20/05/2020 - 09:58
Warlord created the first diplomatic passport
Looking through a “Q” magazine, I came across the HU, a Mongolian metal group, well known in the UK music scene. Apparently European festival organisers were queuing up last year to book them. Read more
14/05/2020 - 10:13
Vandalism
Some time back I photographed one of the benches on Waterport road which someone had tried to lift by loosening the screws which held it onto the pavement. This time they appear to have gone further. I imagine that in trying to further unloosen said bolts, they have ended up bending the wrought iron side of the bench (this must have been done with great force) and in so doing, splitting one of the boards on the seat. It seems quite extraordinary that this was done without being seen by anyone; as it must have taken some time to bring about. This type of vandalism should be eradicated by the Royal Gibraltar police; if we value public property. I understand that the benches in Main Street were all removed; but what’s for sure is that helpers like these, are not needed by Government. Read more
29/04/2020 - 09:34
Animals not in captivity
It’s is not only the environment that is welcoming the lack of traffic and the lack of activity out at sea. Schools of dolphins have been seen in nearby Spain enjoying the ocean at their ease. Read more
24/04/2020 - 09:05
As a daily routine to get the heart pumping and the knees in shape, having walked down our four flights of steps, I started the uphill climb perusing on those words uttered by so many supposedly knowledgeable people out there; people who have been telling the world that a highly contagious virus was going to descend upon us in the not too distant future. Two questions hammered in my head “How did they know?” and “why did no one pay attention to their warning?” Read more
23/04/2020 - 09:56
Need for study on effects?
There are some 2.6 billion people around the world in some kind of lockdown. Leading experts are convinced that globally, we are conducting the largest psychological experiment ever. It’s where the same experts, also predict, it will result in a secondary epidemic of burnouts and stress-related absenteeism in the latter half of 2020! Read more
22/04/2020 - 10:12
It went under the Covid Radar, or maybe, it didn’t, as this newspaper has repeatedly covered one part of this story? But now, some important aspects of Port activity, much like the local Construction world, is also making a mockery of the severe lockdown measures imposed on the rest of Gibraltar. Particularly, the over 70’s who have so far borne the brunt of the restrictions! Read more
22/04/2020 - 09:55
What it means to be one step ahead
When hopefully our present predicament is over, and we look back on this challenging chapter of our lives, we may well realize that compared to much more powerful and greater nations than us, Gibraltar has stood its ground well. We may be a small nation; but a discerning one and sagacious in struggles. Read more
21/04/2020 - 10:03
There is little doubt, that the Covid lockdown will continue for some time yet. The Chief Minister in his last daily Covid briefing, said as much. Not in so many words, but it was clear where the thinking was or is, which would be logical, at this point in time from our own emergency perspective! Read more
20/04/2020 - 09:38
As most Gibraltarians religiously adhere to emergency laws and a harsh daily related routine imposed on them; and as we gaze through our windows for better days ahead, the question on everyone’s mind is: “How Bad Will This Really Get”? Read more
20/04/2020 - 09:37
Whilst we were unawares, someone took the breaks off and sent us hurtling towards the unknown, with a virus hot on our heels; and no time to heed the request of the whiting to the snail to “walk a little faster,” because he had a porpoise treading on his tail. We were going too fast and we needed to slow down and get our breath back. Read more
