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13th December 2024

by Maria Jesus Corrales The average drug trafficker in the area around the Strait of Gibraltar is increasingly younger and involved in more specialised criminal activities, the delegate of the Spanish government in Andalucía, Pedro Fernández, warned this week at a meeting of the operational coordination committee of the Special Policing Plan for the Campo...

13th December 2024

Alice’s Table returns to the John Mackintosh Hall for the third and final week as we once again look within its walls and the important role it has played in the life of this community for the past 60 years. At the time of opening in 1964, the remit for the Board was very clear....

12th December 2024

by Simon Warburton Startup Grind A packed Sunborn ballroom saw the Startup Grind Gibraltar Awards 2024 recognise achievement across a wide range of Rock businesses. Hosted as ever by the indefatigable Denise Mathews and Mark Wilson, the Awards have become something of a fixture on the Gibraltar calendar. Some 50 nominees, featuring startups, businesses, and...

12th December 2024

The Minister for Health, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, has inaugurated the Keith Bautista Catheterisation Laboratory at St Bernard’s Hospital, marking a milestone in Gibraltar's healthcare with the hospital’s first ever coronary angiogram and enhanced emergency cardiac care. The Cath Lab is approximately 90 seconds from Accident and Emergency. Ms Arias-Vasquez took the opportunity to name the laboratory...

11th December 2024

A serial child sex abuser’s sentencing was adjourned on Wednesday morning after the presiding judge called it the most complex sentencing exercise he has dealt with in his career. Graham Southwell, 63, of Varyl Begg Estate, was convicted last October of 19 counts of child sexual abuse, including rape, sexual assault, and sexual activity. Jurors...

11th December 2024

In his second fight in Gibraltar, heavyweight boxer Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte is looking to re-launch himself to the top of heavyweight boxing. The 36-year-old with a professional record of 30 wins, with 20 of those coming by way of knockout, and just three losses, will share the squared circle with Ebenezer Tetteh in...

11th December 2024

Jurors in an inquest into the death of a Gibraltar-born man who died in St Bernard’s hospital almost 20 years after suffering a hypoxic brain injury in a UK young offenders’ institution delivered a finding of death from natural causes on Wednesday. For over two weeks, a jury of nine heard about the death of...

11th December 2024

The Ministry of Equality’s Supported Needs and Disability Office joined forces with the Youth Service to host a Youth Symposium recently, leading up to International Persons with Disabilities Day. The event served as a platform for open dialogue, offering participants and attendees the opportunity to explore the lived experiences of individuals with disabilities and the...

11th December 2024

by Yuvraj Ramchandani Gibraltar known for our history And our beaches Eastern, Caleta & Sandy Bay Come to Gib to learn our part in the world war 2 story You know for a small place we are pretty OK St Michales cave, apes & our cable car so high, GBC, Gibraltars national news. Believe me...

11th December 2024

A man charged in connection with the fire in Mid Harbour Estate on Tuesday appeared before the Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where he was remanded in custody and his case sent to the Supreme Court. Juan Francisco Sanchez Valenzuela, 19, of Castellar, is charged with damaging a property in Wave Crest House without lawful excuse,...

10th December 2024

By Eyleen Gomez and Nathan Barcio A 19-year-old Spanish man was arrested by detectives from the Royal Gibraltar Police on suspicion of arson following a fire in a Mid Harbour Estate flat that left five people in hospital, and in which the family dog died. News of the arrest came late on Tuesday night, just...

10th December 2024

International Human Rights Day, observed on December 10, marks the conclusion of the annual 16-day global campaign of activism against gender-based violence. The campaign begins each year on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and highlights one of the most pervasive and entrenched human rights violations worldwide.  Violence against women and...

9th December 2024

Some 78 graduates celebrated their achievements at the University of Gibraltar's fifth graduation ceremony. The event celebrated the academic achievement from the University’s Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), MBA, MA in Leadership and Management, BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing, PGCE, Master’s in Marine Science and Climate Change, Applied Clinical Psychology programmes, and notably, the first...

9th December 2024

I arrived about ten minutes late to Mass at Holy Rosary Church in Washington DC. I tried my best to sneak in through the door, but a woman in one of the back pews heard a creak and turned around to give me a look so severe, I could have been struck dead by one...

8th December 2024

A new book by Clive, Geraldine, and Stewart Finlayson was officially launched by the Chief Minster, Fabian Picardo, at the Gibraltar National Museum. ‘Gibraltar – Geography, Nature, History, Heritage’ delves into the trio’s years of research into the Rock’s history and geography as well as using their own experiences to comment on more recent local...

6th December 2024

The UK’s decision to give up the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands has no bearing on Gibraltar and the Falklands, which are “different beasts” whose right to self-determination has been recognised, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons, said on Friday. Sir Lindsay, who is also the Chancellor of the University of...

6th December 2024

by Manar Ben Tahayekt Her hands move slow with tender grace, Across the kitchen’s sacred space; The scent of saffron fills the air, A taste of home, a whispered prayer. I see her there though far away, Preparing couscous, day by day; She stirs the pot with stories old, With secrets in the steam she...

6th December 2024

As we continue on our journey through the 60 years of the John Mackintosh Hall there can be no doubt this institution continues to be at the heart of this community.Author of the book ‘Making a Difference: The Life and Times of John Mackintosh’, Richard Garcia, believes the Hall which continues to be in constant...

5th December 2024

Gibraltar experienced it's warmest November since records began in 1947, the Gibraltar Met Office has said. The Met Office recorded a daily (24-hour) mean temperature of 18.7 Celsius in November. “This is 2.2 degrees Celsius higher than the 30-year long term average (1991-2020) of 16.5 Celsius,” a spokesperson for the Met Office said. “The previous...

4th December 2024

Karl Ullger will be exhibiting his piece ‘Catnap’ in the Red Dot Miami Art Fair this week after being selected by the Gato Gordo Gallery. The Red Dot Art Fair forms part of Miami Art Week which features over 20 art fairs, more than 1,200 galleries and thousands of artists. Mr Ullger is being represented...

3rd December 2024

By Giordano Durante After several years of regularly producing books of short stories (published in the four volumes of Historias de Gibraltar) and the entertaining Mis Patios Perdidos, the Gibraltarian author Humbert Hernandez has released his first full-length novel. Luciano packs into its over 300 pages the experiences of Luciano Chesterfield, a young Gibraltarian man...

3rd December 2024

A consultant who treated a Gibraltar-born man who died aged 37 nearly two decades after suffering a life-changing brain injury in a UK young offenders’ institute described the “fragile” condition the man was in during various admissions into hospital prior to his death.  Giving evidence on Monday to an inquest surrounding Robert Bates’ death, Dr...

1st December 2024

Nine recipients received their accolades in this year’s Cultural Awards, with veteran broadcaster Richard Cartwright celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The sixth annual event was organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services [GCS], on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, and broadcast live on GBC from the Sunborn Hotel. The Awards celebrate local arts and culture,...

1st December 2024

By Stuart Hedley It’s easy to look at the great cycling cities of Europe, marvel at their level of mobility efficiency and less dependency on the polluting combustion engine, and believe they have always been that way. The truth is that back in the day those cities were just as much a slave to cars...

29th November 2024

The mother of a Gibraltar-born man who died aged 37 nearly two decades after suffering a life-changing brain injury in a UK young offenders’ institute described how she had been “scared and worried” for her son due to the level of care he was receiving at St Bernard’s hospital. Giving evidence for a second day...

29th November 2024

Since 1964 the John Mackintosh Hall has been central to the lives of thousands of Gibraltarians. This year has marked 60 years of this cultural institution which remains at the heart of this community. I could not let the year go by without featuring this iconic building or pay tribute to the legacy of John...

29th November 2024

Four red foxes have been hit and killed by speeding cars the Gibraltar Government has said in a warning to drivers. Two red foxes have been killed in the area of Sandy Bay and Catalan Bay over the past two weeks, including one on Thursday. "These are the third and fourth foxes to be killed...

29th November 2024

The mother of a Gibraltar-born man who died on the Rock nearly two decades after suffering a life-changing brain injury in a UK young offenders’ institute spoke of her heartache as her son became “unrecognisable” in the days before his death. In evidence to an inquest on Thursday, Violet Brayson questioned the care her son,...

29th November 2024

GHA industrial grade workers began strike action on Friday morning after negotiations over pay collapsed. As from 8am on Friday, the workers picketed outside St Bernard’s Hospital holding signs with phrases such as “poor working conditions”, “release vacancies as available”, and “pay employees fairly”. The dispute over pay comes after negotiations between the GHA and...

28th November 2024

‘Every house has its John, its Joe and its donkey’ (popular Catalan saying) By Marti Crespo Anyone who is even remotely familiar with the story of Gibraltar has surely heard or read about Gibraltarians being referred to by the word ‘Yanito’ or ‘Llanito’. As often happens with colloquial or unofficial demonyms, their origin is lost...