Gibraltar culture

Religious leaders in Gibraltar hold one minute silence for peace at government building

GIBRALTAR’S religious and political leaders held a one minute silence for peace at No.6 Convent Place after the Pope’s message to preserve the local interfaith harmony. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia hosted the religious leaders at the local government building. The governor Sir David Steel, mayor Carmen Gomez was at […] Gibraltar News – The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper …


Newly restored O’Hara’s Battery at southern end of the Rock of Gibraltar reopens for visits

VISITORS to O’Hara’s Battery at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar will be greeted with a more interesting and interactive experience after it reopened on June 21. The Ministry of Heritage said it had commissioned ‘restoration and maintenance works to enhance aesthetics and visitor experience’ of the historical gun and site. The Upper Rock […] Gibraltar News – The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper …


UK’s Young Shakespeare Company puts on ‘Hamlet’ for over 2,500 students from Gibraltar schools

THE Young Shakespeare Company kept over 2,500 students from Gibraltar’s upper primary and secondary school on the edge of their seats last week. The UK professional theatre company put on two daily performances of Hamlet for pupils at John Mackintosh Hall theatre. Each show started with an interactive session where the actors introduced children to […] Gibraltar News – The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper …


Unique Gibraltar exhibition marks 80 year anniversary of Allied North African invasion

GIBRALTAR marked 80 years since Operation Torch, when British and US forces retook North Africa from Nazi Germany, with a unique exhibition. The Gibraltar National Archives helped set up the exhibition from its own material at Orange Bastion, next to the American War Memorial on Line Wall Road. General Eisenhower, who later became US president, […] Gibraltar News – The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper …