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3rd September 2022

The salvage operation on the wreck of the OS 35 suffered a setback on Saturday afternoon after the ship’s engine room flooded, preventing salvors from using onboard equipment to help extract remaining quantities of heavy fuel oil. As clean-up operations continued at sea and additional booms were laid around the wreck, the Gibraltar Government warned...

3rd September 2022

Years ago, as a reporter for the London-based maritime newspaper Lloyd’s List, it was my job to write about sinking ships and marine pollution. It’s pretty much all I did. For over a decade, I covered major incidents that made headline news around the globe, including high-profile casualties such as the Erika and the Prestige,...

2nd September 2022

Local environmentalists have raised concerns over the potential impact of any leaked oil from cargo ship OS 35, which is beached at Catalan Bay. The Environmental Safety Group (ESG) said it was felt “saddened and angry” to see heavy fuel escaping boom containment and moving into open water. The group added that, if tides change,...

1st September 2022

Teams are working overnight in a race to offload a mix of oils from the OS 35 amid fears the beached ship could break up. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on Thursday said he was "extraordinarily concerned" about the potential environmental impact the beached cargo ship could have on coastlines if it continues to seep oil....

1st September 2022

The annual National Day competition ‘Our Gibraltar’ was launched at the Fine Arts Gallery on Tuesday evening with Monica Popham taking the coveted overall winner prize of £1,500. The event was launched by Minister for Culture, Dr John Cortes and the competition was judged by Charlene Figueras, Donna Seruya and John Langdon. The judges believed...

30th August 2022

By Jonathan Pizarro Last week, I went to see country music legend Marty Stuart perform in concert. The stereotype of country music is a tired one. There’s that joke that if you play a country song backwards, your wife comes home, and your dog comes back to life. Yet if you can see through all...

30th August 2022

A Finnish man will ride to Gibraltar from Finland on a moped to raise awareness of school bullying. Roni Alho, 31, is set to depart Finland on September 1 on a journey of nearly 4,000km to Gibraltar. Affectionately known as the ‘Crazy Finn’, he will be riding his old moped, of a type known in...

30th August 2022

A cargo ship loaded with steel rebars was beached 200 metres off Catalan Bay in the early hours of Tuesday morning after it was damaged in a collision with a liquefied natural gas carrier as it was leaving the Bay of Gibraltar. The ship, a bulk carrier called OS 35, was ordered to the east...

30th August 2022

Last week, a woman whose life is not quite what she had hoped for had a simple message for anyone who thinks poverty does not exist in Gibraltar: “Walk in my shoes.” She was not talking about luxuries, twice-yearly holidays, designer clothes or a house with a garden. She was talking about basics: Paying for...

28th August 2022

At the height of its popularity – a major player in the life of Gibraltar - the stationers and printers – BeanlandMalin Co., held 500,000 picture postcards of Gibraltar. Many of them from the original collection which had been started by Abraham Beanland. As Alice’s Table has pieced the story together over the past two...

27th August 2022

Abraham Beanland was a keen photographer. I wonder if he realised when taking photographs of old Gibraltar in the late 1880s that in reality what he was doing was documenting history for future generations. When I told Malcolm Beanland I wanted to feature some of the early material still available and the photographs from an...

25th August 2022

When the intrepid 5in5 team set off for their Round the Rock swim earlier this week, they were joined by Albert Cumbo, 61, who had very special reasons for participating in the event. Here, he tells his story as a way of raising awareness of the daily struggles faced by families caring for children with...

25th August 2022

Gibraltar’s lifeguards play a key role keeping the Rock’s beaches and pools safe during the summer. In the last of a three-part series on their work, Eyleen Gomez talks to the young people who shoulder the responsibility. In his fourth year of supervising the lifeguards and attendants Lee Coombs and one of the biggest changes...

25th August 2022

Conservation is at the heart of the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park’s (AWCP) work, ensuring that animals are in a safe environment while raising awareness among locals and visitors alike. Jessica Leaper, manager at the AWCP, spoke to the Chronicle about the work that goes on at the park. “There’s quite a few different levels to...

23rd August 2022

It all starts with being chased around the playground, not a care in the world bar how far you could make your 20p stretch in the tuck shop (ten strawberry laces, five chocolate mice and one Tunnocks Teacake), evolving into the surreptitious passing of notes beneath desks whilst the teacher’s back was turned, and eventually...

23rd August 2022

Europa FC futsal squad arrived at Yerevan in Armenia where they will be playing in the group c matches of the Futsal Champions League preliminary round qualifers. Their first match at the FFS Technical Center Academy will see them take on England’s Futsal champions London Helvecia at 2pm this Wednesday 24th August. Group C Hosts...

22nd August 2022

Recruitment within the Royal Gibraltar Police is no easy task and for three officers, the next few months will see them whittle down a list of aspiring candidates and train the next generation. Inspector Dylan Quigley, Police Constable Sharon Berini and Police Constable Javin Davidson spoke to the Chronicle about what the force looks for...

18th August 2022

By Elena Scialtiel ‘Is that a Ten I see?’ the old pickup line doesn’t work with twenty-year old country music songwriter Layla Rose who prides herself of performing 80% originals and 20% covers in her gigs. She is back in Gibraltar for a brief but jam-packed summer holiday after one year of music college in...

18th August 2022

Marie Montegriffo, a former Government minister, Gibraltar’s first female Mayor and an accomplished sportswoman who championed the role of women in society, died on Thursday at the age of 72. Politicians past and present paid tribute to a woman described by the GSLP, of which she was one of the original members, as “an extraordinary...

17th August 2022

We continue looking at what some of the changes in youth football for 2022/23 and what they could mean. Analysis and Opinion by Stephen Ignacio The Gibraltar FA’s recent launch of its new look development programme, among other things highlighted how it was looking to expand in bringing football further into the schools. The creation...

17th August 2022

by Richard Cartwright Oh nostalgia! The memories keep flooding back as I see Main Street bustling with cruise ship tourists, airline and cross frontier visitors as well as locals inflating the footfall, as they all merge into one, looking out for bargains pacing up and down our main shopping area. Then, as if by magic...

16th August 2022

Four RGP officers have been recognised for their handling of two situations where two individuals attempted to take their own lives. The officers received a commendation from the Commissioner of Police, Richard Ullger, on Monday. The first incident happened last Christmas when officers were called to a property in town and told a UK national...

16th August 2022

A former Bayside School pupil who recently graduated from University of Reading was part of a team that scooped the top prize at the Global Huawei ICT Competition for the Innovation track, topping 150,000 other contestants from across the world. Computer Science students Charith Avancha Fragoso, together with his two friends Jason Dookarun and Ali...

15th August 2022

Despite a marked improvement in recent years, Gibraltar is “still lagging behind” when it comes to environmental issues and attitudes, the Minister for Climate Change, Dr John Cortes said, as he added it has been a “struggle” to get the message across. Climate change has been under increased scrutiny with temperatures rising globally, and the...

15th August 2022

The Gibraltar FA faces its biggest challenge in September when it will need to show the strength in character to push through and start the youth leagues on the dates now set. Importantly, the pressures experienced in the past where clubs who have not completed their recruitment and lacked the numbers have influenced for delays...

15th August 2022

Gibraltar’s youth football might have been receiving much criticism in recent months, however, for anyone frequenting the Victoria Stadium early in the mornings some of the criticism might seem highly unjustified, at least when it comes to the preparations some of the youth teams are receiving. For neutrals observing from afar and recognising their surroundings...

15th August 2022

By Charles Sisarello Ex Regional Officer TGWU/UNITE There are three important dates in the history of the Trade union and the Labour movement in Gibraltar. 1) 1972 General Strike 2) Parity 3) Election of the GSLP in 1988, with a candidature of Trade unionists. The TGWU in the early 1960s was an organization with a...

14th August 2022

A charity swim organised by Royal Gibraltar Police officer Tania Moreno recently raised over £5,000 for the Animals in Need Foundation (AINF). The event saw 28 police officers and 21 members of the public come together at the Gasa Indoor Swimming Pool to swim laps of the pool from 9am to 6pm. The swimmers covered...

11th August 2022

Some 10 contestants have signed up for this year’s Mrs Gibraltar Classic pageant. The pageant organised by Ideal Productions is exclusively for women over the age of 50. Adelaide Baglietto 52 years old Volunteer Charity Worker Married for 34 years Mother of 2 sons Her hobbies are walking, yoga, spending time in nature, traveling to...

11th August 2022

Julian Allen, a team member for the UK in the Invictus Games and ambassador for Help for Heroes, aims to bring wheelchair rugby to Gibraltar. Military veteran Mr Allen is no stranger to Gibraltar and, on Wednesday morning, met with the Gibraltar Disability Society’s Matthew Turnock and Eric Rowbottom. He described how adapted sports helped...