We must never forget the inhumanity suffered from Spain - and ensure new generations don’t either

Promises may come and go; but in the bitter sweet message delivered by our Chief Minister on stage at Europa Point on Monday evening; before the commencement of one of the most beautiful and magical of nights Gibraltar has had the pleasure of experiencing of late; i.e. the Andrea Bocelli concert; I felt we should all of us, want to make the promise of never forgetting what the evening of such exquisite artistry was marking, which was our fifty years since the closure of the frontier.  Read more

Carmen Gomez Diary

Loss of women’s free voice

The freedom of speech that Pope Benedict and Pope Francis had so often advocated, has had to be abandoned in the matter of a magazine which was launched in 2012 called “Women, Church, World,” which comes in a monthly supplement in the Vatican daily paper.  Read more

El disunity could end with our Gibraltar

How can the Hopposition say that there is a lack of information when the Governation has shown the enormity of public contacts, inc luding 20 briefings with them?  Read more

There’s always autumn to look forward to

There are trees that are known to have roots that sometimes fuse with those of other members of its same species, creating a subterranean intersection of exchange between individual trees, to create a super organism. This is what we have been part of all along as members of the EU with the UK; part of supposedly, a civilized family of nations with a purpose, and goals which included promoting peace; breaking down barriers to trade and borders; promoting inclusion and combating discrimination; championing environmental protection etc. What went wrong? Study shows that when a tree is cut down and only the stump remains, it nevertheless continues to be a participating member of the local super organism.  Read more

Fly the Red Ensign: For the Merchant Navy Day 3rd September

On the 3rd September 1939 marked the outbreak of World War II, few are aware that it also marks the first major British maritime casualty, the merchant vessel SS Athenia was torpedoed just a few hours after hostilities were declared, with the loss of 128 passengers and crew. To quote Admiral the Honourable The Lord West of Spithead “Although many hundreds of merchant seafarers would meet the same fate in the years to come, 3rd September is now enshrined as Merchant Navy Day, and calls on local authorities to fly the Red Ensign to celebrate a glorious seafaring past and a vital part of the nation’s economic future”.  Read more

Casemates Square problems: Action needed

Dear Sirs,

When Casemates barracks was turned into restaurants and bars, each were allotted terrace space on the square. Each night the tables and chairs would be removed and then placed again next morning.  Read more

CARMEN GOMEZ DIARY

With people like the CBF about, we will never achieve our goals on the question of our seas

Last Wednesday evening, on Newswatch, we witnessed once again, a high ranking officer, in this case the Commander British Forces Cdr Tim Henry, take us a step backwards. He was very genuinely asked by the Head of News, if he recognized and understood our anxieties over the constant illegal incursions into out British Gibraltar territorial Waters, to which in his reply, he not only went back to the old and well worn chestnut of “safe passage;” but furthermore thought there was nothing unusual about these sort of goings on.  Read more

The Queen’s Cinema

Dear Sir,

I would like to thank Mr. John Alfred Charles Bromfield FCIPS, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply in his personal capacity for his response to my letter that appeared in Panorama on Wednesday 14th August 2019 entitled: There was a suggestion about the Queen’s Cinema.  Read more

La guerra del football has started

My dear, the battle of football is here - and I mean here in Gibraltar!

Como que esta todo que no lo conozco, dear Cynthia.

My darling husband thought that football rows happened elsewhere, but not in our Gibraltar, dear Cloti.  Read more

We have spent too much time in the queue already

Gibraltar is truly blessed. It has a great many influential friends abroad; or certainly well connected; both in the UK and in America. I no longer feel like we walk alone, as I felt some years back when I sometimes despaired at too little engagement. Time as always of course, will see the fruition of good intentions. The relationships fostered and bonds formed have come about through years of lobbying by our Government leaders. This is an indisputable fact! Groundwork and hard graft have gained us this welcome support which must give us much comfort and weight in the political arena.  Read more

Not only the Queen’s Cinema, but other buildings in that area need attention

Dear Sir,

I would refer to the letter of Mr. Joseph Lezano on the 14th August, referring to recommendation in letter from Mr. John Culatto dated 29th November, 2013, to retain the Queens Cinema and up-date it to the latest standards for the community.  Read more

The society we live in brings greater demands

The media loves to have its fun and sometimes enjoys presenting Ministers as inept and comical. But there are those of us who believe that in general; putting aside the quixotic and the eccentric; including one such as Boris Johnson of whom so much derogatory character description has filled the columns of newspapers and political chat; it can be said that there is always a great deal of method behind the apparent, shall we say, quirkiness. Some may even venture to consider they have not come across a man with better motives, for the trouble he causes.  Read more

Holiday incident

Dear Sir,

I am writing to the Panorama concerning an incident of a friend of mine whilst on holiday – end of May 2019 going into June 2019.  Read more

Carmen Gomez Diary

Living close to heaven

The more I look to out hometown and see the infrastructure that has been, and is being laid down for our youth to prosper and thrive, makes me realize that they live in absolute heaven! When once our talented youth had to look to their families primarily to provide for them to go abroad and learn their craft; when many would have given anything to be able to go to university, or as is known today as Uni; let alone their preferred choice of university; this now is a thing of the past! Read more

There was a suggestion about the Queen’s Cinema

Dear sir,

Reference to GBC news report on TV of the 8TH of August 2019 about The Queen’s Cinema and its imminent demolition. It’s rather hurtful to say the least to hear on TV... “That when the site went out to expressions of interest on October 2017 nobody suggested keeping the cinema building”. Read more

La Banda esta borracha

Blimey Cloti dear, I was waiting for your call yesterday but it never came, que pasa?

Don't really know , my dear Cynthia, but my phone was giving me trouble.

My dear, in this day and age, you could have used el WhatsApp?  Read more

Los estrellazos del Rock Hotel

I say Cloti dear, how many stars does the Rock Hotel have? Read more

Para volverse loca

Caramba, who would have imaginate que los curso de San Roque would have been held in our Gibraltar, and in our universiti and introduced por el Chief Minestra, como para volverse loca.

My dear Cloti you have all the reason, porque those cursos de verano , como si fueran de inviemo, are about espanish matters, and if el Instituto Cervante tenia crumbs, lo de San Roque tiene tail.  Read more