Gibraltar Today

With the uncertainty at the Frontier at the moment, we heard first hand experience of a British citizen, resident in Gibraltar, who recently had an issue crossing the border into Spain. And her passport now carries a new stamp - one that says she can’t cross into Spain now for three months! Christina Davies was on her way to a dental appointment in La Linea, when things started getting complicated.Last night’s football second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League saw Magpies go up against Danish giants FC Copenhagen. Our Sports Reporter Jose Mari Ruiz was at the game. He also spoke to us about basketball, as the Chus Mateo summer camp has been in full swing this week.   The wait is finally over! This evening, the eyes of the world will be on Paris for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. The French capital's population is expecting to more than double over the next couple of weeks, with 15 million visitors expected. But what's it like to be an athlete? what does it take? and how does it feel? We spoke to is Gibraltar's one and only Olympic athlete - Georgina Cassar - who represented Team GB in Rhythmic Gymnastics at London 2012.And, for the latest edition of our new Llanitos Abroad" feature on the podcast, we spoke to Gabriella Sardeña from Stockholm, Sweden. She’s following her dreams and works for 'Totême' - a major brand in the fashion industry .

The Government has not had any confirmation from Spain as to whether or not bridging measures for red ID card holders will continue once the new electronic frontier system is in place. Asked by GBC, Number Six said the only information available to the Government at this time is what it said in the Technical Notice issued this week. That notice said Spain and Schengen authorities are obliged to treat Gibraltarians as third-party nationals. This means, should the bridging measures not be extended, the full effect of a hard Brexit could become a reality for the first time for many Gibraltarians this November. Our reporter Christina Cortes told us more.The Netherlands had Van Gogh, Italy had Da Vinci, and Gibraltar has Hook. Christian's been a busy man of late, recently back from Greece on one of his latest projects. He’s put one of his original works up for sale, with the profits set to be donated to Calpe House. And, today is World Drowning Prevention Day. Every year on this day the World Health Organisation raises awareness of drowning as a public health issue. They estimate that 2.5 million people have lost their lives to drowning over the past decade. We spoke to GASA swimming coach Damina Chang-Chipolina and Norbert Sene of the Royal Life-Saving Society.

 Today’s episode is the second of our series “Gibraltar Today – At The Beach”, recorded live from La Caleta.Kayron Stagno has lived in Catalan Bay all his life. He told us what it’s like to live in the fishing village as a young person, and how their traditions have been passed on to the next generation. Yesterday the Government announced changes to the Frontier. As from November there will be a new Entry/Exit system in place, which will likely cause delays. If the changes do go ahead Gibraltar will reciprocate. Johnny Walker is a proud British Caleteño – we spoke to him about the news.Francis Martin grew up in Caleta, and told us about what the Bay was like during his childhood. He also discussed his concerns over the eastside reclamation and its impact on the area.And, Charlie Walker helps to supervise lifeguards at Catalan Bay. He told us about their role in keeping beachgoers safe – especially fitting given that tomorrow is Drowning Prevention Day.

On a special episode of the Gibraltar Today Podcast we interviewed the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo for Direct Democracy, where we gave him the chance to answer your questions on changes at the Border, the EU Treaty, housing, health, and more.  When was the last time you checked your old coin Gibraltar collection? If you find a 1990, 50p coin with Queen Elizabeth on the front and a choirboy with a puppy on the reverse - you could be in for a windfall! The Sun reported yesterday that one such coin fetched £4,500. Ros Astengo brought us the details.  

The Supreme Court has dismissed a Competition law claim against Gibtelecom. Gib Fibre accused Gibtel of unfairly denying access to its data centres, following years of litigation between the companies on related issues. The company, and its subsidiary Rockolo, always maintained they had acted properly. Puisne Judge John Restano ruled Gibtelecom did not abuse a dominant market position. Iain Triay Clarence was at the courts earlier today. Do you find llanito, the way we talk and write in Gibraltar, interesting? Researchers and academics from Spanish, British, Swiss, Dutch, German and Italian universities are interested. They got together in Vigo, northwest Spain, with a number of Gibraltarian writers, the Gibraltar Government Archaeologist, local podcaster Michelle Rougeroni and linguists from GFAMS. We spoke to Manuel Enriles of GFAMS to discussed what the conference covered and why it matters.  Women's Football is on the up! The Gibraltar national team recently completed a summer training camp, which entailed a number of friendlies against teams in the UK. We had players Shania Robba and Sophia Brinkman in the studio alongside GFA women's development officer Arianne Risso.And, we look back at the latest in local sport with our sports reporter Louis Parral.

The GHA has confirmed some of its services have been impacted by the global IT outage. Its medical computer system is not working. GBC understands this is used by GPs to book appointments, view patient notes, order prescriptions and make referrals. Shelina Assomull and Jonathan Sacramento told us more about the outage, and we also spoke to the GHA Director General Kevin McGee.  Cyber Security is a hot topic right now - both locally and globally - over the last few days we've been reporting a number of incidents of telephone banking scams with the total amount of money scammed now in the millions. Then this morning, news broke about a massive IT outage, affecting airports, businesses, transport links, supermarkets, and broadcasters around the world. It's an issue which is difficult to understand, it often - quite literally - goes over our heads. Peter Bassill shed some light on the situation. The UEFA conference league qualifier between St Josephs and Shelbourne FC at the Europa Point Stadium was unfortunately overshadowed by chants of “Gibraltar es Espanol” by the Shelbourne fans before the game and after the fulltime whistle was blown by the referee. Jose Mari Ruiz was at the game and heard the chants first-hand. And, on this week’s edition of "Llanitos Abroad", we’re going about as far afield as possible. We caught up with teacher Lynette Pritchard in Australia where it was nearly bedtime! She told us about what life is like down under. 

The hostile environment fostered by the Spanish team’s “Gibraltar es Español” chants may have reared its ugly head last night. GBC has received reports of one, possibly two, violent incidents in La Linea involving some young people from Gibraltar, who were hurt on their way back from the fair. Our information suggests 'Gibraltar Español' was heard during one of these violent incidents. Iain Triay Clarence brought us the details.  They have English accents and sound professional. And they've scammed Gibraltarian companies and individuals of literally millions of pounds. The number of reported incidents of telephone banking scams has now risen to more than 40, with the total amount of money scammed now in the millions. More reports are expected in the next 24 hours. How's the police dealing with it? Our reporter Jonathan Sacramento has spent some time with the RGP's Economic Crime Unit.Dancers from Stylos Dance Studios gave up their flip flops for dance shoes as they were competed at the Dance World Championships in Prague. And the team didn't disappoint, ???? We caught up with Lillianne Montero as well as dancers Anna Himenez and Heaven Bocarisa.And, a group of Explorer Scouts from the UK are here on the rock for a marine science camp in conjunction with the Nautilus Project.But what does a marine science camp entail. We spoke to Pablo Kussner and Cameron Byrne, two of the youth monitors, as well as leader and scout from the UK, Tom Pearson and Charlie Gutteridge.

On today’s episode we recorded the first in a new series of “Gibraltar Today – At The Beach”, live from the shores of Eastern Beach.Lincoln Red Imps triumphed over Hamrun Spartans in their Champions League qualifying match last night at the Europa Sports Complex. It was nail-biting game that went into extra time and penalties, but Lincoln kept their nerve to win the tie and progress. We spoke to the club’s Graham Torilla. We had a chat with Gibraltar Today’s producer Robin Sheppard-Capurro about taking Gibraltar Today to our local beaches.Jezmiah Negron, beach attendant at Eastern Beach, told us about her role in making sure the beach is accessible to all. And, local beach goer Matthew Perez spoke to us about why Eastern is his go-to spot in the summer and what makes it special to him, and touched upon the issues unique to Eastern Beach over the last few years.

Members of the Spanish national football team have incurred the anger and frustration of Gibraltarians with chants of 'Gibraltar es español' during their Euro winning celebrations last night. On a main stage in Madrid, the Spanish players, spearheaded by captain Alvaro Morata and one of the players of the tournament, Rodri, led the crowd in the taunt, which has triggered widespread condemnation by media pundits, politicians, and the press. The Gibraltar FA says it is taking advice on filing an official complaint to UEFA, European football's governing body, and has the full backing of the Chief Minister. Our reporters Jonathan Sacramento and Kevin Ruiz have been following your reactions to the incident, as well as the media coverage outside the Rock.  What were you doing when you were 14 years old? Last month, local youngster Luca Coulthard became an English Open champion in Submission Grappling. We invited Luca to the studio with his proud father Matt Coulthard to find out more about submission grappling and what it was like achieving gold in the tournament.And, we look ahead to a special episode of Gibraltar Today on location at the best place to be in the summer months: the beach! It’s the first of a series throughout the summer visiting all the beaches on the Rock, starting with Eastern Beach tomorrow lunchtime. Robin Sheppard-Capurro told us more.