23/03/2020 - 11:41
A Wartime Mentality - “Services and Life Will Resume After the Enemy is Beaten”
Nations… are globally tackling the COVID-19 crises with a ‘war time mentality’ the rapid global spread of the virus, already in Gibraltar and many other places, has inspired a strong sense of solidarity among a wide range of services, organisations and importantly the people. From supermarkets allocating hours for elderly shoppers, to community-led initiatives organising volunteers to support vulnerable people who are isolated living among us. It is a collective response perhaps unlike any we have seen in recent history. It may well need to intensify! Read more
13/03/2020 - 11:15
Coronavirus is a name for a large set of illnesses including colds and other respiratory ones. Covid-19 is a novel strain; however according to research, drugs previously in development of Sars Covid- 2, could be effective for Covid-19; as could some existing anti -viral drugs. A World Health organisation senior advisor, Dr.Bruce Aylward, team leader of the joint mission between the World Health Organisation and China on Covid -19, says that Coronavirus containment remains possible. Read more
12/03/2020 - 10:37
The media is asking us to make our views public on the question of abortions. Before doing so there are aspects I wish to second. Read more
12/03/2020 - 10:36
The ARMANDO LAGRANDE Column
Holding a referendum on anything at a time of a major Coronavirus crisis looming over us, is like madmen and English going out in the mid-day sun. It is simply crazy. Read more
06/03/2020 - 10:53
A seasoned presenter on Spanish TV who has interviewed our Chief Minister before, reacted with incredulity and stupefaction at the news that their much revered Placido Domingo, had issued a press release to express his repentance over the accusations made against him; whilst only two months ago he was vociferously reiterating his innocence, in an interview in El Pais. His arrogance led him to say things like, how dare they say that about him! It was all fabrication, “un disparate.” Read more
26/02/2020 - 12:11
Danger on the pavements
It is commendable that the minister for traffic wants to give the bicycle riders more lanes to travel along. The trouble is that many people have forgotten about the markings on the ground and find themselves at risk of the riders; or you find riders showing their frustration because they are not being allowed to cycle without impediment. Read more
21/02/2020 - 12:33
The relationship between Gibraltar and the United Kingdom is in our DNA; that is indisputable. However, we need to face reality here and now. Read more
14/02/2020 - 10:39
Sometimes, people’s inflated egos make them forget the ever present “hemeroteca” which is there to remind everyone of what they would rather forget. We too have our own newspaper library and archives. So when the La Linea Mayor writes to complain about our land reclamation which according to him has caused chaos in their coasts; seemingly unawares that climate change is the one wreaking havoc in Spain through their greed of building on the shore lines; I thought it would be a good idea to remind him of the Algeciras reclamation some years back. Read more
12/02/2020 - 10:58
How bleak a sight to see people queuing outside the new health centre in bitterly cold weather at 7.30am, as I approached the hospital last Friday morning. No doubt, seeing the length of the queue, they must have started gathering outside the open entrance since 7am, or even earlier, to try and get to see a doctor that day.
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11/02/2020 - 11:13
POINTS OF VIEW
James Wahnon in social media:
Man arrested on suspicion of money laundering in the presence of the Guardia Civil.
Just read this in Panorama and I am a bit puzzled!
We argued against the joint use of the airport and one of the reasons was that Spain wanted the presence of their law enforcement agencies in the terminal. Now we allow them to accompany our law enforcement agencies when conducting searches in Gibraltar! Read more
