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7th May 2025

Plans to establish a temporary facility for St Martin’s School at the former Strength Factory site on Glacis Road have triggered a political row, with the Opposition accusing the Government of poor planning and the Government defending the move as a necessary short-term measure ahead of a long-term solution that will soon be announced. The...

7th May 2025

The Gibraltar Horticultural Society is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Spring Flower Show, which proved to be a resounding success with a record-breaking number of entries. This year’s show saw over 40 adult entries and more than 100 junior entries – the highest number recorded to date. The annual Gibraltar Horticultural Society...

6th May 2025

A Town Hall meeting on the local domiciliary care service provision laid bare public frustrations, highlighted key issues, and signalled plans for improvements during a three hour-long lively session at Ince’s Hall on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting centred around the snap transition to Community Care Domiciliary Services Limited [CCDSL] to provide for Gibraltar’s care needs....

5th May 2025

Local band Cedar is releasing the debut EP ‘Past Lives’ later this month, with their music based on personal experiences and relationships. Known for their fresh take on indie and alternative rock, the band is steadily making waves in the local music scene. Their latest single, I’m Gone, is a taste of what's to come...

5th May 2025

After a childhood scarred by the financial devastation caused by gambling addiction, Stephanie White recently attended the Ethical Gambling Forum in Gibraltar in her mission to highlight gambling-related harm. Ms White grew up in Merseyside, UK, living with the damage gambling addiction wreaked on her family. Early memories of her father’s gambling addiction include bailiffs...

2nd May 2025

In this abridged extract from the latest edition of his book ‘Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know’, journalist and author William Chislett, a former a correspondent of The Times of London in Madrid and the Financial Times in Mexico, and a regular face at the Gibraltar Literary Festival, analyses the main challenges currently facing Spain....

30th April 2025

Local filmmaker Moe Acharki’s film, The Haunted House Hotel, has been selected in the Academy Award-qualifying ‘In The Palace’ film festival, The movie, which he described as a short film mockumentary comedy based in a hotel where “the rooms are okay, the owner dangerously quirky and the murders deliciously unsolved,” although that might be about...

30th April 2025

David Walliams, the sharp-tongued yet soft-hearted titan of British comedy, had Gibraltarians roaring with laughter and showed his softer side during his recent appearance in the lead up to the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival 2025. Known to most as one-half of the wildly successful Little Britain duo alongside Matt Lucas, Walliams has since leapt into...

29th April 2025

Pope Francis was a “father of the world”, the Bishop Carmel Zammit said on Tuesday evening during a requiem mass at the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned. Churchgoers lined the cathedral, with no seat left empty, to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis in a solemn service. The Governor Lt Gen Sir...

29th April 2025

The Young Enterprise teams in Gibraltar are gearing up to the final and in the meantime they have curated projects aimed at benefiting the local community and promoting sustainability, culture, and well-being. Projects such as Macapz encourage exploration of Gibraltar through a photo competition with Macaque figures, while Enviromemo promotes energy-saving habits with eco-friendly reminder...

29th April 2025

As the warmer weather approaches, much like any shopping addict, I’m spending hours and hours scrolling through my favourite websites and social media pages. I’m picturing how I’ll wear and style each outfit, judging whether I’ll add them to my cart only because of the price. But while I am looking to expand my wardrobe...

29th April 2025

The town of Jonesville sits in the western point of Virginia, almost to where the state meets with Kentucky and Tennessee. In fact, just a short drive away, you can go up the Tri-State Peak mountain and stand on all three states at the same time. My husband grew up there, and since we met...

25th April 2025

I often say every one of us has a story to tell. I believe that after almost six and a half years since Alice’s Table began I have proven this. The stories of where we have come from are incredibly fascinating – our connections from a common past we share both rich and revealing of...

25th April 2025

Keith Madeira is a PhD student at the University of Gibraltar, is currently working on his PhD thesis titled: ‘Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar. Using GIS to evaluate the efficiency of the British defences of the fortress at Gibraltar from 1704 - 1900.’ Mr Madeira has a professional background in geographical information systems, cyber...

24th April 2025

Some patients have been unable to leave Ocean Views due to a lack of housing, causing bottlenecks in the system, the 2024 Mental Health Board report has found. This means those patients are “stuck in limbo” waiting for a transfer to suitable accommodation or, in the case of dementia patients, to facilities managed by the...

23rd April 2025

Simon Dumas will release his new solo song ‘Bonfire’ tomorrow on streaming platforms. Simon left for the US to seek a life in music nearly seven years ago, becoming a member of country rock band King Calaway, releasing various albums and touring with big name country stars. They did national TV and radio, they played...

22nd April 2025

Famous comedian and author David Walliams will be hosting a stand-up comedy show followed by question and answer session on Thursday at the Europa Sports Arena. The event called An Audience With David Walliams is a prelude to the 2025 Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival and will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 7pm...

22nd April 2025

“The world should have listened,” the Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, has said as today the world marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. This year’s theme is ‘Our Power, Our Planet’ which focuses on renewable energy with the aim to triple the global generation of clean electricity in the next five years....

21st April 2025

By Selwyn Figueras On 1 February this year, I had the privilege to speak at Gibtalks about the impact and dangers of smartphones and social media for children. What follows, given the context of the publication of draft legislation to ban smartphones from school a few weeks ago, is a shortened version of what I...

21st April 2025

By Gavin Cordon, PA Two weeks after his surprise election as pontiff, Pope Francis carried out the Maundy Thursday ritual of washing and kissing the feet of 12 people, replicating Christ’s gesture of humility to his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion. But in a notable break with tradition, the ceremony took place not...

21st April 2025

by Gabriella Peralta and Brian Reyes A book of condolences has been opened at the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. The news was announced at 9.45am on Easter Monday by Cardinal...

16th April 2025

The Miss Gibraltar 2025 pageant is now open for entries with the special event celebrating its 60th anniversary. Pageant organiser Kelvin Hewitt has opened the recruitment and announced the 60th edition will be held on Saturday, August 16. He told the Chronicle that he is looking for young women who are confident, passionate, and proud...

15th April 2025

Earlier this week, I went out for dinner with a group of former school friends who I hadn’t spent time with since my Westside days. These are the friends who I saw on a daily basis, then came home and we’d call each other and carry on talking. These are also the friends whose phone...

14th April 2025

This weekend, Gibraltar’s iconic St. Michael’s Cave became a comedy hotspot, hosting a two-night stand-up event that had audiences in fits of laughter. The ancient, echoing walls set the stage for a night of sharp humour and infectious energy, transforming this historic site into a one-of-a-kind venue for comedy. The evening began with Adeel Faqih,...

14th April 2025

Since I moved to Washington DC, I’ve been watching The West Wing for the first time, making my way nightly through all seven seasons. It passed me by when it originally aired back in the early 2000s. I don’t think I was very political in my teens, and I don’t remember anyone else my age...

13th April 2025

For mother Lucy Ware, her daughter Lottie’s diagnosis with the most severe form of Spina Bifida highlights the need for awareness. After a 20-week pregnancy scan Lucy Ware was told her daughter Lottie had a severe form of Spina Bifida, called Myelomeningocele, and what has followed is a journey of love and staying positive through...

11th April 2025

A four-day Multi-Agency Gold Incident Command (MAGIC) course was recently delivered in Gibraltar by the UK’s College of Policing. The course was jointly organised by the Office of Civil Contingencies and the Royal Gibraltar Police. Senior commanders and officers from several organisations took part in the training, including the Royal Gibraltar Police, Gibraltar Fire and...

11th April 2025

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced a change in its recruitment policy that will allow British nationals resident in Gibraltar to apply to join the RAF directly for the first time. This new policy removes the previous requirement for British nationals living in Gibraltar to have resided in the United Kingdom for five years...

9th April 2025

The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) recently hosted a specialist team from Evelina London Children’s Hospital as part of its ongoing commitment to delivering a high-quality, integrated neurodevelopmental service for children and young people. The visit coincided with World Autism Awareness Day and focused on supporting local clinicians, therapists, educators and mental health professionals in their...

9th April 2025

The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) has been granted approval to become a centre for the delivery of the European Trauma Course, with the first course set to take place at the Sunborn Hotel from April 14, 2025. The training programme, supported by a donation from the Kusuma Trust, will provide local healthcare professionals with skills...