The Chief Minister has today responded to the complaint of the Gibraltar Pro-Life Movement in respect of his comments on the referendum. The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo, said: “I have said in Parliament and during the recent General Election campaign that my view is that our abortion laws…
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that Gibraltarians did not want Brexit nor did we vote for it, but now we have to get on with it and secure the best possible deal going forward. These comments were made during Dr Garcia’s address at a reception…
The Department of Environment, Heritage and Climate Change has been working over the past few months to ensure that the trees at the site of the former Westside School, which will be the site of Chatham Views housing, are either moved or replaced so that there is no net loss….
Last Wednesday the Hon Albert Isola, hosted a reception for Gibraltarians working in London in the financial and professional services sectors. Some forty individuals attended the networking event representing sectors including accounting, insurance, asset management, banking and law. The Hon Vijay Daryanani, Minister for Commerce and Tourism who was in…
A multi-agency exercise is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 19th February. This will test Gibraltar’s preparedness for confirmed cases of COVID-19. This is purely for planning and readiness purposes and there will be no disruption to the public. The exercise will involve table-top strategic co-ordination, as well as a…
The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has written to Denise Matthews, the Chapter Director of Startup Grind Gibraltar, to congratulate her on the local group’s global achievements. Startup Grind Gibraltar has been recognised with four awards at the Global 2020 conference in San Fransisco’s Silicon Valley. This puts Gibraltar on the…
At 1555 hours on the 17 February, Gibraltar Port Authority VTS control Centre received a call from a vessel in distress. The caller stated that his friend was towing a fishing vessel and had run into problems. VTS immediately enacted Search and Rescue protocols, and shortly thereafter located the two…
The Gibraltar Health Authority has today confirmed that all tests for COVID-19 has so far proved negative. As a form of comparison, the UK has to date conducted a total of 4,501 tests, of which 4,492 were confirmed negative. GHA continues to monitor developments across the affected countries and has…
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has told the European Policy Centre in Brussels that border fluidity for all, for residents, tourists and workers, equals greater prosperity for all. Dr Garcia arrived in Brussels late on Sunday night for two days of meetings and engagements. He was speaking to…
The Chief Minster, Fabian Picardo QC MP, has written to congratulate Wendy Morton MP on her appointment as Permanent Under Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development. The Chief Minister emphasised the excellent relationship enjoyed between HM Government of Gibraltar and previous…