24/01/2020 - 10:46
As part of the Government’s ongoing initiative to tackle the detrimental impact of smoking on health and illicit tobacco activity in the area around Gibraltar, Read more
24/01/2020 - 10:45
There will be times when you may have wondered if anyone out there is listening; if anyone is taking things in; because even when in the company of others, this appears not to be the case. How many times have you found yourself in someone’s company, say having coffee, and when you are about to respond to the question “so tell me, how have you been?” someone else approaches the table and addresses the person sat opposite you. Read more
24/01/2020 - 10:43
The Ministry of Equality’s fireside chat event Discussing the effects of gender stereotypes in fairy tales, attracted a full audience at the Garrison Library. Read more
23/01/2020 - 11:15
*Two other vessels rammed Customs boatand attacked the officers
In the early hours of yesterday morning whilst carrying out a routine patrol of BGTW, Officers from HM Customs Marine Section engaged in a chase of a suspect vessel loaded with tobacco. 1,500 cartons of cigarettes were seized and a small speedboat.
When Customs Officers confiscated and boarded the small speedboat, two other vessels rammed it and attacked the Officers. The occupants on the boats escaped into Spain. Read more
23/01/2020 - 11:15
A storm appears to be brewing over the fate of Spanish frontier workers, with the association of Spanish workers ASCTEG saying that Spaniards are being dismissed.
Their spokesman Juan Jose Uceda referred yesterday to the dismissals, and also to other problems with those employed to look after disabled and others needing care. Read more
23/01/2020 - 11:13
There is no doubt for many years Gibraltar has miserably failed to effectively respond to the serious drug problem devastating many in society. The proof is there and overwhelmingly apparent! Read more
23/01/2020 - 11:12
‘Gibraltar for Yes’ will be launched this Saturday with the aim of highlighting the importance of voting Yes at the upcoming Abortion Referendum on the 19th March. The campaign is an alliance between No More Shame Gibraltar, Choice Gibraltar, Secular Humanist Society of Gibraltar and Feminist Gibraltar, all of which submitted responses to the Government’s Command Paper on Abortion in 2018. Read more
23/01/2020 - 11:10
The Gibraltar Pro Life Movement Committee and team were delighted to welcome a capacity crowd to their inaugural conference which was held in Grand Battery.
The conference entitled 'Creating a Village' - Supporting Mother and Baby featured a host of speakers from Gibraltar and further afield. Read more
23/01/2020 - 11:09
Special Olympics Gibraltar will once again be hosting the Gareth Cowin Futsal Tournament this weekend when teams from Special Olympics Isle of Man and Algeciras will be visiting to battle it out against Special Olympics Gibraltar in the 6th year of this event. Having won for the last 3 years there will be a lot of pressure on the local lads to repeat their previous successes in what is always a very hard fought competition. Read more
22/01/2020 - 10:44
Governor's try not to meddle in local political controversy, but Lieut General Ed Davis perhaps wants to be remembered for doing the reverse.
At least Opposition Leader Keith Azopardi will not forget him for what he thinks was an indiscretion.
There was the Governor, according to Mr Azopardi, expressing views on matters of local political controversy in an interview in the Chronicle, which was controlled by the military until 1976, and he may have thought that the military were still in charge. Read more