Jan 29 - Governor Visits Chess Festival
The Governor, Sir James Dutton, visited the Tradewise Chess Festival this afternoon. He was accompanied by his wife Lady Dutton.
The Governor, Sir James Dutton, visited the Tradewise Chess Festival this afternoon. He was accompanied by his wife Lady Dutton.
The Gibraltar National Dance Organisation has just launched its fifth newsletter outlining the work that is being done by the organisation both in Gibraltar and abroad from July to December 2015. The regular newsletters started in January 2013 as a new initiative to create GNDO awareness amongst the general public and its international friends.
The Caleta Hotel was buzzing last night as some 300 chess players gathered for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival. There was excitement in the air as the first of the pairings was drawn determining who would play the top seed in this year’s tournament, and the top rated player in the history of the festival, World No. 4 Veselin Topalov.
M.O. Productions is pleased to announce that the International Adjudicator travelling from the United Kingdom for the 13th edition of the Gibraltar International Dance Festival is Mr Craig Bartley, who is well experienced as a professional dancer, accomplished teacher and adjudicator.
This year marks four years since the Instituto Cervantes opened its cultural centre in Gibraltar. Its winter programme of cultural events, which has just been released, will include lectures, films, tastings, book presentations and other activities.