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21st July 2021

By Sarah Marshall Every day at noon, cannons fire from the 16th century Saluting Battery overlooking Fort St Angelo and Valletta’s Grand Harbour. Once the heavy thuds subside, Vera Lynn’s sentimental melodies crackle from speakers and fade into plumes of smoke. Steeped in nostalgia and revelling in past pomp and glory, Valletta is the jewel...

21st July 2021

Olympic 'celebration of hope' begins Japan's women's softball team got the Tokyo 2020 Olympics off to a winning start for the hosts on Wednesday, a boost for the pandemic-postponed Games that the World Health Organization sees as "a celebration of hope" even as Covid-19 cases surge. The opening ceremony on Friday will be a scaled-down...

21st July 2021

By Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent One of the largest collections of rare marine fossils anywhere in the UK has been discovered by a couple using Google Earth. Non-professional palaeontologists discovered the site in Wiltshire during the second lockdown, while researching the geology of the area online. After being contacted by the duo, Dr Tim...

21st July 2021

By Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent The number of people who have made the dangerous journey across the English Channel in small boats this year has passed the total for all of 2020 – with more than five months left of 2021. At least 287 migrants succeeded in reaching the UK on Tuesday, bringing...

20th July 2021

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on Tuesday announced a hike in corporate tax from 10% to 12.5% and an increase in electricity rates as he delivered a “rebuilding” budget aimed at revitalising Gibraltar’s economy and public finances after a “revenue wrecking” pandemic. In a speech to the Gibraltar Parliament lasting nearly four hours, Mr Picardo reviewed...

19th July 2021

By PA Scotland Reporters All of Scotland has dropped to the lowest level of its five-tier system of coronavirus measures – but there is no “wholesale abandoning” of restrictions, Nicola Sturgeon said. Face coverings in shops and public transport will remain mandatory for “some time to come”, while social distancing will reduce to one metre...

16th July 2021

As you have read on these pages before, my musical tastes are wide-ranging, and I stay tuned into what our local bands and singers are doing. There’s a lot going on normally. I have taken many musical journeys through the years and one journey I want to share with you this week is that of...

15th July 2021

The Minister for Health, Samantha Sacramento, commenced legislation on Thursday that will permit abortions to be carried out by GHA doctors in St Bernard’s Hospital. Along with the commencement of the law, the Abortion Regulations 2021 were also published in the Gibraltar Gazette that set out the parameters under which terminations will be permitted in...

15th July 2021

On Sunday I was lucky enough to have a front-row seat to a build-up that was exciting and full of hope.  I was also unfortunate enough to have it too for when the mood quickly shifted.   It was England’s biggest football day in more than 50 years!  Their historic Euro 2020 final against Italy....

15th July 2021

By Sean Mullan Marine scientists often feel like they’re fumbling in the dark. The global ocean covers about 71 per cent of our planet and is central to life as it exists on Earth. But only about 20 per cent of the seafloor has been directly mapped so far. Survey ships equipped with sonars called...

15th July 2021

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent The nation’s diets need to transform with people eating less sugar, salt and meat to save lives and protect the NHS and the environment, a landmark review has said. The National Food Strategy warns what we eat, and how it is produced, is doing “terrible damage” to the environment...

15th July 2021

A migrant who has spent nearly six months detained in Windmill Hill has been hospitalised after declaring himself to be on hunger strike, the Gibraltar Government confirmed on Wednesday. The Chronicle understands the man is protesting delays in his repatriation to Morocco after being arrested last January and has been refusing food for some 20...

14th July 2021

Some dreams come true as gifts unfolding naturally, others need to be followed and coaxed into reality with persistence and a focussed approach to make them happen. Layla Rose Bugeja now aged nineteen, was only ten when she dreamed about living in Nashville, Tennessee - the music capital of the US. She tried to persuade...

12th July 2021

There are 26 migrants currently detained in Windmill Hill prison waiting to be repatriated to their home countries, with two detained there since January. Migration across the Strait of Gibraltar is nothing new, but the number of people landing in Gibraltar has increased in recent months in line with the general trend in the region....

9th July 2021

By Grandmaster Stuart Conquest With England facing Italy on Sunday - I think everyone knows what I am talking about - I am going to give this article an Italian theme. But how and where to begin? That chess was popular in that part of southern Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries is a...

9th July 2021

I have never considered myself to be part of the generation of Gibraltarian ‘baby boomers’ born in the years following World War II. But after the launch of a book this week on our past customs, practices and sayings, and after reading Clive Beltran’s introduction and passages to this very interesting collection of vignettes from...

9th July 2021

Actor and singer David Hasselhoff greeted fans in Ocean Village yesterday in heat on a par to Santa Monica Beach, where in the past he played one of the world’s most famous lifeguards, Mitch Buchannon, in the television series Baywatch. On the Rock as a guest of Admiral Casino, Mr Hasselhoff said Gibraltar was “magnificent,...

8th July 2021

With a rough estimate of only 3% of weddings carried out at the registry office being locals, it is clear to see that Gibraltar continues to be a hot spot for destination weddings. Gibraltar has always been popular with couples and now even more as the effects of Covid-19 are still felt around the globe....

8th July 2021

Janice Sampere became Miss Gibraltar 2021 on Tuesday evening at a small event in City Hall during which Miss Gibraltar 2019, Celine Bolaños, placed the sparkling crown on her head, marking the start of her new role. The unusual crowning in the Mayor’s Parlour was due to Covid-19, which scuttled plans for the Miss Gibraltar...

7th July 2021

By John Besley, PA London Mayor Sadiq Khan has paid tribute to the victims of the July 7 bombings to mark the 16th anniversary of the terror attacks. Fifty-two people died and more than 700 were injured when a series of co-ordinated explosions hit three London Underground trains and a double-decker bus in 2005. Marking...

6th July 2021

One the Royal Navy’s most powerful surface warships, the brand new aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, sailed into Gibraltar Tuesday morning on its first port visit outside the United Kingdom. The ship is completing its final sea trials before its first operational deployment at a time when the UK has signalled a proactive “deterrence...

6th July 2021

Gibraltar’s unique streets have served as the focal point of a degree show at Loughborough University. Monica Popham is a local art student who has used the unique Mediterranean environment on the Rock for the final piece of her Fine Art degree. The degree show, titled “Mi Gran Peñon” captures the Mediterranean light on the...

6th July 2021

Walt Kleezac was a special man that used to be as strong and brave as superman, he loved to help people no matter the cost. But that was fifty years ago, now he is all alone in his living room on his 83rd birthday in silence. Walt could see the sunrise through the window, but...

6th July 2021

The Royal Gibraltar Police has launched a deep review of its three-year investigation into the suspected murder of Michael Montegriffo in a bid to open new leads in this unsolved case. Officers from the RGP’s Criminal Investigation Department are combing through all the evidence gathered since Mr Montegriffo’s death in 2018. Mr Montegriffo, 58, was...

3rd July 2021

An immersive light and spatial audio installation has been launched at St Michael’s Cave, in a project that officials hope will make the cave an attractive place to visit for both tourists and locals alike. The project aims to showcase the beauty of the cave and uncover the Rock’s natural history through projection mapping, lighting...

2nd July 2021

Aspiring writer Jared Cruz has been selected for the writing initiative being run by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture. The initiative was launched as part of World Book Day earlier this year. Mr Cruz recently met with the Gibraltar Cultural Services Development team who are overseeing the programme and had...

2nd July 2021

I have worked on many theatre productions on the Rock and during my time in London both on the amateur and professional stage. Let’s just say over a good number of years. But if I were asked to select just three productions I would instantly reply with no hesitation. There are three plays that stick...

1st July 2021

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The sons of Diana, Princess of Wales have unveiled her long-awaited statue – a memorial to a woman who left an indelible mark on British society. In the shadow of their mother’s likeness cast in bronze, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex – divided on many...

1st July 2021

A group of school friends finally managed to celebrate their 50th year reunion after a delay of nine months due to the Covid situation. The class of 1982 had planned to have the get together last September, to coincide with their 50th birthdays, but had inevitably postpone it till June this year. A total of...

1st July 2021

Freddie is a small white dog, with fluffy hair and brown eyes. He lives with his owners in Gibraltar. His favourite food is roast dinners and he loves cuddles. During the day, Freddie sleeps, eats and then sleeps again. He is a very happy dog. But at night, when everyone is asleep and the house...