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25th November 2025

The winners of the Ladies that Rock the Rock Award 2026 have been announced following a series of surprise visits across Gibraltar by Ayelet Mamo Shay. The initiative, which began as an effort to highlight women’s contributions through Ms Mamo Shay’s books, has developed into an annual event recognising work in business, community service, healthcare,...

25th November 2025

‘Poetas al Marjen’ does not mean marginalised poets. It was a poetry event held at the Rock Hotel on the same day as the Literary festival held a poetry panel. The evening was billed as poetry cabaret and was the brainchild of Rebecca Calderon. It would feature Jonathan Teuma, Jackie Anderson, Rebecca Calderon, James Ablitt,...

24th November 2025

This is the first in a three-part series on this year’s Calpe Conference. Part two will be published tomorrow. By Dr Alex Menez This year’s Calpe Conference was the 29th and ran from September 18-20. Titled ‘Gibraltar in the Second World War and in other global conflicts: the importance of geography,’ the location, the World...

24th November 2025

By Maria Jesus Corrales  La Línea’s Mayor, Juan Franco, has ruled himself out as a candidate for 100x100 Unidos in Cádiz, even as he marks 10 years in office by driving the party’s expansion across the province as key to his city’s growth.  Mr Franco said the new party aims to contest the next regional...

21st November 2025

It never ceases to amaze me how in a community of 30, 000 people Gibraltar has over the years produced talent to equal that of people in the world-wide world in all areas. In the field of medicine, in science, in the legal profession, in theatre, in the arts world with internationally acclaimed artists like...

20th November 2025

Bavaria Hawks claimed their first win in the Women’s 1st Division Cup this past weekend with what ultimately became a comfortable 5–1 victory over Titans. The match, however, was not as straightforward as the scoreline suggests, with Titans displaying a combative spirit throughout all four quarters. Although trailing 2–0 at half-time — conceding a goal...

20th November 2025

 GSD MP Roy Clinton on Thursday challenged the Government’s claim that Gibraltar’s public accounts for 2018/19 had received a “clean bill of health”, arguing in Parliament that the former Principal Auditor’s opinion was in fact qualified and that ministers were trying to “shoot the watchdog” for doing his job.  Speaking during the debate on the...

19th November 2025

Justin Rollins was just 11-years old when he first graffitied his tag on the nearest bridge where he lived in South London using a whiteboard marker. From there he grew on to becoming the leader of one of South London’s most violent graffiti gangs. The audience were taken on a heart wrenching journey through South...

18th November 2025

My respectful suggestion is to take a look in the mirror with hand on heart and try - in some cases as difficult as it may be - to separate politics from the reality of living next to a politically hostile neighbour, but the country itself, its people and the fact our heritage is not...

17th November 2025

British politician and former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, Sir Jeremy Hunt, discussed a life in politics including key moments such as Brexit, Ukraine war, and diplomacy with US President Donald Trump. Mr Hunt presented his book ‘Can We Be Great Again? Why a dangerous world needs Britain’ during his talk at the Gibraltar Literary Festival...

17th November 2025

This is the final instalment in a three part series written by Carl Viagas. The series was published weekly on Mondays. The recent investigation of the Cathedral roof void—brought to public attention through the important article by Dr Ryan Aquez—has opened a new chapter in Gibraltar’s understanding of its own architectural and religious history. The...

13th November 2025

The historic St Andrew’s Church is set to be refurbished following the approval of a full application by the Development and Planning Commission at Thursday’s meeting. Permission was sought for the refurbishment and redevelopment of the existing building, to convert it into a hub for multi-faith dialogue and learning, called The Rock Sanctuary, which is...

12th November 2025

The Gibraltar Heritage Trust has announced the launch of the Gibraltar Heritage Journal, Volume 31. To mark the publication, the Trust will host an evening seminar on Wednesday December 3 at the Gibraltar Garrison Library, featuring a selection of contributors to this year’s edition. This year’s journal introduces a number of new contributors and a...

12th November 2025

Lawyers for former Commissioner of Police Ian McGrail have called on the Gibraltar Government to publish the final report of the McGrail Inquiry “without further delay”.   In a statement issued on behalf of their client, law firm Charles Gomez & Co said the report had not yet been delivered to Core Participants in the Inquiry...

11th November 2025

A Gibraltarian doctor who campaigned for appropriate PPE equipment for NHS healthcare workers in the UK has published her first book. Almost six years from when Dr Meenal Viz stood outside Downing Street in protest, she has released her first book, titled The Power of Protest in Healthcare. Dr Viz made international headlines in 2020...

10th November 2025

Cancer Relief Gibraltar is inviting members of the public to take part in its annual Glowing Memories campaign, offering a way for families, friends, colleagues and carers to remember loved ones during the festive season. The recorded Glowing Memories 2025 ceremony will take place at the Alameda Gardens Open Air Theatre and will be shared...

10th November 2025

Former Deputy Editor of the Chronicle, Alice Mascarenhas, will today launch the seventh edition of Alice’s Table, comprised of columns published in this newspaper over the past year. Ms Mascarenhas will launch Alice’s Table today at BookGem where she will be signing her book from 11am to 1pm. She said it is incredible to have...

10th November 2025

This is the second in a three part series written by Carl Viagas. The series will be published weekly on Mondays. Following the wide interest in the Chronicle article of 23rd May 2025 on the Northern Defences, many readers raised questions about Gibraltar’s oldest urban area. Chief among them: Is the Villa Vieja—the area beneath...

7th November 2025

Comedian Russell Kane will perform his latest show, Hyperactive, at St Michael’s Cave tomorrow at 7pm. The multi-award-winning comedian, presenter, actor, author and scriptwriter is known for his appearances on Channel 4, BBC and ITV programmes, including The Apprentice: You’re Fired. He said performing in Gibraltar is a unique experience, having previously toured in St...

7th November 2025

What a journey this has been! The Gibraltar Gibunco Literary Festival first arrived here in 2013. At the Gibraltar Chronicle, with then Editor Dominique Searle, we signed up to the idea of establishing a Literary Festival in Gibraltar from the moment we got to hear about it. Our support, in the first year saw our...

7th November 2025

The Gibraltar Association of Compliance Officers (GACO), in collaboration with the European Network for Compliance Officers (ENFCO), has announced a half-day conference focused on tackling the “subtle, systemic roots of corporate corruption”. The event, titled “Beyond the Checklist: Disrupting the Normalisation of Corruption in European Compliance,” which will take place on November 20, 2025, at...

6th November 2025

The Gibraltar Literary Festival will open on Monday with a week’s worth of talks and discussions from well-known international and local authors. Gibraltar Cultural Services Chief Cultural Officer Seamus Byrne has taken over the organisation of the event this year as Festival Director. Under his helm, Mr Byrne told Features Editor Gabriella Ramagge, he plans...

6th November 2025

Officials from the Small States and Territories Working Group (STWG) met in Gibraltar this week to progress work on updated guidance for proliferation financing (PF) and terrorist financing (TF). The meeting forms part of an ongoing project jointly led by Gibraltar and the Isle of Man on proliferation financing, and by Jersey on terrorist financing....

6th November 2025

In today’s edition book blogger Kimberly Foreman reviews a highly rated novel just in time to get people reading ahead of the Gibraltar Literary Festival. Genre: Historical fiction / romance / time-slip fiction To get you in the mood for the long-awaited Gibraltar Literary Festival next week, I’m bringing you a wonderful novel by the...

5th November 2025

Jose Luis Mancilla Angulo won this year’s 52nd International Art Competition with his piece titled ‘Don Quijote y Sancho Panza’. He told the Chronicle he was very grateful to win, adding that had a lot of admiration for Gibraltarian painter Gustavo Bacarisas and was familiar with his work from a museum in Seville. A resident...

5th November 2025

This year’s Purple Relay, a Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Gibraltar event, is set to take place on November 8. Unlike typical charity fun runs or walks, organisers are clear: “It’s not a fun walk, it’s not a fun run. It’s an awareness event.” Four athletes, Jerai Torres, Sean Collado, Ian Yeats and Karl Baldachino, will set...

4th November 2025

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has given notice of a motion proposing the appointment of Nicholas Guerrero as the next Mayor and Andrea Simpson as Deputy Mayor to be brought before Parliament at its next meeting. The motion proposes that the appointment will be in effect from Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Mr Picardo said: “Andrea...

4th November 2025

A few years ago, I started following a sports writer from The Telegraph on X (formerly known as Twitter), after one of her articles caught my attention. Molly McElwee is an award-winning journalist who specialises in tennis, football, and women’s sports. She’s a sharp and articulate writer whose intelligence shines through her work — always...

3rd November 2025

Gibraltar Cultural Services is highlighting its writing initiative in a celebration of literature during the Gibraltar Literary Festival. Earlier this year Sheridan Povedano was selected for the GCS Writing Initiative and Mentorship Programme. The programme, part of GCS’ development drive, aims to cultivate talent within the literary field, providing young writers with invaluable opportunities and...

1st November 2025

Local author Scott Alcroft has today released his eighth book, 20 Quid and a Rucksack, inspired by his move from Scotland to Spain and Gibraltar more than seven years ago. Mr Alcroft, who works in Gibraltar’s gaming industry, said the title reflects his state when he left Scotland to start a new life abroad following...