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4th March 2022

Special Olympics International has taken the decision to cancel the Special Olympics Winter Games scheduled to take place in 2023 in Russia. “ With sadness, disappointment, and deep frustration, Special Olympics International announces today that we will not be holding the World Winter Games in Kazan, Russia, which had been scheduled to begin on 21...

3rd March 2022

Hundreds of people walked in the pouring rain on Thursday evening in solidarity with Ukraine, following the Russian invasion. From the Piazza to Casemates, Ukrainians in Gibraltar, friends and supporters called for peace. The ‘Stroll for Peace’ saw people wave the Ukrainian flag and amid the flags of blue and yellow was a Belarus republic...

28th February 2022

In Gibraltar, Ukrainians and their friends have come together in support of their country, but behind the flags across Casemates Square, are people worried for their loved ones. Nadiya Miller is concerned for her brother, he’s not made it out of the city of Kyiv. Ms Miller has lived in Gibraltar five years, previously living...

28th February 2022

Some 22 inspiring women have shared their stories and lessons to success in a new book which is set to be launched tomorrow. For Gibrael Chairwomen Ayelet Mamo Shay, the book ‘The Ladies that Rock the Rock’ is borne of her want to empower women, counter chauvinism she has dealt with personally, and uphold positive...

26th February 2022

Poland who are scheduled to play against Russia in the World Cup qualifier Play-off have stated that they refuse to play against Russia. “No more words, time to act! Due to the escalation of the aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine the Polish national team does not intend to play the play-off match against...

25th February 2022

There was a time when live music poured out of all entertainment venues on the Rock. You literally went where the music would take you to listen to your favourite musicians. We are on a sixties and seventies musical trip down memory lane and with us is someone who over many years played with the...

25th February 2022

With both Ukraine and Russia due to participate next month in the qualifier play-offs for the Qatar World Cup FIFA has as yet to make a final decision stating that it is monitoring the situation in Ukraine and will communicate its decision “in due course.” FIFA has during the past 24 hours not held back...

25th February 2022

The human toll of the horrific events unfolding in Ukraine was being felt in Gibraltar yesterday. As we report today, people in Gibraltar with connections to Ukraine awoke in the early hours to news that their worst fears had become reality. One Ukrainian woman described how her octogenarian mother was preparing to shelter in a...

24th February 2022

By Gabriella Peralta and Eyleen Gomez At 5am on Thursday, Larisa Meleshenko’s phone rang in Gibraltar. It was her 80-year-old mother in Ukraine calling to tell her Russia had invaded. Mrs Meleshenko told her mother not to panic, but from Gibraltar she fears for her family and friends. Her mother lives in Irshansk, a small...

23rd February 2022

A full house at the John Mackintosh Hall theatre last Saturday saw the 17th edition of the GibFYM prize giving gala in the presence of the Governor Sir David Steel and the Minister of Culture John Cortez. Head of GAMPA and Mayor Christian Santos presented the show. Adjudicating on this occasion, on his second visit...

22nd February 2022

Over 80 people took part in the Nautilus Project’s Great Gibraltar Beach Clean marathon, which yielded 685kg of rubbish last Friday to mark the five-year anniversary of the first clean up. “In terms of engagement it has been a real success,” said Lewis Stagnetto a marine biologist with the Nautilus Project. “But, it has been...

21st February 2022

I have been watching the migration of birds at Gibraltar since my childhood. It is, in fact, the phenomenon that gripped me and shaped the rest of my life. How can you live in Gibraltar and not be in awe of the spectacle that unfolds over our heads each spring and autumn when thousands of...

21st February 2022

Growing up, fostering was never something my husband or I had considered. How can you raise children who are “not yours”? How can you face all the challenges of parenting, knowing that you may have to say goodbye one day? We came to our decision nearly 3 years ago, after discussing how we wanted to...

21st February 2022

By Patrick Daly, PA Political Correspondent The Prime Minister has said his “living with Covid” plan will bring the country “towards a return to normality” as he intends to scrap the requirement to self-isolate in England. Boris Johnson will meet with his Cabinet on Monday morning before updating MPs in the afternoon on his blueprint...

18th February 2022

Throughout the ages Gibraltar’s make up has been that of a diverse community. Those that were born here, those who arrived and stayed, and those who have come through fleetingly. We have been a people always on the move, and many in our community today are what I have often referred to on these pages...

17th February 2022

The Development and Planning Commission on Thursday approved a series of projects that will set in motion major changes at key sites including the Northern Defences, The Mount, the John Mackintosh Hall and the Caleta Hotel. The DPC approved two masterplans for The Mount and the Northern Defences, and cleared too the demolition of the...

17th February 2022

Tomorrow marks five years since the Nautilus Project conducted its first beach clean-up and to mark the occasion, the marine conservation group is holding the Great Gibraltar Beach Clean marathon. The Nautilus team will be joined by different groups to clean the whole of the Rock’s coastline in short 30-minute stints, starting at Rosia Bay...

15th February 2022

A no-deal Brexit would be damaging for cross-border workers and businesses in the Campo and could prompt demonstrations at the border like “never seen before”. That was the stark message from the cross-border workers’ association ASCTEG yesterday, as it underscored the deep unease felt in the Campo at the prospect of a non-negotiated outcome to...

14th February 2022

by Jonathan Pizarro I thought it was in February, but that cloudless morning with a rare bright blue London sky was in June 2016. I remember watching the news the night before and not giving it much attention. We’d had a general election, then a mayoral one for London. This felt like just another thing....

14th February 2022

Today is a day for love all around the world. A day some people feel is too commercial. A day others feel is important to them, a day to show their love for their partner. But for one couple on the Rock, Louis and Kitty Pereira, it will be their 70th Valentine’s Day together. The...

13th February 2022

Youngsters interested in pursuing the arts, drama and music will gain a deeper understanding of their chosen field at the Youth Arts Jamboree, which launches this week. The Jamboree will see a series of workshops held by local industry professionals over the next month. For young aspiring creatives the Jamboree offers the opportunity to learn...

11th February 2022

Born at home in 1937 our guest this week is someone many of us would have known all our lives wearing a number of different hats. My first recollection of Anthony ‘Tony’ Loddo was as Professor Higgins in the mimed GBC television show My Fair Lady in the early seventies with the late Christine Dobinson...

10th February 2022

Residents of Gibraltar were warned on Thursday it was “of fundamental importance” that they prepare for the possibility that ongoing negotiations for a UK/EU treaty fail to reach a final agreement. The stark warning was set out in a 40-page booklet on planning for a so-called “non-negotiated outcome”. Until now, bridging measures implemented by Spain...

10th February 2022

By Patrick Daly and Meg Hill, PA Sir Keir Starmer has blamed Boris Johnson for the group of antivax protesters who accosted him, saying the Prime Minister knowingly pedalled “a conspiracy theory of violent fascists”. In an interview with The Times, Sir Keir said Mr Johnson had used a “deliberate slur without any basis in...

9th February 2022

The Minister for Culture, Dr John Cortes, officially opened Belinda Origo’s first art exhibition in front of family and friends on Wednesday evening at the Fine Arts Gallery in Casemates. “I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed painting them,” Ms Origo told those gathered, unable to state which one she liked best....

9th February 2022

The Gibraltar Youth Service’s exhibition ‘Growing Together’ was launched at the GEMA Gallery on Tuesday evening by the Minister for Youth, Steven Linares. The exhibition is in support of child and adolescent Mental Health week. Various members of the Youth Service spoke before Mr Linares declared the exhibition open. “As you are aware, this week...

8th February 2022

GibTalks is a TED-style conference of talks featuring Gibraltarian speakers reflecting on their experiences and ideas. Jackie Anderson reports on the afternoon session of this year’s conference. For most speakers, the after-lunch session is the toughest call. Despite all the preparation, rehearsals and testing the slideshow, how might they manage to keep an audience attentive...

8th February 2022

By Catherine Lough, PA Education Correspondent This was originally sent under embargo Nearly three in ten pupils are anxious about their future when it comes to their online safety, a new report from Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has found. In Mr Zahawi’s State of the Nation report, published on Tuesday and released to mark Children’s...

7th February 2022

A Royal Gun Salute was fired by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment on Monday to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Members of the public gathered to watch the salute at Grand Battery House. The Inspecting Officer, Mayor Christian Santos, was hosted by the Regiment's Battalion...

6th February 2022

Gibraltar Cultural Services has announced the programme of events for the 2022 Youth Arts Jamboree. Activities, as part of this year’s YAJ, will mainly run from February 14 to March 12 and collaborators have designed tailor made workshops and tutorials covering different aspects of the arts. GCS said it is sure will be as much...