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21st October 2025

On Valentine’s Day 2025 I was sent a random Facebook message from Vanessa Adambery. Just like many people in Gibraltar I do not ‘know’ Vanessa, but I knew who she was and would smile and say hello if ever I saw her anywhere. I am sure we all have acquaintances like this, people we pass...

20th October 2025

Karim Vatvani shares his most recent publication, Marathon Vat, a story promoting multiculturalism and navigating differences in language barriers and cultures to help each other globally. Karim told Chronicle Reporter Eyleen Gomez about his passion for telling stories via children’s books. Karim will be taking part in this year’s Gibraltar Literary Festival school programme. Q:Marathon...

19th October 2025

By David Revagliatte It started with a quick online search. I was trying to find where exactly my next meeting was on Main Street and turned to Google Street View to check the building’s exterior. I found the address easily enough, but what caught my attention wasn’t the office itself. It was the virtual street...

17th October 2025

After a short break – I decided to once again delve into the series of the Gibraltar Directory and Guide Books. They are always very popular with our readers – and every time I do this, even though I have dipped into them a great deal and taken in a lot – which I have...

17th October 2025

The 10th anniversary of the Gibraltar War Memorial was commemorated on October 15 with a service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Lichfield, Staffordshire, the UK’s national centre of remembrance. The the Gibraltar War Memorial, located near the entrance to the Mediterranean section of the Arboretum and just a few hundred yards from the UK’s...

16th October 2025

Cancer Research UK Gibraltar branch has reached a fundraising milestone of £2m collected over the past 58 years. The charity has been fundraising for decades and this year’s Walk for Life raised around £140,000 breaking the record across the UK. For Chairperson Annette Goodman, the milestone marks a great success for past and present members...

16th October 2025

Young people from across Gibraltar came together for the Youth Symposium held on Tuesday, at the John Mackintosh Hall, where discussions focused on education, volunteering, politics and community safety. The Minister for Youth, Christian Santos, led the event, which brought together students, youth service users and young volunteers from NGOs to share ideas on how...

15th October 2025

“Life’s hard. No one ever said it was easy,” said Jamie Burnett, an organiser behind an endurance event being held in Ocean Village on International Men’s Day. The event will take place from 1pm on November 18 to 1pm on November 19, and participants will take turns carrying weighted bags, either 30kg, 25kg, or 10kg...

14th October 2025

“Life was so much simpler when we were kids” is something I often hear friends who are parents say as we look back at our childhoods. Born in the mid-80s to early 90s, all of us have been feeling nostalgic for a time that no longer exists and cannot be recreated. Most of us remember...

13th October 2025

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, was invited by the Commanding Officer of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment to take the salute during the Regiment’s exercise of the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar. The parade brought together serving soldiers, veterans, families and members of the public to celebrate the Regiment’s service to Gibraltar. Mr Picardo said...

13th October 2025

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has designated senior GBC journalist Jonathan Scott as Gibraltar’s UK Representative and Head of Gibraltar House in London.  Mr Scott, who has worked at GBC for nearly 20 years, will take up the role in the coming weeks.   The post was previously held by Dominique Searle, who stepped down earlier this...

10th October 2025

This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week. To mark this, the Dyslexia Support Group Gibraltar has written three articles to raise awareness. In today’s edition, the final instalment in this series looks at how Dyslexia can shape someone’s life. By Rob Chandler I am now 65 years old and society says that at this age, I...

9th October 2025

Healthcare must evolve and develop with global trends “or it goes backwards”, the GHA’s outgoing Director General, Kevin McGee, said, as he praised the organisation he has led for the past two years and said it “stands with the very best”.  Mr McGee, who is due to step down from the post in the coming...

9th October 2025

Digital safety expert Sue Atkins has warned parents and educators in Gibraltar about the growing dangers of excessive screen time for children, highlighting its impact on mental health, self-esteem and family life. Speaking at one of a number events organised by GibSams and the Department of Education this week for Gibraltar Schools Mental Health Festival,...

8th October 2025

Next month the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival will feature prominent prolific authors from home and abroad, in a week-long event celebrating literature. For the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, the Festival brings together two of his key portfolios and his own love for reading. Mr Santos said this year’s festival is set to...

7th October 2025

The GHA has settled for £10.57m in a claim brought by the mother of a newborn baby who suffered a severe brain injury after being discharged from St Bernard’s Hospital. The claim centres around the treatment received by the baby at St Bernard’s Hospital over a decade ago. At the time the infant, identified as...

7th October 2025

This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week Gibraltar. To mark this the Dyslexia Support Group has written three articles to raise awareness. Today’s edition looks how Dyslexia can shape someone’s life. By Veronica Clancy-Grubb This dyslexia week, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about something very personal to me—dyslexia. For those who don’t know...

1st October 2025

Poetry Review An evening of poetry about life experiences and more was held at Bosom Buddies’ poetry night. It was a combination of the different arts that abound so vibrantly on this Rock – I just don’t tire of the amount of times I highlight the variety of creative interests we have amongst those keen...

30th September 2025

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has made a complaint to the Royal Gibraltar Police in respect of allegedly “defamatory and threatening” videos published on social media by an “apparently aggrieved individual”, No.6 Convent Place said on Tuesday. The Gibraltar Government said the videos contain “actionable libels as well as criminal libels” under the Defamation Act. It...

26th September 2025

Bishop-elect Mgr Charles Azzopardi is inviting all of Gibraltar to attend his ordination on Sunday, December 7, adding that the outpour of well-wishes since the announcement of his appointment has been “incredible”. Less than two weeks after his appointment Mgr Azzopardi unveiled a coat of arms, his plans to involve the local community and youth...

25th September 2025

The former Principal Auditor made “improper insinuations” about the Department of the Environment and the minister responsible, Dr John Cortes, when he said the handling of environmental contracts risked the “perception of corruption”, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Parliament on Thursday.  The claim was contained in the 2018/19 Principal Auditor’s report, which had analysed environmental...

24th September 2025

It was a tight first five minutes in the encounter between Scotland and Singapore. All level at 4-4, this first match of the day at the Europa Sports Complex on the final day of group matches was proving from the start to be an exciting and closely fought contest. Scotland took the initial lead, moving...

23rd September 2025

Three sisters Jane Langdon, Bathsheba Peralta and Willa Serfaty will tonight launch their latest exhibition at the Fine Arts Gallery in Casemates featuring over 100 artworks spanning 25 years. At the Fine Arts Gallery, sisters Jane Langdon, Bathsheba Peralta and Willa Serfaty are showcasing some of their newest works and a selection from their private...

17th September 2025

Just three days before Gibraltar Netball’s U21 hit the courts to debut in the Netball World Youth Cup with their first match against the Cook Islands, the team’s positions have been revealed. Months of training, preparations and selections, in which some players unfortunately did not get past the initial long squad, now see the final...

17th September 2025

Penelope Louise, known as travel blogger The Flyaway Girl, has been inspired by life in Gibraltar to build her niche online showing “hidden gem” destinations. Over the years, she has amassed 114,000 followers on Instagram with posts about her trips to Japan, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Morocco, Greece, Germany, and moving to Gibraltar. Penelope, who...

17th September 2025

In the run-up to National Day, everywhere in Gibraltar is beautifully decorated in red and white, whether it is bunting, flags or decoration in shop fronts. This is all a sign of patriotism, of pride in being Gibraltarian, a celebration to mark the day Gibraltarians of past generations voted overwhelmingly to remain British in the...

15th September 2025

A fireside chat with the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, and Attorney General Michael Llamas discussing the UK/EU treaty will be the centrepiece of business-focused event to take place in London in October.  The chat, to be moderated by Peter Montegriffo, figures on the programme for the Gibraltar Business Conference in London, scheduled for October 21...

13th September 2025

By Brenda Cuby, CEO of GibSams Every September, GibSams marks Suicide Prevention Month. This year’s theme is Changing the Narrative on Suicide, and it’s a chance to open up more honest and respectful conversations about mental health and suicide. Before anything else, we want to say thank you. Our community continues to show strong support...

12th September 2025

The Gibraltar Study Circle – sounds more like an historical association. The last time it visited the Rock was in 2019. Now, in its 50th year it is back this coming week to celebrate this milestone. The GSC has a global membership with experts on Gibraltar stamps, its postal stationery and postal history. I have...

11th September 2025

The border is a barometer of Gibraltar’s relations with Spain that for decades has “defined” this community and its modern political development, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia said on Thursday.  Dr Garcia was speaking as he presented a new exhibition prepared by the team at the National Archives to mark this year’s 40th anniversary...