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29th June 2021

Stepping out onto the balcony, Joseph surveyed the landscape before him. Down below, an immense graveyard stretched out for half a kilometre, its hundreds of white slabs reflecting the early morning light, and its various altars, plinths, and figures casting shadows, eerie sundials charting the slow birth of the new day. Just beyond the graveyard,...

29th June 2021

The public celebration of this year’s Pride event culminated with an event in City Hall hosted by Gibraltar’s first openly gay Mayor Christian Santos. With his husband, Samuel, by his side, Mr Santos welcomed everyone to a canapé soiree on World Pride Day, June 28, a date that remembers the start of the Stonewall Riots,...

28th June 2021

British Forces Gibraltar’s HIVE Officer Davinia Baglietto continues to support local charities with her volunteering scheme to encourage all service personnel, locally engaged civilians and UK-based civilians to engage with the local community. “Sadly, many people have been affected in some way by breast cancer whether personally or through families of friends,” said a statement...

28th June 2021

Following a request for assistance, a team from RAF Gibraltar’s Engineering Section, along with locally engaged civilians (LEC), took part in a volunteering event at the Animal Wildlife Conservation Park (AWCP) at Alameda Botanical Gardens. This followed a recent volunteering initiative which was set up by the HIVE Information Officer, Davinia Baglietto, to encourage personnel...

28th June 2021

From Gibraltar to Singapore and now working on Earth 300, for Aaron Olivera, the sky is the limit. He’s the founder and CEO of Earth 300, a nuclear-powered superyacht focusing on the environment and science, and set to become the holiday spot for the uber wealthy. A stay on Earth 300 could cost around $1...

25th June 2021

by Grandmaster Stuart Conquest In the New York Times of January 17, 1973 an article appeared with the headline: ‘Purse Of $25,000 Offered In Chess.’ The writer says that the day before, Colonel Ed Edmondson, Executive Director of the US chess federation, had announced a new super-tournament planned for October of that year, in Los...

25th June 2021

60 years of unbroken service to Girlguiding Gibraltar – service and duty to the movement – is a lifetime of work and achievement for our Table guest this week, someone I have known throughout my life, and who for a brief few weeks was one of my leaders when I formed part of the 3rd...

25th June 2021

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The Duke of Cambridge’s inaugural Earthshot Prize Awards will be held at Alexandra Palace in London in October. The first ceremony in William’s decade-long £50 million global environmental competition will be broadcast on BBC One. Organisers said the event, which will also be televised internationally, will feature “some of...

25th June 2021

A group of recreational and competitive practitioners of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) are looking to introduce the sport to Gibraltar. With many already having been involved in other similar sports such as MMA the sport is likely to raise interest among locals involved in martial arts and similar sports. We had a chance to speak...

25th June 2021

By Gabriella Peralta and Eyleen Gomez There were roaring cheers, applause and tears last night as Gibraltar heard the outcome of the abortion referendum, with 62% voting yes to enact new legislation legalising terminations under defined conditions. Almost two years after the Gibraltar Government announced a referendum on whether abortion should be legalised in Gibraltar,...

23rd June 2021

By PA Reporters A giant artwork of Alan Turing has been installed at the heart of GCHQ as the wartime hero becomes the first LGBT person to feature on a UK banknote. The first £50 notes depicting the famed mathematician, who is often considered to be the father of computer science, will be issued from...

23rd June 2021

By Vicky Shaw, PA Personal Finance Correspondent The Alan Turing £50 banknote has started to enter circulation, coinciding with the Bletchley Park codebreaker’s birthday. The new polymer Bank of England note will become available in UK bank branches and at ATMs in the coming days and weeks. Celebrating Mr Turing’s life, the Bank of England...

21st June 2021

A promenade in remembrance of the late GSLP founding member, Juan Carlos Perez, was formally opened yesterday morning. Mr Perez was a Gibraltarian politician, trade unionist and journalist who died suddenly, aged 61, on June 6, 2017. In his memory, the promenade which links Europa Pool Car Park to Little Bay Beach, was unveiled in...

21st June 2021

By Naomi Clarke, PA British Army cavalrymen have paraded through London carrying a battle standard seized at Waterloo to mark the anniversary of the day the artefact first arrived in the capital to confirm victory over Napoleon. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, wearing full ceremonial dress, rode on 55 horses and two carriages from the...

21st June 2021

University of Gibraltar alumni, Ivan Hernandez presented his masters dissertation topic, marine litter in submarine canyons first virtual INCISE conference hosted by the University of Gibraltar. The five day event included a free public engagement event with world experts on submarine canyons which Mr Hernandez also participated in. INCISE, the International Network for submarine Canyon...

18th June 2021

Often, parents may believe children pay little attention to what goes on around them – one's upbringing and traditions, family history, if lessons have been learnt. If their teachings and values will be passed on? But nothing can be further from the truth. If we all look back on our childhood and if we are...

18th June 2021

Plans to convert the former St Bernard’s School in Castle Road into a private retirement home was given the green light during yesterday’s Development and Planning Commission meeting.  The plan would also include a club or pub on the site, as well as a general convenience store and plans presented yesterday included internal alterations and...

18th June 2021

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, Digital and Financial Services Minister Albert Isola and Tourism and Postal Minister Vijay Daryanani, were each presented with a special commemorative Gibraltar Crypto Stamp pack this week from the Gibraltar Genesis Collection.  At the opening of the NFT Images Exhibition on Wednesday at the John Mackintosh Hall with the Crypto Postage...

18th June 2021

The Governor Sir David Steel yesterday hosted a tree planting ceremony at the Convent in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh. Sir David was joined by the Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, and leaders of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme at the Convent Garden. During the Duke’s visit to the Rock in May...

18th June 2021

I snuggled my grandson into his bed so I could tell him the story about the Virus in 2019. "Grandad!" He shouted, waiting under his sheets with fear to hear what happened whilst he wasn't here. "My boy, let's get you comfy and tucked in." I said. "It all started like a war without any...

16th June 2021

Governor of Gibraltar, Sir David Steel, joined by Major Collado visited Year 2 students at St Joseph’s Lower Primary School and addressed them during an assembly about the Queen. The visit formed part of Sir David’s plans of getting to know members of the local community as the Rock emerges from the pandemic. He said...

16th June 2021

Hi, I'm Lin and I'm 8 years old. It's a very, very hard time. When I mean 'very' I mean immensely hard. It's Covid we are in lockdown. We have not left the house for weeks. I miss my friends and my extended family. I cannot even look forward to school holidays because I'm not...

16th June 2021

By Lisa Salmon Many parents practise yoga both as a way to increase their strength and flexibility, and to give them a little peace and tranquility amid the chaos of family life. What they may not have thought of is getting the kids to join in too. But once children get the hang of this...

16th June 2021

There’s something that everyone wants. More than so-called ‘Freedom Day’ in England. To be safe. This week Boris Johnson told us what we all already knew. That the planned full unlocking of England has been delayed by a month. For some industries, like entertainment and hospitality, it will have been a huge blow but surely...

16th June 2021

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, led tributes in cabinet yesterday to the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia on the occasion of his appointment as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. Mr Picardo described how he and Dr Garcia began politics together some 30 years ago. “I was therefore delighted...

16th June 2021

‘People prefer to use cars’, Transport Minister Vijay Daryanani said, as he acknowledged Gibraltar’s cycling aims will become a reality when the right balance is struck between motorists and cyclists. Tight roads, a motorist culture and the need for infrastructure are some of the challenges posed when changing the local transportation landscape. This was highlighted...

15th June 2021

By Joe Adambery Could anyone not connected to the world of poets and poetry, recited or sung, prose or rhymed, have come up with a better title for an album? The silver thread that connects the medium of poetry to an image of decadence and excess has been used to wrap a new CD offering...

15th June 2021

By Katie Wright Of all the hundreds of millions of videos on YouTube, it’s hard to think of many more divisive than those uploaded by Dr Pimple Popper. For the channel’s 7.1 million subscribers, watching pus ooze from a cyst or a lumpy lipoma burst through the skin is a thrill. For others it’s a...

15th June 2021

Good morning Daniel" Urgh, I turn over and cover my head with a pillow. "GOOD MORNING DANIEL!" "Shut up Nikita" I growl into the mattress, which has moulded itself around my head and is threatening to suffocate me if I don't move. "I'm sorry, I didn't understand that!" Nikita chirrups with irritating perkiness. "Nikita, alarm...

15th June 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic (and the associated periods of “lockdown”) has led to many of us spending longer periods at home than ever before. Much of this time ‘at home’ has in turn been spent online, from working at home to shopping online and gaming, the latter undergoing a massive increase in popularity throughout the course...