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…
Mr Speaker, I have no doubt that all Honourable Members will agree that we should start today’s session by formally recording for Hansard, and therefore for posterity in the documentary archive of this House, that this is the first time that the Parliament meets since our legal departure from membership…
Kidney Care Gibraltar (formerly known as the Gibraltar Dialysis Patients and Friends Association) held their Annual General Meeting recently. Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Care, Evelyn Cervan, opened the meeting on behalf of Minister Paul Balban. During her address, Ms Cervan thanked the Charity, emphasising the importance…
HM Government of Gibraltar welcomes the press release issued by Autism Support Gibraltar and wishes to assure health service users that the GHA has an excellent support service in place for those suffering from autism. Children with a possible diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder are referred in the first instance…
Gibraltar will withdraw from the Strait Games and no longer participate in this annual event. La Linea has already done the same. The Minister for Sport, the Hon Steven Linares is writing to the Mayors of the cities that participate in the Strait Games to inform them officially that Gibraltar…
The Gibraltar Fire & Rescue Service, Gibraltar Ambulance Service and Gibraltar Health Authority are pleased to announce the launch of Telephone-CPR. From today, anyone ringing 190 or 112 for an emergency ambulance will be asked 4 questions to establish if the patient requires resuscitation. Where appropriate, the Controller will…
Station Officer George Burns has recently completed the Advanced Tactical Incident Command course (ICL 3) at the Fire Service College (FSC) in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, UK. Building on the previous levels of Incident Command courses, this course will provide him with the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding required to perform as…
Through a Memorandum of Understanding, HM Customs, Gibraltar and JTI promote a joint effort against tobacco illicit trade The Government of Gibraltar/HM Customs Gibraltar has signed an agreement with JTI, Japan Tobacco International, to protect the legitimate trade in tobacco products and foster a stable and transparent tobacco market in Gibraltar. The Memorandum of Understanding outlines the basis of a cooperation framework that includes…