The Department of Education has circulated to all schools Public Health guidelines for educational settings in Gibraltar. These include information on groups who are vulnerable to COVID-19. Generally, this virus can cause more severe symptoms in people with a weakened immune system (such as those suffering from cancer, or are…
The Government’s COVID-19 Co-ordinating Group has been meeting for 7 weeks now to plan, prepare and protect Gibraltar from the spread of the virus. Today, the Chief Minister chaired a meeting of this group for the second time. The Government is confident that Gibraltar is as ready as possible for…
Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar has noted the photograph of Gibraltar’s religious leaders over the Holocaust Memorial that stands at Commonwealth Park, presenting their position in favour of the ‘NO’ campaign in the abortion referendum. The Government considers that the photograph is badly ill-judged in seeking to mobilise the horrific…
Earlier today, the GHA confirmed that a person in Gibraltar has been identified as having the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This person and their partner (who has had no symptoms) are a young couple. When they returned from Northern Italy, neither the person nor their partner had any symptoms…
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has told the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, that Gibraltar is committed to the values of the Commonwealth and aims to develop further existing bonds with the organisation. This came about at a meeting this morning in Marlborough House, London,…
Minister John Cortes, in his capacity as Minister for Heritage attended a wreath laying ceremony in Chiclana on Monday. The ceremony was in honour of those who died in the Battle of La Barrosa on 5th March 1811 during the Peninsular War. At the battle, a joint British and Spanish…
Celine Azopardi is the recipient of this year’s GCS GAMPA Scholarship Award. This award was created to recognise specific skills and attributes in young people and to help in their cultural development. To this end the shortlisted individuals were required to carry out a presentation, to tell their story and…
Gibraltar will be sending a delegation to Rwanda in June to participate in events around the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in the capital Kigali. This was confirmed by the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, also the Minister for relations with the Commonwealth, who is in London today for…
The GHA can confirm that a person in Gibraltar has been identified as having the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The patient and their partner, who have recently returned from Northern Italy via Malaga airport, are currently self-isolating. The GHA cannot reveal any further details to protect patient confidentiality except…
HM Government of Gibraltar is continuing to follow the best advice of Public Health professionals to prevent and lessen the spread of infections. Gibraltar is planning for the worst-case scenario, which we don’t believe will happen, but we must be ready in case it does. To date, there are no…