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2nd June 2025

A decade later Art continues to find new growth in Gibraltar’s national art gallery For years I had been listening to Mario Finlayson – my art teacher, friend and family member – emphasising the importance of Gibraltar establishing its own national art gallery. I remember the plans he designed for the old King’s Bastion Power...

2nd June 2025

The Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery is celebrating its 10th anniversary tomorrow with a re-curation and a special programme of events. The team at Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) have worked hard to curate and revamp the Gallery, with the efforts including pieces from acclaimed artist Christian Hook, who is now the seventh artist represented at...

29th May 2025

A person is most likely to practice first aid on someone they love, the Lord Prior of the Order of St John, Mark Compton, said as he underscored the importance of training within the community. Mr Compton’s key message during his two-day visit to Gibraltar was to highlight how crucial first aid is in saving...

28th May 2025

By Eyleen Gomez and Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent It took 12 days but Lewis Pugh has swum 59 miles around the island of Martha’s Vineyard, the location where iconic movie Jaws was filmed 50 years ago, in a bid to raise awareness of the importance of sharks to ocean ecology. Upon completing it on...

27th May 2025

The Duke of Edinburgh Cup has committed £20,000 in youth grants which will be in partnership with the Rotary Club. Rotary Club president Ron Wagemakers announced that the Duke of Edinburgh Cup will continue to invest into Gibraltar youth activities for the next three years. The Rotary Club will administer the funds through a grant...

22nd May 2025

In today’s edition book blogger Kimberly Foreman reviews five star read, full of likeable characters and a heartwarming story. Genre: Contemporary fiction / drama You’ve probably heard of this week’s author, Liane Moriarty. Moriarty wrote Apples Never Fall, Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, all of which have been adapted into television series. I’m...

22nd May 2025

Loreto Convent School has officially reopened one of Gibraltar’s most iconic buildings as The Francis Hall, a newly refurbished multi-purpose venue named in memory of the late Pope Francis. Visible from Europa Road and long recognised by the illuminated statue of Our Lady on its rooftop, the historic structure has been transformed into a modern...

21st May 2025

Unite the Union has elected a new Executive Committee and Chair for Gibraltar following a conference held on Wednesday. More than 80 shop stewards and activists gathered to vote in the new Executive, which will serve for the next three years. Ann Smith, Public Sector Convenor, was elected as the new Chair of Unite Gibraltar...

21st May 2025

Recycle.gi and Metalrok Ltd will once again host a collection stall at the upcoming Nautilus Project World Oceans Day prizegiving ceremony offering the public an opportunity to donate clean, usable textiles and pre-loved running shoes in support of communities in Senegal. The initiative, taking place at the on June 6 at MUGA Hall from 6.00pm,...

20th May 2025

The Young Shakespeare Company entertained more than 2,000 upper primary and secondary school students in Gibraltar last week with daily performances of Twelfth Night. Each performance began with an interactive session, followed by a modern-day interpretation of the Shakespearean comedy. The cast involved students from the audience in selected roles, bringing the play to life...

20th May 2025

And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with individuals having different points of view and those positions being respected, however many opinions may arise on any particular subject. They should be allowed to be held. Take, for instance, the different points of view regarding popular music. There are those that say that the ‘80s were the best,...

20th May 2025

The Gibraltar cycling team continues their journey from Lourdes to Gibraltar, covering nearly 600 kilometres in the first four days of their 1,200-kilometre challenge in support of Brain Tumour Research and Kidney Care Gibraltar. Jimmy Alcantara, Ian Howes, Glen Ballantine, and Tony Yusifredo left Lourdes last Thursday which marked the start of a 1,200km cycle...

19th May 2025

The Department of Education has purchased 30 copies of Healthy Eating Adventures, a children’s book created by ‘Balanced Being’, one of this year’s Young Enterprise teams. The books will be distributed across all Gibraltar schools. The team of nine students from Bayside School met with the Director of Education, Keri Scott, to present the book...

19th May 2025

By Amanda Simmons Imagine Elizabeth Bennet, the fiercely principled heroine of Pride and Prejudice, strolling through the streets of Gibraltar. Picture her pausing for a moment, only to watch a seemingly endless cascade of discarded cigarette stubs littering the ground. Would she hold her tongue and accept this with quiet resignation? Certainly not. Elizabeth, with...

16th May 2025

The Supreme Court paid tribute on Thursday to John Alcantara, Gibraltar’s first Gibraltarian puisne judge, who died earlier this year aged 99. The tribute was led by Chief Justice Anthony Dudley, who described Mr Alcantara as “one of the outstanding Gibraltarians of his generation” whose life had been devoted to public service. Mr Alcantara was...

16th May 2025

This week on Alice’s Table we are concentrating and looking at the old adverts in the Gibraltar Directory. We have looked briefly in the past but a more focused approach as you will appreciate will give us new insight into our past. The directories date back to the 1800s – the first known directory according...

16th May 2025

Community Care Domiciliary Services Ltd has launched a refresher training programme aimed at improving the quality of care provided to the most vulnerable members of the community. The programme, which began on Monday May 12, included training sessions on assisting and moving people, medication, lone working and breakaway techniques, safeguarding, basic life support, health and...

16th May 2025

In today’s edition, Environmental Safety Group founding member Janet Howitt looks back at their beginnings and work over the past 25 years. 25 years ago today, Janet Howitt co-founded the Environmental Safety Group (ESG) when campaigning about nuclear submarine HMS Tireless paying a visit to the Rock on May 16, 2000. In brief, Ms Howitt’s...

15th May 2025

The Gibraltar Health Authority and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Gibraltar partnered with Cardiff University and City Hospice to deliver two training courses on advanced communication in palliative and end-of-life care for healthcare professionals. Held at Bleak House from May 5 to 8, the courses aimed to strengthen communication skills across all disciplines, enabling both specialist and...

14th May 2025

A full planning application for the creation of a 23-unit halfway house for men at 1 Johnstone’s Passage has been filed with the Town Planner. The developer, Bridge House Charitable Trust, is seeking permission to convert the existing three-storey building, which is currently vacant, into a halfway house, offering temporary accommodation for men facing challenging...

14th May 2025

In today’s edition Francesca Makey has shared her story of being diagnosed with gynaecological cancer in a bid to raise awareness for this month’s ‘Get Lippy’ campaign. Francesca Makey was only 17 when her life changed. One day she was stressing over A-levels like every other teenager, and the next, she was staring at the...

14th May 2025

The Gibraltar FA has announced a special sporting farewell to the Victoria Stadium which will take place next month on June 21, ahead of the stadium’s full demolition which is set to resume in the Autumn. Under the banner of the ‘Final Whistle’ the association hopes to “celebrate Gibraltar’s sporting history at Victoria Stadium, which...

13th May 2025

Comedian Ed Gamble will perform in Gibraltar this autumn as part of his first-ever international tour ‘Ed Gamble Live’. The tour begins in Portugal on November 11 and will take the award-winning comedian across a number of major European and US cities before concluding in New York on February 28, 2026. The Gibraltar show is...

13th May 2025

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has announced a programme of events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery. The Gallery, located at the City Hall, will reopen on Tuesday, June 3 following a short closure for refurbishment and re-curation. The updated layout will feature new...

13th May 2025

By PA Political Staff Sir Keir Starmer said high net migration figures had caused “incalculable” damage to British society as he set out a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of people coming to the UK. The Prime Minister, who said the country risks becoming an “island of strangers” without better integration, said...

12th May 2025

by Brian Reyes and Maria Jesus Corrales Against the backdrop of fevered speculation that a post-Brexit UK/EU on Gibraltar could be announced in days, Gibraltar and Spain both made clear on Monday that the protracted negotiation “is not resolved yet”. The first statement on those lines came from Jose Manuel Albares, Spain’s Minister for Foreign...

12th May 2025

A new £200,000 Nursing Simulation Suite, equipped by cutting-edge lifelike mannequins to help student nurses hone their skills, was opened at the University of Gibraltar on Monday. The suite was formally opened by Pat Orfila, the Minister for the University, coinciding with International Nurses Day. The event was attended by a number of dignitaries including...

12th May 2025

I recently got the chance to visit Mount Vernon, the home and plantation of George Washington and his family. It’s a short car ride from Washington DC, and sits on a hilltop overlooking a wide section of the Potomac River. It is, of course, surrounded by farmland where hundreds of enslaved people worked against their...

11th May 2025

The spirit of music still lives on in Wellington Front as the new premises that now houses the Musicians Association of Gibraltar (MAG) was recently opened by the Minister for Culture Christian Santos. This same vault which was the old Music Centre inspired and driven by the late Hector Cortez, for classical musicians to congregate...

11th May 2025

Kyrane Lia has completed the Main Street phase of a street art programme to beautify the barriers and cannons after months of work. The project, led by Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has seen a positive response with ongoing community engagement and support. Mrs Lia has completed 18 barriers,...