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4th January 2024

The judiciary and the legal profession gathered in the Supreme Court on Thursday to pay tribute and bid farewell, professionally at least, to Karen Ramagge, Gibraltar’s first female Supreme Court judge who retired from the bench last year to become the Speaker of Parliament. The sentiment in the packed courtroom during the valedictory ceremony was...

3rd January 2024

By Dr Joseph Garcia, Deputy Chief Minister 2024 will be a year of many challenges. Not least those posed by the work which continues to progress for the conclusion of a treaty which will govern our future relationship with the European Union, and with our closest EU neighbour Spain. The coming weeks are expected to...

3rd January 2024

The coming weeks will be “crunch time” for the negotiations on a UK/EU treaty for the Rock’s future relations with the bloc, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia said in a New Year message. Dr Garcia acknowledged that multiple “self-imposed deadlines” had “come and gone” in the past but that, with EU elections due in...

2nd January 2024

The negotiation for a treaty on the Rock’s post-Brexit relations with the European Union continued to dominate much of the coverage during 2023, but the year once again draws to a close without resolution. The talks were put on hold for much of the year as hotly-contested elections were held here and in Spain, but...

29th December 2023

Albert Isola, until recently the Minister for Financial and Digital Services, has been appointed by King Charles III to be a Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [CBE] for services to the financial and digital industries in Gibraltar. Mr Isola, who stepped back from frontline politics at the last general election, was...

29th December 2023

As the year draws to a close, I can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of déjà vu. Here we are again, just a couple of days from New Year’s Eve, and a cloud of post-Brexit uncertainty still lingers over the Rock. Alongside it, the promise that negotiators trying to hammer out a deal for...

27th December 2023

Fifteen minutes into 2023, I crashed my car and caused damage to five other parked vehicles in my mum’s garage. This was not the best way to start the year, and I felt so bad for the people whose cars I hit. But the crash also served as a trigger for what has truly been...

27th December 2023

I don’t feel like thinking about the end of the year yet. Even though that’s exactly where we are. I used to write New Year’s resolutions well in advance. A list of five or more things on a piece of paper that felt important and transformative. Write more. Go to the gym at least four...

26th December 2023

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The King has praised the “selfless army” of volunteers serving communities across the country, describing them as the “essential backbone of our society”, in his Christmas broadcast. Charles said the presence of community stalwarts among his coronation guests emphasised the meaning of the ceremony – “a call to us all to...

26th December 2023

By Governor Vice Admiral Sir David Steel There are moments in life that are truly memorable. For me, meeting His Holiness the Pope in November, was just such a moment. Pope Francis listened intently to the Chief Minister and me describe life in Gibraltar; its multi-faith, multi-ethnic, cosmopolitan society, a community of communities living in...

22nd December 2023

A Christmas message from the Bishop of Gibraltar Carmel Zammit. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me (Rev. 3, 20). We cannot celebrate the joy of Christmas without remembering those who...

22nd December 2023

The Christmas angels sang to the shepherds: ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men.’ The first Christmas card that I received this year included the word PEACE in its message. That word rings hollow this year, when we know that peace is lacking in many parts of our...

21st December 2023

Darren Grech, the Chief Secretary, will step down as head of the civil service on December 31 for personal reasons, and will be succeeded by Glendon Martinez. The news was announced by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo in a statement to Parliament on Thursday. Mr Picardo said Mr Grech’s decision came after his daughter underwent a...

20th December 2023

Every twelve months he whizzes around the globe (I really don’t know whether these days he still travels on his sleigh pulled along by his faithful reindeer or uses a more up-to-date mode of travel for getting around faster and more efficiently). He visits every single country that exists in this world: which means he...

19th December 2023

By Maria Jesus Corrales A young man died in a clinic in Los Barrios in the early hours of Tuesday after allegedly suffering serious injuries in a collision between two speedboats involved in tobacco smuggling. The man was taken to the clinic by two men who claimed the alleged incident occurred at sea, according to...

18th December 2023

In the heart of Gibraltar lies City Hall, a venue steeped in history that is now the backdrop of future romantic memories as it becomes a home for marriage ceremonies here on the Rock. Mr and Mrs O’Sullivan were the first couple to tie the knot in the historic room filled with paintings by the...

18th December 2023

by F Oliva When Hammond’s west bound 747 touched ground in the City of Angels international airport in 1972, America was witnessing the death throes of Flower Power as a mass movement of youth culture. The Manson murders and Vietnam had all but buried the Summer of Love, even if the sexual revolution was unstoppable...

13th December 2023

Childline Gibraltar is about to launch its Resilient Minds programme which is designed to build children's emotional resilience by providing support for their mental health issues within the school environment. Aimed at children aged 6 - 12 years, the programme has been funded by GBC Open Day and is being delivered in collaboration with the...

13th December 2023

It is hard to imagine life after being a hack for the past 16 years. During this time, I have met so many people, learnt intimate details about them, sat through countless court cases, smirked at so many Parliamentary exchanges and written hundreds of thousands of words, maybe even over a million. I was always...

12th December 2023

Karl Ullger’s artworks will hang on the walls of Hansard Studio in Chelsea, London, tomorrow at the launch of a new exhibition called ‘Regeneration’. The exhibition features 37 artists from countries including UK, Spain, Italy, France and Romania, and two of Mr Ullger’s works have been selected for the exhibition. His paintings ‘Line Wall Bridge’...

12th December 2023

Few might have heard the name Stella Bella McCoomb, and you could be forgiven for that if you are not into equestrian sport. After all she is just an eleven-year-old, but one who has started to make a name for herself as she rode to claim podium in the Copa de Andalucia. An eleven-year-old whose...

11th December 2023

By Jaime Netto Reading through Paco Oliva’s Opinion on 28/11/23, had it not been written in English but, otherwise, in Spanish, I would have been able to state that his biased opinion, which he titled ‘A fistful of votes’ concerning Spain's election results, emanates directly from the Spanish news media ABC, La Razón or OKdiario....

9th December 2023

The early Gibraltar directories give great detail of the growth of the Port of Gibraltar especially when in the 1820s the first steamships sailed into Gibraltar and which would eventually lead to the development of bunkering on the Rock. For more than 100 years the pages of the Gibraltar Chronicle carried lists and lists of...

8th December 2023

School Years 4-5 Highly Commended  “Helicopter” by Oliver Gear   Hovering high up above Enormous blades spinning in the air Law enforcement's bird in the sky lnfrared vision, so nothing escapes Criminals' worst nightmare, nowhere to hide Operation “Find them” People look like ants far below Trees swaying in the downdraft Excitement of the chase,...

7th December 2023

Gibraltar’s law enforcement agencies and emergency services were put to the test on Thursday during a major exercise designed to rehearse the response to a marauding terrorist attack on the Rock. Ernest Danino, deputy civil contingencies coordinator, said the exercise was part of an annual training program and not in response to any heightened state...

7th December 2023

Nicole Jones, founder of the EV Foundation, has shed light on the charity's urgent need for community support with Christmas only a few weeks away. The EV Foundation plays a pivotal role in helping vulnerable families and individuals all year around and especially at Christmas. But Ms Jones said the charity is facing escalating needs...

7th December 2023

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons, has called on Girlguiding UK to reconsider its decision to end operations in overseas territories including in Gibraltar. Sir Lindsay told the Chronicle that “it can’t be right” that Girl Guides in the overseas territories find themselves “suddenly cut off” from the UK organisation. “I...

5th December 2023

Keith Azopardi was elected to remain as GSD leader last night, seeing off a leadership bid by Damon Bossino at the end of a “gruelling” and “difficult” internal election process that at times exposed deep divisions within the Opposition. As the result was announced by veteran GSD MP Edwin Reyes just after 10pm on Tuesday,...

5th December 2023

by F Oliva ‘Commuters’ is the new musical project of Javier Cabrera (La Linea de la Concepción, 1965), evergreen musician of the Spanish independent scene, with an extensive and noteworthy artistic career behind him. ‘Commuters’ (Javier Cabrera / guitar, vocals – Tony Wright / drums, backing vocals, – Pablo Alvarado / bass, keyboard, backing vocals),...

4th December 2023

School Years 6-7 Runner-Up “What has happened to Wendy?”  by Adam Zbigniew Viñales   What has happened to Wendy, Mother? What has happened to Wendy? There's nothing in her bed but her teddy bear And by its side a penny.   Why are her arms wide, Mother? Both of them flapping free, And only a...