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9th September 2021

by Keith Azopardi, the Leader of the Opposition National Day is a time to reflect on our sense of community, our identity, our rights as a people and on the challenges that lie ahead. It is also a sense to connect with our roots and history. In doing all that it is important to first...

9th September 2021

To mark the 80th anniversary of the RAF Benevolent Fund and the formation of the Air Training Corps, cadets at No. 2 Overseas (Gibraltar) Squadron joined their counterparts in the UK to take part in an effort to complete 80 miles in 80 days. As opposed to setting individual challenges for the cadets to complete,...

8th September 2021

By Liz Connor, PA Autumn can be a challenging time for our immune systems, with countless bugs doing the rounds and cooler temperatures meaning we’re indoors more, making it easier for germs to spread. Busy schedules can also increase stress, which doesn’t help matters, and can quickly zap us of the energy we need to...

8th September 2021

By Andre Johnson, PA A British astronaut has been turned into a comic book superhero to encourage children to take an interest in science. Tim Peake, who became the first British astronaut to walk in space, has been rebranded as Orbital in the new comic book called the STEM Squad, which highlights the work of...

8th September 2021

Iberian Neanderthals will be the focus of discussions at this year’s Calpe Conference, bringing together leading scientists from across the Iberian Peninsula to a meeting that will report on the latest research on the subject. The conference coincides with the 95th anniversary of the discovery of the Neanderthal child’s skull from Devil’s Tower Rock Shelter,...

7th September 2021

A mural originally designed and painted in 1982 by Gibraltarian artist Francis Gomila is presently being renovated in Peterborough. Gomila painted the mural with the help of art students from Peterborough Technical College on the side of a house whilst he was living there in the 1980s as part of a regeneration project led by...

7th September 2021

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has declared that Atlantic Bluefin tuna is no long an endangered species, prompting local anglers to call for a relaxation of rules limiting how much of the prized fish can be caught in any given year. The Gibraltar Government welcomed the news but said it will await...

7th September 2021

By Jemma Crew, PA Social Affairs Correspondent Almost half of girls aged seven to 10 have experienced online harm in the last year, according to research warning of a “devastating” downward trend in happiness. Some 49% of girls in this age group told Girlguiding they had experienced at least one online harm over the past...

7th September 2021

To mark World Alzheimer’s Month this September the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society is raising awareness about the warning signs of dementia. The Society is holding a month-long campaign including events and the Chronicle will be publishing articles weekly on Tuesday’s. This year's World Alzheimer's Month marks the 10th anniversary since the campaign was launched...

7th September 2021

Today the Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashana, the Hebrew New Year, which is then followed by Yom Kippur and Sukkot. To celebrate these festivities Levi J Attias has written a series of three articles about these annual events. By Levi J Attias The Hebrew New Year, ‘Rosh Hashana,’ commences this year on the eve of...

6th September 2021

The average number of properties for sale via estate agents in Gibraltar is at its lowest since 2010, according to research by Chestertons, which also reported a knock-on rise in prices due to low availability. At the end of August this year, the top eight estate agents on the Rock had some 72 properties each...

6th September 2021

Pfizer on track for U.S. vaccine boosters, Moderna lags, says Fauci Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday that officials were likely to soon get the regulatory go-ahead to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots made by Pfizer, although a Moderna booster could take a little longer...

6th September 2021

By Eleanor Busby, PA Education Correspondent The university admissions system should be overhauled so students start in January to minimise mental health problems, a leading head has suggested. Using predicted grades to secure university offers can put students under an “enormous amount of pressure” during their final year of A-levels, according to Samantha Price, head...

6th September 2021

By Catherine Wylie, PA Footballer Marcus Rashford is calling on people to write to their MP about backing recommendations to end the “child hunger pandemic”. The England and Manchester United player said that “devastatingly” child food poverty is getting worse instead of better. The three recommendations Rashford is supporting, part of Henry Dimbleby’s National Food...

3rd September 2021

The side effects of developing a national squad for the future with many a young player transitioning into the senior squad became evident with the under 21s encounter with Switzerland. With the senior squad already having played with five under 21 players this week David Ochello was never able to play what many would consider...

3rd September 2021

Every year as we enter National Week the words of the song ‘LlevameDonde Naci’ seem to hang in the air. It is a song that has taken a life of its own, written as it was by Gibraltarian Pepe Roman for those Gibraltarian immigrants who wanted to make a new life for themselves in Argentina...

3rd September 2021

By Grandmaster Stuart Conquest For 60 year old Jürgen Brustkern, an adventure which began in late December 1977 continues to the present day. It was from Rüsselsheim (not far from Frankfurt, and like that city on the banks of the River Main), that Jürgen, then just 16, took the opportunity to join friends who were...

3rd September 2021

By Aine Fox and Benjamin Cooper, PA Four million doses of the Pfizer jab will be sent from the UK to Australia as part of a Covid-19 vaccine deal. Australia will return the same “overall volume of doses” before the end of the year, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said. The agreement...

2nd September 2021

Angela Ferguson is asking females on the Rock to donate their ‘gently used and freshly washed bras’ to help young girls and women in The Gambia. Next month, Ms Ferguson aims to drive to The Gambia having taken a ferry from Algeciras in a car that will be auctioned off for charity when she arrives...

2nd September 2021

Local charities joined GibSams to raise awareness for World Suicide Prevention Month, with the Government set to release a report on the matter soon. The awareness event at the Piazza saw the GHA’s mental health services team provide information for the public alongside charities Childline Gibraltar, Clubhouse Gibraltar and Walking Together. The GHA was championing...

1st September 2021

By Ella Walker, PA Where Edinburgh’s Waverley Station stands, and where seagulls and teenagers vie for chips in the long strip of Princes Street Gardens, there once was water. Well, not just water. Called the Nor Loch, the artificial lake was carved out of the earth beneath Castle Rock in 1460. It was a show...

1st September 2021

By Martyn Landi, PA Technology Correspondent TikTok is to offer advice to parents and caregivers on how to support their teenagers when they join and use the service by offering tips created by online safety experts. The social media platform has worked with the online youth safety group Internet Matters to create the new resources,...

1st September 2021

The Gibraltar Alzheimer's and Dementia Society has called for assisted living which could benefit younger dementia patients, as the charity launched its awareness month. September is World Alzheimer's Month and Chairperson Daphne Alcantara, as part of the charity's annual campaign, has highlighted how dementia increasingly affects younger people, despite often being seen as an illness...

28th August 2021

Local cryptocurrency business Digital Asset Management (DAM) has raised £1.35m from hundreds of Gibraltarian and European investors in a bid to build their business and a payment app. DAM raised over £1m on launch day solely from Gibraltar-based investors, then a week later opened to European investors on crowdfunding website ‘Crowdcube’. Their business is a...

27th August 2021

As National Day approaches, I always try to find relevance with our guests on a day which is not just about our identity as a people, but a celebration of Gibraltarians past and present. You may well ask yourselves, already? We are not yet in September. And you would be right. But the person I...

26th August 2021

Thousands of years of the Rocks rich history lines the walls of the Gibraltar National Museum, which is open to the public year-round. Visiting the Gibraltar National Museum is free for all Gibraltar ID card holders, a fact which some people may not know. The extensive range of items on display at the museum offers...

26th August 2021

By Aine Fox, PA Revellers will be able to get a coronavirus vaccine as they soak up the atmosphere at the Reading and Leeds festival this weekend. It comes as NHS England said more than half a million 16 and 17-year-olds have had their first dose. The pop-up clinics across the two sites this bank...

25th August 2021

Around 30 years ago I was bopping along awkwardly as a teenager to the music of Afterhours at the Caleta Hotel. It was my first ever Christmas dance organised by the then Gibraltar Students Association. A few years ago I was dancing (still awkwardly) in the same festival hall to 2016 X-Factor Winner Matt Terry...

25th August 2021

Australia urges states to stick to reopening plans Australia's federal government warned state leaders on Wednesday that emergency economic support may be withdrawn on reaching a Covid-19 vaccination rate of 70% to 80%, even if individual states and territories stick with border controls. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg urged states and territories to adhere to a four-stage...

24th August 2021

By Luke Rix-Standing, PA Death, taxes, and mildly boring housework – the three ever-presents of modern life. While nobody really enjoys doing the chores, there are certainly ways to make it more or less tolerable, and maximise the hours of the day you spend doing other things. Here is how to power through laundry, cleaning...