11/03/2021 - 17:33
Total tests done: 196,667
Test results pending: 58
Test results received: 196,609
Confirmed cases: 4259 (+3)
Active cases: 19 (11: residents, 8: visitors)
Recovered cases: 4139 (+0)
Self-isolation: 191 Read more
11/03/2021 - 11:19
Government should focus on solutions not cheap shots, says Bossino
Rather than indulge in non-sensical personal attacks and take cheap shots, the Minister for Tourism should focus on providing credible answers and solutions. Anyone can play the ‘ding-dong’ game which he may think is attractive to the wider public but the reality on the ground is that people want to see solutions. His statement is vacuous on that score.
The Tourism spokesman, Damon Bossino, said: “I am surprised that the Minister should have chosen to refer to the supposed discussion he and I had before the announcement. This is nothing other than a diversionary and ‘below the belt’ attempt at insinuating that the GSD Opposition agreed with the move when, as he well knows, it did not. Read more
11/03/2021 - 11:08
Nuns' Well is an ancient underground water reservoir located at the north-east corner of Europa Flats, very near the entrance to the Keightley Way tunnel linking Camp Bay to Europa Point. Read more
11/03/2021 - 11:06
by CATHERINE NUZA
Some might be wondering what is the spur-thighed tortoise’s secret for living 125 – 200 years? As one of the five Mediterranean tortoises it’s unfortunately still illegally sold in Spain and Morocco despite attempts to protect it. Also known as the Greek tortoise it can be easily mistaken for the hermann's tortoise, even though the spur-thighed tortoise is markedly larger. Read more
11/03/2021 - 11:05
by KARIM SCHEMBRI
On this edition of the artist series we look at the work of local Photographer Gabriella Martinez. Her photography mainly consists of social documentary portraiture interrelating with her personal experiences. I caught up with her to discuss various aspects of her photography since a young age till now. Read more
11/03/2021 - 11:00
by DAVID DIAZ
Today is World Kidney Day. I was able to speak to Dinah Ferro, Secretary of Kidney Care Gibraltar, Krisanne Zapata, committee member and Dominic Francis who is the Vice President. Read more
10/03/2021 - 18:25
Total tests done: 195,753
Test results pending: 53
Test results received: 195,700
Confirmed cases: 4256 (+1)
Active cases: 18 (11: residents, 7: visitors)
Recovered cases: 4139 (+3)
Self-isolation: 110 Read more
10/03/2021 - 11:15
In one form or another, tourism has long been Gibraltar’s saving grace in trying times. With no natural resources and a limited export market, locals exploited what was at hand and most profitable, the British military. Read more
10/03/2021 - 11:11
On this week’s edition of the woman of the week we take a look at local Youtuber and fitness fanatic Arianne Tierney. I caught up with her to see how her lockdown had been and what she had been up to in Gibraltar recently. Read more
10/03/2021 - 11:06
Book review by JOE GARCIA
A book that looks at Gibraltar from a religious viewpoint has just been published. The 'Rivers on the Rock' by Douglas Cumming is in fact the story of the Pentecostal and charismatic movements in Gibraltar. Read more