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24th May 2023

The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) and Elderly Residential Services (ERS) were conferred the Honorary Freedom of the City, in honour of the vital work staff provided throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. On Wednesday afternoon, in a special ceremony held at John Mackintosh Square, the Mayor of Gibraltar, Christian Santos, conferred the Freedom of the City to...

24th May 2023

A demonstration calling for more action from the Gibraltar Government on ensuring disability rights made its way from Casemates to No.6 Convent Place on Wednesday evening, under the banner ‘We Are One Voice’. Police estimated around 200 people took part in the march, though organisers put the figure at closer to 400. Event organiser Victoria...

24th May 2023

A new Natural History Museum was on Wednesday announced to be housed in Parson’s Lodge, bringing together information about the Rock’s flora and fauna including its marine life and migratory birds in one location in Gibraltar. This is the next step in the development of museums and heritage in Gibraltar and the first phase will...

18th May 2023

The GSD on Wednesday said it has been made aware of the “almost impossible task” of obtaining EpiPens from local pharmacies and the GHA Pharmacist. The pens provide instant emergency medical treatment for those with severe allergies. Patients can self-administer the medication in cases of emergency. “Allergies to foods, such as some nuts, fish, eggs...

18th May 2023

Julian Osborne won the Ministry of Culture Award for Overall Winner and the Painting, Drawing, Prints and Digital Painting Award for his piece ‘Red and White’ as announced on Tuesday evening’s launch of the Spring Visual Arts Competition. He won £3,750 in total and his father collected these on his behalf with his mother eagerly...

17th May 2023

MUSIC REVIEW 8th May, The Water Rats, London. I’m not sure what I expected from a venue called ‘The Water Rats’. Maybe some dingy basement with condensation dripping from the walls. I’m pleasantly surprised by the large, pleasant, and quirky pub minutes away from King’s Cross station. The cult film posters contrast with the chandeliers...

16th May 2023

A new Minor Injury Unit at the Accident & Emergency Department in St Bernard’s Hospital has already led to a “significant” drop in waiting times for patients with minor ailments, and in the department as a whole. The GHA estimates that up to 50% of the patients that attend A&E can be seen in the...

16th May 2023

The GHA on Tuesday launched a Mobile Health Unit that will use a specially equipped vehicle to deliver essential medical services directly to residents throughout Gibraltar. The service aims to reduce barriers to healthcare and waiting times and will be most beneficial to elderly patients who may have difficulty accessing medical facilities for basic check-ups...

16th May 2023

My great-grandfather Alfredo Palao, died at Empire Pool in Wembley. This week, I discovered that Empire Pool was what is now Wembley Arena. My grandmother only spoke to me of her father once. She had bumped into a friend who she had been evacuated with during World War Two, and they talked about Wembley. It...

15th May 2023

The Gibraltar Health Authority on Monday launched its five-year National Dementia Strategy, which will provide an integrated and focused approach aimed at strengthening services and improving quality of life for dementia sufferers and their families. This will also see the introduction of a dementia coordinator who will be tasked with leading the strategy, as well...

15th May 2023

Two new vehicles will join Gibraltar’s Ambulance Service, including a new Frontline Emergency Ambulance procured by the GHA and a Rapid Response Vehicle donated by the Peter J Isola Foundation. The two vehicles were officially unveiled outside of St Bernard’s Hospital on Monday afternoon by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, GHA Director General Professor Patrick...

15th May 2023

Clubhouse Gibraltar has seen an increase in members with anxiety since Covid, its CEO Tania Aguilar has said ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week this week. This week Clubhouse is marking Mental Health Awareness, with its theme globally focusing on anxiety. The charity stressed how the lockdown and social isolation exacerbated the issue for some...

15th May 2023

A symposium on infectious diseases and potentially devastating effects of antibiotic resistance will be held later this month by the University of Gibraltar. The two-day symposium is open to the public, and has been organised by Gibraltarian Dr Leon Leanse, a former Instructor at Harvard Medical School, who has spent years studying methods of using...

11th May 2023

Flying in or out of Gibraltar has always been something of a hit and miss affair. Being diverted to Malaga because of weather conditions is always a possibility given the airport is nestled under the shadow of a massive rock with its own microclimate. There’s not much can done about that. But recently, operational issues...

10th May 2023

An American grandfather will be riding through over 37 European countries in a bid to raise awareness of childhood cancer, with his third stop in Gibraltar. Jim Clarahan from Peoria, Illinois USA, plans to travel over 21,000km in a motorcycle, and last week he was in Gibraltar raising awareness of cancer in children. Mr Clarahan...

10th May 2023

Air passengers travelling through Gibraltar International Airport faced disruption on Wednesday after a one-day strike at the Met Office led to multiple flight cancellations and diversions. The Met Office provides weather information for the safe operation of the airport and despite the strike being announced some days ago, no cover was in place. A total...

9th May 2023

Several residents of Montagu Gardens who blocked smoke extraction shafts by extending their properties without permission have succeeded in overturning an order to remove the encroachments, after the Supreme Court found the shafts were “not fit for purpose” even before they were obstructed. The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service had issued notices to the residents...

9th May 2023

Tributes were paid on Monday to Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Ernest Michael Britto OBE ED KMCO, a former government minister who served as a Member of Parliament for over two decades and died on Monday aged 79. Lt Col Britto became an MP in 1988 and later went on to serve as a minister in the...

6th May 2023

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The King has been crowned the nation’s monarch and prayed to be a “blessing” to people of “every faith and conviction”. Charles became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, the nation’s coronation church since 1066, as Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed St Edward’s Crown...

3rd May 2023

A new piece of cutting-edge body imaging equipment that could save the lives of people with skin cancer has been donated to the Specialist Medical Clinic in Gibraltar, with part of the proceeds from future consultations to be donated to Cancer Relief Gibraltar. The ‘Mole Mapping’ machine provides automated total-body digital imaging, which helps doctors...

26th April 2023

A proposed new development on Bayside Road called ‘One Bayside’ was approved by the Development and Planning Commission on Wednesday, but with strict conditions on its near-zero energy status. The applicant, Bayside Developments Ltd, had submitted a comprehensive set of documents that addressed the conditions of the outline planning permit, which was granted last year....

25th April 2023

Two women co-opted onto the GSD executive “form part of the strengthening and the regeneration” of the party, Leader of the Opposition, Keith Azopardi, said. On Tuesday morning the GSD announced Professor Daniella Tilbury and Abigail Gomez have joined the currently 28-strong Party Executive Committee that is made up of MPs, elected Executive Members and...

24th April 2023

Theatre Review I sat in Gemma Gallery ten minutes before showtime last Tuesday to the sound of space ship engines. It was semi dark and the digital clock stage centre showed Pluto time or mission elapsed time, whatever it was, it was effective, setting the mood for a thrilling space horror called ‘X’. Alistair McDowall’s...

22nd April 2023

I have just returned from an enjoyable and entertaining musicals/culture filled Broadway journey which culminated with the new production of the 1950s musical Guys and Dolls on my return to London at the Bridge Theatre. Overall, it proved a very special trip complete and overflowing with song and dance. Real belters, tap dancing extravaganzas and...

21st April 2023

The artworks of two Spanish artists, Javier Plata and Yeyo Argüez, is on show in the Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibition was launched on Wednesday evening by the Minister for Culture, Dr John Cortes, alongside the artists and curator of the Fine Arts Gallery, Gino Sanguinetti. The well attended launch saw both rooms in the...

20th April 2023

Gibraltar's historic O’Hara’s Battery has had a facelift in recent days thanks to a dedicated team of military veterans and civilians from the UK who are working tirelessly to restore the landmark. The team is working under the expert eye and guidance of Peter Jackson from the Gibraltar Heritage Trust. The team, made up of...

19th April 2023

The future of Girlguiding in Gibraltar was brought into question on Wednesday after Girlguiding UK announced it will end overseas operations as from September 1. In a statement, Girlguiding UK cited concerns about risk management and its “future ability to run an overseas operation in 36 countries and territories across the world, each with separate...

19th April 2023

The GAAA hosted its annual International Half Marathon with Arnold Rogers taking top spot in a race that took runners through a 21km course through Gibraltar’s roads early on Sunday morning. The early start ensured that runners would not have to handle Sunday morning traffic and would not have the Spring sun beating down on...

19th April 2023

The Gibraltar Government on Tuesday defended its record on heritage, citing multiple projects and initiatives over the past 12 years as it dismissed GSD criticism accusing the government of “general disinterest and apathy”. In a statement ahead of World Heritage Day on Tuesday, the GSD’s Damon Bossino had said it was “perplexing” that heritage sites...

19th April 2023

It’s not every new Police Officer whose previous jobs include Beauty Therapist (twice), Prison Officer, Airline Flight Attendant and Mental Health Support Worker. And it’s not every Police Officer who starts their basic training when they are 49 years old. Detective Constable (DC) Caroline Gough fits all these descriptions. Mother-of-two, Caroline is now in the...