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6th March 2025

The Minister for Culture, Christian Santos, visited the World Book Day celebrations at the John Mackintosh Hall. Organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry for Culture, this year’s World Book Day events are being enjoyed by 450 pupils at the Hall. Staff, collaborators and visitors fully embraced this year’s theme of classic...

4th March 2025

A conference marking the upcoming International Women’s Day was held at the Sunborn on Tuesday, championing equal rights and empowerment for women. International Women’s Day will take place on March 8, with the conference held locally following the theme set by the United Nations of For all women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment. In attendance...

4th March 2025

Over 800 books have been given to local Year 1 and 2 students in Gibraltar in an initiative to promote reading as part of World Book Day, which is set to take place on Thursday.  Student and representatives from Gibraltar’s primary schools gathered at BOOKgem on Monday to receive their batches of ‘The Adventures of...

3rd March 2025

An exhibition of paintings, sketches and photos created within the walls of the Fine Arts Gallery is now open for viewing. The exhibition features the work of artists from the Fine Arts Association which have been created during life drawing and still life sessions held at the Gallery. Fine Arts Association members John Langdon and...

26th February 2025

Gibraltar Cultural Services will celebrate World Book Day 2025 on March 6 with its biggest programme yet, featuring interactive storytelling, workshops, and the distribution of 850 free books to promote a love of reading. Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), on behalf of the Ministry for Culture, is once again looking ahead to World Book Day events....

26th February 2025

February is Heart Month, the Gibraltar Cardiac Association is raising awareness of heart issues and, in this article, Chronicle Reporter Eyleen Gomez spoke to Liz Field whose partner Scott Mableson survived a cardiac arrest but suffers memory loss since. On the morning of Friday January 18, 2019, Scott Mableson , a 33-year-old employee at the...

19th February 2025

February is Heart Month, the Gibraltar Cardiac Association is raising awareness of heart issues and, in this article, Chronicle Reporter Eyleen Gomez spoke to Sean Reyes who survived a cardiac arrest. In a remarkable tale of resilience and determination, Gibraltarian Sean Reyes, 52, recounted his harrowing journey back to health after suffering a sudden cardiac...

14th February 2025

Teresa Bosano recently celebrated her 101st birthday in a party surrounded by her family and her secret to a long life is a glass of red wine and a game of bingo. Ms Bosano is the matriarch of her family spanning five generations and recently her children and their partners came together to celebrate her...

14th February 2025

by Maria Jesus Corrales La Linea’s city council and its charismatic mayor, Juan Franco, are not standing still in the face of Brexit uncertainty and the potential impact ‘no deal’ could have on a city where 15,000 people cross daily to Gibraltar for work. La Linea is embarked on a battery of new projects to...

14th February 2025

A conference marking International Women’s Day is set to take place on March 4 at the Suborn. The theme for the conference is ‘For ALL women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.’ The conference aims to celebrate women’s achievements and to acknowledge the powerful contributions women make to community life. It will also explore several gender...

4th February 2025

Gibraltar has experienced a growing interest in equestrian sports, particularly among small groups of young people, with some notable successes in recent years. This rising enthusiasm is remarkable given that Gibraltar’s recent history saw little to no equestrian activity, with no official governing body, clubs, or facilities in place. Since the early 1980s, there has...

27th January 2025

Today on Holocaust Memorial Day, more local students have shared their experience of visiting Auschwitz concentration camp. The students attended a five-day trip to Poland as part of the ‘Learning From Auschwitz’ initiative last year and have penned their feelings, memories and thoughts on the experience. Where the birds don't sing By Jack Muscat-Byrne On...

25th January 2025

Today marks five years since a small corner of the front page of the Chronicle “urged calm following a China virus outbreak”. The news on coronavirus was topped by stories on an Antarctic swim and paid leave for bereaved parents, but a short interview with then Director of Public Health Dr Sohail Bhatti shone a...

16th January 2025

Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday, January 27, local students have shared their experience of visiting Auschwitz concentration camp. The students attended a five-day trip to Poland as part of the ‘Learning From Auschwitz’ last year and have penned their feelings, memories and thoughts on the experience. A journey through memory: a personal experience...

14th January 2025

Carl Viagas has carved out a career in heritage conservation that bridges the gap between history and modernity as a project manager and conservation officer for the Government. His work is a testament his deep love for the Rock’s rich past. He discussed his life and work, and it became clear this is not just...

10th January 2025

Gibraltar Cardiac Association will run its annual WearRedDay on Friday, February 7 during Heart Month, to raise awareness of heart health and help combat Gibraltar’s leading cause of death which is heart disease. In a statement from the Association it said that since its founding in 2016, it has supported the Lionel Perez Cardiac Rehabilitation...

1st January 2025

A winter moored at Queensway Marina aboard the yacht Sailing Hjem has given author Faye Allman, pen name Betsy Baskerville, the perfect backdrop for future crime novels. The Newcastle-based writer, alongside her husband Rob Johnson and their dog Yewy, are embracing life on a boat in Gibraltar while planning her next literary endeavours. Ms Allman...

12th December 2024

By James Neish £197,000. Se dice pronto. That’s the staggering amount we raised last year on GBC Open Day. It’s much more than a number – for many charities it’s a lifeline, enabling them to continue providing vital services to those who need them the most. Every single penny raised goes to charity. The money...

4th December 2024

Gibraltar marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in various ways yesterday, including stalls in Casemates and flying the disability flag at the border, over City Hall and outside St Bernard’s Hospital. A number of awareness stalls were set up in Casemates on Tuesday afternoon, which gave entities an opportunity to reflect on progress...

3rd December 2024

Just weeks after learning to ride a bicycle at age 68, Dr John Cortes, the Minister for Transport, completed an 11km bike ride on Sunday to raise funds for the GBC Open Day. In the process, he got deeper insight into the challenges faced by cyclists on Gibraltar’s congested roads. While the distance was not...

3rd December 2024

The Gibraltar Government and the Opposition underlined a shared commitment to disability rights as they marked today’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which this year has the theme ‘amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future’. The Ministry of Equality’s Supported Needs and Disability Office (SNDO) will host an...

29th November 2024

Broadcaster and musician Richard Cartwright was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cultural Awards on Thursday evening. The hour-long awards ceremony celebrated local culture and the contributions made by the community. Mr Cartwright was recognised for his lifelong service to Gibraltar through cultural programmes, his music and broadcasting spanning decades. He was presented...

28th November 2024

BOOK REVIEW It has been a long time coming, this book. In fact, so long that the original intention of the author was to publish twenty five stories. Now there are eighty two, a fact which makes this book a page turner six hundred and forty three times. Worry not, dear reader, because you can...

20th November 2024

Promoting positive conversation about men’s wellbeing was at the forefront of a conference at the Sunborn on Tuesday to mark International Men’s Day. ‘Breaking Barriers’ featured personal testimonies, a live poll, a keynote speaker, and panel discussions on positive role models and promoting better mental health support for men in the workplace. The conference organised...

15th November 2024

The Gibraltar Health Authority [GHA] will be deploying its community Mobile Health Unit to Casemates on Saturday from 9am to 2pm in support of World Diabetes Awareness Day. Nursing staff will be at hand throughout the morning to provide information, advice, screenings and support to those affected by diabetes. The public are invited to attend...

2nd November 2024

This week I decided to do something different at Alice’s Table. I invited two people I have known for a good many years. They are a couple who have been married 51 years and involved in teaching through most of their professional life. They bring not one but two interesting stories to our Table –...

24th October 2024

A walk from the Piazza to Casemates took place on Thursday, marking World Polio Day. Organised by the Rotary Club of Gibraltar, money was also raised for the polio immunisation campaign, an initiative matched by Rotary Clubs worldwide. The initiative also raised awareness on polio and put a spotlight on the importance of immunisation. Eric...

23rd October 2024

The Opposition on Wednesday accused the Government of a lack of oversight in the roll out of Lifecome Care’s domiciliary care services on the Rock, triggering a tense exchange in Parliament on Wednesday.  The GSD pointed to “mismanagement” and “dereliction” in the Government’s oversight of the transfer of the service to the new company, criticism...

19th October 2024

This week Alice’s Table returns to the guides and directories. The many of you who give mention to the interesting details found in these historically charged columns in which I try to uncover some forgotten elements from our past has once again led me to opening more pages. So here we are again. This time...

23rd September 2024

The RGP responds to more than one domestic report a day, ranging from verbal disturbances to assaults, with the force providing education to school-age children to counter harmful online messaging on relationships. Around 16% of all crimes reported to the RGP are considered a domestic and cases range across all ages from teens to elderly...