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FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FOR GIDA

TIME FOR CHANGE: THE NEW LOOK REFURBISHED LATINO’S

THE SSANGYONG KORANDO, REXTON W & TURISMO

REGULATED FISHING – WORTH BAITING FOR OR UNREALISTIC

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

SUNSHINE

GIBTELECOM ANNOUNCES 4G SERVICES

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: LEONARD NIMOY DIES AGE 83

ST VALENTINE’S AT LA MAMELA

DREAM GIRL OF THE YEAR 2015

MOVING FORWARD WITH MENTAL HEALTH

WOMEN IN BUSINESS GIBRALTAR AGM

T & T MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD APPROVED AS A LISTING MEMBEROF THE GIBRALTAR STOCK EXCHANGE

THE BEST RECIPES OF OUR CUISINE

WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN?

INDULGING WITH SUPERDULCES

FOCUS ON: RESTAURANTE ALEVANTE

CAREERS’ FAIR 2015

MARINE CRAFT BONANZA WILL GREET NEW GOVERNMENT MARINA

SPACE 92 PARTICIPATED IN MARCOMADRID

LOCAL COMPANY DONATES TO THE BABYSTEPPS CHARITY IN GIBRALTAR

THE 2015 GIBRALTAR CARNIVAL

THE 2015 GIBRALTAR CARNIVAL IN PICTURES

THE FAMOUS GROUSE TROPHY

THE EARTH’S FRESH WATER RESERVES ARE DISAPPEARING

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On February last, The Gi-braltar International Dance Association (GIDA) held a reception at the Convent Ba-llroom to celebrate their 1st anniversary, successes and achievements.

GIDA was founded in Nov-ember 2013 and represented Gibraltar at the IDF World Dance Championships in May at Pula, Croatia, where they achieved 14 Gold, 6 Sil-ver and 7 Bronze medals in different dance disciplines and in different age catego-ries. His Excellency the Gover-nor and Lady Dutton, The Hon Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, The Hon Dr John Cortes, The Hon Ms Sa-mantha Sacramento, as well as, sponsors, family mem-bers, friends and supporters were there to be a part of the celebration.

The 2014/2015 GIDA Dance Team were introduced to the dignitaries and as a token of appreciation in thanks for their continuous support and they in turn presented His Excellency, Mr Picardo and The Ministry of Culture with a dedicated photogra-ph of the 2014 team. GIDA Vice President, Zu-leika Green, took the oppor-

First anniversarycelebration for GIDA

tunity to thank the Govern-ment of Gibraltar, as well as, all their sponsors for their continuous support, espe-cially for their financial con-tributions.

She went on to say that the team were a group of extre-mely dedicated, committed children, who sacrificed and gave up a lot of their time in order to represent their country and fly Gibraltar’s colours high. Anne Marie Gomez said she was honou-red to be GIDAs first ever president and that the team had grown from strength to strength and achieved great things in very little time. Mr Fabian Picardo followed with warm, encouraging words for the team saying that he could not wait to see what such a talented set of dancers would produce for this year’s World Champion-ships and that he was sure that, as usual, they would re-present Gibraltar proudly. GIDA Dance Team will be representing Gibraltar at the IDF World Dance Cham-pionships in Italy this co-ming May.

CM giving Speech

Some of the little ones with the officials

Team Photo with officials

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Text by Richard Cartwright

Pastel greys, subtle blacks and whites seem to be popular choi-ces when refurbishing these bu-sinesses in our busy square. Rai-sing the bar to present a more up market establishment is clearly the way to go. Owner Michael Pitaluga and Head Chef Jesse De La Rosa are in agreement

smart, but still relaxed and infor-mal Latino’s for our customers.

Gone are the Friday disco nights for the younger generation to be replaced by a late night dining experience followed by a relaxed drinking atmosphere for the de-finitely more mature client with great contemporary music in the background.”

Time for changeThe New Look, Refurbished Latino’s

on the changes so far... “I think it’s generally well known we’ve been very successful during our time here at Casemates since we opened in 2001. We used to have crazy nights, which were very successful for many years,” Michael reminds us. That’s true: many will remember Friday and Saturday night rave ups when dancing on tables was the

Latino’s ‘trademark’ and punters had a great time. It’s said, even local, high ranking politicians enjoyed a jig on those hard wea-ring tables...But as with most things, that was then and this is now and a serious modification of what to offer was the chosen route to follow...

“Yes, we’re now looking at a

13 Years is a long time and as we’ve witnessed with other restaurants in Casemates, freshening up of menus and presentation, as well as, a total refurbishment of the ‘physical’ was felt way overdue... ‘Time for change,’ was the order given and the low business months of January and February were chosen to get the job done!

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Chef Jesse spent 10 successful years at Charlie’s Steakhouse & Grill Restaurant in Marina Bay and has been with Latino’s for about a year or so now – “I’m ex-cited,” Jesse says, “We’ve prepared a new menu and kept some of the all time favourites but offering a fresher, more presentable look to our dishes. I felt our menu was a little outdated. We have different

kinds of meats and new flavours on our menus and specials now covering many cultures and in summer, we’ll have theme weeks dedicating a whole week to Asian food for example and move on to the food of other countries and so on.” Michael was keen to in-terject and mention all desserts are homemade, highlighting the chocolate mousse and blackcu-

rrant cherry cheesecake, in par-ticular, and also make reference to a whole range of new wines appearing on their wine list. The extensive menu is exactly that, lots to mention – from star-ters to salads and mains, pizzas and pastas to vegetarian and children’s menus AND...Those fabulous desserts! Therefore the best idea is to visit the newly

refurbished Latino’s to find out more.

Latino’s is really looking very smart, spacious and has a welco-ming feel about it. The upstairs lounge is available for private parties like baby showers, bir-thdays, hen and stag parties etc or perhaps a private dinner. The upstairs lounge will also now


be open at lunchtimes and is ideal for those discrete business lunches away from the hustle and bustle. However, soon to come, an experienced cocktail barman to present you with your favourites: those too, will be offered on any party nights after eleven thirty or midnight or Fridays or Saturdays on a chilled atmosphere... “Also on the cards, we’re planning en-tertainment on Friday nights, which offer a great atmosphere not just for us but enhance the mood in the square also. That too, is something us restaurateurs feel could be improved, the am-bience in the square with better lighting, a simple water feature in the ground and most definitely, a

transportable bandstand of some sort to make the square more at-tractive. It really needs these fea-tures. The positioning of where to place the main stage on Summer Nights and other occasions needs addressing also. Sometimes I feel after a while, a little complacency sets in.”

Experience is an ingre-dient certainly not lacking at

Latino’s Restaurant at Casema-tes Square. Three enterprising individuals came together and kicked off here in Casemates in 2001 and went on to add to their business ventures with ‘Latino’s On the Beach’ and ‘Latino’s Diner’ in Main Street opposite the Cathedral, came later. Today, after an amicable split-up of the business two years ago, Michael now owns

and runs Latino’s Restaurant at Casemates on his own to-gether with his great profes-sional staff.

“It’s back to basics and Latino’s is starting a second life,” Mi-chael declares...Well summer is on its way and eating out is the name of the game and that’s when the square really comes to life. Latino’s, should you need reminding, is right there by the ‘big’ tunnel...So check it out!

For Bookings or reservations, phone Latino’s on 200 47755, email: [email protected] or visit them on Facebook or TRIP ADVISOR.

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SsangYong Korando gets a makeo-ver inside and out, and enhanced driving refinement for 2014. Ex-ternally, the front receives an all-new treatment - a slimmed down, black mesh radiator grille, more contemporary headlights and a wider, low level air intake are the

principal enhancements. The new headlight units now comprise projection lamps and LED dayti-me running lights for increased visibility and safety, surrounded by a stylish black and aluminium bezel. Further illumination is pro-vided on the ELX4 model with

neat round fog lamps set discreetly within the lower bumper.

At the rear, the design changes are focused on enhanced style with de-tail improvements such as the rear light cluster, which now includes LED lights for improved visibility.

There are new designs for both the 16-inch and 17-inch wheels and three new exterior colours - Sunri-se red, Cosmic blue and Carbonic grey as well as Space black, Grand white and Silent silver.

The interior of the car has also been given a significant re-design, and now combines an attractive and comfortable ambiance for the driver and passengers alike. There is a completely redesigned dash-board featuring soft-touch mate-rials for a greater sense of luxury,

The 2014 SsangYong Korando, Rexton& Turismo

THE 2014 SSANGYONG KORANDOThere has been some major changes to the SsangYong Korando: the front-end gets a slimmed down, black-mesh grille, more modern headlights and lower and wider air intake, while the rear gets some redesigned light clusters

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complemented by natural matt wood grain insets, and abundant storage space that includes enlar-ged cup holders, a mobile phone tray and flip-down sunglasses tray.

The new SsangYong Koran-do is powered by a modern yet well-proven 2.0-litre Euro 5 en-gine. The top of the range ELX4 automatic is matched with the powerful, smooth and efficient 175ps e-XDi200 diesel engine with a maximum power output of 175ps/4000rpm and peak tor-que of 360Nm/2,000-3,000rpm. Models featuring manual trans-mission get the 149ps e-XDi200 engine which delivers the same maximum power and peak torque as the automatic, and is perfect for lively driving as well as for going off-road and towing.

SsangYong Korando offers two transmissions: a 6-speed ma-nual with high fuel efficiency and smooth gear shifting, and a 6-spe-ed automatic with optimum gear ratios for smooth, comfortable driving. However, all Korandos come with six airbags, ESP stabi-lity control and Isofix child seat fixings as standard.

Great advances in reducing NVH (noise, vibration & harshness) have been made to this new car, with particular attention focused on its engine mountings. Stron-ger, reinforced mounting brackets are used which effectively reduce engine noise levels by up to 9.3%. SsangYong Korando is fitted with Macpherson struts to the front and multi-link suspension to the rear to provide excellent ride comfort, and the three point mountings to the rear axle effectively minimise noise and vibration. New rubber bushes have been fitted to the car’s reinforced sub frames, further hel-ping to minimise intrusive vibra-tion and noise from the road sur-

smooth and safe departure when driving away from a standstill on a steep slope, while a lock mode distributes power equally between the front and rear wheels at speeds below 25mph to optimise traction.

In conjunction with the standard Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with emergency brake assist and four-channel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), the four-wheel dri-ve system provides the best possi-ble grip and control whatever the conditions. Hill Start Assist (HSA) and Active Roll-over Protection (ARP) also feature.

The new SsangYong Korando offers the practicality and conve-nience of an SUV and the crea-ture comforts of a saloon car. Its generous proportions and wide interior space make this the per-fect vehicle for both everyday use and leisure activities. In the rear, there’s sufficient shoulder room for three adults to travel in com-plete comfort. The seat back - which splits 60:40 - can be reclined up to 17.5 degrees, while the flat floor and generous legroom make it ideal for long journeys. Lift the tailgate and you’ll find one of the largest load areas in this SUV sec-tor (486 litres with the seats up and 1,312 litres when folded). The rear seats fold completely flat, while there’s also an under-floor tray for storing valuables out of sight.

The new look Korando is a ge-nuine SUV offering great driving performance both on and off-road together with a 2-tonne towing capability. There are four models in the range with a comprehensi-ve level of equipment and at pri-ces many of its competitors fail to match.

All Korandos come with six air-bags, ESP stability control and Iso-fix child seat fixings as standard.

face and engine.

Three of the four new models come with four wheel drive, and unlike its competitors a very high percentage of customers choose their SsangYong Korando with 4x4, an intelligent and advanced all-wheel drive (AWD) system based on SsangYong’s highly re-garded four wheel drive techno-logy and years of experience. The torque-on-demand system senses the road surface and driving con-

ditions and distributes the power to the wheels that need it most.

Under normal driving conditions, 100 per cent of the engine’s torque is delivered to the front wheels so that the car runs with optimised fuel efficiency; on icy or slippery roads or when driving on wet off-road conditions, power is distri-buted to both the front and rear wheels to ensure a safe, stable and dependable drive. The technolo-gy also works perfectly to give a

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THE 2014 SSANGYONG REXTON WIf you’re looking for the biggest SUV bang for your buck, then the seven-seater SsangYong Rexton W deserves to be on your shopping list

A recent extensive facelift has given the Rexton W a fresher look. However, it’s not just the outside that has been upgraded but there’s been an update for the interior too. It also comes with a Ssangyong developed 2.0-litre diesel engine paired with a Mercedes-sourced five-speed automatic gearbox.

There’s been a major facelift for the exterior of the car, including raked back headlights, restyled grille and revised front bumper.Buyers can choose from SX and EX trim levels, with the latter getting eye-catching 18-inch alloys, leather seats and rugged-looking running boards. Insi-de, the Rexton has also had an update with aluminium-effect and chrome finishes along with soft-touch material.

Previously, the Rexton was powered by a Mercedes-sour-ced 2.7-litre diesel but this has

now been superseded by the ‘Rexton W’ with the company’s own 153bhp 2.0-litre diesel.

Entry-level cars get a six-speed manual gearbox while EX bu-yers can choose between a six-

speed manual and a smooth, Mercedes-sourced five-ratio auto.

A low range transfer box, hill decent control and excellent ground clearance make the

Rexton a capable companion off-road. Refinement has been improved, with less engine noi-se and vibration apparent in the cabin and despite the drop in engine size, the Rexton W is still capable of towing three tonnes.

The Rexton W’s new 2.0-litre diesel engine is something of an unknown quantity, compared to the well-known Mercedes engi-ne of old, though it has been re-liable in other models across the SsangYong reange. The rest of the Rexton W’s mechanicals are equally rugged, so breakdowns shouldn’t be a concern.

Practicality is an area where the Rexton W is able to shine, as all versions get a versatile seven-seat layout. And while the third row is best used for children, there’s enough room behind the chairs for 248-litres of luggage. Fold the rearmost seats away and you liberate estate car-riva-lling levels of carrying capacity. Elsewhere, the cabin is equally spacious, with generous head and legroom for occupants in the first two rows – no off-road rival offers as much room for the money.

A quick inspection of the cabin reveals plenty of useful cubby holes and storage boxes, plus a large glovebox. And if you’re planning on towing large loads, then the SsangYong’s grippy four-wheel-drive system and impressive 3,200kg weight limit make it a strong choice.

Emissions are 196g/km for the manual models, while the auto car emits 206g/km. There has been a greater improvement in fuel economy, 38.2mpg for ma-nual versions and 36.2mpg for the auto.


THE 2014 SSANGYONG TURISMOPound for pound there isn’t a bigger deal on the road. And you’ll never again be plagued with doubts about the size of your MPV: in a ‘Turismo’, it’s easily the biggest!

The new SsangYong Turismo arri-ves almost without competition. At over 5 metres long and with a 3 me-tre wheelbase, the car is larger than a standard size MPV, yet is a car rather than a van-derived 'people carrier'. Consequently its huge in-terior space and flexible passenger and load carrying capability means it can carry seven adults and 875 litres of luggage, through to two adults and 3,146 litres of load spa-ce, with seven alternative passenger and load combinations to choose from.

Designed to appeal as family, leisu-re and business transportation, the new car blends multi-role flexibility with great ride comfort and the ap-pointments and equipment levels of a luxury saloon.

With prices starting from just £17,995, there really is nothing like it in the market. With key features being its innovative and flexible de-sign layout, luxurious interior and highly competitive pricing, the new SsangYong Turismo is a compelling proposition. Not only do you get a

lot of car for the money, you also have the reassurance of an indus-try-leading 5 year limitless milea-ge warranty for complete peace of mind.

SsangYong's designers have gone to great lengths to create a distinc-tive and innovative look to its new MPV to satisfy owners and opinion formers alike. The brief was to crea-te a practical, yet at the same time, luxurious and dignified tone that would blend well with the car's nu-merous roles. Combining strength with volume, the front of the car has a robust stance thanks to its hexagonal shaped radiator grille and trapezoidal bumper, and the overall design successfully disgui-ses its large exterior size.

Thanks to its 3,000mm wheelba-se, the car provides a huge interior space where seven adults can travel in supreme comfort with their lu-ggage loaded in the back, without having to compromise on passen-ger accommodation. There are three rows of seats as well as a large load space, which can be further in-

creased by removing the third row completely. The second row of seats provides convenient 'walk through' access to the third row, and can also be folded individually and used as tables while still providing suffi-cient space to accommodate airline style seat-back folding tables.

The Turismo is powered by SsangYong's own 2.0 litre turbo charged e-XDi200 diesel engine offering a level of performance and ‘NVH’ (noise, vibration and harshness) control that has already been tested, proven and praised in the marketplace. The e-XDi200 engine offers maximum power of 155PS/4,000rpm and maximum torque of 360Nm/1,500-2,800rpm, and is designed to provide low end torque whatever the conditions on or off-road. There's a choice of 6-speed manual transmission and 5-speed Mercedes-Benz T-Tronic automatic transmission, ensuring world class durability, smooth gear changing performance and quiet operation.

While rear wheel drive features across the range, the top of the range ‘EX’ includes selectable ‘4x4’ with low ratio as standard. This makes the ‘Turismo EX’ a car you really can rely on. It is also an espe-cially practical proposition for tho-se, who tow a caravan, horsebox or boat trailer, or whose other country and leisure activities necessitate driving across challenging terrain. As with other SsangYong Turismo models, the ‘EX’ has an impressive 2.5 tonne towing capability.

The new SsangYong Turismo uti-lises double wishbone front sus-pension and rear independent

multi-link suspension for executive saloon style ride quality. This set-up offers a quiet and comfortable driving environment with firm body motion control, a flat ride and optimum stability regardless of the road conditions.

The car features a comprehensive package of active safety features, including Electronic Stability Pro-gram (ESP), Active Roll over Pro-tection (ARP) and Brake Assist System (BAS). There are dual front and side air bags, while ‘ISO-Fix’ and tether anchorage points for child seats are fitted on the second row. Passive safety is further increa-sed thanks to two high strength sub-frames fitted to the front and rear of the car. These help to disper-se any impact shocks from a fron-tal or off-set collision and protect passengers by minimising cabin distortion.

Noted for its comprehensive levels of standard equipment, SsangYong has ensured that the new Turis-mo delivers a high level of luxury, comfort and convenience. Air-conditioning, electrically operated and heated door mirrors, a leather covered steering wheel and gear knob, and an MP3 CD and RDS radio with a USB and auxiliary port and Bluetooth connectivity feature across the range, while from the ES model, leather upholstery, electri-cally adjustable driver's seat, heated front seats and rear parking sen-sors also feature. The EX also gets a heated lower windscreen to pre-vent the wipers from freezing, solar controlled glass and rain sensitive wipers to make driving easier, whi-le eco cruise control is standard on the ES automatic and EX.

The SsangYong Korando, Rexton W and Turismo can be viewed at Bassadone Motors, 42 Devil’s Tower Road, Tel: 200 79004, distri-butors in Gibraltar for SsangYong.


Regulated Fishing – Worth Baiting for or still unrealistic?

Text by Joe Adambery

None of us want to see our wa-ters and our shoreline barren. The days of indiscriminate fish catching are over. We have to our protect fish stocks and their habitats too and still accommo-date our anglers and ‘visitors’ to our shores whilst keeping a wat-

lie Carreras president of the GFC takes up the story.

“The military fishing clubs did not allow civilian members so that is why GFC was formed and was called the Gibraltar Civi-lian Fishing Club. When we took over many years ago we changed the name because we wanted

We are now about to enter into the first spring and summer when our fishing laws have been overhauled and new regulations and permits introduced. The last few months have seen teething problems and the fishing clubs and many anglers are watching and waiting to see whether the new laws and the policing of them succeed in achieving what the Government have set out to do

chful eye on the future protec-tion of our marine habitats. A dilemma you might say and you would be right but it is achieva-ble with plenty of consultation and compromising expected from all sides.

The main players and beneficia-ries in regulated fishing will be

our club anglers. The Gibraltar Fishing Club is one such and this it year celebrates its 152nd anniversary. It was at various ti-mes in its existence at odds with the ‘Services’ fishing clubs of old and the locals were really a defiant and ever growing num-ber as the ‘Services’ numbers dwindled with cut backs. Char-



it open to everyone. The club is still flourishing to this day with a strong membership. And we have been responsible for many fishing competition methods and conservation too. In the old days you had to catch a specimen over a pound weight for it to count in competition. Today we still have minimum size regulations and we review and comply with all relevant conservation laws.”

The local Fishing Federation has

over one thousand registered members. Around two thirds of those are active and ‘carded’ with around eight hundred re-newing annually, mostly so that they can fish from the Detached Mole, which is where Guy Oli-vero Jnr comes in… “We still have no certainty from Gover-nment that we are going to be allowed to continue to use this fa-cility. Although we go there many times it’s very difficult to fish on the eastside of the mole because

of shipping moored there especia-lly the bunkering ships. Although we still have ninety pegs there we can’t use all of them because we use every third peg to have better clearance from the neighbouring angler, so we only use sixty pegs in competitions.”

Nowadays, fishing from the in-side of the mole (Eastern) is more productive than the Wes-tern side so the competition ru-les have been changed to reflect

this. Trummel nets and long li-nes have seen the reduction of fish stocks on the outside of the mole and Carreras is adamant that it’s not only ‘foreigners’ but locals too, who are to blame, be-cause there are persistent offen-ders from both sides of the bor-der. Long lines take away species like Mero, Abadejo, Sama, Pargo, Moya, Dento and other medium size bottom feeders too. “As re-gular fish stocks are dwindling what they are now doing is using



smaller hooks and thinner lines so they’re catching smaller fish. In fact, a few weeks back we saw a local establishment advertising’ Pescaito de la Bahia’, which now are considered undersize fish under the new regulation. These have been caught by local long liners.”

The GFC is in no doubt that regulation is the future and they are behind the new per-mits although when the sum-

mer comes there will be a re-duction of places from where to fish, especially safe places where anglers can go with children. The best place for that is the North Mole when it is available and free from cruise liners and for that you have to be a member of the local federation otherwise the Port authority will not allow you in. So you need to be a member and have a fishing permit.

Both men are in agreement that the permits are working but they still have to be tweaked in certain aspects, like the tuna fishing regulations and quota which were overlooked. For the next year or so an open mind has to be kept on the streamli-ning and implementation of the new regulations and as long as Government and the key pla-yers keep the permits in sharp focus things will improve and can only get better.

The future of bait fish in our bay must also be secured so that the food chain will be as complete as possible. The sea bottom must also be pro-tected from abuse so that de-pleted stocks can regenerate and balance is restored thus ensuring that our fishing traditions will continue into the future and not become fisherman tales of how it used to be in the good old days.


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart, January 27th 1756 – December 5th 1791, is among the most significant and enduringly popular composers of European classical music. His enormous output includes works that are widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. Many of his works are part of the standard concert repertory and are widely recognized as masterpieces of the classical style.Mozart was born on January 27th 1756, in the city of Salzburg, the capital of the independent archbishopric of Salzburg, which today is part of Austria, to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart. He was baptized the day after his birth at St. Rupert’s Cathedral. The baptismal record gives his name in Latinized form as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus (Gottlieb) Mozart. Of these names, the first two were saint’s names not employed in everyday life and the fourth was variously translated in Mozart’s lifetime as Amadeus (Latin), Gottlieb (German), and Amadé; Mozart himself preferred the third Mozart’s musical ability became apparent

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756-1791)

‘The greatest composer known to me in person or by name; he has taste and, what is more, the greatest knowledge of composition’

Haydn, 1781

father, including instruction in clavier, violin, and organ.

During his formative years, Mozart completed several journeys throughout Europe, beginning with an exhibition in 1762 at the Court of the Elector of Bavaria in Munich, then in the same year at the Imperial Court in Vienna. A long concert tour spanning three and a half years followed, taking him with his father to the courts of Munich, Mannheim, Paris, London, The Hague, again to Paris, and back home via Zürich, Donaueschingen, and Munich. They went to Vienna again in late 1767 and remained there until December 1768. Mozart astonished his audiences with his precocious skills.

After one year in Salzburg, three trips to Italy followed: from December 1769 to March 1771, from August to December 1771, and from October 1772 to March 1773. During the first of these trips, Mozart met Andrea Luchesi in Venice and G.B. Martini in Bologna and was accepted as a member of the famous ‘Academia Filarmonica’. A highlight of the Italian journey, now an almost legendary tale, occurred when

at a very early age. His father Leopold was one of Europe’s leading musical pedagogues, whose influential textbook “Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule” (“Essay on the fundamentals of violin playing”) was published in 1756, the year of Mozart’s birth. Mozart received intensive musical training from his


he heard Gregorio Allegri’s “Miserere” once in performance in the Sistine Chapel then wrote it out in its entirety from memory, only returning to correct minor errors; he thus produced the first illegal copy of this closely-guarded property of the Vatican!In 1777, the Mozarts, seeing limited opportunity in Salzburg for a composer so hugely gifted, resolved to seek a post elsewhere for Wolfgang. On July 3rd 1778, he was sent, with his mother, to Munich and to Mannheim, but was offered no position (though he stayed over four months at Mannheim, composing for piano and flute and falling in love with Aloysia Weber. His father then dispatched him to Paris, where he had minor successes, notably with his Paris Symphony, no.31, deftly designed for the local taste. But prospects there were poor and Leopold ordered him home, where a superior post had been arranged at the court. He returned slowly and alone; his mother had died in Paris.

During his trips, Mozart met a great number of musicians and acquainted himself with the works of other great composers. A particularly important influence was Johann Christian Bach, who befriended Mozart in London in 1764–65. Bach’s work is often taken to be an inspiration for the distinctive surface texture of Mozart’s music, though not its architecture or drama.

Even non-musicians caught Mozart’s attention. He was so taken by the sound created by Benjamin Franklin’s glass harmonica that he composed several pieces of music for it.

The years 1779-80 were spent in Salzburg,

for Munich. He went there to compose it late in 1780; his correspondence with his father, through whom he communicated with the librettist, in Salzburg, is richly informative about his approach to musical drama. The work, “Idomeneo”, was a success. In it Mozart depicted serious, heroic emotion with a richness unparalleled elsewhere in his works, with vivid orchestral writing and an abundance of profoundly expressive orchestral recitative.

In 1781, Mozart visited Vienna in the company of his employer, the harsh Prince-Archbishop Colloredo, and soon fell out with him. According to Mozart’s own testimony, he was dismissed, literally, “with a kick in the seat of the pants.” Mozart chose to settle and develop his career in Vienna after its aristocracy began to take an interest in him. He wanted a post at the Imperial court in Vienna, but was content to do freelance work in a city that apparently offered golden opportunities. He made his living over the ensuing years by teaching, by publishing his music, by playing at patrons’ houses or in public, by composing to commission, particularly operas; in 1787, he obtained a minor court post as ‘Kammermusicus’, which gave him a reasonable salary and required nothing beyond the writing of dance music for court balls. He always earned, by musicians’ standards, a good income, and had a carriage and servants; through lavish spending and poor management he suffered times of financial difficulty and had to borrow.

On August 4th 1782, against his father’s wishes, he married Constanze Weber (1762-1842), Aloysia’s younger sister and a would-be cousin of Carl Maria von Weber. Although they had

playing in the cathedral and at court, composing sacred works, symphonies, concertos, serenades and dramatic music. But opera remained at the centre of his ambitions, and an opportunity came with a commission for a serious opera

A young Mozart

Costanze Mozart by Lange 1782


six children, only two survived infancy. Neither of these two, Karl Thomas (1784–1858) and Franz Xaver Wolfgang (1791-1844; later a minor composer himself, married or had children.

The year 1782 was an auspicious one for Mozart’s career; his opera “Die Entführung aus dem Serail”, “The Abduction from the Seraglio”, a German Singspiel which went far beyond the usual limits of the tradition with its long, elaborately written songs, hence Emperor Joseph II’s famous observation, ‘Too many notes, my dear Mozart’! The work was successful and was taken into the repertories of many provincial companies, for which Mozart was not however paid.

During 1782–83, Mozart became closely acquainted with the work of J.S. Bach and George Frideric Handel as a result of the influence of Baron Gottfried van Swieten, who owned many manuscripts of works by the Baroque masters. Mozart’s study of these works led first to a number of works imitating Baroque style and later had a powerful influence on his own personal musical language, for example the fugal passages in Die Zauberflöte (“The Magic Flute”) and the Symphony No. 41.

In 1783, Wolfgang and Constanze visited Leopold in Salzburg, but the visit was not a success, as his father did not take to Constanze. However, the visit saw the composition of one of Mozart’s great liturgical pieces, the Mass in C Minor, which was premiered in Salzburg, and is presently one of his best known works.

In his early Vienna years, Mozart met Joseph Haydn and the two composers became friends.

When Haydn visited Vienna, they sometimes played in an impromptu string quartet. Mozart’s six quartets dedicated to Haydn date from 1782–85, and are often judged to be his response to Haydn’s Opus 33 set from 1781. Haydn was soon in awe of Mozart, and when he first heard the last three of Mozart’s series he told Leopold, “Before God and as an honest man I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name. He has taste, and what is more, the most profound knowledge of composition.”

The Mozart Family

During the years 1782-1785, Mozart put on a series of concerts in which he appeared as soloist in his piano concertos, widely considered among his greatest works. These concerts were financially successful. After 1785, Mozart performed far less and wrote only a few concertos. Maynard Solomon conjectures that he may have suffered from hand injuries; another possibility is that the fickle public ceased to attend the concerts in the same numbers.

Mozart was influenced by the ideas of the eighteenth century European Enlightenment as an adult, and became a Freemason (1784). His lodge was a specifically Catholic rather than a deistic one and he worked fervently and successfully to convert his father before the latter’s death in 1787. His last opera, “Die Zauberflöte”, (“The Magic Flute”), includes Masonic themes and allegory. He was in the same Masonic Lodge as Haydn.

Mozart’s life was fraught with financial difficulty and illness. Often, he received no payment for his work, and what sums he did receive were quickly consumed by his extravagant lifestyle.

Mozart spent 1786 in Vienna in an apartment, in the “Mozarthaus”, which may be visited today at Domgasse 5 behind St Stephen’s Cathedral; it was here that Mozart composed “Le nozze di Figaro”. He followed this in 1787 with one of his greatest works, “Don Giovanni”.

Mozart had a special relationship with Prague and the people of Prague. The audience here celebrated their Figaro with the much deserved reverence he was missing in his hometown Vienna. His quote “Meine Prager verstehen

Joseph Haydn


mich”, (“My Praguers understand me”), became very famous in the Bohemian lands. Many tourists follow his tracks in Prague and visit the Mozart Museum of the Villa Bertramka where they can enjoy a chamber concert. In Prague, “Don Giovanni” premiered on October 29th 1787 at the Theatre of the Estates. In the later years of his life, Prague provided Mozart many financial resources from commissions. German poet Eduard Mörike’s well-known novella, “Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag” (“Mozart on the way to Prague”) is a fantasy about the composer’s trip to that city in order to present “Don Giovanni” ,the story, however, relates episodes that happen along the way, not in Prague itself.

Mozart’s final illness and death are difficult topics of scholarship, obscured by romantic legends and replete with conflicting theories. Scholars disagree about the course of decline in Mozart’s health, particularly at what point Mozart became aware of his impending death and whether this awareness influenced his final works. The romantic view holds that Mozart declined gradually and that his outlook and compositions paralleled this decline. In opposition to this, some contemporary scholarship points out correspondence from Mozart’s final year indicating that he was in good cheer, as well as evidence that Mozart’s death was sudden and a shock to his family and friends. The actual cause of Mozart’s death is also a matter of conjecture. His death record listed “hitziges Frieselfieber” (“severe military fever”), a description that does not suffice to identify the cause as it would be diagnosed in modern medicine. Dozens of theories have been proposed, including trichinosis,

mercury poisoning, and rheumatic fever. The contemporary practice of bleeding medical patients is also cited as a contributing cause.

Mozart died around 1 a.m. on December 5th

1791 in Vienna, while he was working on his final composition, the Requiem. A younger composer, and Mozart’s only pupil at the time, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, was engaged by Constanze to complete the Requiem. He was not the only composer asked to complete the Requiem but is associated with it over others due to his significant contribution.

According to popular legend, Mozart was penniless and forgotten when he died, and was buried in a pauper’s grave. In fact, though he was no longer as fashionable in Vienna as before, he continued to have a well-paid job at court and receive substantial commissions from more distant parts of Europe, Prague in particular. Many of his begging letters survive but they are evidence not so much of poverty as of his habit of spending more than he earned. He was not buried in a “mass grave” but in a Vienna suburb, with little ceremony and in an unmarked grave, in accordance with prevailing custom and the 1784 laws. in a regular communal grave according to the 1784 laws.

Though the original grave in the St. Marx cemetery was lost, memorial gravestones, or cenotaphs, have been placed there in the Zentralfriedhof. In 2005, new DNA testing was performed by Austria’s University of Innsbruck and the US Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory in Rockville, Maryland to determine if a skull in an Austrian Museum was actually his, using DNA samples from the marked graves of his grandmother and Mozart’s niece. However, test results were inconclusive, showing that none of the DNA samples were related to each other.

Mozart’s Birthplace

Mozart’s piano


Gibtelecom announces4G services

Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

Gibtelecom announced on the 24th February 2015 the Company’s capital investment of over €5million in an upgrade of its Ericsson mobile equipment and network. Combined with the development of a new te-chnology centre at Gibtelecom’s Mount Pleasant premises and support costs, the total project value is c€10million.

Supplementing the Company’s existing GSM (2G) and 3G mobile networks, the upgrade to fourth generation (4G) LTE (Long Term Evolution) servi-

up to 150Mbps. Gibtelecom’s CEO, Tim Bristow, who sig-ned the contract with Ericsson, said “Gibtelecom continues to demonstrate its ongoing com-mitment to providing the latest technologies. Although opera-ting in a limited market size, this substantial investment ensures the Company delivers to custo-mers the same type of services provided by telecommunications companies in much larger coun-tries”. Jansen Reyes, Gibtelecom’s Di-rector of Technology, added that “the introduction of 4G ser-vices will enable the Company

Gibtelecom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Bristow (left) and Ericsson Iberia CEO Jose Antonio Lopez

ces will provide customers with even higher speed internet ac-

cess on their mobile devices, with data download speeds of


to meet ever increasing demands from customers for higher inter-net access speeds on the move. 4G represents a significant leap forward and would allow for some of the best features of the mobile age to be provided. This includes downloading videos, documents, or other media in a matter of seconds, and much im-proved live-streaming of visual content as well as better video-chatting”.

Gibtelecom’s Mobile Radio Principal Engineer, Martin Candeas, a Gibraltarian who has spent over ten years wor-king as a mobile engineer over-seas for multi-national opera-tors, commented that “I see the introduction of 4G services he-

ralding a new age in the Gibral-tar telecommunications market, revolutionising the way we use data on the move. In fact, the Gibtelecom network is being up-graded in such a way that it will, in time, be able to offer the next generation of 4G technology, known as 4G+. This would allow much faster access speeds of up to 300Mbps”.

Gibtelecom and Ericsson have a long standing relationship which commenced in 1994, when Gibraltar Telecommuni-cations International Limited introduced mobile telecommu-nications to Gibraltar. Gibte-lecom and Ericsson have since worked in partnership to ensure that Gibraltar’s mobile telecom-munications market continues to develop, introducing GPRS (2.5G) in 2004, 3G and prepaid in 2008 and now 4G LTE.

Attending the announcement and signing ceremony, Jose An-tonio Lopez, President Erics-son Iberia, said “Ericsson is delighted to continue its fruitful partnership of over two decades with Gibtelecom. By upgrading its network to 4G LTE, Gibte-lecom shows that it is on a par with other multinational opera-tors and provide the local com-munity with the latest in mobile technology”.

Gibtelecom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Bristow.


Live Long and ProsperLeonard Nimoy, ‘Star Trek’s’ Mr Spock, Dies at 83

Most widely known for his per-formance as half-human, half-Vulcan science officer Spock on the classic sci-fi TV show Star Trek and its many subsequent film and videogame incarnations, Nimoy was also a successful di-rector, helming “Star Trek” pics “The Search for Spock” and “The Voyage Home,” as well as non-“Star Trek” fare; an accomplished stage actor; a published writer and poet; and a noted photogra-pher. He also dabbled in singing and songwriting.

But despite his varied talents, Ni-moy will forever be linked with the logical Mr Spock. After ro-les on Dragnet and The Twilight Zone, Leonard Nimoy earned the attention of producer and writer Gene Roddenberry and was cast on Star Trek as Mr. Spock. Star Trek premiered in 1966 and tur-ned Nimoy into a legitimate star. Nimoy always stayed active as an actor with other projects, working as a photographer and director as well, while his role as Spock on the television show and Star Trek movies over the years dominated his reputation. Leonard Simon Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts. Nimoy was the youngest child of Max and Dora, Yiddish-speaking Jewish immi-grants, who had escaped from Stalinist Russia. The family settled in the West End of Boston, whe-re Max was a popular local figu-

re and enjoyed his life as a bar-ber. The young Nimoy brothers -- Leonard and older brother Melvin -- were neighbourhood fixtures, and sold newspapers in Boston Common.

The acting bug bit Nimoy early on, and he was just 8 years old when he appeared in his first play. He performed throughout his teen years at Boston’s English High School, and after his gra-duation in 1949, he attended Bos-ton College. While playing the role of Ralphie in a collegiate pro-duction of Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing, Nimoy noticed that another Odets play was making a professional, pre-Broadway de-but in Boston. After seeking ca-reer advice from one of the play’s established cast members, Ni-

moy submitted an application to California’s Pasadena Playhouse. He made his way out to the West Coast using money he earned by selling vacuum cleaners.

By the early 1950s, Nimoy was appearing in bit parts in feature films, and his first title role came with 1952’s boxing-themed Kid Monk Baroni. After a two-year stretch in the U.S. Army Reser-ve beginning in 1953, and ma-rrying Sandra Zober in 1954, Nimoy resumed his acting career in 1955. He began studying with Jeff Corey, a highly respected ac-ting coach, and continued to land bit parts on television series and B-movies. During this time, he became a father of two; daughter Julie was born in 1955 and son Adam followed in 1956.

After carving out a niche with day-player roles on shows that included Dragnet, The Rough Ri-ders, Sea Hunt, Bonanza, The Twi-light Zone, Dr. Kildaire and Perry Mason, Nimoy’s featured role on a 1965 episode of The Lieutenant earned the attention of producer and writer Gene Roddenberry. At the time, Roddenberry was cas-ting for the upcoming sci-fi series Star Trek, and thought Nimoy would be ideal for the role of the stoic, logical and brilliant scien-ce officer known as Mr. Spock. Roddenberry even allowed Ni-moy to contribute his own ele-ments to the character. Nimoy de-veloped both the pacifistic Vulcan nerve pinch and the two-fingered Vulcan salute; the latter is repor-tedly based on a Jewish blessing.

“LIVE LONG AND PROSPER”

Star Trek premiered in 1966 and turned both Nimoy and co-star William Shatner into legitimate stars. The groundbreaking show garnered a steady following (and earned Nimoy three Emmy no-minations), but forged an active rivalry between its two compe-titive leading men. “The truth is, every good actor has an ego,” Shatner said in his book, Up Till Now: An Autobiography. “I was supposed to be the star, but Leo-nard was getting more attention than I was. It bothered me.” Des-pite the show’s cult popularity, Star Trek closed down produc-

Leonard Nimoy lived up to his longtime catchphrase: ‘Live long and prosper’. Having achieved success in many arenas during his lifetime, the actor, director, writer and photographer died at age 83


tion and was taken off the air by 1969.

BRANCHING OUT

After the series ended, Nimoy was snapped up as a series regular on the show Mission: Impossible. He spent the next two years pla-ying the role of The Great Paris, a master of disguise and illusion. He left the show in 1971.

After recovering from a stomach ulcer, Nimoy resumed an inten-sive acting schedule, touring as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof and adding made-for-TV movies to his usual roster of work. During this time, he began to explore other pursuits as well. Nimoy stepped behind the camera and established a reputation as a com-petent television director. Throug-hout the ‘70s, he issued several volumes of poetry, and in 1975, he released his self-penned (and fan-offending) autobiography, I Am Not Spock, which featured a series of imagined discussions between himself and his most famous cha-racter. However, he never strayed far from on-screen work, and in 1976, he began hosting the long-running series, In Search Of..., a show devoted to investigations of the unusual and the paranormal. And in 1978, he starred in the hit big-screen remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

‘STAR TREK’ FILMS

With the blockbuster success of George Lucas’1977 blockbuster Star Wars, America confirmed its love of big-budget sci-fi. At the same time, audiences showed a renewed interested in Star Trek as a result of re-run syndication. Paramount Pictures, determined to stay competitive with Lucas’ high-grossing creation, decided to capitalize on the Star Trek se-

ries, giving the green light to a big-screen version of Star Trek. After settling some longstanding financial issues with the studio, Nimoy signed on to reprise his role as Mr. Spock.

The film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, was released in Decem-ber of 1979. It was a box-office smash, and was nominated for three Oscars. Nimoy returned for 1982’s sequel, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, and even directed the third and fourth installments in the series -- 1984’s Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and 1986’s Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

He had also co-starred in the 1982 TV film A Woman Called Golda, about Israeli Prime Minis-ter, Golda Meir (played by Ingrid Bergman) with Nimoy earning another Emmy nod for his efforts.

AFTER MR. SPOCK

The following year, Nimoy used his brief time away from the fran-chise to focus on directing, and in

1987 he helmed the enormously successful Three Men and a Baby, starring Ted Danson, Steve Gut-tenberg and Tom Selleck. That same year, he and wife Sandra divorced. In 1989, he wed actress Susan Bay.

As the Star Trek film series con-tinued on, Nimoy and Shatner began to feel the strain. The two had put their contentiousness aside for the sake of the movies, but by the time 1989’s Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and 1991’s Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country hit movie theatres, Ni-moy said his goodbyes to the franchise. The following year, he showcased his first screenwriting effort with Vincent, an adapta-tion of a former work that he directed and starred in based on Vincent Van Gogh.

Nimoy spent the rest of the ‘90s honing his directing chops, voi-cing animated projects and ap-pearing in the occasional acting role. In 1995, he released his se-cond biography, I Am Spock.

Largely retired from acting, Ni-moy embraced a new career as a photographer and a philanthro-pist. He also mended fences with his former Star Trek co-star, ser-ving as best man in Shatner’s 1997 wedding to Nerine Kidd. His 2002 photography book The She-khina Project drew controversy for its depiction of Jewish themes, and his equally provocative 2007 work, The Full Body Project, to-yed with the idea of physical size and beauty. He and wife Susan also continued to support the arts with generous financial gifts from the Nimoy Foundation. The actor returned to acting to reprise his most famous role in J.J. Abrams’ reimagining of Star Trek in 2009 and Star Trek Into Darkness in 2013.

DEATH

In February 2014, Leonard Ni-moy revealed he was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmo-nary disease (COPD). The pro-gressive lung disease makes it in-creasingly difficult to breathe and is primarily caused by smoking. “I quit smoking 30 years ago. Not soon enough. I have COPD. Gran-dpa says, quit now!! LLAP,” Nimoy tweeted, using the acronym LLAP for Spock’s famous line “Live long and prosper.”

In February 2015, the actor was treated at the UCLA Medical Center for intense chest pains and was released. Later that same week, Nimoy died at his home in Los Angeles on February 27 at the age of 83. His wife confir-med that the cause was COPD. Even during his last days, Ni-moy endeared himself to fans when he wrote in his last tweet on February 22nd: “A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP”

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Dream Girl of the Year 2015

Text by Francesca Cartwright

Photographs by Ulookfierce.com

Worldwide Beauty pageants have become very popular in re-cent years and if this years Three Kings’ Cavalcade is anything to go by, Gibraltar is certainly kee-ping up with the trend. Dream Girl of the Year celebrated its 10th year on the Rock and celebrate it they did… in style!

Andy Coombes presented the show at John Mackintosh Hall and his years of experience served him well, as he efficiently mana-ged the very loud and excited crowd. The show opened with Dream Girl of the Year 2014, Ju-lia Horne and her two princesses dancing and starting off the cat-walk for this year’s contestants to follow. The opening piece was upbeat and it was great to see that the girls were all in flat dolly shoes, which were age appropria-te. The age range for contestants is 12 – 15 and I feel the show takes that into consideration when pre-paring and showcasing the girls on stage. They looked confident, poised and relaxed as they each introduced themselves and their sponsor for the night.

A total of ten contestants applied this year and all for different re-asons. What all of them aim to take from an experience like this is building their confidence, lear-ning how to model, make friends,

12-year old Jayrene Patterson (the youngest contestant ever to win the title) was crowned Dream Girl of the Year 2015 and also won the award of Miss Elegant during the 10th anniversary of the competition held at the John Mackintosh Hall on Friday 27th February. Jayrene, who enjoys gymnastics and athletics and aspires to one day become a P.E. teacher, was crowned on the traditional throne by Dream Girl of the Year 2014 Julia Horne

judges had to decide on, apart from the main awards of Dream Girl of the Year and her two Prin-cesses. These were awarded as fo-llows:

Dream Girl of the Year

2015 & Miss Elegant

Jayrene Patterson

1st Princess

Janelle Duo

2nd Princess and

Miss People’s choice

Zyra Barcio

Miss Friendship, Miss

Vogue & Miss Catwalk

Lydia Cabeza

Miss Best Effort

Katie Balfour

Miss Cover Girl

Giliana Crespillo

Entertainment for the night was shared between Urban Dance, Tiffany Ferrary and a fashion show courtesy of Mothercare. Urban Dance had three of their groups, perform at intervals during the

develop their skills on stage and to have a positive self image.

The first round allowed the girls to choose their own outfit and therefore show their personal sense of style. These were all smart casual outfits, which reflected their personality. Next came the evening dress round and again

all contestants chose ‘prom’ style age appropriate evening wear in an array of different colours and textures. They had the chance to showcase the cat-walking skills once more before the judges had the difficult task of choosing the winners.

There was a total of 7 prizes the


show. The youngest section was first with their youngest dancer at 2 ½ years old and although she did suffer from stage fright, the sight of her in her costume was worth the effort! Their level 2 group, were very energetic and gave it their all and the Hip Hop Group blew the house down with their renditions

sterling job in putting together a smooth, entertaining production, with all proceeds going to RICC. They have successfully created a platform for these girls to gain confidence and progress to mo-deling, future Miss Gibraltar pa-geants or anything they set their mind to.

of well-known hip hop songs.

Tiffany Ferrary sang 2 songs, ‘Dear future husband’, which had a retro vibe and the well-known‘Clown’ from Emile Sande. Both songs were immaculately performed and the confidence and talent this young lady has, shines through.

Under the mentoring of Santos Productions, I’m sure she will go far. The Mothercare fashion show was short and sweet, it was just right to showcase the cute young models and clothes alike.

After eight long weeks of rehear-sal, Glamour Creations did a

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The Gibraltar Mental Welfare Society has now finished gathering together all submissions after their call for information and feedback earlier in 2014. This includes notes from face to face interviews, comments passed on at the public meeting it held in December and submissions in writing by different individuals with an interest in or directly affected by Mental Health in general. The Society is now publishing a summary of the main issues that need to be addressed.

“Some of these are now not relevant because they relate to the ‘KGV’ building but nonetheless the Society felt it was important to include them to allow people to voice what had been an issue for many years and also because a new building does not necessarily equate to a new frame of mind and there are some important factors that need to be revisited and addressed,” said Mark Montovio.

A supported housing scheme continues to be a priority for people with mental health problems so they can make successful transitions from institutional to community care or sustain meaningful community living. Supported employment also plays an important role in the well-being of people with mental health problems as studies show that having a job not only improves symptoms of a mental illness, but it reduces the contact time people need from mental health teams.

As a matter of urgency, a clear protocol for emergency crisis intervention is required to offer immediate, short-term help to individuals, who experience an event that produces emotional, mental, physical, and behavioural distress or problems. Couple with that there needs to be a system in place, which immediately comes into play, when a family loses their primary earner or carer, as a result of a mental health problem.

Moving forward with Mental Health

In Gibraltar, people, who as a result of mental health issues are not in employment, are entitled to very meagre benefits. To expect anybody to cover living expenses with this sum is completely unrealistic. It will be necessary to review the present system of benefits and ensure that those individuals, who are unable to find employment, as a result of mental health problems, are provided with the necessary financial support to live with dignity and without having to rely on others.

It is crucial that a person, who is sectioned, or who chooses to go into the mental health facility for treatment, be given the right to have a second, independent medical opinion, before the commencement of any treatment. Many treatments can have life changing consequences and not always for the better. It is vital that all options are considered and possible outcomes and side effects are made clear to patients and next of kin. Additionally, many people first present signs of their illness between the ages of 12 and 17. New research suggests there is a window of opportunity in those years for treatment that could dramatically alter the person’s life for the better. The best way forward, therefore, would be to spot illness and begin treatment before a child has a severe psychotic episode. With continued quality treatment, a person might never have such an episode. It is crucial that

children/adolescents receive treatment, which is tailor made for their needs.

A strong deficit locally relates to advocacy and self-advocacy. Whether patients can speak up for themselves, make their own decisions, stand up for their rights and demand respect from others, or need help from an advocate, who makes the voices of those with mental health problems, and those of their families, heard, the basic human right to a voice must be enshrined any mental health service provision.

“The society trusts that the move to Ocean Views will go a long way towards providing 21st Century care to members of the community, who are vulnerable”, added Conchita Triay. “There needs to be a structured programme of care in both acute and long-term wards for the individual user, which can instil optimism in the user and family alike. This programme would help prepare the user for living life outside the facility. A follow-up programme would continue after discharge so that the user is supported by much more than just a drug treatment. There needs to be a substantial programme of activities for users, providing both physical activities and talking therapies for users in both wards. Many of those in long term care will, I hope, now be able to enjoy greater mobility and have regular access to pleasant, outside areas in the new facility.”

“The Gibraltar Mental Welfare Society will now begin to meet with different groups and individuals to discuss how best to move forward”, said Moira Walsh. “We also hope that within a short space of time, the long awaited mental health act replaces an outdated document , which has not been serving Gibraltar well for many years. When that happens and all the issues raised are worked on, we will be able to say that Gibraltar serves the mental health community well.” For further information contact Conchita Triay on 54028074


Women in business Gibraltar AGM

The WIB Gibraltar AGM was held on Wednesday 18th Fe-bruary 2015 at the GFSB whe-re a new committee and Chair-person were elected as per the Network’s Constitution. It was well attended and after two years in office, the out-going Chairperson, Mrs Pris-cilla Sacramento was thanked

by all members present and was presented with a bouquet in recognition for her dedica-tion and hard work. The new Chairperson elected for the next two years was Mrs Maria Antonia Brooks known to the Network and friends as Tonia. She thanked the members and newly appointed committee for their support and is loo-king forward to continuing and improving the Network for the benefit of its members

Photographs by Dominique

Martinez – Lopez

(www.gibraltarfocus.com)


T&T Management Services Limited (TTMS) is delighted to announce that it has been formally approved as a listing member of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) following the exchanges inaugural launch in late 2014. This is a significant and essen-tial step forward, which makes TTMS, as a Listing Member, an integral part of the process for entities wishing to list on the GSX. TTMS can now, following its successful application, work closely with prospective appli-cants in order to ensure that GSX’s regulatory requirements are adhered to in addition to providing the continuous ser-vices required by an entity lis-

ted on the exchange. At present, GSX is limited to the listing of open-ended funds but it is envisaged that it will commence listing closed-en-ded funds in the near future and proceed to expand there-after.

Further information on GSX can be found at www.gsx.gi or by emailing our financial servi-ces team at [email protected]

Our financial services team will soon be publishing an article detailing the benefits of listing on GSX which will be added to http://www.triay.com/reading-room-legal-information

T&T ManagementServices Limited

approved as a listing member of theGibraltar Stock

Exchange


Piri-Piri Prawns and Harissa Couscous

The Best Recipes of our Cuisine

SERVES: 4

PREPARATION: 30 minutes to 1 hour

COOKING: 10-30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE PIRI-PIRI PRAWNS:

2 red chillies, seeds removed, roughly

chopped

1 dried chilli, roughly chopped

½ lemon, juice only

2 garlic cloves, peeled

1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika

4 tsp olive oil

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp sea salt

½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

12 very large African prawns, shells re-

moved but tails left on, cleaned

FOUR COUSCOUS:

200g wholegrain couscous

How to make it

1. For the piri-piri prawns, pla-ce all the ingredients except the prawns into a food proces-sor and blend until smooth. 2. Place the prawns on a plate and rub over the piri-piri sauce, re-serving a little to garnish. Leave to marinate in the fridge for an hour. 3. Heat a griddle pan un-til hot and cook the prawns for 4-5 minutes on each side, de-pending on their size, until the prawns have turned pink and are cooked through. 4. For the couscous, place the couscous into a bowl, pour over the boi-ling water and stir with a fork to combine. Add the harissa, pomegranate molasses, baharat and lemon juice and stir once more. Cover with cling film and set aside for 3-4 minutes, until all the liquid has been absor-bed into the couscous. 5. Re-move the cling film and fluff up with a fork. Add the red onion, fleshy pomegranate seeds and coriander and mix well. 6. To serve, place three prawns onto each plate with a pile of cous-cous. Drizzle over the reserved piri-piri sauce and a squeeze of lemon..

400ml boiling water

1 tsp harissa

1 tbsp pomegranate molasses

1 tsp baharat spice mix

½ lemon, juice only

1 red onion, finely sliced

1 pomegranate, freshly seeds only

1 small bunch coriander, roughly chop-

ped

1 lemon, quartered, to serve


What’s Happening Down Town?

1. The New Local Rock Band, Karma 13. 2. ‘Louise and her staff at The City Spa. 3. Soul Mates’ Guitarist Peter Martinez 9In Full Swing. 4. Two great guitar virtuosos Pla-yed Together at the 1981 Miss Gibraltar Pageant at St Michael’s Cave. 5. Nigel Palmer meets up with three of The Actors Of Only#Fools and Horses. 6. Andrea Simpson Performimg at the inauguration of Mario Finlayson’s Retrospective Exhibition. 7. Jose Manuel Amado and wife, Leonor Espada in a relaxed mode.

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Superdulces opened its doors to the general public in September 2013. Its owner, Sandra Arbol, realised her dream of embarking on a new career and thus converting her main hobby, confectionery, into her profession.

Having worked in the retail trade for over ten years, she decided to ask for unpaid leave from her job in order to open her own confectionery shop. “The first time I set eyes on a cake decorated with fondant I fell in love with bespoke confectionery, in general, and it made me want to learn all about this way of decorating cakes” Sandra told us.

She did various courses in confectionery in order to be able to make her own tarts and cupcakes and that’s when it dawned on her to start trading in not only bespoke confectionery but also in the sale of materials and tools required to make ‘creative home-made professional confectionery’.

Sandra comments “the majority of the products are acquired via the internet from on-line confectionery shops. I have been meeting more and more people in the area that are, like myself, very keen on confectionery and who have a steady supply of the necessary products via the internet”.

From this general interest, she got the idea of starting her own business in supplying the trade the necessary products required to make the ever-popular ‘cup-

Indulging with Superdulcesadditives, as well as, the well-known soft-centred sweet, Fondant.

Other products available in this peculiar shop are the furnishings and tableware obviously related to confectionery; cake-stands, biscuit tins, tea cups, teapots and every utensil for table presentation and decoration.

For every season, Superdulces will have the necessary products – for Halloween, Christmas, St Valentine, Easter in order to be able to adapt the sweet decorations in line with the seasonal celebration!

All kinds of customers come to Superdulces, from confectionery enthusiasts who have trained in this activity and have been making these types of cakes for a few years now to those who have recently discovered this hobby and wish to learn more.Sandra continues, “when new customers come to our shop, we like to encourage them to create their own cakes, we advice them, guide them and, in fact, we even share our own recipes with them because we want them to return and develop their new-found hobby!”

A year on after the opening of Superdulces, Sandra, the proprietor, has been offering workshops on creative confectionery in her shop due to popular demand. She teaches the different techniques in cup-cake, biscuit and cake decoration.

“To my students, these workshop

cakes’, ‘tarts’, ‘bespoke biscuits’ and ‘Cake-pops’.

In Superdulces, you can find every conceivable confectionery

tool required to bake, moulds, cup-cake holders, rolling-pins, as well as, the raw materials and ingredients for their production; iceing sugar, aromas, colour-


classes are more than just an apprenticeship; they are an experience and a way of learning and disconnecting from the daily routine. It is an activity which is enjoyed while you are baking them, decorating them until they are eaten!” claims Sandra.

These creative confectionery and cupcakery workshops are offered for both adults and children alike. The adult workshops are ongoing training sessions, lasting a month and where they learn the different ranges and decorating techniques and the use of the

tools of the trade which are readily available at Superdulces.

Whereas with the children’s

courses, which are carried out on Saturdays; these are more geared to exploiting their creativity in decorating biscuits, for example.

Sandra comments that there is a great interest in creative confectionery in the Campo Area and this is augmented by the proximity of Gibraltar, being also a very sweet cultural exchange in this case (excuse my pun) and she hoped it would continue to grow in the Campo de Gibraltar, the same way in which it is doing so in Spain in general.

Superdulces is situated at Calle Teatro 3, in La Linea de La Concepcion (Tel: 0034 856 155583)


Focus OnRestaurante A Levante

Text by Richard Cartwright

There’s no need to be reminded there are any number of restau-rants in the area and, as to be ex-pected some, better than others. In the last few months however, these three catering profes-sionals and friends have come together to realise a collecti-ve dream: a dining experience ‘unique’ to the area...Agustin,

Ruiz, Guerrero and Lenz are names that may not mean much at present but when having lunch or dining at the `A Levante’ restaurant in... Avenida Punto Ribot in La Linea, you’ll want to know who’s behind the exquisite experience and ‘crave’ to repeat that culinary encounter...

Alberto and Zacarias, come to-gether with their individual ex-pertise and complement each other like no other gastronomic and restaurant trio anywhere in the area! Zacarias is incredible with his cuisine and food prepa-ration, maitre’d Agustin, who’s from La Linea, really knows his stuff running an excellent res-taurant service and is well ver-sed on what customers in this


part of the world expect and de-mand. Alberto is a ‘Malagueño,’ and truly knowledgeable about wines and his ‘service man-ner’ is above reproach. Conse-quently, lunching and dining at their restaurant pretty much presents the same complimen-tary remarks.

Meat, fish and rice dishes are ‘signature’ offerings equally ra-

ted in A Levante...Chef Zaca-rias hails from Valencia so don’t even ask about the Paellas...he’s an expert in preparing rice dishes you’ve probably never known existed! Succulent meats and fish, like Sea Bream (Urta), Turbot (Rodaballo) and Red Porgy (Pargo) along with Baby Cuttlefish (chipirones), French oysters (Ostras) and other crus-tacean favourites are just tasters

for you to mull over before en-countering ‘the event.’ Vegetarian dishes and a children’s menu are on offer too. Desserts are all pro-duced in house to a high standard by multitalented executive chef Zacarias: ‘Death by Chocolate’ – made with four different choco-lates – and another ‘star’ dessert, ‘La Tarta de A Levante’ is made with white chocolate and creamy cheese and is simply, to die for

also! The trio as their herita-ge proudly denotes, describe their menus as, ‘truly and typi-cally Mediterranean.’

The idea when naming the restaurant, A Levante comes from an endearing passion for the Mediterranean and em-braces a culinary experience of the area. The three professio-nals are well aware of the many


drinks and tapas bars in the vici-nity that offer true value but feel there’s a void in reasonably pri-ced, quality restaurants, which they are sure they’re well placed to offer in their splendid eatery. The venue seats about 150 di-ners, is spacious, very comfor-table, and provides an indepen-dent dining area seating 20, well apart from the main restaurant, for total privacy. Excellence in food presentation and the atten-tive service afforded is the only way to describe the setting, de-

sign, and ambience of this res-taurant, which is undoubtedly unique in the area. Birthdays, weddings, communions, going away parties and even divorces – should you want to celebrate one – are catered for also. Pri-ce lists are available on demand and are appropriate and com-mensurate to the service and package provided, as is the case when visiting the restaurant.

A Levante management’s pedi-gree is second to none: Bode-

guilla de Alfredo, Los Remos, El Pantalan, La Pesquera, Club de Tenis de Valencia, top res-taurants in Mallorca and An-dorra and renowned restaura-teur Paco Gavilan - who has tutored Agustin and Alberto - make up the list of where the trio have plied their trade and gained invaluable know how... Impressive as their collective, professional background is, the fact they’re great friends, who together have followed a great ambition to full frui-

tion, speaks for itself and their efforts can be put to the test...Just pick up the phone and book a table at A Levante to sample gastronomy at its fi-nest!

The A Levante Restaurant is at Avenida Punto Ribot (Op-posite the Municipal Morgue just before the Zabal cross-junction) in La Linea. For bookings or reservations, pho-ne Restaurante A Levante on 0034 956 09 59 72


The Career’s Fair, which is hosted by the Department of Education and Training, in conjunction with Bayside Com-prehensive School, Westside Comprehensive School and the College of Further Education,

The 2015 Career’s Fair

market and are best placed to share their expertise, experien-ces and advice on the potential career paths that our students might wish to take within their field of expertise.

The fair is a unique opportu-nity for students to find out about careers choices in Gi-braltar. They had the chance

takes place every two years. Its primary aim is to offer careers information, guidance and ad-vice to young people; an aspect of careers counselling, which the Department of Education and Training is very keen on promoting in education; in other words, equipping young people with the necessary skills to make the right informed

choices when the time comes to do so.

The Careers fair is an essential part of the Careers program, which is run in our schools and which serves to direct stu-dents and make them reflect on which career might suit them best. Employers have invalua-ble knowledge of the local job

Hundreds of students flocked to this year’s Career’s Fair at the Tercentenary Hall on Tuesday 24t

February in the evening between 5:00pm and 8:00pm to learn about the job opportunities in Gibraltar

Photographs by Dominique

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to meet with a number of lo-cal employers, who provided them with professional advice and guidance about their po-tential career path. The careers fair aims to give your secon-dary school students access to professionals in a large variety of career options, so that they have the information they need to make informed decisions.

their futures and I’m glad to see it going from strength to stren-gth”

Generally speaking, the eve-ning session of the fair gave both students and parents the opportunity to speak to profes-sionals in all fields and brought the reality and world of work into our schools.

The Minister for Education, The Hon Gilbert Licudi, said it was a ‘fantastic turnout’ and a ‘terrific response’ from the businesses that set up stalls at the fair. “The businesses re-alise that the core of qualified and educated people comes from the schools,” he said. “It is really great to see so many schoolchildren taking the op-

portunity to see what is availa-ble for them.”

“I’m as impressed as usual by the broad range of choices avai-lable to students at the Career’s Fair,” added Chief Minister, The Hon Fabian Picardo, who also visited the fair. “It’s an impor-tant part of helping our stu-dents to make decisions about

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Marine craft bonanzaWill Greet New

Government Marina Text by Joe Adambery

This summer, the local pleasu-re craft numbers are going to increase in our bay because in a few short months, the new Government owned 700 ber-ths Marina will be open. Many potential boat owners, who up till now have been dreaming landlocked because of an acute shortage of berths, will take to the water and realize their ca-bin cruiser dreams, which up to now have been on hold. Autosport (Gibraltar) Ltd, a forward looking and successful motorcycle and car dealership headed by Jose Luis Bonavia, have now expanded and taken over large premises at the old Dutch Magazine by the old Dockyard South Entrance (op-posite the RGP Headquarters) to house workshop and storage for car and motorcycle mecha-nical repairs, body repair and resprays and the spare parts de-partment. I was given a tour of their premises as a taster to the interview with Jose Luis Bona-via when we were scheduled to talk about pleasure craft.

Essentially, we were scheduled to talk about the three types of small cabin cruisers/fishing boats, all below eight metres long, which will be available

dead precisely because of the acu-te shortage of moorings and now with the new marina, it presents exciting opportunities for us and we want to be there. We want to enlarge our portfolio and this is our chance to do so. There is a list of eleven hundred applicants already and only seven hundred berths available so you can see that demand is there, even be-yond the new marina.” We are in the business of se-lling pleasure transport and with Government offering duty free importation for new pleasure crafts, we will have the best prices in Europe for top crafts like Beneteau and Jeanneau. We are going to im-port boats of between 5 and 8 metres in length complete with engines probably starting under £20,000. Beneteau boats are no stran-gers to Gibraltar since there are many proud owners here who are committed to these fine craft from France (incidentally they have building boats sin-ce 1884) and they require no better endorsement than their own popularity in marinas the world over. What is new and di-fferent to their tie up with Au-tosport (Gibraltar) is that there is no middle man. Direct im-portations from the factory in

from the prestigious French boat builders Beneteau and Jeanneau. Jose Luis B had done his homework and was fresh back from a boat show in Bar-

celona with a bunch of contacts, agreements and fresh ideas for importing pleasure crafts.

“This is a market, which was


Poland and two year guarantee are advantages that will have the edge over other boat choices so the sensible choice is in taking advantage of this when buying your new boat.

There are not many players in the boat market here and ob-viously since we are already well established and Yamaha is a household name here, we want to take advantage of the

new opportunities. Strategi-cally, we are in a unique po-sition at the entrance of the Mediterranean and port and boating facilities should be more developed to take ad-

vantage of this. There is also the possibility of a new mari-na being constructed on the eastside, which will be the first point of call as you enter the Med. This together with

Beneteau Antares

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our fiscal structure could at-tract more and bigger boats.

Having been in business for a long time, Jose Luis Bonavia has clear ideas on how we should view our neighbouring market. “We still view Spain as a threat but if we were to use each other as partners in business, we could both do very well. Our biggest client and our biggest market is Spain and that is a fact. They are our biggest source of income and we should develop new areas of business to take advantage of this.”

Coming back to boats, I wan-

ted to learn how these would get here and in what numbers they could be delivered. “Ben-neteau, Jeanneau build all their small craft in Poland and they will have to travel a long way overland in special trailers to get here. Beneteau will meet delivery dates to client specifications, that is, you can order a boat and spe-cify a delivery date.”

You can order now and specify a delivery date after the com-pletion of the new marina. Ob-viously demand could have an effect so I would recommend that potential boat owners start

looking at ordering boats now for delivery as from end July, for example and enjoy the summer.

“Come and see us now and we can give you all the details and even help with the financing so that with good planning now, you can be in the water with your new boat as soon as the new berths are available. It is very important to take advantage of the duty free importation. Why buy a second hand boat that has already paid taxes, which will be passed on to you in the asking price, when you could be buying a new boat here, which will save

you that money? In Spain, you would pay 21% more on VAT so we can import new boats without that tax and without import duty making us the best priced boats in Europe today.”

It is difficult to argue against reason and the charm offensive that Jose Luis Bonavia presents, so come on you sailor dreamers and sofa fishermen, it’s time to get real and take advantage of the rich maritime setting in which we live and take to the water in style from a marina, which will be the envy of Euro-pe.

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Space 92participated in

ARCO Madrid

José Luis Martínez of Space 92 has participated in the 34th In-ternational Contemporary Art Fair, ARCOmadrid, having an intense schedule of meetings with several art professionals from different countries.

The meetings were focused across the fair with the British galleries and specifically with the ones based in London. He had a long conversation with Christian Mooney, one of the directors of Arcade, with a big portfolio of artists such as Anna Barham and Maria Zahle where he showed their interest in en-larging the number of women artists.

Space 92 Team also had a mee-ting with Bryn Lloyd-Evans, re-presenting Josh Lilley Gallery, a renowned art centre in London and had the opportunity to ex-change experiences with other members of British galleries such as Waterside Contempo-rary and Carlos/Ishikawa.

Attendees at ARCOmadrid of

prominent art world professio-nals worldwide offered Space 92 an extraordinary opportu-nity for knowledge and gave the opportunity to explain its commitment as a ‘Cultural In-cubator’ in Gibraltar for disco-vering new creative talents and Gibraltar place in the cultural world.

Space 92 began its program-me with the local photogra-phic artist Stephen Ignacio and his first solo exhibition ‘Our people’, an ode to contempo-rary Gibraltar.

The exhibition started on the 2nd of February 2015, and is di-vided in five different sections: East side, Portraits from a bench, Convivencia, Street life and Our Heroes. The exhibition has the ambition to propose a new an-gle of the ‘Real Gibraltar’.

Open from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm, at 92 Irish Town. For further information, please contact at [email protected]


Local firm, Europa Trust Company Limited, has chosen ‘BabySTEPPs’ as its local charity for 2015. The company recently made a contri-bution to the Gibraltar based cha-rity. Europa Trust Company Limited has chosen ‘BabySTEPPs’ as its charity of the year for 2015.

The company chose the charity be-cause of its support in the commu-nity through early parenthood and pregnancy.

‘BabySTEPPs’ is a Gibraltar charity with an objective of raising aware-ness and support for all aspects of pregnancy and parenting. They have a particular focus of suppor-ting parents in the area of preg-nancy and baby loss by providing practical help and information on parenthood and aspects of preg-nancy. The charity depends enti-rely on donations from the com-munity and volunteers to provide help to parents.

Europa Trust Company Limited has been based in Gibraltar for 30 years. The support of the charity forms part of the company’s com-mitment to social responsibility by making a contribution to the local charity.

In explaining why it was important to support the charity, Brett Dale Bridge, the Business Development Manager for Europa Trust Com-pany, said, “Pre-natal death is an occurrence that takes place all too

frequently in all communities, inclu-ding Gibraltar. Its effects are felt not only by parents but by other mem-bers of the family and sometimes even work colleagues. It is wonderful knowing that our company’s contri-bution will help to support families as they begin a very important stage in their lives, as well as, supporting families affected by pregnancy com-plications and the loss of a baby.”

Europa Trust Company Limited takes its social responsibility se-riously and regularly makes mea-ningful contributions to the positi-ve development of society through its donations to local and interna-tional charities.

In the past, the company has sup-ported a charity for children. Du-ring 2013, the company supported the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, an international non-profit organisation, which is committed to creating a better future for chil-dren.

Anyone wishing to contribute to the charity can do so by visi-ting the , ‘BabySTEPPs’, website at www.babystepps.com or contac-ting them through email at [email protected]

Local Company donates to The BabysteppsCharity in Gibraltar


The first Gibraltar Carnival was held at Ocean Village on the wee-kend of Friday 20th to Saturday 21st February last. It was an event held for people of all ages to enjoy.

The two day event began at Zest, The Cuban and Dusk with carnival themed fancy dress and masquera-de parties. The festivities continued on Saturday in a family-orientated day at Ocean Village. The organi-sers promised fun for all the family with face painting, gladiator duels and a rodeo bull.

The organisers thought it was about time Gibraltar joined the world carnival circuit and they are hoping the event is the first of many, hence becoming an annual event.

But what exactly is a carnival and where did it originate to become such a popular event celebrated worldwide? Basically, a Carnival is an annual celebration of life found in many countries of the world. And, in fact, by learning more about carnival, we can learn more about ourselves and a lot about ac-cepting and understanding other cultures.

Originally, Carnival originated as a pagan festival in ancient Egypt, which was subsequently celebra-ted by the Greeks and then the Romans. The popular festival was adopted by the Roman Catholic Christian church in Europe as the festival of ‘Carne Vale’. In Fact, the followers of the Catholic Religion in Italy started the tradition of hol-ding a wild costume festival right

The 2015 Gibraltar CarnivalThe socio-cultural ties of the Carnival are where Africa and Europe met in

the cauldron of the Caribbean to produce a new festival for the world

before the first day of Lent. Becau-se Catholics are not supposed to eat meat during Lent, they called their festival, carnevale — which means ‘to put away the meat.’

It was a feast celebrated on the Sunday (Dimanche Gras), Mon-day (Lundi Gras) and Tuesday (Mardi Gras) before Ash Wednes-day and it marked the beginning of Lent and fasting.

As time passed, carnivals in Italy became quite famous; and in fact, the practice spread to Fran-ce, Spain, and all the Catholic countries in Europe. Then as the French, Spanish, and Portuguese began to take control of the Ame-ricas and other parts of the world, they brought with them their tradition of celebrating carnival. The Carnival festival was hence

transported to the Caribbean by the European slave traders. They excluded the African slaves from the festival, which had lavish mas-querade balls.

On emancipation, the freed Afri-can slaves of the Caribbean trans-formed the European festival fore-ver into a celebration of the end of slavery and an affirmation of their survival. The Carnival festival had a new cultural form derived from their African heritage and their new Creole artistic cultures deve-loped in the Caribbean. It is the Caribbean Carnival that was ex-ported to large cities all over the world.

In fact, the Caribbean Carnival consists of masquerade, dance, music and song. It is unique as a festival as it incorporates the fine arts, street theatre, artistic and mu-sical social organisation, spectator participation, political commen-tary, spectacle and fantasy.

The socio-cultural ties of the Car-nival are where Africa and Europe met in the cauldron of the Ca-ribbean to produce a new festival for the world. The four elements of Carnival are song, music, costu-me and dance, which translate as calypso/soca, steelpan, mas (mas-querade) and wine (dance) in the Caribbean Carnival.

The dynamic economic and po-litical history of the Caribbean is indeed the ingredients of festival arts as we find them today throug-hout the African and Caribbean Diaspora.


The 2015 GibraltarCarnival in Pictures


The Famous GrouseTrophy

At last a rain free event! The second of our two events in the month took place at El Paraiso on Sunday the 22nd February 2015. The pla-yers contested The Famous Grouse Trophy under cloudy skies in a wind a little stron-ger than forecast. The greens were in good shape but not as easy to read as they looked to which many of the scores will testify. The winner of The Famous Grouse Trophy was Russell Blessett with 35 points. Rus-sell won the trophy and 2 green fees on the San Roque Club Old Course - but that’s not all.................read on.

OTHER PRIZES WEREWON AS FOLLOWS:

Best gross score was David MacGregor with a score of 82.

The longest drive was won by Peter Warren.

Best gross score on the par 3s, with a score of 2 over par, was John Robbins.

Best pairing was Russell Blessett and Jorden Brown with a score of 70 points.

Our best senior this time was David MacGregor.

OUR HANDICAP CATEGORY PRIZES WERE WON

AS FOLLOWS:

Category 1 (0-12) Runner up with 32 points was Peter Warren; the winner with 33 points was David MacGregor .

Category 2 (13-22) Runner up was Steve Stonefield with 33 points and the winner was Jorden Brown with 35 points.

Category 3 (23 and above): Joe Penalver was runner up with 23 points and the win-ner was Chris O’Connor with a score of 35 points.

The nearest the pin winners were: Russell Blessett; Peter Warren and David MacGregor. Nearest the pin in 2 on a par 4 was Steve Buchanan and the nearest in 3 on a pare 5 (actua-lly in the hole for 3) was Peter Warren.

WORTH A MENTION

Imagine this; in a greenside bunker, close to the edge, the bank of the bunker and the green both running away from you, the bunker with a lip of about 2 inches high. What do you do? Splash it with a totally wide open club face, close your eyes, hold your breath and hope like heck you even keep it on the green? Well the inventiveness of youth prevailed for Javi Hunter who putted it out of the bunker,

over the lip down the slope and plop, in the hole! Rather an ad-venture for a 2 point bogey!

Thanks to everyone who sup-ported this event and congra-tulations to the prize winners. There will be many more events to come so why not make sure that you are included and work your way into the Med Golf Masters.

Speaking of which, here is the updated Top Twenty in the Jys-ke Bank Order of Merit

1. Warren Peter2. Cowburn Mike UP13. Sanchez Joe UP 44. Mosen Paul UP25. Mitchell Tim UP 36. Hill Chris DOWN 47. Sheriff Rodney UP 2

8. Caruana John UP 49. Campbell David DOWN 710. To Denny DOWN 511. Stonefield Steve 12. O’Toole Tim 13. Buchanan Steve 14. Charlesworth, Matt15. Hunter Javi 16. Warren Chris 17. Azopardi Roy18. Brown Martyn 19. Sanchez Nicky 20. Blessett Russell

All the photos from El Paraiso can be found on our Facebook page.

MORE NEWS FROM MED GOLF

Med Golf has its own Face-book page where you can see photos from the competition day.

We’d be delighted if you’d join our group for up-to-date news and contribute to on-going gol-fing discussions. We created the page to enable members and visitors to discuss anything about golf, give feedback on courses they have played, offer tips to others they have come across and much more. You can find us on Facebook simply by searching for ‘Med Golf ’ or visit our website and navigate from there.

For more details on our full sche-dule and the benefits of joining Med Golf for just £30 per year on our current 241 offer, plea-se visit www.medgolfgroup.co-mor contact Paul Appleyard on Spain mobile 0034627331712 or by e-mail at [email protected]



The Earth’s freshwater reserves are disappearing

Maybe you have heard people call Earth “the water planet.” The nickname is well-deserved.

As this mosaic of images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite conveys so well, the majority of Earth’s sur-face is covered by either liquid or frozen water.

The atmosphere is awash with water as well. One satellite-based data set estimates that about 60% of Earth’s surface is covered by clouds (composed of water and ice droplets) at any given time.

Earth is home to yet another type of water — groundwater — which includes all the fresh water stored underground in soil and porous rock aquifers. Though groundwater is often forgotten because it’s not visible, more than two billion people rely on it as their primary water source.

With drought afflicting several parts of the world, and with ag-gressive use of groundwater in many agricultural regions, this precious water resource is under serious strain, warns NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory hydrolo-gist, James Famiglietti.

In a commentary published by Nature Climate Change in Octo-ber 2014, Famiglietti wrote:“In many parts of the world, in particular in the dry, mid-latitudes, far more water is used than is available on an annual,

The situation is looking particu-larly grim in California, a state currently suffering from extre-me drought. The extent of the drought is visible in the series of GRACE maps of dry season (September-November) water storage anomalies shown below. Red areas show the height of the water in comparison to a 2005-2010 average.

California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins have lost roughly 15 cubic kilometres (4 cubic miles) of total water per year since 2011 — more water than all 38 million Californians use for domestic and munici-pal supplies annually. Over half of the water losses are due to groundwater pumping in the Central Valley, according to Fa-miglietti.

The first step to managing the globe’s groundwater problem is to accept that we have one, Famiglietti recommends. And when societies are ready to look for solutions, the first place they’ll have to turn is the agri-cultural sector. “Agriculture ac-counts for nearly 80 percent of water use globally, and at least half of the irrigation water used is groundwater,” he wrote. “Even modest gains in agricultural effi-ciency will result in tremendous volumes of groundwater saved, or of water available for the en-vironment or other human uses such as municipalities, energy production, industry and econo-mic growth.”

renewable basis. Precipitation, snowmelt, and stream flow are no longer enough to supply the multiple, competing demands for society’s water needs. Becau-se the gap between supply and demand is routinely bridged with non-renewable ground-water, even more so during drought, groundwater supplies in some major aquifers will be depleted in a matter of decades. The myth of limitless water and the ‘free-for-all’ mentality that has pervaded groundwater use must now come to an end.”

Most of the major aquifers in the

world’s arid and semi-arid zones — the parts of the world that rely most heavily on groundwater — are experiencing rapid rates of depletion because of water use by farms. As shown in the chart above — based on data collec-ted by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) — this includes the North China Plain, Australia’s Canning Basin, the Northwest Sahara Aquifer System, the Guarani Aquifer in South America, the High Plains and Central Valley aquifers of the United States, and the aqui-fers beneath northwestern India and the Middle East.

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