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5th January 2022

Author Joan Fallon has published another book, described as dark, thought provoking, yet light hearted in places, ‘Sophie is Still Missing’ is an intricate mystery which delves into the shadowy world of the Costa del Sol, people trafficking and modern slavery. Ms Fallon is known locally for having previously written about Gibraltar’s role in the...

5th January 2022

Those are the words of Police Sergeant Tanya McLeod who has successfully completed the College of Policing’s ‘Crisis and Hostage Negotiators National Course’. It was run by Greater Manchester Police and attended by officers from all over England and Wales. Week One of the course focused on Crisis Negotiation, where the scenarios were mainly based...

5th January 2022

Start the year as you mean to go on. That’s what they say. So I have a proposal for you. How about we all become more positive in 2022? I’m not necessarily referring to the ‘new year, new me’ concept and as we reflect on the year that has gone by it’s important to note...

5th January 2022

By Dr Joseph Garcia, Deputy Chief Minister The traditional Christmas and New Year celebrations will have been very different for most of us this time round. Many will have exercised greater caution, gathered in reduced numbers, shielded the elderly and the vulnerable and prayed that next time round we will be free of Covid-19. The...

4th January 2022

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor Covid cases should start to drop across the UK in the next one to three weeks, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) has suggested. Professor Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London, whose data was instrumental to the UK going into lockdown in March 2020, said...

4th January 2022

by Jonathan Pizarro The last time I made a New Year’s resolution was in 2012. I was about to move to London from Cardiff, so my life had that pausal quality that comes just before you start packing boxes. I was working in retail at the time. Fourteen-hour shifts. Six days a week. Chest infection....

31st December 2021

As we approached the end of a year dominated by Brexit and Covid-19, a box of chocolates made me think of two deeper underlying challenges facing this community as we head into 2022. It wasn’t an ordinary box of chocolates. An attractive and intriguing wooden package printed with an image of Gibraltar, the gift came...

30th December 2021

The Gibraltar Cricket Board have announced the return of its domestic league as from Spring 2022. The announcement made this Wednesday via its social media pages invited teams to register for the 2022 Gibraltar Premier League. The season is planned to commence in March, where “a draft will take place during a special event at...

28th December 2021

By Patrick Daly, PA Political Correspondent New Year’s Eve parties have been given the green light in England as ministers announced there will be no new coronavirus restrictions imposed before the end of 2021. In a move welcomed by hospitality bosses, Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced there will be no curbs on social mixing beyond...

24th December 2021

For staff at the Gibraltar Health Authority, a safe Christmas following Covid guidelines will be the best gift they could receive. GHA Accident and Emergency Charge Nurse Elaine Ferro and Matron Romina Moreno will work throughout the festive period, and they told Chronicle a safe and sensible Christmas is all they want. Both worked through...

24th December 2021

For the mental health team at Ocean Views, patients presenting with low mood and anxiety increase during the festive break. Ocean Views Charge Nurse Niall Wright finds that although the number of patients he sees stays relatively stable in Christmas, the pressure to socialise over Christmas can see more patients suffer from low mood and...

24th December 2021

A Christmas story by Carmen Anderson “She is the love of my life,” Colin tells his bathroom mirror as he shaves ready for work. It’s dark outside, the wind howling through the empty streets. The problem, he muses, is that he has only had a few brief conversations with Colette. He remembers every word, the...

24th December 2021

A Christmas message from the Bishop of Gibraltar Carmel Zammit. What a gift it is to celebrate this beautiful feast, the feast of Christmas.! Christmas brings us the gift of love, the gift of joy, the gift of peace, and the gift of faith, all incarnate in one person, that of Jesus Christ. In other...

23rd December 2021

There were no further covid-19 restrictions announced on Thursday by the Gibraltar Government, which nonetheless warned the highly contagious Omicron variant was now “very likely” the dominant strain on the Rock and cases would rise. The decision is underpinned by scientific data that shows that while the variant is 70% more transmissible than the Delta...

23rd December 2021

By Estelle Shirbon A South African study offered Christmas glad tidings about the severity of Omicron and the trend of Covid-19 infections on Wednesday as the fast-spreading coronavirus variant forced countries across the world to impose new curbs. The study by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) suggested that those infected with Omicron were...

23rd December 2021

Last week I spent two nights trying to get a story approved for broadcast. On our computers at work we have a small red box next to our news stories. It turns green when it’s approved by an editor for broadcast. But two weekends ago that box kept switching back to red. All night long!...

22nd December 2021

The Gibraltar Government has today announced changes to the rules on self-isolation for close contacts of Covid-19 positive cases, which will mean fully vaccinated contacts will not need to isolate. The Director of Public Health, Dr Helen Carter, advised the changes will come into effect as from 00.01 on Thursday, December 23. "Close contacts who...

22nd December 2021

Gibraltar footballer Shania Robba took Gibraltar women’s football to another level these past months as she participated in BT Sport’s Ultimate Goal reality series. The now 20 year old going all the way into the final day and playing in the final eleven against the pros and delivering for Gibraltar even more valuable media exposure....

22nd December 2021

Budding young artist India Borge scooped the top prize at the Sovereign Art Foundation Students Prize with her oil painting ‘A Woman’s Form’. Her artwork was one of 20 finalists, which was whittled down from 126 entries from young artists aged 12 to 18 years. “I am so surprised and thrilled to win," said India....

22nd December 2021

A local man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a serious traffic collision on Tuesday night on Sir Herbert Miles Road. He is the fifth person arrested on suspicion of drink driving since Sunday, the RGP said as it highlighted its Christmas campaign urging drivers not to drink if they are using...

21st December 2021

Political leaders and civil society groups have paid tribute to Manolo Ruiz, President of the Gibraltar Senior Citizen’s Association, who died on Tuesday morning after a short illness at the age of 88. Since the launch of the association some 22 years ago, Mr Ruiz championed for change in the care of Gibraltar’s elderly citizens....

19th December 2021

By Geraldine Scott, PA Political Correspondent Brexit minister Lord Frost has resigned “with immediate effect” as he told Boris Johnson that building a new relationship with the EU would be a “long-term task”. Lord Frost, who has led negotiations with the EU, is reported to have handed in his resignation letter to Boris Johnson last...

15th December 2021

Christmas was so much easier when our worries varied from running out of our favourite Quality Street to making sure we had bought all the presents before having one too many on Christmas eve. Now here we are with just over a week to go for Christmas and whilst festive songs may be playing across...

15th December 2021

Kyle Goldwin, known by fans affectionately as “el chino” a name he himself uses within his social media pages, will be lining out for the last time as a semi-professional football player in competitive matches this weekend. The keeper who rose from guarding the posts during relegation battles with Gibraltar United to becoming one of...

14th December 2021

Thirteen cases of the Omicron variant have been detected on the Rock, the Gibraltar Government said on Tuesday, as it warned the new strain of Covid-19 is now “spreading throughout our community”. No.6 Convent Place again urged people to exercise caution and take up the offer of a booster vaccine as the best option for...

14th December 2021

Alternative arrangements are being put in place at local businesses across Gibraltar who are preparing for the upcoming Spanish lorry workers strike scheduled for early next week. Spain’s National Road Transportation Committee (CNTC) announced a three-day strike between December 20 and 22 in the run-up to the Christmas period to protest what it calls the...

14th December 2021

Visting artist Dan Kofler describes his style, as having no style, and the hard-working artist in his mid-70s has no plans to stop painting and creating. Dressed in his velvet red suit jacket and matching tie, Mr Kofler said organising an art exhibition in Gibraltar was pure luck, after he visited in September and met...

14th December 2021

The UK Bone Cancer Trust has appealed for aid from overseas supporters to join in their Christmas postage stamp campaign. The charity is asking the public to save their postage stamps from the UK and overseas, horizon labels (the gold or white labels that the post office stick on everything instead of stamps), first day...

13th December 2021

A fashion show organised by the Gibraltar Cardiac Association and BabySTEPPs took place last month with around 40 children ranging from ages 2 to 16 showing off the latest trends from Matalan Kids. The fundraising event raised £5,000 inclusive of ticket sales, raffle and donations. “For many, this was their first time on stage and...

13th December 2021

By Sophie Corcoran, PA Older people’s mental health could suffer as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 sweeps across the UK, charities have warned. Research carried out by The Mental Health Foundation and Independent Age said the coronavirus pandemic has already damaged the health of people over the age of 65, and it may deteriorate even...