August 2005 Standard Bearers Though most of the main players in Gibraltar’s financial services sector accept that regulation is necessary and that our Financial Services Commission (FSC) Strait Swimming for Charity Two Gibraltar based traders from Refco Trading Services are currently in training to swim across the Gibraltar Strait from Spain to Morocco in aid of Cancer Research UK. Investing in Structured Products Investing in shares on the stock market has always carried an element of risk, and some smaller punters — and even a scattering of mega-wealthy investors When Churchill & Eisenhower Walked this Way One blistering afternoon in July I took a nice cool walk in the World War II Tunnels, courtesy of Let’s Go Limited who operate the The Polar Pilgrims With its coldest temperatures measured at -68 degrees C, the vast frozen wastes of the Arctic Ocean represent one of the most Daily Match by Airlines & Airports Baggage travelling into Gibraltar Airport does not always arrive at the same time as the passenger attached A Twirl of a Pearl A whole new concept of theatre will be introduced to Gibraltar during National Week, as part of an ambitious street acting project which Stephen Spender & the Mystery Ship  Stephen Spender, celebrated poet and author, visited Gibraltar at the height of the Spanish Civil War. September 2005 Gibraltar National Choir After National Day, a guest appearance by Prunella Scales to commemorate Trafalgar, Hallelujah at the Royal Albert Hall and Christmas carols in English and Spanish... NATIONAL DAY 2005 With the wide variety of fun events planned in the lead up to National Day (10th September) there promises to be something for everyone to enjoy. Healing Power of the Rock Ayres Rock, in central Australia, gives off vibrations at a frequency that is considered to have healing powers, possibly because of the extent and content of its crystal When Students Outstage the Teacher (literally!) It’s less than two-month old, but it’s already acting without adult supervision: the Student Actors Society Making Talk Cheap The cost of mobile phone calls in Gibraltar could soon be forced down… if a UK-based mobile company, which is currently in exploratory talks with Nelson's Captains: Sir Israel Pellew As the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar nears (21st October) Gibraltar Magazine has been taking a look at some of the major participants in that epic encounter. NATIONAL WEEK Check whats on and where during National week including the a full list of events for National day. The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness Now the ‘mellow fruitfulness’ I can cope with, but I don’t want any mists delaying or diverting flights to and fromthe airport. But with summer   Gift to the People of Gibraltar At the end of July five portraits commissioned by the Alwani Trust were presented to the people of Gibraltar. The portraits which show all five of Gibraltar’s Chief Ministers: Sir Robert Peliza Welsh Beauties Graced Gibraltar Harbour As the age of sail commenced its steady decline, usurped by grimy black steamers, a flotilla of the most elegant schooners to grace the seas continued to trade to and from the Rock. October 2005 Action Aid Gibraltar Natural disasters and the resulting devastation appear often in the news, with their impact seeming greater every time. The slow recovery and the task of rebuilding....... CBF’s Trafalgar Connection Neill Rush recently had the opportunity to speak to the Commander British Forces, Commodore Allan Adair, about his connection to the Battle of Trafalgar. Bumpy Ride for ESD The European Savings Directive (ESD), which affects hundreds of expatriate residents of Gibraltar and the Costas — as well as wealthy Gibraltarians who have stashed some of their............. Cosqui Rocks with a Soul Fine Arts Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition by Paul Cosquieri, an ascending local artist who enjoys flirting with exaggeration....... The Admirals This is it. Trafalgar month. Two hundred years ago, on 21st October, Horatio Nelson led a British fleet to one of the most famous.......... The Governor & his son We can choose our friends, the old saying goes, but we cannot choose our families. Had he been able to do so, Sir George Stuart White (VC, GCB, OM, .............. End to the Melancholy Flow I first saw this as a graffito some years ago and thought I would share it with you. However, some terrific wines, which I am also sharing with you............. Was Nelson’s Body Brought Ashore? On May 13th, a group from the Nelson Society stood in front of Rosia Plaza, gazing at the parade of Georgian houses as their guide explained............. November 2005 Who Guards The Guards In a recent speech I spoke of the importance of regulatory independence. International standards are clear and unequivocal; a regulator must be operationally independent from external political or commercial The Burden of Regulation   In the half century since the Treaty of Rome signed by the original five nations, the plethora of the more ridiculous regulations and directives dreamed up by what became a Brussels Don't Panic Vin Mifsud, Willie Chiappe, Olympia Reyes, Maria Luisa Artesani, Willa Vasquez, Ambrose Avellano, Maruchi Martinez, Jessica Garcia, Angela Baglietto, John Olivero, Margarita Peralta and Claudio Olivero are just Dukes Dalliance As the old saw goes, Prince Charles made ‘an honest woman’ of Camilla Parker Bowles, which is more than can be said for his ancestor Prince Edward. Extreme Sports The Gibraltar Extreme Sports Association or to use its less formal name, the Skate Park, is nestled amongst the derelict buildings of Coaling Island. It was officially opened on4th October 2001 by the Sport Minister At This Time Of Year Haunting Comes To Mind Whether we wish to call them ghosts or spirits, in the time before and after Hallowe’en the sight in the street of little ghouls, witches with or without broomsticks and all The Way Things Used To Be As a teenager in the old days, being shy and wanting to get close togirls wasn’t easy. We felt that falling in love and then being droppedfor someone else could Port Expansion Gibraltar, although its principal port activity is bunkering, is also interested in acting as a “line-linking” hub for container transhipment, which is experiencing significant growth in the Mediterranean. December 2005 Chrismas Presents Christmas Time is here again. What do I hear? “I don’t know what to get the kids this year, they’ve got everything!” Four or five decades ago there was nothing negative in one’s tone.......... Cats Transmoggified In the literature of the supernatural, cats are better known as the familiars of witches, warlocks or wizards or, backs arched and hairs rigidly on end as indicators of a spectral presence rather than as ghosts in their own right............ British Beaten at Fuengirola No it’s not about lager louts getting a hiding from the Guarda Civil. It’s the story of how a brave band of Polish soldiers handed a humiliating defeat to a vastly superior British force. Drama Queen The 2005 edition of the Drama Festival presented a total of twelve plays at the Ince’s Hall during over a week of theatre marathon. Managing a tight schedule of amateur actors’ companies can be a headache and surely requires strict organisational skills........... Pantomime Time It’s that season again, “Oh no it isn’t!” “Oh yes it is!” Winter is drawing in, the streets are adorned with lights, most houses have a Christmas tree and a visit to a Napoleon on the Rock? Did Napoleon Bonaparte, Nelson’s great adversary, make a brief visit to Gibraltar? Jon Lewes looks into the records to discover whether Napoleon stopped off at Gibraltar on his way back to France from St Helena.   Deutschland& Rawalpindi This I found interesting because I was well aware that the Deutschland had a Gibraltar connection. But then, “Hold it”, I said to myself, “I thought the Rawalpindi was sunk by the Scharnhorst Gibraltar Day London Gibraltar’s finance centre and the rapidly developing tourist industry — along with the burgeoning internet gaming companies — long since replaced the Royal Navy and the military garrison as the main February 2006 Chrismas Presents Christmas Time is here again. What do I hear? “I don’t know what to get the kids this year, they’ve got everything!” Four or five decades ago there was nothing negative in one’s tone.......... From Regiment To Health In a series of interviews with Government Ministers the Gibraltar Magazine is going behind the political persona to see if public............ Commonwealth People's Forum  Gibraltar’s economic success is such that if it were a completely independent and sovereign state it would have the twelfth highest GDP of any of the world´s countries, MOD partners ship-wreck treasure hunters  Jon Lewes explores the details of the billion pound deal and the possible threat to our underwater cultural heritage A Regulator's Dream Bombarded by regular salvoes of Euro-Directives and under pressure from a string of international organizations to tighten Koestler-his extra sensory experience on the rock When researching the story of Sir Peter Chalmes Mitchell and his involvement with Arthur Koestler during the Spanish Civil War I came across the latter´s claim of his extra sensory   Zoologist Saced Journalist During Spanish Civl War Last year I wrote of Arthur Koestler´s capture and later release at Gibraltar during the Spanish Civil War (Gibraltar Magazine March 2005). Mozart Tribute This year the world celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of the musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. So it´s enlightening, to say the least, to learn that the great March 2006 Bank Moves With cracks not only appearing but also widening across much of the “glass” gender ceiling that until a decade ago constrained Mal de vivre.....or joie du vivre? Peter Vasquez decided to become an artist at the age of eleven, when he won first prize at a school competition Stock Exchange If all goes according to plan, by this time next year Gibraltar will have its own stock exchange, its trading floor driven by state of the art technology Sun Power to the People Although the sun is 146 million kilometres from Earth it deposits 342 watts of energy, averaged over the year,   The Philosopher's Rock The latest Government Minister to open up his office to the Gibraltar Magazine was none other than the Minister for the Environment Ark Royal Secret Revealed A documentary on BBC last month provided the startling revelation that the wreck of the great aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal isn’t where it was officially reported to be.   The Strange Incident of Richard Welford While researching Naval ships based at Gibraltar, I recently came across a strange incident involving the vessel HMS Work, Rest and Play... Today most people can afford regular holidays even if only short breaks up the coast. That apart, opportunities for leisure and entertainment are many. April 2006 Air Fair text here Text here text here Text here text here Text here text here   Text here text here  Text here text here    Text here text here Text here text here May 2006 Culture is a Spring Flower When Cynthia Eagle took up the post of Director of Culture last autumn, she knew that living up to Manolo Galliano’s experience and savoir faire Spoiled for Choice at the Rock “Our chef has been with us for 32 years — since he was 15,” said The Rock Hotel’s Toby Tobelem. Design For Living “We are up to 30% cheaper than Spain and the UK on our exclusive agencies,” said Jane Hart of Denville Designs. A Road Trip to Politics A change from Government Ministers this month and, although staying within the sphere of politics, I decided to have a chat outside of Government.   Urban Plants Whilst most of the 600 or so species of wild plants that grow in Gibraltar are largely found away from human habitation, Mayflowers Sir Richard Turnbull, ex-Governor-General of Kenya   Melting Pot When Gibraltar became British, Article 10 of The Treaty of Utrecht said that Jews were not allowed to remain on the Rock Bet on Us Long before New York, Australia and other places, the Rock was already becoming an option for settlers from other Mediterranean countries June 2006 Team Building However, Malta’s Honorary Consul on the Rock stayed in bed, missed an Alcan job interview – one of the few he has ever deliberately skipped Adrenaline Junkie This year’s adrenaline- pumping exertions come on the heels of last year’s attempt to trek and climb the Switchback Ridge of the Coulins on the Isle of Skye, My Life I was then 11 going on 12 years old. On The Road (Road to the Lines), we boys had learned to mimic “Sig hail” lifting our right arms. The return salute from the other boy would be something similar, Gibraltar: melting pot There was always the choice of Singapore, Hong Kong, Cyprus or Malta but ‘scouts’ doing a ‘recce’of the various locations worldwide, decided to report to their fellow potential business partners,   The Real Goldfinger Fantastic stories generally feature characters sporting fantastic namesand the James Bond books by Ian Fleming are no exception. Something About Sarah Something About Sara ill be staged at the Catholic Community Centre on saturday 17th June 2006. Starring and written by Sara Louise Campbell,   Surianne: Gibraltarian Labelled in the UK as the British answer to Shakira, all-Gibraltarian Surianne Dalmedo, or just Surianne, is taking the music world by storm with her unique mix of Latin, Vanity fair Thomas Gibson Bowles was the illegitimate son of Thomas Milner- Gibson and a servant girl named Susannah. Despite this considerable disadvantage in the prim and proper days of Victorian England July 2006 coming soon! August 2006 PDP: New Party Describing Gibraltar’s current confrontational system of politics as “a permanent dogfight”, Keith Azopardi — the former Deputy Chief Minister and Minister In Search of Krystles Gibraltar’s youth are very talented people —especially when it comes to dancing, which has always been very keenly followed here. In The Wake of The Wild “The best money I’ve ever spent!” is the commonest comment received by the crew of the original Dolphin Safari from delighted passengers, Changes at SG Hambros The tracery of cracks that have appeared in the Rock’s gender ceiling in recent years have mainly been caused by the carefully-coiffed heads   Property: Price Rise Predictions New property developments — conservatively estimated to involve private investments totaling more than £500 million, The Maltese Connection We’ve learnt a little about the Genoese, the Jews and the Hindus, does not end there. There’s a British and Spanish input of course,   GASIM Seminar Success The confusion which continues to surround some EU directives — and particularly the varying translations of the meanings, International Cyber Space Hub? A source of significant potential revenue for the Government — which could easily top the £2 million mark annually and which could September 2006 Balancing the Budget Tax reductions, cuts in rates and a string of concessions for the elderly mark this year’s budget as populist and designed to catch votes in an election due some time between 12 and 18 months Sunder Khiani speaks to... Sunder Khiani has accepted an invitation to join the board of the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. He views the appointment . Gibraltar & the Confederate Navy. There have been many ships named Gibraltar and generally they have seen service under the Red or White Ensign but there was one Gibraltar We Deliver I don’t know if you know but the maternity unit at St Bernard’s has gained new staff. One of the current success stories   Spanish Fleet Late diners in the Rock Hotel, gazing out towards the harbour on the evening of Tuesday 21st July 1936, Calpe 2006 Did they or didn’t they? Did our ancestors’ ancestors cross the Strait of Gibraltar to colonise Europe   Gibraltar: The Melting Pot Perhaps the two main elements of our ‘Melting Pot Identity’ are, the taking of the Rock by the British and the fact that we’re right next door to the Spanish. My Life: “The Road” in the ’30s There are many roads in Gibraltar in which there is no circulation of vehicular traffic. October 2006 What a week! Don’t’ miss out on this year’s National Day celebrations. As with previous years Gibraltar is gearing itself up for a great day with lots of events. Fly Gibrltar With its red and white livery incorporating a stylized outline of the Rock, from March next year The Gibraltar Spragues For more than 100 years only one name graced the desk of the US Consul to Gibraltar and that name was Sprague. Real Lives:Surviving Breast Cancer A dozen brave local women prove that life post-cancer can still be “beautiful”.   General Fowke Everyone except my friend Roger’s maiden aunt, Doris, who has lived all her 87 years in Milton Keynes and is profoundly deaf, From Morocco with Skill Moroccans have been coming to Gibraltar for many years to trade. Come the closing of the frontier, the Spanish workforce disappears.   A tigre in the Garden of Eden Local artist Tigre’s fifth Gibraltarian exhibition cannot be defined as figurative or abstract, but ‘conceptual’, a modern fusion My Life: The Games we Played Because there was no traffic on The Road (Road to the Lines), we boys and girls used to play all sorts of games out of doors, November 2006   Harleys The title for this article was suggested in jest seeing as I have just as much passion for both of the subjects. Shakespeare and Murder   She directs them to act like 60’s retired gentlewomen and they direct her to meddle in a Renaissance girl’s love life. Confused? You should be. Bubi optimistic When the executive committee of UEFA met in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana early in October The Smooth Way “The navy snapped up our hangover supplement when they were here on the recent exercise — so they could go straight out and drink some more,” said Angela.   Cheif Minister on Tax & Regulation A new two-tier system of personal taxation which will encourage the recruitment of expatriates for jobs in Gibraltar’s finance sector... A Remarkable Man   For many Victorians, war was a “glorious game” in which dashing young men fought gallantly, and by the most rigorous of gentlemanly rules, for queen and country.   A tigre in the Garden of Eden Local artist Tigre’s fifth Gibraltarian exhibition cannot be defined as figurative or abstract, but ‘conceptual’, a modern fusion My Life: The Games we Played Because there was no traffic on The Road (Road to the Lines), we boys and girls used to play all sorts of games out of doors, February 2007 Honour for de Silva QC Desmond de Silva QC was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the New Year’s Honours list for the outstanding legal contribution he has made both in the UK and internationally The Artist    I have long had an interest in the life of the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds primarily because he is the most famous person to share my surname, Port Past & Present   Continuing with matters of the Port this month, despite Gibraltar being declared a free port in 1706 there was no significant commerce to speak of. Rescuing Superwomen    You are running from place to place doing a thousand and one things at a time and feeling sorry for yourself — stop a minute and ask yourself why?   The Edmund Ironsides.. Edmund Ironside was a famous name in British history long before the wife of an Aberdeenshire surgeon gave birth to a son on 6th May 1880. From Pillar to Post Gibraltar’s postal services have come a long way since letters were delivered to the Rock by overland couriers or the fast small craft known as “packets” initially under sail; and later driven by steam.   An Interview with Dr. Garcia   I have walked through Irish Town more times than I care to mention and have passed the Liberal Party Headquarters and not even given it a second look, Lily Munster Starred on the Rock The voluptuous Canadian actress Yvonne de Carlo died last month aged 84. She was the last surviving star of an amusing comedy about the captain of a ferry that plies the waters between Gibraltar and Tangier. John A. Blakey: Breathing life into Dragons John A. Blakey has written and beautifully illustrated what he describes as a ‘children’s book for adults’ Cpt Jack the Governor’s Son Through history the offspring of Governors of Gibraltar have tended to lead lives of respectable nobility, Jack White would have none of that. The Perils of Pet-Sitting... Julius Caesar was a white mouse I carried proudly home in my blazer pocket after winning him, as I .... “Meet you at the Queen’s” Continuing on the lines of landmarks and institutions from previous articles, how about this: ”I’ll meet you by the Queen’s,” or,   The Apprentice Style of Management I hate “The Apprentice” There, I’ve said it. I know it is great entertainment.

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