Search Results

4th February 2025

Gibraltar has experienced a growing interest in equestrian sports, particularly among small groups of young people, with some notable successes in recent years. This rising enthusiasm is remarkable given that Gibraltar’s recent history saw little to no equestrian activity, with no official governing body, clubs, or facilities in place. Since the early 1980s, there has...

27th January 2025

Today on Holocaust Memorial Day, more local students have shared their experience of visiting Auschwitz concentration camp. The students attended a five-day trip to Poland as part of the ‘Learning From Auschwitz’ initiative last year and have penned their feelings, memories and thoughts on the experience. Where the birds don't sing By Jack Muscat-Byrne On...

25th January 2025

Today marks five years since a small corner of the front page of the Chronicle “urged calm following a China virus outbreak”. The news on coronavirus was topped by stories on an Antarctic swim and paid leave for bereaved parents, but a short interview with then Director of Public Health Dr Sohail Bhatti shone a...

16th January 2025

Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday, January 27, local students have shared their experience of visiting Auschwitz concentration camp. The students attended a five-day trip to Poland as part of the ‘Learning From Auschwitz’ last year and have penned their feelings, memories and thoughts on the experience. A journey through memory: a personal experience...

14th January 2025

Carl Viagas has carved out a career in heritage conservation that bridges the gap between history and modernity as a project manager and conservation officer for the Government. His work is a testament his deep love for the Rock’s rich past. He discussed his life and work, and it became clear this is not just...

10th January 2025

Gibraltar Cardiac Association will run its annual WearRedDay on Friday, February 7 during Heart Month, to raise awareness of heart health and help combat Gibraltar’s leading cause of death which is heart disease. In a statement from the Association it said that since its founding in 2016, it has supported the Lionel Perez Cardiac Rehabilitation...

1st January 2025

A winter moored at Queensway Marina aboard the yacht Sailing Hjem has given author Faye Allman, pen name Betsy Baskerville, the perfect backdrop for future crime novels. The Newcastle-based writer, alongside her husband Rob Johnson and their dog Yewy, are embracing life on a boat in Gibraltar while planning her next literary endeavours. Ms Allman...

12th December 2024

By James Neish £197,000. Se dice pronto. That’s the staggering amount we raised last year on GBC Open Day. It’s much more than a number – for many charities it’s a lifeline, enabling them to continue providing vital services to those who need them the most. Every single penny raised goes to charity. The money...

4th December 2024

Gibraltar marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in various ways yesterday, including stalls in Casemates and flying the disability flag at the border, over City Hall and outside St Bernard’s Hospital. A number of awareness stalls were set up in Casemates on Tuesday afternoon, which gave entities an opportunity to reflect on progress...

3rd December 2024

Just weeks after learning to ride a bicycle at age 68, Dr John Cortes, the Minister for Transport, completed an 11km bike ride on Sunday to raise funds for the GBC Open Day. In the process, he got deeper insight into the challenges faced by cyclists on Gibraltar’s congested roads. While the distance was not...

3rd December 2024

The Gibraltar Government and the Opposition underlined a shared commitment to disability rights as they marked today’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which this year has the theme ‘amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future’. The Ministry of Equality’s Supported Needs and Disability Office (SNDO) will host an...

29th November 2024

Broadcaster and musician Richard Cartwright was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cultural Awards on Thursday evening. The hour-long awards ceremony celebrated local culture and the contributions made by the community. Mr Cartwright was recognised for his lifelong service to Gibraltar through cultural programmes, his music and broadcasting spanning decades. He was presented...

28th November 2024

BOOK REVIEW It has been a long time coming, this book. In fact, so long that the original intention of the author was to publish twenty five stories. Now there are eighty two, a fact which makes this book a page turner six hundred and forty three times. Worry not, dear reader, because you can...

20th November 2024

Promoting positive conversation about men’s wellbeing was at the forefront of a conference at the Sunborn on Tuesday to mark International Men’s Day. ‘Breaking Barriers’ featured personal testimonies, a live poll, a keynote speaker, and panel discussions on positive role models and promoting better mental health support for men in the workplace. The conference organised...

15th November 2024

The Gibraltar Health Authority [GHA] will be deploying its community Mobile Health Unit to Casemates on Saturday from 9am to 2pm in support of World Diabetes Awareness Day. Nursing staff will be at hand throughout the morning to provide information, advice, screenings and support to those affected by diabetes. The public are invited to attend...

2nd November 2024

This week I decided to do something different at Alice’s Table. I invited two people I have known for a good many years. They are a couple who have been married 51 years and involved in teaching through most of their professional life. They bring not one but two interesting stories to our Table –...

24th October 2024

A walk from the Piazza to Casemates took place on Thursday, marking World Polio Day. Organised by the Rotary Club of Gibraltar, money was also raised for the polio immunisation campaign, an initiative matched by Rotary Clubs worldwide. The initiative also raised awareness on polio and put a spotlight on the importance of immunisation. Eric...

23rd October 2024

The Opposition on Wednesday accused the Government of a lack of oversight in the roll out of Lifecome Care’s domiciliary care services on the Rock, triggering a tense exchange in Parliament on Wednesday.  The GSD pointed to “mismanagement” and “dereliction” in the Government’s oversight of the transfer of the service to the new company, criticism...

19th October 2024

This week Alice’s Table returns to the guides and directories. The many of you who give mention to the interesting details found in these historically charged columns in which I try to uncover some forgotten elements from our past has once again led me to opening more pages. So here we are again. This time...

23rd September 2024

The RGP responds to more than one domestic report a day, ranging from verbal disturbances to assaults, with the force providing education to school-age children to counter harmful online messaging on relationships. Around 16% of all crimes reported to the RGP are considered a domestic and cases range across all ages from teens to elderly...

19th September 2024

Negotiators for a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar will meet in Brussels this morning for a high-level political negotiating round in a bid to progress toward an agreement that will guarantee post-Brexit border fluidity for people and goods. The meeting, scheduled to run from 10.30am to 2pm in the Commission’s Berlaymont building, will bring together Commissioner...

16th September 2024

Negotiators for a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with the bloc will hold another four-way political summit in Brussels on Thursday to continue the work toward an agreement. The meeting, the third of its kind, will bring together UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares, European Commission vice president Maroš...

13th September 2024

By Joe Adambery This year, the National Day concert successfully delivered a diverse programme featuring a mix of heavy rock, popular chart classics, indie rock, and taverna /troubadour music. Jensen Callejon who has previously organised these concerts, put together Dead City Radio, Bob and The Boys, TCB, Cedar and bill topping Gabriel Moreno and the...

7th September 2024

By Keith Azopardi, Leader of the Opposition As we celebrate another National Day it’s also an opportunity to reflect on the challenges on our domestic and international horizon. Nearly 12 months on from the closest election ever the issues of domestic governance - that affect you every day - that affect the cash in your...

7th September 2024

We return this week to the ‘Views of Gibraltar’, a book published by V.B.Cumbo, a Gibraltarian photographer working at the time also producing a great variety of postcards out of all the photographs he took. Last week we published as part of Alice’s Table the photographs of the views and changing landscape of Gibraltar –...

5th September 2024

Gibraltar’s lifeguards were commended for their work throughout the bathing season in an awards ceremony recently at the John Mackintosh Hall. The event highlighted the hard work and dedication of the Rock’s 28 lifeguards. They were commended by the Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, for the 17 rescues carried out across Gibraltar this...

28th August 2024

By Neve Clinton This summer the Mindspace project has held their second Summer Program, with more in the pipeline for the coming academic year. Their Summer Camp, entitled ‘Knowing our Gibraltar’, saw visits to the Northern Defences, the Fire Station and the Alameda Wildlife Park, as well as a dolphin watching trip. It also included...

22nd August 2024

Caring for animals is at the heart of the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park (AWCP), something which the team are encouraging members of the public to take to heart. For years, a range of exotic pets no longer deemed fit for the home by members of the public are brought to the AWCP, with the park...

26th July 2024

By Simon Warburton To the Sunborn again where Deloitte in Gibraltar was hosting its Conduct Risk Conference with manager Robin Petrie leading a conversation on greenwashing, but just what is it? According to Petrie, greenwashing is when businesses make misleading or unsubstantiated claims about environmental performance. Like it or not, we live on an extraordinarily...

8th July 2024

As the school summer holidays appraoches many parents will be looking at how they will manage their summer and provide their children with something to do. Work, the concerns raised by the cost of living, hot summers days and what has always seemed as a long holiday (although it is generally the same length every...