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13th May 2024

Health and Social Care staff across Gibraltar have attended an innovative Dementia Palliative Care Course, delivered virtually by St Christopher’s Hospice, London, thanks to Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society (GADS). The course is aimed at enhancing the quality of care for individuals living locally with Dementia and was organised in collaboration with palliative care doctor,...

13th May 2024

Marta Miranda, a former Head Girl at Westside School, is currently performing as an actor-musician in ‘The Bar At The Edge Of Time’, a gig theatre-style production aimed at adults with profound and multiple learning difficulties, staged by Frozen Light Theatre. With Miss Miranda performing across various disciplines, as well as being the company’s drummer,...

13th May 2024

Floyd Swift has completed his four challenges for 2024 for Cancer Relief Gibraltar and has raised over £3,100 in the process. This is his third year of challenges which he does in memory of his mother Rose Brashier (née Porro) and stepfather Graham who lost their battles with cancer. He didn’t do all of it...

13th May 2024

By Frankie Hatton Adrian Pisarello has released his latest album on St Patrick’s Day, entitled ‘Songs of Drink and Demise’. His band ‘Boys on the Black Stuff’ is a five-piece acoustic band whose songs are greatly inspired by Irish folk or Celtic punk. The band was formed by Adrian out of his love and admiration...

11th May 2024

I admit that some of Alice’s Tables are more difficult than others. Tough to write, and hard to work out how to approach them. I think about my own approach a lot. Everyone is different. For starters I know some more than others at a working or personal level. Others I don’t know at all....

9th May 2024

The Minister for Environment, Dr John Cortes, chaired a meeting of the NetZero Delivery Body at No.6 Convent Place, on Thursday morning. The Minister for Utilities and the Port, Gemma Arias-Vasquez was present as well as members of the Board comprised of representatives and stakeholders from cross Government departments, agencies and authorities. The Board discussed...

8th May 2024

CYE-CYL and Help Me Learn Africa have continued their collaboration ‘Travel With A Purpose’, with the event set to take place in July 2024. After the success of last year’s project, the two local charities are collaborating once again, deciding to take on a bigger task. Designed with the intention to combine the self-development work...

7th May 2024

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo dismissed claims on Tuesday that he interfered with Operation Delhi to protect his close friend and mentor, James Levy, KC, insisting his focus was on preventing reputational risk to Gibraltar and, later, his firm belief that former police Commissioner Ian McGrail had lied to him. Mr Picardo was giving evidence to...

6th May 2024

As the Gibraltar Amateur Basketball Association celebrates its 60th Anniversary we wanted to bring you a special feature celebrating its history and path through sport in Gibraltar. At the helm of basketball on this present day sits Mr John Gonçalves, a man who not only has been associated with the sport since its founding days,...

6th May 2024

The Royal Gibraltar Regiment held a series of special events as part of its Regimental Week celebrations last month, marking its 85th anniversary. The week's events kicked off with a Regiment fun-filled Family Day at Devil’s Tower Camp for all serving members, where they enjoyed various activities including laser tag, bouncy castles, and face painting....

6th May 2024

The number of melanomas diagnosed by the GHA has sharply increased over recent years with Director of Public Health Dr Helen Carter encouraging the public to attend a skin cancer screening day this Sunday. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Gibraltar and results in a third of all cancers diagnosed locally. Most cases...

4th May 2024

The Neanderthal story is one we all know well. These pages have carried many stories on new findings over the years, and at a personal level, I have been writing about the Neanderthals for more than 40 years. For some reason we are forever drawn to this story which remains fresh and exciting and continues...

3rd May 2024

Gibraltar Enterprise Scheme All ten applicants for the Gibraltar Enterprise Scheme (GES) have now been informed as to their success or otherwise following a review by the Referral Panel, which is mainly made up of representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses. The GES was announced in August 2023, with...

2nd May 2024

A fraudster who told “sick lies” to dupe friends into transferring £200,000 to his personal bank accounts was on Thursday jailed by the Supreme Court. Darren Gonzalez, 29, of Mid Harbour Estate, admitted to 16 counts of fraud by false representation against two complainants who were university friends residing in the UK. Prosecutor Johann Fernandez...

2nd May 2024

Gibraltar features in a BBC Studios Science Unit documentary film Secrets of the Neanderthals, that reveals new discoveries and advances in science that are leading to a deeper understanding of our closest relatives. “The Neanderthals survived for over 300,000 years yet for some reason, they are gone, and we remain. This archaeological adventure sets out...

2nd May 2024

The Care Agency has acquired a brand new, fully adaptable and accessible bus, aimed at significantly improving transport for Learning Disability Services at St Bernadette’s Resource Centre. The new bus is designed with accessibility in mind and ensures that individuals with varying mobility, health and behavioural needs can comfortably and safely access transportation that aligns...

29th April 2024

Pedro Sanchez on Monday said he would remain as Prime Minister of Spain, calling on society to reflect and reject what he termed the “politics of shame”. Mr Sanchez was speaking during a live broadcast to the country after announcing last Wednesday in a letter on X that he was considering resigning. The letter came...

25th April 2024

By Aysha Panter Last month marked International Women’s Day - a time to celebrate Women’s hard-won rights and reflect on the work we still need to do. Unfortunately, the former is much easier for politicians than the latter. While celebrating women’s progress and achievements is vital, this alone isn’t moving us forward. The government's continued...

25th April 2024

By Andrew Dark A warm and lively audience gathered at Ince’s Hall last Sunday to watch a co-production by our very own local ‘Theatre Makers’ and ‘Teatro Mijas’ from Spain of a Spanish adaptation of Reginald Rose’s tense courtroom drama ‘12 Angry Men’ (12 Sin Piedad). This powerful play finds new life under esteemed director...

24th April 2024

There are many from abroad that describe Gibraltar as an island, but we’re not. We are a peninsula: meaning, we are surrounded by the sea on three sides and not four as is an island. But that’s not important. We still have the sea all around us and we’ve existed looking at it all our...

23rd April 2024

The Care Agency has agreed to pay £10m to settle a personal injury claim brought by Curtis Sullivan, a disabled man who suffered severe injury causing paralysis while under their care at Dr Giraldi Home. The landmark settlement, confirmed during a hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, is the largest payout by the Gibraltar...

23rd April 2024

GibSams has announced the return of its Wellbeing at Work Conference on Thursday, May 9, aboard the Sunborn. Building on the success of last year's event, this year's conference promises to deliver even more valuable insights and practical strategies for fostering mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, said a statement from organisers. The theme...

22nd April 2024

Gibraraltarian artist Alan Perez has exhibited his installation piece in Madrid exhibition ‘Una idea de paisaje’. Madrid-based artist and curator Juan Carlos Bracho invited creatives from Madrid, the Campo de Gibraltar and abroad to explore the idea of landscape through different perspectives, methodologies and disciplines and to develop an art project, ‘Una idea de paisaje’....

20th April 2024

Sitting back at our Table this week is Manolo Perez who as we discovered last week had more than a few stories to tell – and is a great storyteller who has served this community both within the Government Civil Service and in the Private Sector. The former Managing Director of Lyonnaise des Eaux (Gibraltar)...

19th April 2024

This Sunday, locally based runner Emilia Todorova will take part in the London marathon raising funds for both Alzheimer Scotland and the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society (GADS). Ms Todorova is fundraising as dementia runs in her family and she has had other personal experiences with it. “My great grandmother had dementia when I was...

19th April 2024

By Marti Crespo One of the most long-lived and well-known territorial disputes in Europe began three hundred and twenty years ago in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. In the War of the Spanish Succession, an Anglo-Dutch squadron commanded by Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, former viceroy of Catalonia during the last years of Charles II...

18th April 2024

A tabletop exercise took place at No6 Convent Place on W4ednesday which was coordinated by the Office of Civil Contingencies to test Gibraltar’s capabilities in the event of a major fire in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. The Minister with responsibility for Civil Contingencies, Leslie Bruzon, oversaw the exercise which included participation from senior representatives...

18th April 2024

Experimental filmmaker and artist Nina Danino will present her latest work ‘Maria’ this evening, April 18 at Ince’s Hall. Elena Scialtiel interviewed Ms Danino and asked her why she chose soprano Maria Callas as the subject of her latest production. Why Maria Callas? Callas is the perfect subject on which to make an art film...

18th April 2024

Very few artists can top the interest and plaudits that Albert Hammond’s latest album, ‘Body of Work’, has garnered from the music industry. He has recently spent considerable time on Zoom interviews across the globe and, notably, the US publication ‘American Songwriter’ carried an interview and review article singing the praises of the artist’s latest...

17th April 2024

A recent TikTok trend had me hooked for hours where a content creator claimed: “The smartest person you know watches reality TV”. Many responses to the original video talked about how reality TV is a reflection of society and a study into sociology, psychology and anthropology in the making. There were responses from neurodivergent people...