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27th October 2021

There can be no place in society for hate. It needs to stop or be stopped. The UK’s Justice Secretary has told journalists that online hate is out of control. Dominic Raab called for the “vilification of MPs to stop” as he paid tribute to Sir David Amess who was stabbed to death during a...

27th October 2021

An environmental organisation set up by Jess Leaper from the Alameda Wildlife and Conservation Park is in the crucial final stages of a public vote for essential funding from European Outdoor Conservation Association [EOCA]. The organisation, Whole Wild World, is currently number three of six projects shortlisted in the category ‘Wild Places’ for EOCA funding...

26th October 2021

Georgina Morello, known as Gina to her loved ones, held a launch for her debut book ‘Whispers from the Universe’ at the Fine Arts Gallery on Monday evening. While guests sipped some wine and ate Persian food the event was opened up by her partner Djamal Ma Ad playing ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ on...

26th October 2021

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The Queen has carried out virtual audiences from Windsor Castle – her first official engagements in seven days since she was ordered to rest by doctors. It is the first time the 95-year-old head of state has been seen – albeit on a computer screen – since she hosted...

26th October 2021

Local triathlete Charlie Walker,18, is officially an Ironman, having completed the gruelling 226km challenge in Cascais, Portugal last weekend. Mr Walker swam 3.8km, biked 180km and ran 42.2km. Mr Walker believes he is the youngest Gibraltarian Ironman and completed the course in 15 hours and 21 minutes. “‘Did Not Finish’ was no option, I refused...

25th October 2021

The UK’s Brexit minister on Monday signalled the gap between the UK and the EU in talks on a post-Brexit treaty for Gibraltar, even while expressing confidence that “we probably can find a way through on this”. Lord David Frost was responding to questions tabled by MPs on the European Scrutiny Committee of the House...

25th October 2021

The Environmental Safety Group has called on the Gibraltar Government to publish its strategy to reduce pollution and Gibraltar’s reliance on fossil fuels. The ESG made its call ahead of the 26th UN climate Change Conference of the Parties [COP26] in Glasgow, a global summit that starts on Sunday and brings together governments and organisations...

25th October 2021

By Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent Global political leaders have written to the Pope seeking his help for a “miracle of life-saving vaccines” for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. More than 150 world leaders – including former UK prime minister Gordon Brown, UN general secretary Ban Ki-Moon, former Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso, ex-New Zealand...

25th October 2021

Phone operators do a crucial job for the Royal Gibraltar Police, but there’s one issue they constantly have to deal with: non-police related phone calls from the public that waste precious time. 24 hours, seven days a week there are at least two operators poised to pick up the phone and deal with some of...

25th October 2021

The Secretary-General of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, John May, said the Award has highlighted the resilience of young people. He was speaking during a visit to Gibraltar for the local award’s 50th anniversary. Last week the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award in Gibraltar celebrated 50 years since it was established, with Mr May returning to the Rock after...

24th October 2021

An accident when creating clay art led artist Julia Francis to create unique wire pieces, each with their own story. Each artwork is carefully crafted, taking Ms Francis 15 hours to complete and are on show at the Nook in the Art and Crafts Shop, Casemates Square. The exhibition called ‘Fire and Mortar’ is inspired...

22nd October 2021

The Governor, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel, presented the Governor’s Award for Merit to Seamus Byrne, Paul Davies and Joyce Diaz in the Convent on Friday. Mr Byrne received his for his services to culture during the pandemic, Mr Davies for his services to the Convent and Ms Joyce for her services to the civil...

22nd October 2021

The Junta de Andalucia said this week it was keeping a close eye on developments relating to a new strain of the Delta variant of Covid-19 detected recently in the UK, adding it would take steps “if necessary” if it believed Gibraltar was an entry point for the strain. The Junta cannot impose controls at...

22nd October 2021

George Duboulay, Radio Gibraltar presenter, has been around forever. Many generations of Gibraltarians, including mine, have grown up listening to him. Who can forget his ‘George’s Collection’, a programme which aired every Friday evening in the late 1970s, early 1980s. How every Friday, formed part of our school activity (at the Girl’s Comprehensive school) as...

22nd October 2021

By Eleanor Busby, PA Education Correspondent More disadvantaged pupils and children who have arrived from Afghanistan will receive laptops and tablets as part of a £126 million funding package. An additional half a million devices will be provided to schools, colleges and councils in England over the coming months to help young people, who are...

22nd October 2021

Book review by Humbert Hernandez - ‘A hard-hitting new Gibraltarian novel exploring the legacies and contradictions of colonialism.’ From the moment I opened The Fetishist, the latest novel by M. G. Sanchez, and read the first page, I knew I was on to a winner. Described by two-time Booker prize judge Alastair Niven as “one...

20th October 2021

Claims that the Director of Public Prosecutions mishandled the Lishman case are “unfounded”, the Attorney General, Michael Llamas, QC, said on Tuesday. In a rare public statement, Mr Llamas said the DPP had “acted entirely properly” in the case. The statement comes amid public shock and anger at news that Real Lishman, who killed his...

19th October 2021

The chair exercise classes run by PAAMOA are giving participants a new lease of life, giving them more mobility than they previously had. Laura Caulfield, is in her early 80s, has been going to the class for 10 years. “I can do things I could not do before, like sitting down and bending over and...

18th October 2021

By Sam Blewett, Sam Russell and David Hughes, PA Southend will be granted city status as a tribute to Sir David Amess, the Tory MP who led a decades-long campaign for the move for the seaside town until his murder. Boris Johnson announced the move on Monday as he led passionate cross-party tributes in the...

18th October 2021

A Syrian man who attempted to board a flight to the United Kingdom from Gibraltar with a forged Polish passport was yesterday sentenced to four weeks in prison by the Magistrates’ Court. The court heard Mohammad Nour Jawish, 34, had left Turkey a month ago and had made his way across Europe before the final...

18th October 2021

A petition calling an investigation into the Director of Public Prosecutions’ handling of the Real Lishman case has received over 3,000 signatures since it was launched on Saturday. Carolina Lishman was killed by her estranged husband in their former family home in Gib V when she was stabbed 12 times in front of their daughter....

18th October 2021

Ladies laughed and exercised in a fun filled Aqua Zumba class organised by PAAMOA at GASA swimming pool. The Chronicle joined the group for a 45 minute session that was both challenging and invigorating, but most of all a lot of fun. Leading the class was Natalia Adnette, who has been instructing Aqua Zumba for...

18th October 2021

Three Gibraltarians were recognised for their many years of service to Gibraltar’s charities last week as they received the Governor’s Award for Merit from the Governor of Gibraltar, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel. Martin Lennane, Charles Marfe and Jackie Ramagge received an inscribed glass medallion and a certificate in a small ceremony held at the...

18th October 2021

The interview series ‘An Audience With...’ showcasing an array of local authors and writers will return this year as a focal part of Gibraltar Literature Week 2021. This is one of the main events that will feature with talks running from November 8 to 12. Details outlining contributions by other authors involved in the Literature...

15th October 2021

A man who was jailed for 10 years and 10 months for manslaughter after killing his wife in their former home in Gib V had the length of his sentence quashed this week by the Court of Appeal, which imposed a lower sentence of six years. Real Lishman, 44, of Gib V, brought the appeal...

14th October 2021

Police forces in the UK have been urged to stamp out misogyny in their ranks. The Metropolitan Police is in crisis mode in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard in London by a serving officer. It’s facing a barrage of questions. From vetting procedures to how it investigates complaints against officers. Policing has...

14th October 2021

Of the RGP’s 35 civilian support staff, the one with by far the longest unbroken service is Angela Posso who started work in the police Immigration Department in June 1987 and has since worked for eight different Commissioners. “In my 34 years working for the police, I have been aware of many, many stories about...

12th October 2021

by Paco Oliva On December 31, 2020 the Chief Minister and Spanish Foreign Minister announced the New Year’s Eve political declaration, that was to form the basis of a fully-fledged, enduring EU-UK Treaty governing relations with Gibraltar. We all breathed a sigh of relief and celebrated the extraordinary outcome with our best champagne. The traumatic...

11th October 2021

THE ARTIST AND SEARCHER I recently sat with international artist Christian Hook – Hoook, who is again back in the spotlight. As we chatted about his latest project, a television documentary based solely on his own ideas, marrying art and science and which airs next week on Sky Arts, he tells me he wanted to...

11th October 2021

The announcement of a new album by our London based wandering troubadour and poet Gabriel Moreno is always a cause for celebration around these shores as it hopefully brings with it the promise of a live launch here as well. ‘The Year of the Rat’ will chronicle “the strange times of isolation” and forced hiatus...