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8th June 2021

A grieving family voiced deep  concern about the care provided to people suffering from mental health illness during an inquest into their son’s death this week. The court heard from the family and friends of Alfred Louis Balban, 35, who was described as a kind, funny, “gentle gentleman” and a lover of animals and plants....

8th June 2021

Running to an air raid shelter was typical during WWII, the extinction of a species is painfully common and don't get me started on Donald Trump and his "election fraud" claims! But nothing could prepare humanity for what was about to happen. It was a sunny day; people were enjoying life when all of a...

8th June 2021

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation will host ‘A Global Celebration’ tomorrow, marking the first ever online international event for the entire Award family all over the world. The online event will be held on Thursday, June 10 at 3pm and will include participants and alumni to volunteers and donors. “Hosted by UK TV...

8th June 2021

Prior Park was the winner of an Online Britannica Quiz delivered by author Christopher Lloyd to all the schools in Gibraltar with student Grace Pedder, 14, winning £1,000.  Of this £1,000, £750 will go to the school and she will keep £250.  “I am very happy and I did not expect to win as there...

6th June 2021

During the annual bird conference, Macau, Peacock, Swan, and Nightingale were seated on the stage. The peacock was the head of the conference and stood in its seat with all its majesty and glory. The crown on its head oozed bright colours and its slender neck craned higher every time a bird took the podium....

4th June 2021

It was a tape deck – the old German Grundig recording machine of the fifties. Bought at the old Hammond stores it lit a musical flame in a young five-year-old-boy who lived at 35, Red Sands House. The recording machine had been bought by his father Ernesto. The young boy and his brothers would watch...

3rd June 2021

She slowed as she walked past their old house, stopping to gaze at it, drinking in the purple of the jacaranda tree, the deep yellow of the façade, the creamy tones of the climbing roses by the gate. It seemed impossible that she had lived there once, in what now seemed like another life -...

3rd June 2021

Six years to the day of the opening of the Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery at the City Hall, a re-dedication ceremony was yesterday led by Culture Minister John Cortes in the presence of Mayor Christian Santos, Paulette Finlayson, artists, guests and staff of Gibraltar Cultural Services who have been responsible for the refurbishment and...

2nd June 2021

Just a day after Christian Santos was invested as Mayor of Gibraltar, he launched his new campaign ‘We Are One’. The aim of the campaign is to celebrate the rich diversity of the local community and how Gibraltarians of all backgrounds and walks of life have, through the years, come together and lived as one....

1st June 2021

Shortly after midday Christian Santos fulfilled a dream he has held for many years as he sworn in as mayor of Gibraltar. Before his investiture, Mr Santos sat for his official photograph with the Chronicle and discussed plans for his term as mayor. “Actually, this is something that I have always wanted to do,” he...

1st June 2021

The Government of Gibraltar will fly rainbow flags on official buildings and sites around the Rock to mark Pride Month “in a visually colourful way” and underscore its commitment to equality in all walks of life. The flags will be flown at sites including the land frontier, No.6 Convent Place, St Bernard’s Hospital and in...

29th May 2021

Gibraltar is slowly returning to the more familiar scenes of every day, weekly, monthly and annual cultural events of a pre-Covid 19 world. I hear you say, “at long last” some normality, it has been long enough, even though the Arts and Culture in general remained high on the agenda in lockdown – as museums,...

29th May 2021

The Royal Gibraltar Police are investigating a possible dangerous driving incident following a head on collision on Line Wall Road. A 17-year old local motorcyclist was taken to St Bernard’s Hospital on Thursday night after the collision. The road traffic collision happened at around 10.30pm near to the area of Zoca Flank after the motorcycle...

28th May 2021

Gibraltar’s heightened need for technology, the job market in this sector, and crime spurred by people turning to working virtually, were the topics of a panel discussion organised by Gibrael, the Gibraltar Israel Chamber of Commerce. The impact of Covid-19 on technological advances in Gibraltar was the theme of the talk, which saw four local...

27th May 2021

The marine environment was at the core of the Development and Planning Commission’s decision to withdraw a former condition imposed on a retrospective planning application for maintenance of rock works/ sea defence bund for Queensway Quay Marina. When this area was first built up, planning application was granted subject to overlaying the tetrapods placed in...

26th May 2021

Parents, family members and friends marched from St Martin’s School to No.6 Convent Place on Wednesday morning calling for “more action” for people with disabilities and special needs in Gibraltar. The organisers called for an “all-encompassing special needs strategy that considers all aspects of the person’s life and that of their families” in a new...

26th May 2021

By Lisa Salmon Surely mid-life – a point at which we’ve found success, be it personally or professionally, and figured out what we need – should be a time of contentment? A recent study by researchers at Dartmouth College in the US, however, found happiness tends to dip to a lifetime low in our late-40s....

25th May 2021

Leslie Gaduzo won the overall prize at this year’s Spring Visual Arts Competition with his painting ‘In Hong Kong’ and in doing so also took the first prize for painting, drawing prints and digital painting. Mr Gaduzo spoke to the Chronicle about the inspiration behind the painting. “It goes back a few years now that...

25th May 2021

By Claire Spreadbury After plucking up the courage to confide in my daughter’s school that I was concerned she may have ADHD, I felt let down by the response. They seemed adamant there wasn’t the slightest of chance my 8-year-old could possibly have it, leaving me in a quandary as to whether I should make...

25th May 2021

The two lead campaigners for the referendum on abortion were announced on Monday by the Gibraltar Parliament. The Referendum Administrator, Paul Martinez, designated Gibraltar for Yes and Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement the designated organisations for the Referendum. Gibraltar for Yes will represent those for the ‘Yes’ outcome and Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement will represent those for the...

24th May 2021

Bayside and Westside Drama Groups’ ‘Fade to Light’ won best play at this year’s Gibraltar Drama Festival Gala night held on Friday. The Gala night was held at a packed Ince’s Hall, which over the course of the week saw 12 plays performed by six theatre groups. This year saw six entries from Bayside and...

24th May 2021

By Vicky Shaw After being ripped up in 2020, our social diaries are starting to grow once more, as lockdown restrictions ease. And as a result, people expect to spend around an extra £188 per month this summer, according to new research from TopCashback.co.uk. Of course, it’s understandable people might be eager to socialise again...

24th May 2021

ChickenGuard, a business selling automatic chicken coop door openers, has based its sales and technical support in Gibraltar. Customers having issues with their chicken coop doors, from Belgium to the US, can ring up and have their calls answered by a team of six at the World Trade Centre. Inside their small office, visitors are...

21st May 2021

It will come as no surprise that Tony Lima, as we found out last time had a long and distinguished career in the Civil Service and also served as Mayor of Gibraltar, this week looks back with huge satisfaction and considerable pride on his time as Commanding Officer of HMS Calpe and as Honorary Officer...

20th May 2021

Bridging World Earth Day on April 22 and World Ocean’s Day on June 8 the Chronicle aims to run a series of articles that hope to help address the various ways people can ‘Restore Our Earth’, this week its sustainable means of transport. Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez spoke to Ann-Gabrielle Garner from the Loreto Convent...

20th May 2021

By Robb Rutledge Most people would like to be happier. But it isn’t always easy to know how to achieve that goal. Is there an equation for happiness? Many formulas have been suggested. Get enough sleep. Exercise. Meditate. Help others. Spend time with friends and family. On average, all of these things are linked to...

20th May 2021

By Eyleen Gomez Gibraltarian student Jacqima Rios at Nottingham Trent university will launch her exhibition ‘The Inner Child’ this Friday on Instagram Live. Her piece forms part of the ‘Great Escape’ a series of exhibitions and events by second year students from Nottingham Trent University’s Fine Art course. Over the space of two weeks Nottingham’s...

19th May 2021

A complete reconstruction of a Gorgoneion, an ancient relic found in Gorham’s Cave, was unveiled on Tuesday, International Museums Day, at the Gibraltar National Museum. The Gorgoneion is a representation of the snake-headed Gorgon Medusa and fragments were found some years ago in Gorham’s Cave. This example is the only one discovered in the western...

18th May 2021

DRAMA REVIEW By C. Wall The first post-Covid Drama Festival, in Gibraltar and perhaps anywhere, opened with lonely teenagers on an online forum, an odd rebirth for the healing rituals of life on stage. Chatroom by Edna Walsh is now as old as its protagonists, whose once-contemporary criticisms of Britney Spears, J K Rowling and...

18th May 2021

India's Covid tally passes 25 million India total Covid-19 caseload surged past 25 million on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone complicated the health crisis in one of the states where the disease is spreading most quickly. Covid-19 tests were administered to 200,000 people evacuated from coastal districts of the western state of Gujarat before the...