27/09/2023 - 10:09
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
26/09/2023 - 11:59
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
25/09/2023 - 10:49
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
21/09/2023 - 09:30
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
20/09/2023 - 18:10
The Gibraltar general election has started to gain momentum with the official release of the GSLP and GSD slate of candidates, and the results of a GBC opinion poll into the state of the parties.
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19/09/2023 - 09:56
Over 1,600 scientists including two Nobel Prize winners have signed the World Climate Declaration entitled ‘There is no Climate Emergency,’ Read more
14/09/2023 - 12:27
In my Opinion by F. Oliva
“I’m on a road to nowhere,” sang the great David Byrne of Talking Heads fame in their 1985 Little Creatures LP. It seems that Keith Azopardi is now unconsciously singing the lines from that hymn sheet, as political parties go into overdrive ahead of polling day on October 12, 2023. Read more
12/09/2023 - 12:38
In my Opinion by F. Oliva
As soon as the GBC news on Wednesday evening came on and the face of Unite’s Sam Hennessey popped on the screen, it was clear to me that something was afoot. One did not need to be Sherlock Holmes to work that one out. Read more
07/09/2023 - 10:55
In my Opinion by F. Oliva
The idea that frontiers, geopolitical blocks and discordant political and sociological systems do not exist, or are dissolved in one great brotherhood of man, Read more
30/08/2023 - 10:22
In my Opinion by F. Oliva
News of the queuing changes at the frontier in what appeared as an early taster of the Brexit ‘Iron Curtain’ customs and immigration regime in the event of a No Negotiated Outcome, spread through WhatsApp groups on Friday like a forest fire. Read more
29/08/2023 - 12:02
by CARMEN GOMEZ
“Despite the fact that Brexit was not our choice, we are clear that we will make a success of it. Anyone who thinks otherwise is on course to be severely disappointed.” Read more
25/08/2023 - 10:34
by CARMEN GOMEZ
“Frontiers are fascinating places, because things happen there, there are more interesting people, adventures; and this is a frontier par excellence. The Mediterranean, the Atlantic, Africa, Spain, Gibraltar, Europe, its all here.”
Perez- Reverte. Read more
21/08/2023 - 10:34
Gibraltar’s hockey teams have been celebrating some fine performances at the recent Eurohockey III international championships in Poland and Croatia, Read more
21/08/2023 - 10:33
by CARMEN GOMEZ
The exceptional strategic importance of the Channel as a tool for blockading was recognized by the First Sea Lord Admiral Fisher in the years before World War I; “Five keys lock up the world! Singapore, the Cape, Alexandria, Gibraltar, Dover.” Read more
18/08/2023 - 10:29
by CARMEN GOMEZ
Today I focus on an important factor which very much affects the lives of some in our community. Read more
17/08/2023 - 11:09
In my opinion by F.Oliva
A handful of Gibraltarians are pushing the quite absurd notion that Morocco can be an appropriate alternative to Spain as the source of Gibraltar’s raw materials, commerce and other vital elements that our economy needs in order to function. Read more
14/08/2023 - 10:18
by CARMEN GOMEZ
When people get together for a coffee in town, they may have great conversations about the news around the world, and how for those of us born in the fifties or late forties, it appears that the world is fast advancing into a type of mayhem never before encountered. Read more
11/08/2023 - 09:49
Special Report by PETER TABERNER
The Premier League is back again and we are now on the eve of another season of success stories, aspirations and huge disappointments, so this time around just what will 2023/4 bring?
Of course there is still some time yet for things to change as the transfer window closes at 11 PM on Friday 1 September, where one signing can transform a team from being title contenders to champions or from being relegation bound to mid-table safety. Read more
11/08/2023 - 09:42
by CARMEN GOMEZ
One has only to look back to see how we have advanced, or not, politically. In 2018 the news from Brussels was that the UK government had said it would discuss the future of Gibraltar directly with Spain; as part of reassurances given to Madrid to agree to the Europeans Union`s Brexit deal. Read more
09/08/2023 - 11:03
In my Opinion by F. Oliva
Last Friday’s vox pop by GBC, the kind of instant coffee broadcast filling they specialise in, was interesting for once because of the subject matter and timing, being as we are immersed in pre-election atmosphere awaiting the countdown to polling day before the year is out. Read more
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