charity dinner heard a very personal plea from a Gibraltarian mum Sari Chocron-Attias to support the charity Camp Simcha which got her family through the toughest year of their lives. Mrs Chocron-Attias and her son Samueli received support from Camp Simcha – a UK charity which helps families coping with serious...

14th December 2016

Theresa May's desire for secrecy around her plans for Brexit is hindering the British Government's ability to prepare for leaving the European Union, a think-tank has warned. The Institute for Government said Whitehall departments are uncertain about what to do before the Prime Minister triggers Article 50 of the EU treaties to being the Brexit...

13th December 2016

Hatred towards Jews will be "called out" with the introduction of an official definition of anti-Semitism, Theresa May vowed yesterday. Adopting an internationally-backed charity's analysis of what constitutes abuse is a "ground-breaking step" in the fight to tackle rising anti-Jewish attacks, the Prime Minister said. Mrs May praised Israel for guaranteeing the rights of "people...

13th December 2016

Family togetherness should be the key theme for all families at Christmas. But for some families where the parents are separated it can prove to be a difficult time. Faced with this scenario, the Citizens Advice Bureau, has this season launched a campaign to advise affected families to consider mediation as a way of bringing...

9th December 2016

Soldiers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment recently returned from eight weeks at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK). The eight soldiers took part in what was billed as “one of the most arduous Infantry exercises of their careers so far.” Set in the shadows of Mount Kenya and just a short drive from Nanyuki,...