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11th December 2021

The Gibraltar Government has said the first probable case of the new Omicron variant is now confirmed, with two close contacts also confirmed to have the new strain. The two close contacts reside in Spain and all close contacts of the Gibraltar case are in self-isolation. these two cases reside in Spain. "Although we took...

11th December 2021

This week I return to my childhood memories. At Alice’s Table sits a man who was around in the days I was running around in Wellington Front – the old but then very new GBC studios. I would never have imagined that one day I would be working alongside him as a colleague myself, or...

10th December 2021

By Sophie Wingate, PA The Government has announced long-awaited plans to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered animals, with campaigners welcoming the measures but denouncing delays. The proposed law – which will prevent British big game hunters from bringing home body parts of some 7,000 species including lions, rhinos, elephants and polar bears...

9th December 2021

A locally-based businessman and a team from the World Trade Center Gibraltar (WTCG) have played a key role in getting 92 people from the Afghan capital Kabul to “relative safety” in Islamabad in neighbouring Pakistan, and are now calling on locals to help. In a plan dubbed ‘Operation Magic Carpet’, the owner of WTCG, Greg...

9th December 2021

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent Destruction and damage to wetlands and rivers is putting one in six dragonfly species at risk of extinction, the first global assessment of them has found. The warning comes in the latest update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species – which...

9th December 2021

By Sam Blewett, PA Deputy Political Editor Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie has given birth to her second child with the Prime Minister after a tumultuous 24 hours for Downing Street. Mr and Mrs Johnson announced the birth of a “healthy baby girl” at a London hospital on Thursday morning. The Prime Minister was present throughout...

9th December 2021

The GHA is closely monitoring the UK’s rollout of a new anti-viral pill for Covid-19 that can be taken at home and which health officials want to make available here too. The drug, called molnupiravir, is for people who have had a positive Covid test and have at least one risk factor for developing severe...

9th December 2021

Local runner Vicky Fendley will run her third marathon on Sunday but perhaps this one will be the most poignant and rewarding as she is doing it to raise money for the Christie charity in honour of her mum, who passed away in September. “I decided to run for the Christie charity as a few...

8th December 2021

There will be a “a completely different Gibraltar” without a negotiated Brexit deal for the Rock, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told GBC’s Direct Democracy on Tuesday night. Responding to questions from the public, the Chief Minister said he remained “optimistic” that a “safe and secure” treaty for Gibraltar could be agreed within the parameters set...

6th December 2021

The Gibraltar Heritage Trust held its annual Heritage Awards with awards presented to projects which have preserved heritage value in renovations, a documentary and a TV series. The Awards were presented in four separate ceremonies at the Main Guard in John Mackintosh Square on Friday morning. This year five properties received a group award, two...

5th December 2021

English and Spanish exist in an uneasy ‘convivencia’ in Gibraltar. The position of English is unassailable, having been the official language since 1713. Nearly all business transactions, politics, education, the administration of the law, the local media are conducted in English. Spanish, though in some cases the mother tongue, is becoming less so, and is...

3rd December 2021

We often don’t realise how lucky we are to form part of this community and the many amazing and talented people we know. People from all walks of life. People we have known from childhood, those who have made Gibraltar their home, those we have grown up with, youngsters we have seen turn into adults;...

3rd December 2021

The Special Needs Action Group (SNAG) are donating £10,000 worth of equipment to local schools, with all the items aimed at helping students with disabilities and the school’s educational team such as Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO). SNAG reached out to mainstream schools as well as St Martin’s and asked them for their wish list...

3rd December 2021

By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent British Airways will become the first airline to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced on a commercial scale in the UK. The carrier announced it will fly planes using the lower carbon fuel from early next year. The SAF will be produced at Phillips 66’s Humber Refinery near Immingham,...

1st December 2021

Scientists are concerned. Politicians are worried. Where does that leave the rest of us? Hopefully not in a panic. That was the message from England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam. “I don’t want people to panic” he said at a press conference. But just when we thought we could breathe a sigh of relief...

1st December 2021

By Helen William, PA Dame Helen Mirren and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman have urged people to help the elderly combat loneliness at Christmas. Research by Age UK found nearly a million people aged over 65 do not have anyone to celebrate Christmas with this year. Far from being a season of good...

30th November 2021

Down in minutes, out for hours. No screen time - silence to devour. The day two billion faces dropped; fingers paused. Social media disappeared, but what was the cause? Six hours of disarray, The reason - a glitch. But was it ....or society with an itch? A planetary scale demonstration, The domination of our very...

29th November 2021

A Royal Gibraltar Police officer has become the first officer on the Rock to qualify as a Public Order Gold Commander. Superintendent John Field completed the five-day College of Policing course with 10 other officers at Ryton-on-Dunsmore in the UK last week. The qualification will help the RGP better prepare for large scale public events...

28th November 2021

Gibraltar is constantly changing and the change can be seen from as far away as the castle in Castellar as high-rise developments such as Hassan Centenary Terraces dominate the sky line. Many different factors are driving these changes and the Chronicle sat down with architect Jonas Stahl from Arc Design to get his perspective of...

28th November 2021

The GSD said it would embark on a “radical and positive reorganisation” to restore faith in the GHA if elected into government at the next election. The party was responding after a recent GBC report on a draft letter that was being considered by senior doctors to be sent to political parties expressing concerns on...

26th November 2021

For a number of months, I had been in communication with Mary Dolding. The Covid pandemic did not allow us to meet face to face and we stayed in touch by email even when she left for the UK for a family holiday, hopeful that we would meet on her return and complete our meeting...

25th November 2021

Copenhagen booked themselves a place in the next stage of the Europa Conference league after their 0-4 victory against Lincoln Red Imps at the Victoria Stadium. The match, the last Lincoln Red Imps played at the Victoria Stadium during the Europa Conference League group stage brought to the forefront many of the lessons learnt during...

25th November 2021

November marks diabetes awareness month and to raise awareness local charity Diabetes Gibraltar has written articles highlighting the symptoms, treatment and stories of those living with diabetes. The articles have ran weekly on Fridays throughout the month of November, with Sean’s story being the last. by Sean Duarte I contracted Covid-19 in January 2021. It...

23rd November 2021

Chinese Paralympian Jingkun Xu is in Gibraltar with his boat ‘China Dream’ as he prepares to embark on a long challenge to qualify for the Vendée Globe in 2024. This solo race is one of the most famous sailing races and is billed as an extreme challenge for sailors. But Mr Xu, 32, who lost...

23rd November 2021

By Sam Blewett and Amy Gibbons, PA Political Staff The Pope has praised Sir David Amess’s years of “devoted public service” in a message read at a Westminster Cathedral service for the Conservative MP who was killed while serving his constituents. In the message to the Requiem Mass, Pope Francis called for mourners’ resolve to...

23rd November 2021

The stars came out in force to raise money for mental health in Gibraltar on Wednesday evening as sponsors and supporters came together for a night of food, drinks and live entertainment on the Sunborn. The event ‘Evening with the stars’ was organised by Jenny Roberts the founder of the charity Homeless Worldwide, a charity...

22nd November 2021

Lincoln Red Imps kept their league leaders position intact but only after being forced to do it the hard way against a Ten-man Glacis team on Sunday. The latter were forced to play with ten men for close to an hour after keeper Valades was to leave Kike reeling in pain on the ground with...

21st November 2021

The PJ Isola Foundation has selected local artworks which will feature in a calendar and will be auctioned off for charity next year, with Mark Montovio scooping the top prize in the competition. Some 12 finalists in the PJ Isola Foundation competition will see their art work form part of the 2022 Isolas calendar. Last...

21st November 2021

Women’s football in Gibraltar continues to see monumental progress as some players start to get closer to their dreams of professional football. After years in which the sport has been bidding to be treated equally and be given a chance to step forward Gibraltar’s young footballers have started to see the pathway towards trying to...

20th November 2021

Tyre flipping, devil lifts, burpees and even skipping formed part of an intensive personal training session that six members of the RGP endured early Friday morning, all in aid of feeding families in need in Spain. Putting the officers through the course, shouting intense words of encouragement when necessary, was JoJo France, a personal trainer...