Dec 19 - ‘West’ Poetry Book Review
By Mark Montegriffo
The late English literary critic V.S. Pritchett, wrote in a review directed at the novelist Ford Madox Ford, that to be a great novel writer, one required the capacity of ‘determined stupor’. To be a good poet, however, quite the opposite traits come in handy. The poet is more engaged and active in his observation, reflecting society with a unique voice; playfully holding up the mirror (or selfie stick) to tradition, dogma and ritual. Giordano Durante’s debut poetry collection shows an intimate love of the poetical voice, as he carves his own in ‘West’.
An innovative police scheme that deploys teams of officers to deter, detect and disrupt criminal and terrorist activity in crowded places is being launched across Gibraltar as from today.
The 18th Great Gibraltar Beach Clean saw the Nautilus Project’s (TNP) #medoceanheroes retrieve over 20 full refuse bags of plastic debris.
The Ministry for Health has announced that the Primary Care Centre (PCC) will increase the number of General Practitioners until the end of March. The move aims to keep pace with the growing winter demand on appointments and to accommodate an overall increase in GP walk-ins and “on the day” appointments in order to boost the flexibility of the PCC to meet the needs of Gibraltar.
