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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...

9th July 2016

Two local pleasure boats had their fishing lines cut by a Guardia Civil vessel in British Gibraltar territorial waters on Thursday evening. In the first incident at around 6pm, a local pleasure vessel fishing Bluefin tuna was approached by the Spanish patrol boat off the east side of the Rock, within the three-mile limit of...

4th July 2016

English poet, comedian, songwriter and BBC radio and television presenter Pam Ayres together with broadcasters Paul Gambaccini and Sue MacGregor have all added their names to the fourth edition of the Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival in October. Tourism Minister Samantha Sacramento commented that the list of participants in this years festival continued to grow....

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...