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16th October 2026

Just over 50 years ago, Gibraltar opened its doors to a family who arrived in port on their sailing boat. Little did they know they would make the Rock their home. It was in St Michael’s Cave, and I was in the audience. It was the mid-1970s, and I have this vivid image of the...

15th October 2026

The Gibraltar Cardiac Association is encouraging people to wear their favourite football shirts this Friday, October 16, to raise awareness of the importance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillators as part of World Restart a Heart Day. The association is inviting people to take part at home, at work or at school and upload pictures...

13th October 2026

Cancer Research Gibraltar collected £4,327.82 at its Walk for Life event in the town centre last Saturday, the charity thanking everyone who took part and helped make the event a success.  Many people registered and participated in the walk in support of cancer research. Miss Gibraltar, Julia Horne, officially started the event and continued her...

13th October 2026

At 85, artist Vin Mifsud is preparing to hold what she describes as her “final exhibition”, bringing together a large collection of work accumulated over a lifetime of painting and exhibitions held between 1979 and 2004.  Hosted at the John Mackintosh Hall, it will give visitors the opportunity to view and buy paintings that have...

8th October 2026

Like so many students, I always dreamed of studying abroad, but my route was far from straightforward. I was told that I couldn’t take my GSCEs like my peers, the first step towards my A-levels and university at eighteen. My life took a U-turn, I completed my bachelor’s degree in creative writing and English Language...

7th October 2026

This year’s Gibraltar Gibunco Literary Festival will feature a line-up of 40 authors, a schools programme and performances, in a packed week-long event. The Minister for Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, spoke to Chronicle Deputy Editor Gabriella Ramagge about the event, what to look forward to and his own passion for reading.  The Gibraltar Literary...

21st September 2026

The Ministry of Equality will mark the United Nations International Day of Older Persons with an afternoon tea for older members of the community at Calpe Rowing Club on Thursday, October 1. The event will run from 4.30pm to 6.30pm and will include tea, refreshments and live music from Jonathan Fernandez. The Ministry said the...

21st September 2026

The annual competitive exhibition of the Gibraltar Photographic Society will officially open today at 7pm at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery, with the opening ceremony being conducted by the Minister for Culture, Christian Santos.  The exhibition will open to the public from Tuesday, September 22 and will remain open until October 5.  Opening hours are weekdays...

18th September 2026

I sometimes wonder how many people around the world have grown up knowing about the United Nations? At the very least aware that such an organisation exists. Well, for generations of Gibraltarians the United Nations has formed a part of their vocabulary from childhood. This is where our leaders since the 1960s have been frequent...

11th September 2026

Nine children in red and white took centre stage at Casemates Square on Thursday morning as Gibraltar’s annual National Day Fancy Dress Competition returned, celebrating creativity and meticulous costume-making. Hosted by Shyanne Azzopardi and Jaylynn Cruz, and judged by Penny Garcia and Chief Culture Officer at Cultural Services Seamus Byrne, the event formed part of...

10th September 2026

The UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar took centre stage during speeches at the National Day political rally on Thursday, as King Charles and Prime Minister Andy Burnham sent messages underlining the opportunities ahead but also the UK’s firm commitment to Gibraltar’s British sovereignty and its right to decide its own future. In messages to Gibraltar read...

9th September 2026

By Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, Leader of the Liberal Party    2026 marks eighty years since Gibraltar was placed on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. The consequences of that decision lie at the heart of National Day on Thursday, not least because we must now exercise our right to self-determination in order...

4th September 2026

It has been 60 years since the character of ‘La Lola’ entered our lives. 60 years since the play ‘La Lola se va pa Londre’ by Gibraltarian playwright Elio Cruz was staged for the first time at the John Mackintosh Hall by Group 56 directed by Cecil Gomez. This article was meant to have gone...

20th August 2026

‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’, by Hannah Leah Mifsud, premiered at the Gibraltar International Drama Festival a few years ago, and was given a second lease of life at the Magazine Studio theatre in preparation for its run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this week.  This is the first time that a Gibraltarian drama company is participating in the...

16th August 2026

Benedict Vasquez walked the length of Japan in 135 days, raising over £10,000 for the British Red Cross. Starting in March, Mr Vasquez hiked from the southernmost point in Kagoshima and finished at the northernmost point in Hokkaido, a distance of 3,200kms, ending his journey exhausted but overwhelmed with gratitude for the people who had...

5th August 2026

A group of young scouts from the UK spent last week on the Rock taking part in an intensive marine biology and conservation programme with The Nautilus Project that their leader, James Crofton, described as “literally life changing” for many of them. Mr Crofton, a scout leader with the 1st Robertsbridge Scout Group, returned to...

28th July 2026

The story of Gibraltar's city walls came alive for a group of young explorers as Phil Smith and Naomi Fa, from the Gibraltar National Museum, guided them through centuries of military history, explaining how the Rock's defences evolved into one of Europe's most formidable fortresses over the centuries. Beginning at the Cross of Sacrifice and...

21st July 2026

Relay for Life Gibraltar has launched its 2027 campaign after announcing it raised a record £141,217 for Cancer Research UK during its latest fundraising drive.  Registration is now open for teams wishing to take part in Relay for Life Gibraltar 2027, with organisers expressing confidence the next event will be the biggest yet.  Committee member Sofia Baglietto said she believed...

20th July 2026

Gibraltarian Benedict Vasquez embarked on an epic walk in late March that will take him 3,200km across the length of mainland Japan to raise money for the British Red Cross.  Mr Vasquez hiked from the southernmost point in Kagoshima and will finish at the northernmost point in Hokkaido. As he nears the end of his journey he reflects on the kindness of local...

25th June 2026

Hi, my name is Joseph but all my friends call me Joe, and if you ask any one of my friends what I’m like they would say one thing. They would say I have a very imaginative mind. I’m forever daydreaming about the most unusual things. Well, I’m going to tell you a story, a...

18th June 2026

Gibraltar hosted part of a programme of cross-border activities marking Bloomsday on June 16, organised jointly by Rebecca Calderon, Patrick Sacarello and La Línea City Council.  Visitors took part in “A James Joyce Journey from Gibraltar to La Línea”, which began at the Alameda Gardens before continuing with a free talk by Ulysses expert Charles...

12th June 2026

The Gibraltar Government’s Chief Technical Officer Hector Montado has been appointed to be an MBE in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list, with Director of Education Keri Scott appointed a BEM. King’s Birthday honours have been granted to five recipients in Gibraltar. Peter Conroy, Joseph Mir, and CorreLibre Running Club have been granted the Gibraltar...

12th June 2026

A blood donor appreciation initiative was held at St Bernard’s Hospital on Friday to mark World Blood Donor Day and focused on both thanking existing donors and encouraging more people to come forward. Elaine Francis, Nurse Practitioner (Phlebotomy/Transfusion), led a team of nurses staffing the stall on Friday answering questions from the public and providing...

12th June 2026

Prostate Cancer Gibraltar marked World Prostate Cancer Day on Thursday for the first time, with an awareness event focused on encouraging men to undergo regular PSA testing. Organised in collaboration with the Gibraltar Health Authority, the initiative included a mobile health unit on site offering PSA blood tests to men over the age of 50....

3rd June 2026

A man who claims he was sexually abused as a young teenager by a former teacher and Scout leader described how his life became a “Groundhog day” of “almost daily” sexual encounters.  The man, known as Mr A, was describing the alleged sexual activity during a police interview that was played to jurors in the...

2nd June 2026

The GSD has raised concerns over the availability of lifeguards, beach attendants and accessibility services at Gibraltar’s beaches and pools, saying public announcements should match the services available on the ground. The party said the Government announced on May 13 that the official bathing season would begin earlier this year, starting on May 23. According...

1st June 2026

Do you have a copy of Ulysses by James Joyce languishing on your bookshelf with only the first few pages, if any, read? If that’s you then do not be ashamed. Ernest Hemingway’s personal copy (housed at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum) reveals an interesting truth. Books used to come bound with...

28th May 2026

World Turtle Day, marked on May 23, has highlighted the pressures facing marine turtles in the Mediterranean, one of the most heavily pressured seas in the world. An event, organised by The Nautilus Project, saw schoolchildren from St Anne’s Upper Primary and St Paul’s schools host events to raise awareness of the plight of turtles...

27th May 2026

Gibraltar’s young athletes were able to celebrate yet another Kids Athletics Day at the Lathbury Sports Complex last week. Initially scheduled to be celebrated globally on May 7, Gibraltar, as has frequently been the case in previous years with the annual event, marked the occasion at a later date. This allowed teams from the surrounding...

19th May 2026

We often talk about how kids don’t play outdoors anymore like so many of us used to. It’s all to do with entertaining themselves with the variety of gadgets available, held between their hands and fingers and other contraptions online and on screen, large or small. By all accounts, these seem to keep them well...