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11th January 2023

The Ancient Athenians supposedly had a saying. It’s something along the lines of leaving a place in better condition than it was when you arrived. Let’s consider that the Athenians had more lofty goals than just wiping the floor after you’ve used the shower and think about it in terms of a city, nation, or...

29th December 2022

The Gibraltar Government should commission an independent report into whether sufficient civil service resources are in place to ensure Government departments respond swiftly and effectively to enquiries from the public, the Ombudsman, Ron Coram, said in his latest annual report. Mr Coram made the suggestion after he and his team found that nearly 30% of...

21st December 2022

By Jane Kirby, David Hughes and Sam Blewett, PA The Health Secretary has urged the public to “use their common sense” as thousands of ambulance workers and paramedics go on strike in a bitter dispute over pay and conditions. Steve Barclay, who has said he will not move on the issue of pay, said the...

19th December 2022

Pupils of St Joseph’s Lower Primary recently held a Christmas raffle with part of the funds going to Action4Schools. Jimmy Bruzon from Action4Schools visited St Joseph’s Lower Primary school in October. He, together with teacher Monica Piri, spoke to the children in Year 1 and Year 2. He explained about his charity and told them...

17th December 2022

Christmas traditions are important to me. I know they are for many of you as well. And although a Gibraltarian Christmas is still very much a family Christmas, it is true to say that the pressures of our modern-day society and broken families have diminished those values and traditions of our Christmas gatherings in the...

10th December 2022

There are several stories I have wanted to tell on these pages. Many of them related to local music, bands and singers. My interest in local music begins at home with my parents who followed the music scene and whose conversations were filled with names which over the years have become familiar to me and...

29th November 2022

To celebrate just over five years since the inauguration of Startup Grind in Gibraltar, an initiative has been launched recognising businesses and entrepreneurs within their network with a Standards of Excellence and Startup Awards 2022 Event on December 1 at Barbary Restaurant at Sunborn Yacht Hotel. Back in March 2017 the very first Fireside Chat...

28th November 2022

By Elena Scialtiel Novelist Charlotte Philby detailed fictionalised biography of her paternal grandfather Kim and his complex relationship with Edith Tudor-Hart, during her Literary Festival talk. Former ‘The Independent’ reporter, editor and columnist, Ms Philby spoke about her book ‘Edith and Kim’, which carries the subtitle ‘to betray, you must first belong’, at the Garrison...

7th November 2022

I have always loved books. The weight of them in my hands, the feel of the pages, breaking a spine for the very first time, and diving nose-first into an entirely different reality, if only for a short while. Nowadays, we find our libraries condensed into a 1cm-thick device, which doesn’t smell nearly as nice....

4th November 2022

When patients are diagnosed with breast cancer, genetics can hold the key not just to treatment but also for loved ones who can seek out preventative treatment early. As the science develops, this could be offered to more cancer patients. Dr Terri McVeigh is the GHA's Visiting Consultant Cancer Geneticist from the Royal Marsden, who...

31st October 2022

The line-up for the 8th Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival has been announced and includes a full cast of high-profile speakers. The event takes place from November 25 to 27. Alan Johnson Alan Johnson was General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union before entering Parliament as Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle in 1997....

19th October 2022

Downtown Gibraltar, a business-led initiative that aims to drive improvements in Main Street and its surrounding areas, hit a groundswell of opposition this week after many businesses received unexpected bills for levies of up to £5,000. The scheme, known as a Business Improvement District (BID), has been in the public domain for several years and...

19th October 2022

The EV Foundation Trust provided a two-day First Aid Course to 12 individuals this month, adding to the two other educational courses they provided this year. Upon completion, certificates were handed out to all participants by Emma and Dee from Heart Starterz. “This course will be useful for work opportunities, for personal use and to...

12th October 2022

Gibraltarian lawyer Dr Alex Jamie Trinidad has been appointed to the rank of King’s Counsel. The Governor, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel, appointed Mr Trinidad, acting upon the advice of the King’s Counsel Appointments Committee and subject to the presentation of Letters Patent. Presentation of Letters Patent to Dr Trinidad will be arranged as soon...

28th August 2022

The UK Government is re-affirming the city status of Gibraltar after finding that the accolade granted by Queen Victoria had gone unrecognised on official lists for 180 years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Gibraltar’s inclusion in the list “rightly signifies” the Rock’s close links to the UK and its “rich history and dynamism”. Although the...

22nd August 2022

I used to work at a famous tea shop on London’s Strand. It’s not far from Gibraltar House. You could argue there’s nothing more English than tea (a story of Empire for another day), so of course the shop was often packed with tourists. And when you’re bilingual, you’re useful in a tourist hotspot. I...

16th August 2022

by Jonathan Pizarro The cupboard above the top of the stairs, in my grandparents’ Glacis Estate flat, was a dangerous wonder. The shuttered doors were swung open about once a year to get Christmas decorations or a suddenly-remembered blanket. So a brave family member would climb onto the bannister and jump in to briefly unsettle...

4th August 2022

Outline planning permission was granted to Lincoln Football and Social Club to create a sports centre at 55 Europa Road, during Thursday’s virtual meeting of the Development and Planning Commission. Subject to various conditions the club gained unanimous approval for a specialised space for individual and team training, sports education and leisure area with dedicated...

26th July 2022

Nominations are now open for the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2023 and the Gibraltar Award which coincides with the New Year Honours List 2023. The Gibraltar Honours Board, under the Chairmanship of the Governor, will meet in October to consider nominations for the two categories. “Nominations should be submitted to recognise those people, from any...

6th July 2022

By Sam Blewett and David Hughes, PA Political Staff Boris Johnson has been told by Cabinet ministers that he should resign, after support for his leadership collapsed at Westminster. The Prime Minister was in No 10 on Thursday night, where Cabinet ministers told him he had lost the confidence of the Tory party and could...

27th June 2022

In this second article we will follow the same method used in the first one: biographical details about Vallejo’s tormented life interspersed with frequent references to his poetry, especially some of the poems in Trilce. In 1923 Vallejo arrived in Paris where, with the exception of a year or so in Spain, he would live...

21st June 2022

Freezing…. you're freezing cold and wet. A high-pitched drill rings inside your head. Blue-black water rises and falls, tossing you from its crests to the troughs of hell. Gnarling white teeth snap at you from all directions. A sharp pain is lodged in one of your shoulders - in this flicker of consciousness, you can't...

20th June 2022

A woman stood on a balcony in London while another woman in Gibraltar gave her last breath on a hospital bed. It’s strange to think of them both, almost equal in years, their lives in many ways entwined despite the fact they never met. And while one received parades and concerts and endless crowds waving...

20th June 2022

César Vallejo is the quintessentially modernist poet. The emotional rawness of his poetry stretched the Spanish language beyond grammar and lexicon into compelling dissonance and asymmetries, unprecedented and unsurpassed in the history of Hispanic poetry. Before examining some of his works, it would be advisable to have some idea of his life which marked his...

16th June 2022

The Gibraltar Government has filed a planning application for the proposed beautification of the Landport Tunnel access route spanning from Corral Road to Casemates. The proposal from the Ministry for Business, Tourism and the Port includes the beautification and reconditioning of the access route, new paving designs, landscaping and street furniture to the various walkthrough...

13th June 2022

Jacob’s Room was Virginia Woolf’s third novel; it was also her first experimental novel. The novel reflects a tragedy in the writer’s life: the early death of a much-loved brother, Thoby. The long Greek section of the novel is poignant with the memory of Thoby. The family holiday to Greece and Turkey became a nightmare...

10th June 2022

There are many Gibraltarians who have lived away from Gibraltar for many years but have never lost touch with their roots - the place they were born. They carry the Gibraltar flag wherever they go. But even for them the pull to return to these shores is great. A great deal of them will surprise...

6th June 2022

By David Hughes, PA Political Editor Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote in his leadership of the Tory party but his authority has been dealt a significant blow. Tory MPs voted by 211 to 148 in support of the Prime Minister but the scale of the revolt against his leadership leaves him wounded. When...

6th June 2022

By David Hughes and Gavin Cordon, PA Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence by Tory MPs on Monday evening as discontent over the lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and the direction of the Prime Minister’s leadership reached a tipping point. The Prime Minister was informed on Sunday that he would face the vote...

27th May 2022

Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, the chairman of the Gibraltar all-party group in the House of Commons, has called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign following the publication of the Sue Gray report into lockdown parties at No.10 Downing Street. Sir Bob Neill, who also chairs the Commons Justice Committee, said in a statement...