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12th October 2021

by Paco Oliva On December 31, 2020 the Chief Minister and Spanish Foreign Minister announced the New Year’s Eve political declaration, that was to form the basis of a fully-fledged, enduring EU-UK Treaty governing relations with Gibraltar. We all breathed a sigh of relief and celebrated the extraordinary outcome with our best champagne. The traumatic...

11th October 2021

THE ARTIST AND SEARCHER I recently sat with international artist Christian Hook – Hoook, who is again back in the spotlight. As we chatted about his latest project, a television documentary based solely on his own ideas, marrying art and science and which airs next week on Sky Arts, he tells me he wanted to...

11th October 2021

The announcement of a new album by our London based wandering troubadour and poet Gabriel Moreno is always a cause for celebration around these shores as it hopefully brings with it the promise of a live launch here as well. ‘The Year of the Rat’ will chronicle “the strange times of isolation” and forced hiatus...

7th October 2021

An Invictus UK team member has been giving inspirational talks to scores of British Forces personnel in Gibraltar this month. Julian Allen suffered a back injury while taking part in an armed combat display in Germany in 1988. He continued his operational duties unaware of the damage he had inflicted on his spine which left...

7th October 2021

Three international authors - Lord Jeffrey Archer, Alan Titchmarsh and Christopher Lloyd - will form part of this year’s Gibraltar Literature Week. The Minister for Culture, Dr John Cortes, and Gibraltar Cultural Services CEO Seamus Byrne confirmed the visiting authors on Wednesday, with the event set to run between November 8 and 13. Literature Week...

7th October 2021

‘Uh oh, an error was encountered'. As Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went down on Tuesday it caused a meltdown on Twitter – one of the few remaining social media sites still working. It’s not only highlighted our reliance on social media. Our obsession with it is glaringly obvious. The constant need to share and/or see...

5th October 2021

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the GHA has taken this opportunity to increase knowledge of the disease and encourage the public to be breast aware. Breast cancer is the most common cancer for women worldwide, some 1 in 8 women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis and around 1 in 1000 men will...

5th October 2021

The Gibraltar Disability Rights Federation has questioned whether people in Gibraltar are “less deserving” than their UK counterparts following delays to the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Federation said it is not satisfied with the explanations from the Government, where it says that according to the...

4th October 2021

The Gibraltar Cardiac Association is encouraging the public to wear a football on Monday, October 18 in support of World Restart a Heart Day. The Association said it is creating awareness on CPR and the use of defibrillators by supporting World Restart a Heart Day. “As some will have unfortunately experienced, cardiac arrests have not...

4th October 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday highlighted the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Gibraltar as a testament to the Conservative party’s commitment to the Rock and its people. Speaking at a reception hosted by the Gibraltar Government on the sidelines of the Conservative party conference in Manchester, Mr Johnson delivered a short but rambunctious speech...

3rd October 2021

To assess the extent to which Gibsams has made inroads since its launch in 2017 to raise awareness and dispel the stigma that often surrounds mental health, look no further than the charity’s corporate wellbeing awards. At a reception in gardens of the The Convent last Thursday, the charity paid tribute to 24 companies and...

1st October 2021

t was a dream archaeologists dared to dream for many years. Since the first excavations in Vanguard Cave in the late 1990s there was always that suspicion that there was so much more to this cave than just its entry point. Could it one day be another Gorham’s Cave? Could there be other chambers beyond...

1st October 2021

The Commonwealth Games are now less than a year away and signalling the start for the multi sport event as is the tradition will be the launch of The Queen’s Baton Relay, the 16th edition. The Baton will be launched on Thursday the 7th October from Buckingham Palace ahead of its 294 day journey around...

1st October 2021

By Edd Dracott, PA A runner who overcame suicidal thoughts is set to complete the last of 21 consecutive ultramarathons across England to raise money for a mental health charity. Matt Bagwell will have run more than 1,050km (652miles) in just 26 days across every English county by the time he crosses the finish line...

30th September 2021

Customs officers giving evidence at a Coroner’s Inquest on Thursday described the moments just before a Spanish man died in a collision with their vessel. The Customs vessel HMC Searcher was patrolling Gibraltar Waters when its crew received reports of an alleged tobacco smuggling operation taking place at Eastern Beach on October 1, 2019. While...

30th September 2021

By Lisa Salmon, PA Despite affecting millions, arthritis is still very misunderstood. To mark World Arthritis Day on October 12, Lisa Salmon talks to some experts. It’s tempting to dismiss arthritis as just aching joints, and something people must learn to live with as they get older. But the 10 million people in the UK...

30th September 2021

The Nautilus Project set up a stall outside the ICC this week to raise awareness of Green Consumer Day, which is observed globally on September 28. Marine Biologist, Lewis Stagnetto, from TNP, was on hand to answer a variety of questions both children and parents had in relation to products and sea creatures. “We are...

29th September 2021

“We have been luckier than some countries in that we returned quicker…” – explained Sarah Payas Netball national team head coach as she spoke on how a two year wait to host the Europe Netball Open Challenge, with a pandemic in the way has had its positives and negatives. This Thursday Gibraltar sets out to...

29th September 2021

The Coroner’s Court on Wednesday heard differing accounts of events that unfolded on the tragic night when a Spanish man died at sea during a collision involving a Customs vessel. Alfredo Morodo Gutierrez, 42, of La Linea, died after he became trapped between HMC Searcher and the engine of his small rigid-hull inflatable boat during...

29th September 2021

It seems like a lifetime ago - the days when politicians met in person to discuss policy and promote their party. Like everything else Zoom took over for the past two years. Now party conference season in the UK, in person, is back. So much has changed and yet so little has changed. The Labour...

29th September 2021

The MoD Community Support Team (CST) organised a jam-packed four-week summer programme for those living on Four Corners and aged between 5 – 18 years. All the activities were designed to develop the youngsters sporting, social and outdoor pursuit skills as well as team building and solo skills. Around 60 boys and girls joined in...

29th September 2021

By Hannah Stephenson, PA Hannah Stephenson looks at the easiest indoor plants to keep on your desk, and how they can bolster wellbeing. So, returning to the office may take you away from the garden or balcony you have nurtured for the last 18 months – but you can always take some houseplants with you,...

29th September 2021

By Rod Minchin, PA There are calls for the cruise ship industry to be effectively regulated to minimise the serious risk it poses to human health. Cruise ships are a potential source of human health risks to passengers, staff and land-based residents who live near ports or work in shipyards, according to researchers. This includes...

28th September 2021

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor The UK Government could become the first in the world to reverse rising obesity levels by tackling stigma and tightening rules around food sales, a coalition of charities and medics has said. In a 10-year strategy, the Obesity Health Alliance set down its plan with a raft of measures,...

28th September 2021

With a levanter cloud looming over the Rock on a Thursday morning, a pack of around 20 macaques at Prince Phillip’s Arch were enjoying the cool morning breeze whilst tourists passing by admired the scene. However, such occasions which see the macaques behaving naturally are not always the case on the Rock. Veterinarian Mark Pizarro,...

28th September 2021

To mark World Alzheimer’s Month this September the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society is raising awareness about the dementia and the need for a National Dementia Committee. The Society is holding a month-long campaign including events and the Chronicle has published articles weekly on Tuesday’s during the month of September, with the last in today’s...

27th September 2021

A Spanish man who died at sea during a suspected smuggling operation was “crushed” to death when he became trapped between a Customs vessel and his own just metres from Eastern beach, an inquest heard on Monday. A jury of nine was empanelled at the Coroner’s Court for an inquest to establish the circumstances of...

27th September 2021

By Prudence Wade, PA After months of slouching over her WFH desk, Prudence Wade pays a visit to osteopath Anisha Joshi. Imagine having to hold a five kilogram kettlebell all day – it would get pretty heavy and tiring, right? And yet that’s exactly what we’re constantly doing, because our head weighs a whopping 5kg....

27th September 2021

By Lisa Salmon, PA A parenting expert discusses new research highlighting the top concerns parents have – and what they can do to help. Lisa Salmon reports. Being a parent means you worry about your kids. Add in concerns about how social distancing and pandemic-enforced home schooling might have affected them, and parental fretting can...

27th September 2021

Sydney set to unveil freedom roadmap as more curbs eased Australian authorities announced plans on Monday to gradually reopen locked-down Sydney, unveiling a two-tiered system that will give citizens inoculated for Covid-19 more freedoms than the unvaccinated for several weeks. Movement restrictions the most populous state of New South Wales will be lifted gradually from...