SUCCESS OF STOPTOBER 2023 AND GIBRALTAR’S ONGOING ANTI-SMOKING EFFORTS

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

Last month Public Health Gibraltar launched to annual “Stoptober” smoking cessation campaign to encourage smokers to kick the habit for good. Read more

Walking with destiny

We wait on someone. This is our destiny. We have waited on the British Government; we have waited on the FCO; we have waited on Governors; we have waited on Whitehall; and now, after having been constantly goaded Read more

GIBRALTAR’S UK RELATIONSHIP AND BREXIT CHALLENGES

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

Following the GSLP Liberal Alliance’s victory at the election one of the many focuses for the fourth term of this government is how its relationship with the UK is to develop.  Read more

‘Looking forward to’

by CARMEN GOMEZ

When you`re small, you dream of things to come; dates like one`s birthday, or holidays, or Christmas and the fun of putting up the tree with its colourful baubles.  Read more

WAR AND OIL PUSH UP PRICES

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

If you have been going to restaurants or while doing the weekly shop in a supermarket its been easy to notice that food prices have significantly increased over the past two years. Read more

Language of colour

People use the language of colour all the time without being aware of it with our eyes perceiving far more than we realise.
Cognitive scientists have analysed the language of colour.  Read more

Cultivating hope in Gibraltarians

In my Opinion by Catherine Nuza

Hope if powerful and Gibraltarians may wonder what the secret to achieving this is? Focusing on what you can control and discarding the rest is the key. Read more

THE AWAITED CENSUS

by CARMEN GOMEZ 

We have adjusted to so much; so much more I believe than in other times. Everything gets more difficult as you grow older, attitudes harden and habits become ingrained.  Read more

There is more than one way to skin a cat without putting the process of our future into jeopardy

by CARMEN GOMEZ

This has not been a summer of discontent such as might have blighted our enjoyment of it. It has not really been the silly season either. It has come and gone to now where we find ourselves in the midst of much construction and of wanting change for change`s sake. This is not helpful to our cause which should be our future above everything else. Our situation is fragile, and it cannot be further endangered by those who are seeking personal aggrandisement.  Read more

IN DEFENCE OF SIR JOE

In my Opinion by F. Oliva

There are certain things in life which should be more important than political beliefs. Ideological differences should not stand in the way of defending human dignity, of recognizing selfless public service, the qualities of leadership of the strong individuals who have pushed our history forward often in the face of unfavourable odds.  Read more

ENERGY PRICES INCREASED LESS IN GIBRALTAR

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

As winter approaches energy prices will be of concern to consumers and businesses alike, the conditions of the energy market might not be Read more

GSD AND THE ‘DORIAN GRAY’ SYNDROME

IN MY OPINION by F. Oliva

Dorian Gray the Faustian character written by Oscar Wilde, was supernaturally bestowed with eternal youth. Read more

Picardo’s re-election would provide regenerative boost for 2027

IN MY OPINION BY F. Oliva

The caretaker Chief Minister’s admission earlier this week that this will be the last time he will be standing for re-election, opens up a twin track of novel possibilities for the post-Picardo era that would commence no later than 2027. Read more

Tapping trade with Morocco

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

Gibraltar’s most developed trade relations would typically be mostly with Europe, Read more

CRAIG SACARELLO ‘THE INVISIBLE MAN’ OF LOCAL POLITICS REAPPEARS

In my Opinion by F. Oliva

The new GSD candidates may not inspire much confidence as constituent parts of a government in waiting, but they could certainly audition for a Universal Studios production of some of their much loved horror classics. Read more

AZOPARDI’S INABILITY TO FIELD STRONG CANDIDATURE GIVES FLYING START TO PICARDO

In the first of a series of articles F Oliva analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the new candidates standing for election.
The current slate of candidates is the Read more

PROPERTY PRICES HOLD STEADY DESPITE FALL IN UK!

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

As this year began there were many scare stories over the property market and that in a climate of higher inflation and interest rates it would significantly tighten, but as we enter into the latter part of this year what has been the reality compared to what the doomsayers believed? Read more

GIBRALTAR CONTINUES TO ENJOY KEY MILITARY ROLE

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

The recent successful meeting between the government and the UK Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey can be seen as a reassertion of the strategic military importance of Gibraltar. Read more