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28th July 2025

12-year-old local boy Arya Arun has recently published his debut book Potato Man: The Living Potato Superhero. Arya was inspired to create the character while dining at a restaurant with his family, where a buffet sparked his imagination. His favourite food offered was a jacket potato and, as a “foodie”, he decided to write about...

21st July 2025

By Maria Jesus Corrales The Museo Cruz Herrera in La Línea will be celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2026 and, to mark that milestone, director Mercedes Corbacho has set the institution the task of placing its namesake, José Cruz Herrera, on the map. “He is already well known here,” she said of the greatest artist...

21st July 2025

Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, the Governor of Gibraltar and Commander in Chief, knows about complicated negotiations.  Before arriving on the Rock in June last year, he was the UK’s military representative to NATO and the EU, working in Brussels with both the UK delegation to NATO and the UK mission to the EU.  It...

18th July 2025

The issues raised in the Principal Auditor’s 2018/19 report are not new and reflect an “opaque” approach to scrutiny by the Gibraltar Government that does nothing to dispel a “perception of political patronage and financial abuse”, Keith Azopardi, the Leader of the Opposition, said this week.  In an interview with the Chronicle conducted on Wednesday,...

18th July 2025

By Ivy Soanes ‘Llanito History Doctor’ Ryan Asquez has said what inspires him to continue posting online is the fact that young people are learning and interested in his stories. Dr Asquez focuses on local stories from different areas of Gibraltar’s history including ghost stories, social history and folklore. For Dr Asquez his interest in history...

17th July 2025

By Ivy Soanes “Theres always a new bit of history to learn here in Gibraltar, no matter how long you’ve been here.” A week before he begins the ‘Walks Through History’ summer programme, this was the message Phil Smith, Senior Guide at the Gibraltar National Museum. Mr Smith told the Chronicle about the summer programme...

17th July 2025

By Neve Clinton Fun Creative Yoga took place last week at the GEMA Gallery to kick off the GSLA Summer Programme Culture and Leisure activities, in partnership with Gibraltar Cultural Services. The yoga session, from 11am to 12pm, was led by Kationa Matto and is one of four weekly workshops held every Thursday throughout July...

17th July 2025

Anyone not in the least bit interested in politics, sitting at home completely bored surfing through their television channels and coming across our parliamentary proceedings, especially during the budget session which has just passed, may see it as a comedy with two sides vying for top place. ‘You say white, I say black. You say...

15th July 2025

A furious row erupted on Monday after the GSD highlighted “questionable payments” to people identified in the Principal Auditor’s 2018/19 report as being close to the GSLP, triggering a tough response from the Gibraltar Government. The GSD said political favouritism in the award of public contracts was “unacceptable” and that “unjustified payments” should not be...

14th July 2025

Olivia Lett took gold in the time trial cycling event which together with the work of her teammates Nicola Valarino, who took bronze, and Nicky Macedo, who came in 4th, took the gold team medal also. The course on Monday, known as an out and back, was 35km long with an expected head wind for...

14th July 2025

“Irregularities” identified by the former Principal Auditor, Anthony Sacramento, in his report for 2018/19 were highlighted by the GSD on Friday, which said a long-term contract for the Northern Defences granted on a profit-sharing arrangement amounted to a public subsidy and raised questions about value for money. In his report, Mr Sacramento reviewed procurement procedures...

11th July 2025

In today’s world every one of us is a budding photographer. The mobile phone has changed the world of photography and accessibility to instant snapshots of special moments – and others – at our disposal. This week on Alice’s Table in part three of our journey over the 60 years of the Gibraltar Photographic Society,...

8th July 2025

Prada recently came under scrutiny for describing its footwear in the men’s fashion show as “leather sandals” without referencing its Indian connection. This led to outrage within the Indian fashion industry as well as traditional craftsmen of Kohlapuri “chappals” in western Maharashtra, accusing Prada of cultural appropriation. Days after the show the Italian luxury fashion...

8th July 2025

‘Once Upon Our Time’ By Siena May Lee Once upon our time, there lived a young girl called Sophia. She dreamt of bring a Princess, and that one day her Prince would ride up to her house and take away on the back of his horse to his castle. She also dreamt of being a...

7th July 2025

The Opposition is “disjunctive” in its policies which represent “austerity, job cuts, and tax rises,” Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Parliament on Monday, as he described a Budget address from the Leader of the Opposition as “chloroform for the mind”. For around four hours on Monday, Mr Picardo set out his Budget response after a...

7th July 2025

‘Shining a Light on the 70s (con el torch del portero del Queens)’ by Stephen Perera Primero, hablar de la frontera. Nadie la mencionaba sin decir cerra detrás. La frontera, cerra, tenía un fence largo de una punta a la otra con unos gates que nunca abrían, y eso que había gente de aquí chillando...

7th July 2025

Saturday saw another milestone day for the 5in5 challenge with swimmers taking to the sea for a Round the Rock. The event was to see many an individual milestone for some of those taking part, at both ends of the scale. On the one side we would see a young 17 year old Ruby Randall...

7th July 2025

The Government has stifled progression, improvements, and innovation within the GHA, the shadow minister for health and justice, Joelle Ladislaus told parliament in her budget address. Mrs Ladislaus focused on issues within the GHA, pointing out how healthcare workers have demonstrated due to being sidelined, undervalued and having valid concerns ignored or swept under the...

4th July 2025

Opposition MP Giovanni Origo used his second Budget address to raise concerns about youth services, tourism, the environment and transport. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Origo said the Government was failing young people, criticising what he described as underfunded and undervalued youth services. He noted that the Laguna and Plater Youth Clubs remain un-refurbished with only...

4th July 2025

Over these 60 years, the Gibraltar Photographic Society has made very good progress, adapting and changing to the different trends in photography and keeping up with advances in the technology. Once again, this week Alice’s Table returns to the history and the people who have been and made-up a huge part of the Society in...

4th July 2025

Some Dr Giraldi Home service users will be relocated to Tangier Views, with the St Bernadette’s Resource Centre set to expand into the vacated area, the Minister for Health and Care, Gemma Arias Vasquez announced in her budget speech on Thursday morning. Mrs Arias Vasquez delivered a three-hour budget address covering the breadth of her...

3rd July 2025

The Speaker of Parliament, Karen Ramagge, took the Opposition to task on Thursday morning for what she described as its “careless imputations” on parliamentary independence and integrity. Ms Ramagge was reacting after the GSD on Wednesday evening revealed that the Principal Auditor’s report for 2018/19 had been delivered to Parliament 10 days before the current...

3rd July 2025

The Gibraltar Government’s economic strategy remains to target increased productivity over of GDP growth, tapping opportunities created by technological change against the backdrop of a global drift toward protectionism and trade barriers, Sir Joe Bossano said in a Budget address. Sir Joe made the point as he sketched out his view of Gibraltar’s economy and...

2nd July 2025

The Department of Education will be offering permanent contracts to 49 teachers, effectively increasing the complement to 521 teaching posts, Government Minister Dr John Cortes told Parliament in his budget address on Tuesday afternoon. Dr Cortes explained that this increase in permanent posts addresses a shortfall due to rising pupil numbers, expanding specialist learning support...

2nd July 2025

A UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s future relationship with the bloc will bring certainty, security and stability, a closer relationship with the EU, and has cushioned from the worst effects of Brexit, the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia told Parliament on Tuesday. Dr Garcia delivered his budget address focusing on a future treaty and the...

1st July 2025

The Gibraltar Government has filed a full planning application with the town planner to create a new college of further education ‘Gibraltar College’ at Europa Point. Previously the college was to be built behind the Cross of Sacrifice on Devil’s Tower Road but in March this year the Department of Education announced the change as...

30th June 2025

The Leader of the Opposition, Keith Azopardi, called the budget a “an annual fiction or a systemic failure” as he highlighted departmental overspends, the slow erosion of wages and unrealistic forecasts. Mr Azopardi delivered his budget address on Monday evening and hit out at the Government’s handling of public finances, telling the House the GSD...

29th June 2025

‘Abigail’s Library’ By Julian Felice The large house on the hill had survived relatively unscathed. A few days earlier, the Earth - seething with Her tenants - had shaken Her back, carving deep crevasses in many of the main roads, and wobbling buildings that had seemed immortal. In the more neglected areas, dreams had been...

27th June 2025

The Gibraltar Photographic Society has over 60 years built itself to become one of our most long-established, popular and a visible major part of our community. Still going strong it continues to attract new member in this digital age where everyone is a budding photographer – but there are still many out there who want...

27th June 2025

‘Borderline’ By Stephanie Moore The sound of my breathing is the only thing that exists. In the dark stillness of 6am there is nothing but my inhale and exhale. Engine and lights of an early commuter break my cocoon, forcing reality, the daily cycle of societal life, into my sanctuary. The distant noises of morning...