Aug 01 - Gibraltar Literary Festival Full Line Up Launched
Today saw the official launch of October’s inaugural Literary Festival for Gibraltar. The full line up is set to feature prize-winning author Joanne Harris, Man Booker Prize winner Ben Okri and Carnegie Medal writer, Kevin Crossley-Holland. Novelist and former Moroccan culture minister Mohammed Achaari will take part in an event, as will a selection of Spanish authors including Mercedes Aguirre. Professor Paul Preston, the distinguished historian of 20th century Spain will hold an event looking at some of his more recent controversial work on the ‘Spanish holocaust’.
The Ministry of Culture has announced the programme of events for this year’s Gibraltar National Week.
Gibraltar's Got Talent 2013 final took place last night in a fully packed out Ince's Hall. In attendance was His Excellency the Governor, Sir Adrian Johns and His Worship the Mayor, Tony Lima. 
This picture, taken by our roving reporter, shows a group of curious tourists snapping away at a couple of street performers who regularly occupy this spot at the beginning of Main Street.
