Should Gibraltar hold more festivals?

In my opinion - by CATHERINE NUZA

Gibraltar is viewed as a stunning British Overseas Territory with a lot to offer and many entertainment options but is it really true? Read more

Gibraltar’s Transition to Renewable Energy

The energy base across the world is in a period of transition with renewable energy having a major part to play in the move away from fossil fuels, Gibraltar like the rest of the world is now in the midst of that changeover. Read more

Gibraltar Strengthens Anti-Financial Crime Measures with New Recovered Assets Funds

SPECIAL REPORT By PETER TABERNER

Gibraltar is to strengthen its armoury against economic and financial crime with the creation of a new special fund called the Gibraltar Recovered Assets Fund. Read more

It’s not in our interests to become casualties in someone else’s designs

by CARMEN GOMEZ

Local school children of an age, being asked questions on what their thoughts were for that special day they were recently celebrating; Read more

Azopardi’s election strategy evolves from pocket calculator to political Tinder

Pre-election coquetry is in the air. It is an old box-office hit. The time when many politicians disengage their brains to succumb to the seductive charms of the lowest common denominator: populism. But no one should be fooled. Read more

Exclusive interview with Vice Admiral Sir David Steel, Governor of Gibraltar

by CARMEN GOMEZ

Sir David,
The leverage of `Sea Power` called by Professor Colin S. Gray “the midwife to victory,” remained the great strategic weapon of advantage in the days of Empire. Do you believe this to be still as important? Read more

King Charles III Coronation

In my opinion by CATHERINE NUZA

King Charles III’s Coronation was on the 6th May this year. Gibraltar was given a bank holiday on Monday 8th May to celebrate this. Read more

On the pleasures of writing

by CARMEN GOMEZ

“I hope that we continue our uncharted course in life through to the next life. My chosen career means less to me than the `soul mates` one meets on this journey called life; meetings and partings and the space between, is us.” Read more

Pensionable are raises issues in Europe

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

Pension regulations have become a fever pitch issue across parts of Europe in recent times, fortunately for now in Gibraltar there is a relative calm over retirement when looking at the age ceiling of the working population, and the framework in which pensions operate in.  Read more

Has woke cabal seized control of Gibraltar’s culture?

In my opinion by F.OLIVA

News that the Ministry of Culture was setting up a committee to collectivize the production of literary works and related matters in Gibraltar will cause discomfort to anyone with a modicum of appreciation for the arts, and respect for the creative and political independence of writers.  Read more

Government tackle energy price rises

SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER

The cost of energy has become one of the biggest concerns for businesses and households alike since the rapid economic recovery from the pandemic and then the Russian invasion of Ukraine over a year ago, but as commodity prices fall how will the government react in supporting enterprise and consumers throughout this year? Read more

We have generally faced the field of play with a handicap

by CARMEN GOMEZ

I read recently in a Spanish foreign affairs communiqué, that amongst other things, Gibraltar violates the territorial integrity of Spain. I imagine that such a statement should receive the same reading as when Spain violates our BGTW`s; which is said to be a violation of our waters, but not a threat to our sovereignty. As such, there is no fear of Gibraltar ever appearing to be a threat to their territorial integrity.  Read more

The other side of town

CARMEN GOMEZ DIARY

Gibraltar has at present many different sides to her. In some places she is really beautiful with the many trees and plants in many areas. Certainly Main Street has to be the main man so to speak, as this is where tourists and members of our community tend to congregate.  Read more

Bananas are radioactive

In my Opinion by CATHERINE NUZA

All bananas including the ones we eat in Gibraltar are radioactive. What does this mean for those of us that love the yellow fruit? Read more

Worldwide obesity crisis in 2023

In my Opinion by CATHERINE NUZA

Obesity has sky rocked in recent years around the world and in Gibraltar! Nearly 60% of Europe’s adults are overweight or obese in 2023.  Read more

The interests of Gibraltar would best be supported by strong diplomatic efforts

by CARMEN GOMEZ

“When all the scaffolding is removed, it is our integrity that both defines us and identifies us.” Read more

Tale of two leaders and one city

In my Opinion by F. Oliva

The once in a lifetime image of Chief Ministers Fabian Picardo and his predecessor Sir Peter Caruana, driving up the new Kingsway tunnel road in their respective G1 cars, and later jointly announcing the project’s completion, is a potent symbolic representation of huge domestic significance.  Read more

When Utrecht condemned Spain to sorrow in perpetuity

When Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain on the 11th of April, 1713, it opened a wound that has festered into the political turmoil we face today. Seven short paragraphs within article ten of the Peace of Utrecht determine the lives of a population that came to be known as the Llanitos.  Read more