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15th October 2024

The UK Government is committed to resetting its relationship with the European Union and Gibraltar “is at the heart of this”, Nick Thomas-Symonds, the UK Minister for EU Relations, said on Monday. Mr Thomas-Symonds was addressing a reception in the Gherkin building in London organised by the Gibraltar Government as part of the Gibraltar Day...

15th October 2024

Author-poet-singer-songwriter and a touring troubadour, Gabriel Moreno is also a former Cultural Ambassador and although his artistic journey winds across the length and breadth of England he resides in London. He is currently working on his sixth album and is a prolific writer who posts new poems on his Facebook page every few days. However,...

14th October 2024

Concert Review By Manar Ben Tahayekt Last Saturday afternoon and evening, and the heart of Gibraltar’s old town was alive with anticipation. The Piazza was buzzing with an excited energy that seemed to hum in the very air. The concert, organised by the Gibraltar Music Association, was a vibrant celebration to promote and showcase local...

14th October 2024

Paola Hewitt started a knitting and crochet project after her mother's death to fill a void in her life and having completed 52 blankets in six months she is donating them to elderly residents on the Rock in ERS and the hospital. While her goal was to initially make a blanket for all residents within...

14th October 2024

By Geraldine Canepa What is the Menopause? Menopause; a word most women come to dread. It is commonly associated with the end of a woman’s reproductive years, in fact a woman is only considered to be in the menopause after a whole year without a period. Younger women can also go through the menopause when...

12th October 2024

Exclusive preview of his work at London’s National Portrait Gallery It may come as a surprise to many when internationally acclaimed Gibraltarian artist Christian Hook confesses, he is not interested in painting - “it is not the path that keeps me going,” he reveals. But that is what he does, I hear you say. Yes,...

11th October 2024

The GSD on Friday said it supports the introduction of reciprocal measures on the entry into Gibraltar in the event that new or further restrictions are applied to Gibraltar residents on entry to Spain. The Opposition was reacting to chaotic scenes at the border on Friday after Borders & Coastguard Officers were instructed to tighten...

11th October 2024

We are all familiar with the Alice books and they are undoubtedly Carroll’s masterpiece. But he did not just write about Alice, the rabbit and the Red Queen. The Hunting of the Snark is similarly appealing and fascinating, though perhaps not as famous. Two aspects of this work militate against its popularity: unlike the Alice...

10th October 2024

Young people and the impact of technology on their wellbeing is the focus of a week-long Mental Health Festival which opened at the Garrison Library on Tuesday evening.  Two guest speakers from the UK, Dr Susie Davies and Ian Russell, are visiting local schools to give presentations and workshops to students on how to avoid...

9th October 2024

By Brian Reyes and Maria Jesus Corrales Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on Wednesday urged Spain to accept “reasonable and well-balanced” proposals for a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar, or “condemn us all” to tough border controls that will complicate the lives of workers and ordinary people. Mr Picardo was reacting after Jose Manuel Albares, Spain’s Minister...

9th October 2024

By Rhiannon James, PA Political Staff, and Chronicle staff British sovereignty of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands is not up for negotiation, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he told MPs they “are British and will remain British”. He was addressing Opposition concerns after the UK Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the...

9th October 2024

The resounding success that was ‘Hotel El Yanito’ for three nights last week at Ince’s Hall has raised the stakes for those players who intend to carry the torch to brighten up the future of Llanito comedy. Nathan Conroy and Michael Prescott led an excellent cast of well-known and new faces in a tall tale...

8th October 2024

By Eric Rowbottom The Paralympics are done and dusted. I hope you all got the chance to watch elite athletes, at the peak of their performances, compete in the different sports and categories. So what did we learn? Hopefully, you realised that everyone can achieve greatness when you set your mind to it, you train...

7th October 2024

A UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with the bloc is “the only intelligent way” to manage the interdependence between Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar and avoid cross-border relations becoming “a geopolitical weakness” for the UK and Spain at a time of global upheaval. That was the view expressed by former Spanish Foreign Minister...

7th October 2024

The high number of smokers in Gibraltar, about double the rate in the UK, remains a serious source of concern, the Director of Public Health, Dr Helen Carter, said as the GHA joins Stoptober in a bid to encourage people to quit. Stoptober encourages smokers to quit smoking for 28 days and beyond, and Public...

5th October 2024

Last week we began a conversation about the music which influenced Gibraltar’s young musicians who were already part of the music scene in their early to mid-teens. They did not read a note of music and the music they played they learned with their musical ear picking up the chords and harmonies from the records...

4th October 2024

Some call it Blackstrap Cove, some Miami Beach and some Media Luna but too many called it a dumping ground for a number of years with construction rubble being offloaded there as far back as the 60s at least. However, that is set to all change thanks to the Department of Environment’s vision to restore...

3rd October 2024

Around 30 Royal Gibraltar Police officers on Wednesday completed a two-day public order refresher course at the Buffadero Training Centre.   During the intensive training, officers donned full protective and fire-resistant gear for scenarios that simulated real life incidents of violent public disorder.   The scenarios saw officers pelted with missiles and petrol bombs by other RGP...

2nd October 2024

The former deputy leader of the Conservative Party and Freeman of the City of Gibraltar, Michael Ancram, has died at the age of 79. Mr Ancram, known formally as the 13th Marquess of Lothian, held the party role under Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard for five years in the early 2000s. He also served...

2nd October 2024

Sometimes it is that juicy catch-up with a good friend, sometimes it can be a comfort meal shared with my family, or sometimes it can be time spent in solitude, at peace and perfectly content. Over the past 10 years I have been practising gratitude and actively looked for those “glimmers” or those moments of...

1st October 2024

The GSD on Monday voiced concern over “increasing” reports of “ongoing disruption” in the provision of Domiciliary Care and Home Support services through the Care Agency. In a statement, the Opposition said elderly individuals, persons with disabilities and others in need of these essential services were facing “unacceptable interruptions” to the care they rely on...

28th September 2024

The week Sergio Mendez died – now some three weeks ago – I received a phone call from my good friend – drummer extraordinaire – Victor Francis. The news had reminded him of his early musical encounters of the 1960s when he was a member of the popular local band The Echoes. They were influenced...

27th September 2024

Over 600 volunteers will take part in ‘Clean Up the World’ on Saturday, removing rubbish and waste from various sites across the Rock in a bid to help the environment.  Some 25 teams, including from several local schools, will be at local green areas, urban sites, coastal areas and open water, removing rubbish and creating...

26th September 2024

by Manar Ben Tahayekt Nestled in the rugged Rif Mountains, Chefchaouen is more than just a picturesque town; it is the heartbeat of my childhood. Its blue-washed streets hold memories of endless summer days, where the laughter echoed through the narrow alleys, and the scent of freshly baked bread mingled with crisp mountain air. Chefchaouen...

24th September 2024

A charitable donation of £68,679 has been left to Little Smiles by the late Edith Dawson in her will. The donation was presented to the charity last Thursday by the executors of her will; her close friend Douglas Vickers and Charles Gomez, and her solicitor Daniel Benyunes. The donation was presented to Lesley Chadwick, Chair...

24th September 2024

The fourth complainant in a Supreme Court trial described on Monday how he was sexually assaulted in a local estate as a child. The complainant, Master Y, told the jury he had been assaulted within an office of a local estate and that he also saw other children being abused. The defendant, Graham Southwell, 62,...

23rd September 2024

A mother fighting for better conditions for her disabled daughter chained herself to a cannon outside No.6 Convent Place on Monday, putting a spotlight on her family’s plight and calling on the government to do more to help.  Maryam Senouni, mother to 15-year-old Yamina, said her daughter was diagnosed with PURA Syndrome, a rare genetic...

23rd September 2024

New legislation to criminalise violent assaults on emergency workers will be brought before Parliament, the Minister for Justice, Nigel Feetham, has said. Addressing his Justice ministerial portfolio in an interview with the Chronicle, Mr Feetham also offered his views on persistent offending and youth offending, and on resourcing and morale within the Royal Gibraltar Police....

20th September 2024

An exhibition showcasing portrait and figurative work from 13 international and three local artists was officially opened at the Fine Arts Gallery on Tuesday.  Rock and Paper II follows on from the first Rock and Paper exhibition, and is organised by Ace Art founder John-Paul Bautista, featuring some 80 artworks from various artists.  The idea...

20th September 2024

The first ever Sky Arts Awards show presented a challenge for Gibraltarian artist Christian Hook who was asked to paint his musical heroes during the course of the live televised show. Held in London at the Roundhouse on Wednesday Christian, who won Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year in 2014, painted a never-before-seen rock...