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20th June 2024

Theatre Review Three weeks ago, the GAMPA academy excelled at drama when they put on ’A Monster Calls’, for which I gave them a well-deserved good review in these columns. I can’t stress enough how much I enjoy going to see their productions. Last Wednesday, again, I went to see them in action when they...

15th June 2024

Even now as I look around Gibraltar it is alarming to see just how much has changed in my own lifetime. Looking back to my childhood, whilst taking a walk-in town, I can’t help thinking just how much Gibraltar has grown and progressed in some areas, whilst at the same time how much has been...

14th June 2024

The Government paid tribute to Jimmy Dalmedo, the former driver of five of Gibraltar’s Chief Ministers, who died earlier this week aged 71.  The flags at No.6 Convent Place flew at half-mast on Thursday morning until his funeral, with an empty G1 car escorting him to his resting place.  Before retiring in 2019, Mr Dalmedo...

13th June 2024

Financial specialists at the Council of Europe said Gibraltar has improved its measures for tackling money laundering and terrorist financing, re-rating the Rock from being ‘Partially Compliant’ to ‘Largely Compliant’. In a statement, the Council said its Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism [known as MONEYVAL]...

12th June 2024

Visibility, allyship, and acceptance were the focal point of a panel discussion which marked Pride Month on Monday.  Pride Month takes place every June and is celebrated in many countries across the world and aims to promote greater visibility and equality for members of the LGBTQ+ community.  Moderator David Revagliatte was joined in the panel...

12th June 2024

As the pre-season starts for clubs such as Bruno Magpies, with a view to their participation in the Conference League it was the changes at the top of the club structures which were one of the most prominent features. Brunos had already secured Nathan Rooney, their head coach to extend his contract. Bringing in too...

12th June 2024

Gibraltar figures just briefly in the Conservative manifesto for the July 4 general election, which was launched on Tuesday. The reference is included on a single line in a section headed “leadership in the world”, in which the party sets out its broad aims on the global stage if returned to government. “Our highest priority...

11th June 2024

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is opening the nomination process for this year’s Cultural Awards, which aim to celebrate the best of Gibraltar’s arts and culture. The GCS 2024 Cultural Awards will look at achievements ranging from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 with the public encouraged to nominate...

11th June 2024

About three years ago, a prominent creative person from Gibraltar told me they did not believe that Gibraltar had a culture. It was in response to a question I had asked about whether they thought Gibraltar culture influenced their work. Their passing response, before I could delve further into what exactly they meant, stayed on...

10th June 2024

When I first walked into a GHA Board meeting eight years ago, a few eyebrows were raised. This had been the first time a member of the public had attended in years and, with no prior warning, perhaps the Board had been caught off-guard. Back in those days, GHA board meetings were public, as was...

10th June 2024

Gibraltar’s Sea Scouts leader Eliott Cohen has been involved in 60 of the 110 years the unit has been in existence. This year, the Gibraltar Sea Scouts celebrates its 110 year anniversary and Mr Cohen could not be more proud of such an achievement, especially as the unit is still going strong with members joining...

8th June 2024

The Nautilus Project (TNP) have been busy with a variety of events taking place over ‘Blue Week’ to raise awareness of not only the charity itself but the importance of looking after the marine environment. Melanie Soiza Stagnetto, a founder of TNP, gave the Chronicle a small insight into all the work that has been...

7th June 2024

A conference on supported employment was held on Wednesday morning in the Sunborn with the aim of ‘empowering journeys’ and ‘igniting careers’ across all sectors on the Rock. The conference featured keynote speaker Celia Chartres-Aris, who is in Gibraltar to advise on the National Disability Strategy. The event was opened by the Minister for Equality...

7th June 2024

Gabriella Martinez won this year’s Alwani Exhibition, currently on in the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery, and £6,000 for her photograph ‘No me Responde’. Earlier this year, the Kishin Alwani Foundation, in collaboration with the Gibraltar Fine Arts Association, announced a major rebrand of the competition which now has a total prize money of £10,000 and will...

6th June 2024

The Mayor, Carmen Gomez, has marked a year in her post at City Hall. Ms Gomez, who took over the post from Christian Santos, thanked the community for their support as she marked the occasion. She said: “June 6, 2024, marks a year of my tenure as Mayor of Gibraltar and I wanted to take...

6th June 2024

Gabriella Martinez won this year’s Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition and £6,000 for her photograph ‘No me Responde’. The announcement was made at the opening of the exhibition in the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery on Tuesday evening. Earlier this year, the Kishin Alwani Foundation, in collaboration with the Gibraltar Fine Arts Association, announced that the competition will...

5th June 2024

Tributes have been paid to Daphne Alcantara, campaigner and long-standing chairperson of the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society, who died on Tuesday at the age of 65. Mrs Alcantara has been campaigning and advocating for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their families in Gibraltar for many years. This was something she took on...

4th June 2024

Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst was sworn in as the Governor of Gibraltar on Tuesday, using his first speech to reassure Gibraltarians that the UK would stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Gibraltar whatever the outcome of treaty talks. Sir Ben arrived on the morning British Airways flight and was sworn in during a ceremonial event...

4th June 2024

They have done it before and they will do it again. This talented school of young actors never fail to impress and this time they chose a gripping play adapted from the critically acclaimed bestselling novel by Patrick Ness, ‘A Monster Calls.’ Directed by Hannah Mifsud and double-cast in some lead roles to give the...

4th June 2024

The ESG has stated that it has “publicly campaigned and directly lobbied for the urgent update of the current Development Plan” as the present one has not been fit for purpose for some years now. As a result they welcome the “important step” of a tender being awarded for the creation of a new Development...

4th June 2024

By Elena Scialtiel ‘Kitchen Studios’ celebrated their 10th anniversary with a pop-up exhibition last Friday evening to showcase their artwork in various media, including video and audio. The brainchild of Stefano Blanca Sciacaluga, Alex Menez, Ermelinda Duarte, Liz Figueras, Shane Dalmedo and Alan Perez just to name some, the venture counts on local artists, both...

3rd June 2024

Gibraltar 0-2 Scotland Gibraltar surprised everyone on Monday by holding Scotland to just a 2-0 victory. After conceding twelve goals in their previous two encounters nine years ago, Gibraltar’s 2-0 defeat felt like a victory. The minnows reduced a team heading into the Euros to just a two-goal win. Even though this was merely an...

3rd June 2024

By Richard Wheeler, Nina Lloyd and Sophie Wingate, PA Political Staff Nigel Farage said he wants to lead a “political revolt” against the Conservatives and Labour after announcing he will seek to become an MP at the General Election. Mr Farage will contest Clacton, in Essex, after it was also announced that he will take over as leader of...

31st May 2024

By Christian Santos, Minister for Equality Tomorrow, 1st June is the start of Pride Month, though Pride Day is officially on the 28th of June. This is the day we celebrate the anniversary of the historic Stonewall Riots in New York which marked the beginning of the LGBTQ+ movement 55 years ago. Last year was...

31st May 2024

Phil Morse, an author resident in Gibraltar, is released the second edition of his ‘Rock the Dance Floor’ book yesterday which includes all the changes that have come about in the world of DJing since its original release in 2016. When released in 2016, the book entered the charts and hit number one in both...

30th May 2024

Pupils at St Bernard’s Upper Primary School have created a school newspaper and learnt about journalism. The newspaper was created by the school and the pupils were able to gain an insight in how newspapers work from the Chronicle and the Gibraltar Chronicle Printing. The project was organised by teacher Elaine D’amato and saw youngsters...

29th May 2024

Summers in Gibraltar are a sensory delight, whether at the beach or elsewhere. At the beach, it is the intense heat on our skin from the sun, the smells of the salty sea air and the coconutty-scent of tanning oil, the taste of cool watermelon or a cold beer and the sounds of waves crashing,...

29th May 2024

I sat in on a speaking exam a couple of weeks ago. It was for Portuguese, so I couldn’t conduct it, but I set out the rules and pressed record while a Maths teacher from England who lived in Brazil for six years asked questions to a student who speaks Portuguese at home. When you’re...

28th May 2024

A bank manager who “destroyed” the lives and careers of her former colleagues in a “sophisticated” £2m fraud was jailed on Tuesday for seven and a half years. Gillian Balban, 52, was convicted two months ago after a 10-week trial for defrauding the Royal Bank of Scotland International out of hundreds of thousands of pounds...

24th May 2024

Conservative MP Sir Robert Neill, the chairman of the All Party Group on Gibraltar in the House of Commons, spoke of the “absolutely essential” importance of cross-border fluidity to the Rock in his final speech in Parliament on Friday. Sir Bob, as he is best known, is stepping down as an MP and will not...