14/05/2021 - 09:09
by CARMEN GOMEZ
The 1980’s was seen by Bob Geldof; the Irish singer-songwriter and political activist; as the end of a political period of cooperation and consensus, and compromise. Much later, when he was asked if what he had set into motion and accomplished i.e. the Live Aid concerts etc. could happen today; his answer was a resounding “No.” “You just have to look at the clowns running the planet to understand that could never happen again.” Read more
04/05/2021 - 09:39
Changes that lockdown have brought about
When reality hit us that we were facing a time of necessary seclusion in order to keep ourselves safe; and that we had to start thinking on the lines that many of us might die; it shook our existence and frightened us to the core. Read more
27/04/2021 - 09:17
Gibraltar has a great many caves; two hundred, so I am led to believe; both sea and inland caves, which have come about due to the erosion of the limestone rock. This is why Gibraltar is sometimes referred to as the “Hill of Caves.” Read more
27/04/2021 - 09:16
CARMEN GOMEZ DIARY
One hundred and thirty four countries signed up for the WHO’s “health for all by the year 2000;” but didn’t deliver. Now the WHO declares health threats for all; and with extraordinary foresight, made 2019 “the year of preparedness for global health emergencies;” but who was listening. Read more
12/04/2021 - 09:06
by CARMEN GOMEZ
On 22nd May in 2002 there was a research paper on Gibraltar’s constitutional future. Read more
06/04/2021 - 09:34
by CARMEN GOMEZ
When writing about Spain and Gibraltar, on many occasions I have tried to explain the way that the Spanish mentality works, something which at times it seems to us that UK politicians appear never to have quite grasped. Read more
31/03/2021 - 11:02
I went along with my sister to visit the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery in Casemates, to see their exhibition of “Being With Trees” and found it a most peaceful and delightful experience. I was glad to see that two Gibraltarian artists were represented amongst the many whose works were on display. As we left, my sister went to visit, for the first time as it happens, the toilet facilities there. What she and I saw was most disheartening, to put it mildly. Read more
08/03/2021 - 11:00
At present it appears that all those things that greatly mattered to many Gibraltarians as far as their future status was concerned i.e. achieving representation at Westminster or self determination; are no longer on the table for discussion; having been put on the back burner for now; we don’t know in what order of preference. The talk is now about the In-Principle agreement. Read more
26/02/2021 - 12:40
by CARMEN GOMEZ
Before any definite decisions were to take place on the matter of Brexit between the UK with the EU, it was reiterated that the UK would take care of its wider family i.e. the Overseas Territories; with the Lords on board telling the government that if anything, Read more
22/02/2021 - 10:42
by CARMEN GOMEZ
How many headlines has Margallo given us? Read more
18/02/2021 - 10:45
Dear Sir,
We would be so grateful if we could thank your readers so much for supporting our Used Postage Stamp Appeal to raise vital funds for the Bone Cancer Research Trust. Read more
17/02/2021 - 10:37
Does anyone check the state of disrepair of some of our sites?
Oh dear! We appear to be so wrapt up in serious Covid matters, that maintenance of our beautiful town appears to have gone to the dogs. Read more
16/02/2021 - 10:15
by CARMEN GOMEZ
It would be right to say that we have had our fair share of storms as a people. The good thing is `that they end` eventually.
What’s of importance is, what effect do they have on our lives? Read more
12/02/2021 - 11:02
by CARMEN GOMEZ
In September 2019, Vice Admiral Jerry KYD as Fleet commander responsible for commanding all operational elements of the Naval service, and acting as joint commander for the North Atlantic operating areas; made his first visit to Gibraltar since assuming the role of Fleet Commander; touring King’s Lines Oil Depot and then The Armament depot. Read more
08/02/2021 - 20:32
The Voice of Gibraltar Group is very concerned about the fuel containers logistical support given by small vessels from Gibraltar to drug trafficking at sea, as reported. Read more
08/02/2021 - 20:30
by CARMEN GOMEZ
Whose Rock is it anyway? How many times have you been faced and are faced at present, when reading about Gibraltar, with such a question or under any other heading but always involving the “Spanish claim.” Why are we still today, facing this farce of old, which has been given space over such a long trajectory by many in the British and the International media; a media that continues in general to manipulate the public as it not only shares opinion, but is capable of shaping it. Read more
21/01/2021 - 21:12
Gonzalez Laya says, “It has been a great relief to reach an agreement with the UK, but the matter does not rest here. We still have a ways to go to on the question of Gibraltar.” Read more
19/01/2021 - 19:27
A truly admirable act of solidarity
It’s hard to assess the damage being done to the hopes and dreams of the younger generation in these times of pandemic and constant lockdowns. However, here our students are truly fortunate in having a government that helps financially to meet the costs of accommodation etc plus parents who can afford lap tops for their children. Read more
18/01/2021 - 10:35
“Schengen is a set of rules, procedures, and tools, including its database to which only Spain has access. Gibraltar and the United kingdom do not.” Spanish Foreign Minister Ms Arancha Gonzalez Layas. Read more
14/01/2021 - 19:52
Governor Anderson in 1948, at a time when nearly one thousand Gibraltarian evacuees still had to be shipped back to the Rock, said “They are Europeans and the leaders are no fools.” Let’s hope that the EU picks up on this and gives us our place for who we are, and not who Spain would want us to be, or makes us out to be. Read more
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