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9th February 2019

In this week’s travel feature, local traveller Shaun Yeo visits the stress free islands of Cape Verde in Africa. By Shaun Yeo The motto of the Cape Verdeans is “No Stress!” You hear it all over the streets, everywhere you go. It basically means they take life easy and don’t stress about any worries, and...

1st February 2019

The No More Shame group has expressed concern that the tabling of a petition by the Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement before Parliament may be misconstrued as an attempt to unfairly represent only one side of the argument. In a statement the group said the Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement had lobbied four MPs to table their petition in...

31st January 2019

A petition by the Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement was presented yesterday to the Gibraltar Parliament. It requests parliament to recognise the pre-born’s indisputable right to life in respect of any amendment to the law on abortion in Gibraltar. The petition, signed by 102 people, was tabled by government minister Dr John Cortes on behalf of fellow...

8th January 2019

By Adam Hale, Press Association A Second World War veteran who lost his medals 70 years ago has had them replaced as a gift on his 100th birthday. Former sergeant Glyn Gurner served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers in Crete, North Africa, Italy and Palestine for 10 years from 1936 but lost his service medals...

27th November 2018

Year three pupils from Governor’s Meadow First School held a pre-history day last Wednesday. This forms part of the school’s project based learning approach initiative wherein pupils take part in active, personal and collaborative learning activities. The Minister for Education Dr John Cortes, who coincidentally was on one of his regular visits to the school,...

27th November 2018

The United Nations marks ‘The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’ annually on 25 November. Violence against women and girls is one of the most persistent issues affecting this gender and it is a devastating and fundamental violation of women’s human rights, the Gibraltar Government said. One woman in every three will...

25th November 2018

Often at the Literary Festival you hear of books, songs and ideas which may have crossed your own mind and life at some point. But what is amazing is the way in which these have played a part in other people’s lives as well. My 2018 Literary Festival journey began with the mention of two...

26th October 2018

A no-deal Brexit could cost young people as much as £108,000 in lost earnings by 2050 - the equivalent of more than £3,000 a year - a new report has claimed. The total bill for today's teenagers of a hard Brexit, in which the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal deal and reverts to...

15th October 2018

The UK has pledged £35 million aid to help tackle the illegal wildlife trade, deforestation and the extinction of endangered species, the Government said. Around £33.5 million of the funding will support new, sustainable industry which protects the environment and provides jobs to local communities. It will help protect critical forest habitats and species threatened...

10th October 2018

By Sally Wardle, Press Association Health and Science Correspondent The Prime Minister has appointed what is thought to be the world's first Minister for Suicide Prevention in a bid to cut the number of people taking their own lives. Health Minister Jackie Doyle-Price will lead the national effort and try to end the stigma which...

9th October 2018

Some 800 people came together to help in the fight against cancer and raised over £10,000 as they took part in this year’s Walk for Life, organised by the Cancer Research UK Gibraltar Branch. Saturday morning in Casemates was abuzz with walkers, runners, cyclists and four legged participants as members of Gibraltar’s community came together...

8th October 2018

Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion laws have left medics fearing life imprisonment, a court in Belfast heard last week. They have had a chilling effect on doctors, a lawyer for a woman forced to travel to England for a termination for a fatal foetal abnormality said. Sarah Ewart is applying for a judicial review, seeking a...

28th September 2018

Gibraltar will ‘Walk the Beat’ tomorrow to celebrate World Heart Day and fundraise for the Gibraltar Cardiac Association. World Heart Day will be marked on September 29 this year with an aim to work towards reducing the number of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases. The event aims to create awareness and encourage people to lead...

27th September 2018

This year the World Heart Federation (WHF) is raising awareness of an increasingly important CVD risk factor: air pollution. World Heart Day takes place this Saturday. The latest scientific evidence by Nature warns that exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter air pollution is clearly linked to CVD mortality. Poor air quality is also...

27th September 2018

The Equality Rights Group has highlighted its work with the pro-choice campaign as it marks International Safe Abortion Day. The Group said it would dedicate a day of further work and planning starting on Thursday 27 and running on to Friday September 28, to mark the worldwide event which calls for the safety of women...

19th September 2018

A book by well known local businessman Kenneth Castiel entitled ‘The Hero and the Villain within’ was launched on Monday evening at the University of Gibraltar by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. In the presence of the Governor Lt Gen Edward Davis, Government Ministers, guests and family, Mr Castiel said his book, which had been two...

19th September 2018

By Peter Schirmer Help for the financial services industry in negotiating the Brexit process and its aftermath is promised by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission in an up-beat annual report published this week. The publication is accompanied by an extensive outline of the Commission’s ‘Business Plan’ for the period until the end of March next...

14th September 2018

By Jack Hardy, Press Association Forecasters have warned that Storm Helene could pose a danger to life when it bears down on the UK and Republic of Ireland next week. Ferocious winds lurking in the Atlantic threaten to whip across western regions of England and Wales from Monday evening, heralding a day of disruption and...

7th September 2018

The UK and the European Union are “very close” to a Brexit agreement that is “likely” to benefit Gibraltar and its neighbouring region, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said yesterday ahead of the Rock’s last National Day as a member of the EU. As parliamentarians from the UK arrived in Gibraltar for Monday’s celebrations, Mr Picardo...

28th August 2018

On Main Street last week, a British visitor from Hull who voted Leave in the Brexit referendum said she had changed her mind. After two years of political chaos and uncertainty, leaving the EU no longer seemed like a good prospect for 59-year old Mary Brown. Mrs Brown was made redundant from her council job...

20th August 2018

A graduation ceremony was held last Friday for the 11 youngsters who took part in this year’s CYE-CYL’s Summer Challenge. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Mayor Kaiane Aldorino Lopez joined family and friends in Grand Battery House to celebrate the achievements. Liam Martinez, 16, enjoyed the experience and is happy to have made “friends for...

7th August 2018

The Gibraltar Government is considering installing speed bumps in certain areas of the Upper Rock to remind drivers to watch out for Gibraltar’s wildlife. The decision was revealed yesterday after the Chronicle reported on the recent deaths of three baby monkeys who were accidentally crushed by vehicles. In addition, other wildlife such as baby Barbary...

31st July 2018

Gibraltar’s city walls have kept the enemy at bay for centuries and yesterday local children found out just exactly how they did that as they took part in ‘Walks through history’. The ‘Walks through history’ events are run by the Gibraltar Museum and form part of this year’s summer sports and leisure programme. Yesterday, a...

14th June 2018

A group of four Cadets from the Gibraltar Cadet Force accompanied by an adult instructor were treated to a once in a lifetime events-filled weekend in London over the Queen’s Birthday bank Holiday weekend. The four Cadets were chosen by the adult volunteer instructors as a reward for their performance, attendance record, and behaviour over...

7th June 2018

A new group calling itself the Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement has been set up locally. In statement the group says it is independent of political persuasion but wants to engage the community at large, including the Government and Opposition parties, in offering pragmatic and positive alternative solutions to abortion. The group points out that it is...

5th June 2018

This year’s World Environment Day event, to be held at Commonwealth Park and with the theme #BeatPlasticPollution, will be opened by Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, this morning. The public are encouraged to visit the stalls to see what they can do to “#BeatPlasticPollution and combat one of the biggest environmental problems of...

4th June 2018

By Jennifer Cockerell, Press Association Health Correspondent Adults should walk briskly for 10 minutes a day to stay healthy rather than focusing on distance or the quantity of steps, health officials have said. New guidance from Public Health England (PHE) and the Royal College of GPs suggests just 10 minutes of brisk walking a day...

31st May 2018

HM Customs is currently hosting a three-day workshop on the control of trade in endangered wildlife in collaboration with a number of other international authorities. The workshop, hosted at the University of Gibraltar, was opened on Tuesday by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and introduced by Dr John Cortes, Minister with Responsibility for the Environment....

18th May 2018

Sir Joe Bossano will receive his knighthood at Buckingham Palace today. “I am sure that I speak for everyone on the Rock in congratulating a man who has given a lifetime of quite remarkable service to Gibraltar,” said Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. “We all hope that Sir Joe has a wonderful day at the Palace.”

15th May 2018

The ongoing regeneration of the Upper Town was brought into sharp relief yesterday as the old Police Barracks was formally inaugurated, now fully refurbished into luxury flats called The Arches. The project retains the distinctive arches and colonnades of a building that was once home to Gibraltar’s police officers and their families. “Building in Gibraltar...