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8th April 2025

Ermelinda Duarte is showing five years of handmade clay works that reflect her commitment to environmental consciousness and artistic experimentation. Ermelinda Duarte has launched first solo exhibition, The Touch of Earth, at the Fine Arts Gallery this month, showcasing five years of innovative work. The exhibition includes collaborative and personal works, focusing on themes like...

8th April 2025

An 89-year-old man has died following a serious road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a heavy goods vehicle on Winston Churchill Avenue on Monday afternoon, the Royal Gibraltar Police has confirmed. Emergency services responded to the incident at the junction of Winston Churchill Avenue and Glacis Road shortly after 3.16pm on April 7. The...

7th April 2025

A not-for-profit company owned by Community Care Gibraltar will take over the provision of domiciliary care and home support services under contract to the Care Agency. Community Care Domiciliary Services Limited [CCDSL] will take over from LifeCome Care Gibraltar and will take on its workforce to ensure continuity of service. “The new company will operate...

7th April 2025

Calls to Childline jump 82% after ‘sadly successful’ anti-abuse campaign Childline Gibraltar is grappling with an 82% increase in calls after a “sadly successful” campaign safeguarding local children from abuse, particularly sexual abuse. Childline launched its ‘Stay Safe’ campaign in March aimed at empowering children to stay safe from harm, but in turn, the charity...

4th April 2025

Academics and researchers from both sides of the border came together in the Garrison Library on Friday for the start of a three-day series of historical talks organised by the Instituto de Estudios Campgibraltareños (IEG), of which Gibraltar is a founding member. This is the 17th edition of this annual conference and the fourth time...

3rd April 2025

Raul Mesa, a fitness instructor and nutritionist, has launched his first book, Searching for Balance, an exploration of mental health, nutrition and exercise. All profits of the book will go towards supporting local mental health projects. The book delves into mental health, nutrition and physical exercise, especially as modern stress factors are increasingly challenging individuals’...

3rd April 2025

SilverLine, a helpline and befriending service for people over 55 in Gibraltar addressing loneliness and isolation, was launched by GibSams on Thursday. The service was launched thanks to £80,000 funding from the GHA’s Covid-19 fund, and additional donations of £40,000 each from the Peter J. Isola Foundation and the Kusuma Trust. The service will start...

3rd April 2025

Joe Adambery reviews ‘The Crooked Timber’ an 80-page booklet by Giordano Durante and Gabriel Moreno. I recently found myself invited to review a small new book from two local poets. The Crooked Timber is an 80-page booklet compiled by Giordano Durante and Gabriel Moreno, two poets, both middle aged. Both family men juggling life and...

3rd April 2025

Gibraltar Rugby and Public Health Gibraltar have teamed up to deliver the 15th edition of the Gibraltar Corporate Touch Rugby Tournament. A five-week series designed to promote workplace wellbeing and get people moving. The tournament kicks off on Monday 15th April and runs across five dates: 15/04, 29/04, 09/05, 16/05, and 22/05. It is anticipated...

2nd April 2025

The Gibraltar Government insisted on Wednesday that schools are prepared for emergencies amid concerns triggered by an incident in which a group of young trespassers entered Westside School during class time last week. Teachers’ union NASUWT and the GSD have both questioned the Government’s response following the incident, during which students were told to barricade...

2nd April 2025

Some 19 couples renewed their marriage vows last Friday at the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned, celebrating 50, 40 and 25 years of married life. Seven of them tied the knot 50 years ago, six of them 40 years ago and seven of them 25 years ago. Mgr Charles Azzopardi was standing in for...

1st April 2025

After an hour at a careers panel fielding questions from comprehensive-aged students, I walked off the small stage into a green room. A handful of exam-aged students were there to gain a further understanding of journalism and try their chances for an opportunity to do some work experience. A fleeting conversation with a teenager had...

31st March 2025

The GSD said the transfer of domiciliary care and home support to Lifecome Care was “shambolic from start to finish” and “a crisis” entirely of the Gibraltar Government’s making. In a hard-hitting statement, the GSD said there was “no real oversight” of the £3.8m contract, as it called for urgent clarity on what will happen...

31st March 2025

A few years ago, I wrote a column about the decision to include traffic lights in Gibraltar with an inclusive message around Pride. There had been a backlash around the very idea of LGBT people within the community being represented in any visible way. I explained what it meant, after so many years of being...

28th March 2025

The Royal Gibraltar Police has bid farewell to Superintendent Nolan Romero and Inspector Albert Fernandez, who both retired on Friday. The two officers, who attended the same nursery and school, had separate send-offs at New Mole House Police Station, where colleagues gathered to say their goodbyes. Inspector Fernandez joined the RGP in 1997 and served...

28th March 2025

In today’s edition Khaoula Elandaloussi spoke to Chronicle reporter Manar Ben Tahayekt about the meaning of Ramadan and gave a personal insight from a woman’s perspective. What does Ramadan mean to you personally? Personally it means a new beginning to rejuvenate our lives by strengthening our relationship with Allah. A turning point for every Muslim...

28th March 2025

John Langdon – today continues to be an active member of the artistic community on the Rock. He forms part of the current Gibraltar Fine Arts Society committee with its base at the Fine Arts Gallery. His involvement in the art and conservation scene will take us back to the 1970s. An Architectural Consultant, John...

27th March 2025

The Development and Planning Commission will carry out an on-site visit to the Eastside development plot to properly understand any potential impact on Catalan Bay. The decision was taken at the DPC’s meeting on Thursday, where developer TNG Realty’s application for full planning permission for this phase of the project was approved, subject to that...

27th March 2025

Distinguished theatre director and historian Tristan Marshall is currently adjudicating this year’s Gibraltar International Drama Festival with 16 performances throughout the week-long event. In today’s edition Mr Marshall spoke about what he looks out for when judging and the high standard of performances he has seen so far. This week theatre groups from Gibraltar and...

25th March 2025

The GHA Mobile Health Unit began operating across Gibraltar’s districts on Tuesday, starting at Casemates Square. The service offers Well Person Clinics to members of the public aged 16 and over. The programme aims to provide immediate health checks and offer guidance on nutrition and general wellbeing. Medical histories will be reviewed alongside smoking and...

25th March 2025

by Matthew Turnock Daily life in Gibraltar as someone with cerebral palsy involves a mix of routine and unexpected challenges. Managing my schedule and coordinating with carers takes up a significant part of my day. Unfortunately, care is inconsistent as I can't always rely on carers coming at the specified times. Though I have carers...

25th March 2025

The Commissioner of Police, Richard Ullger, reflected on the significant resilience challenges facing the Royal Gibraltar Police and the impact these have on policing functions as he welcomed 21 new officers to the force on Monday afternoon. Lined up in Central Hall, 21 Royal Gibraltar Police officers and two Gibraltar Defence Police officers were inspected...

24th March 2025

After losing her childhood friend Freyja to brain cancer, Nina Macedo was inspired to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research by taking on the SuperHalfs, a series of six world-class half marathons. She trains with Carpe Diem Running Club and has already completed races in Valencia and Lisbon, with upcoming runs in Prague, Cardiff, Berlin,...

24th March 2025

Tomorrow is World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day and in this piece Manar Ben Tahayekt has detailed her life as a person with cerebral palsy. Growing up with cerebral palsy has shaped my life in profound ways, influencing not just how I experience the world but also how I navigate challenges. From an early age, I...

24th March 2025

A university project analysing the influence of migration on the make-up of Irish Town has received a commendation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Mariam Pinto Rodriguez, a second year masters student in Architecture, completed the dissertation while at the Manchester School of Architecture, which aimed to examine migrant flows through forms of...

20th March 2025

The Gibraltar Parliament paid tribute to former Speaker and Supreme Court judge John Alcantara, CBE, who died last weekend aged 99 after a life of public service. Karen Ramagge, the Speaker of Parliament, led the tributes and said Mr Justice Alcantara had been firm and practical in his approach to his judicial and parliamentary duties,...

19th March 2025

Local students discussed barriers for women and gender balance in the legal industry at a workshop led by lawyers at Hassans. Some 17 students from Bayside, Westside, Gibraltar College, Prior Park and the Gibraltar Boys Secondary School attended the two-hour session. The workshop was led by Gibraltar’s first female KC, Gillian Guzman, and fellow lawyers...

18th March 2025

“The worst-case scenarios were utterly unthinkable,” Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Tuesday, as he looked back on five years since the Covid-19 pandemic and ahead to plans for an inquiry to ensure all possible lessons are learned. Standing behind a lectern, Mr Picardo briefed journalists live from No.6 Convent Place, just as he had...

18th March 2025

It has been five years since the Gibraltar joined many other countries and locked down for the Covid-19 pandemic. Talks of PPE, the virus, safety measures, infection rates and death figures featured daily on our news channels and in our newspapers. For the staff at the Chronicle, the way we went about our daily tasks...

16th March 2025

Women from across the globe have shared their stories in pocket booklets called zines, in a local exhibition marking International Women’s Day. The zines and recordings of personal testimonies are currently on display at the GEMA Gallery, which celebrates the voices and stories of women from all walks of life. A zine is a self-published...