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31st March 2025

The GSD said the transfer of domiciliary care and home support to Lifecome Care was “shambolic from start to finish” and “a crisis” entirely of the Gibraltar Government’s making. In a hard-hitting statement, the GSD said there was “no real oversight” of the £3.8m contract, as it called for urgent clarity on what will happen...

31st March 2025

A few years ago, I wrote a column about the decision to include traffic lights in Gibraltar with an inclusive message around Pride. There had been a backlash around the very idea of LGBT people within the community being represented in any visible way. I explained what it meant, after so many years of being...

28th March 2025

The Royal Gibraltar Police has bid farewell to Superintendent Nolan Romero and Inspector Albert Fernandez, who both retired on Friday. The two officers, who attended the same nursery and school, had separate send-offs at New Mole House Police Station, where colleagues gathered to say their goodbyes. Inspector Fernandez joined the RGP in 1997 and served...

28th March 2025

In today’s edition Khaoula Elandaloussi spoke to Chronicle reporter Manar Ben Tahayekt about the meaning of Ramadan and gave a personal insight from a woman’s perspective. What does Ramadan mean to you personally? Personally it means a new beginning to rejuvenate our lives by strengthening our relationship with Allah. A turning point for every Muslim...

28th March 2025

John Langdon – today continues to be an active member of the artistic community on the Rock. He forms part of the current Gibraltar Fine Arts Society committee with its base at the Fine Arts Gallery. His involvement in the art and conservation scene will take us back to the 1970s. An Architectural Consultant, John...

27th March 2025

The Development and Planning Commission will carry out an on-site visit to the Eastside development plot to properly understand any potential impact on Catalan Bay. The decision was taken at the DPC’s meeting on Thursday, where developer TNG Realty’s application for full planning permission for this phase of the project was approved, subject to that...

27th March 2025

Distinguished theatre director and historian Tristan Marshall is currently adjudicating this year’s Gibraltar International Drama Festival with 16 performances throughout the week-long event. In today’s edition Mr Marshall spoke about what he looks out for when judging and the high standard of performances he has seen so far. This week theatre groups from Gibraltar and...

25th March 2025

The GHA Mobile Health Unit began operating across Gibraltar’s districts on Tuesday, starting at Casemates Square. The service offers Well Person Clinics to members of the public aged 16 and over. The programme aims to provide immediate health checks and offer guidance on nutrition and general wellbeing. Medical histories will be reviewed alongside smoking and...

25th March 2025

by Matthew Turnock Daily life in Gibraltar as someone with cerebral palsy involves a mix of routine and unexpected challenges. Managing my schedule and coordinating with carers takes up a significant part of my day. Unfortunately, care is inconsistent as I can't always rely on carers coming at the specified times. Though I have carers...

25th March 2025

The Commissioner of Police, Richard Ullger, reflected on the significant resilience challenges facing the Royal Gibraltar Police and the impact these have on policing functions as he welcomed 21 new officers to the force on Monday afternoon. Lined up in Central Hall, 21 Royal Gibraltar Police officers and two Gibraltar Defence Police officers were inspected...

24th March 2025

After losing her childhood friend Freyja to brain cancer, Nina Macedo was inspired to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research by taking on the SuperHalfs, a series of six world-class half marathons. She trains with Carpe Diem Running Club and has already completed races in Valencia and Lisbon, with upcoming runs in Prague, Cardiff, Berlin,...

24th March 2025

Tomorrow is World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day and in this piece Manar Ben Tahayekt has detailed her life as a person with cerebral palsy. Growing up with cerebral palsy has shaped my life in profound ways, influencing not just how I experience the world but also how I navigate challenges. From an early age, I...

24th March 2025

A university project analysing the influence of migration on the make-up of Irish Town has received a commendation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Mariam Pinto Rodriguez, a second year masters student in Architecture, completed the dissertation while at the Manchester School of Architecture, which aimed to examine migrant flows through forms of...

20th March 2025

The Gibraltar Parliament paid tribute to former Speaker and Supreme Court judge John Alcantara, CBE, who died last weekend aged 99 after a life of public service. Karen Ramagge, the Speaker of Parliament, led the tributes and said Mr Justice Alcantara had been firm and practical in his approach to his judicial and parliamentary duties,...

19th March 2025

Local students discussed barriers for women and gender balance in the legal industry at a workshop led by lawyers at Hassans. Some 17 students from Bayside, Westside, Gibraltar College, Prior Park and the Gibraltar Boys Secondary School attended the two-hour session. The workshop was led by Gibraltar’s first female KC, Gillian Guzman, and fellow lawyers...

18th March 2025

“The worst-case scenarios were utterly unthinkable,” Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Tuesday, as he looked back on five years since the Covid-19 pandemic and ahead to plans for an inquiry to ensure all possible lessons are learned. Standing behind a lectern, Mr Picardo briefed journalists live from No.6 Convent Place, just as he had...

18th March 2025

It has been five years since the Gibraltar joined many other countries and locked down for the Covid-19 pandemic. Talks of PPE, the virus, safety measures, infection rates and death figures featured daily on our news channels and in our newspapers. For the staff at the Chronicle, the way we went about our daily tasks...

16th March 2025

Women from across the globe have shared their stories in pocket booklets called zines, in a local exhibition marking International Women’s Day. The zines and recordings of personal testimonies are currently on display at the GEMA Gallery, which celebrates the voices and stories of women from all walks of life. A zine is a self-published...

14th March 2025

Last Saturday evening was a celebration of unity, compassion, and reflection as the Gibraltar Muslim Youth hosted their annual iftar during the blessed month of Ramadan. Year after year, the Muslim Youth Group has brought this meaningful event to life, and despite fasting themselves. The room was full of camaraderie and warmth, with every detail...

12th March 2025

The 2025 Awards ceremony for The Ladies That Rock The Rock took place on Thursday, March 6, at a gala dinner held at the Sunborn Hotel ahead of International Women’s Day. Organised by businesswoman Ayelet Mamo Shay, the founder of the award programme and author of The Ladies That Rock The Rock, the event recognised...

12th March 2025

The Gibraltar Government has defended its decision to change the eligibility criteria for university grants, adding it was aimed people who abuse of the system and not “genuine cases”. The Government said genuine cases, particularly those with children born in Gibraltar, “have nothing to worry about”, and that it would announce details of the change...

12th March 2025

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been chosen as the charity for Lent by the Bishop of Gibraltar, Carmel Zammit, on behalf of Gibraltar’s catholic community, with the charity’s representatives having recently visited the Rock to put a spotlight on the work it carries out. ACN supports Christians around the world where they...

11th March 2025

Yes, and if we use the proper metaphorical term ‘in the dead of the night,’ then it’s even worse and much quieter with less happening in our town. I was just wondering why, in recent years, there is not much happening – apart from organised events like performances at one of our theatres, or elsewhere,...

11th March 2025

Two Royal Gibraltar Police officers have just returned to the Rock after successfully completing a four-month Police Academy course at the Abu Dhabi Police College. Detective Constables Guy Buist and Jade Santiago joined 75 police officers from 29 countries around the world for the intensive course. During the school, officers received firearms training, were pushed...

11th March 2025

A senior languages schoolteacher has underscored the importance of encouraging children to learn Spanish after she penned a letter to parents highlighting the need for support. When Westside School Head of Modern Foreign Languages Anna Martinez wrote a letter to parents, she stressed the importance of supporting students learning the language. She told the Chronicle...

11th March 2025

An injured grey seal first spotted on a slipway in the naval base last week was seen fishing for food off Europa Point on Monday. The seal, who conservationists have called Luisa, was seen catching a large conger eel and devouring it while floating just off the rocky shore. Lewis Stagnetto, a marine biologist with...

11th March 2025

By PA Reporters Fires aboard a cargo ship and a tanker which collided in the North Sea are “still raging”, a minister said. Matthew Pennycook said Coastguard aircraft were monitoring the site of the incident off the East Yorkshire coast. A search for a missing crew member from the cargo ship was called off on...

10th March 2025

Students at Prior Park school will be staging a performance built on the concept of the butterfly effect at the John Mackintosh Hall next week. The performance of ‘Chaos’ is made up of scenes that while separated, are interconnected and overlap, mirroring the butterfly effect, which is also known as the chaos theory. The youngsters...

9th March 2025

Schools across Gibraltar marked World Book Day on Thursday, avid reader and retired English teacher Charles Durante described the importance of reading. Mr Durante underscored the need to get children reading early, as is the aim of World Book Day, and praised efforts in Gibraltar to immerse youngsters into literature through various other initiatives such...

7th March 2025

In the early hours of Friday morning the team from The Nautilus Project [TNP] were called to assist with an injured grey seal spotted on the slipway at the naval base. The seal, who Lewis Stagnetto Marine Biologist for TNP believes could be named Luisa and has travelled all the way from Conil, has cuts...