Further to the Chief Minister’s statement last night, Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar notes the terms of Decree of today’s date issued by the Spanish Government, declaring and setting out in detail the terms of the State of Emergency which will apply in Spain from midnight on Monday the 16th…
The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, met today with representatives of the NASUWT, Unite and the GGCA at No6 Convent Place. At the meeting with the NASUWT, the Minister for Education was also present, as well as the Director of Education, the Director of Public…
The Cabinet has decided, on the advice of the Director of Public Health and the acting Medical Director of the Gibraltar Health Authority, that all catering establishments (other than in hotels) should shut completely to the public as from Monday. Hotel catering establishments will be available only to hotel guests. …
In preparation for a surge on 190 calls requesting Emergency Ambulances during a COVID-19 crisis the Gibraltar Ambulance Service (GAS) will implement its Surge Management Plan. The purpose of this plan is to ensure that at times when an Emergency Ambulance is unable to meet operational demand or it is…
My fellow Gibraltarians, Ladies and Gentlemen, This evening, following my return from London, the Cabinet met to consider the decision of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez, to declare a State of Emergency in Spain from tomorrow to deal with the spread of the Pandemic COVID-19 virus. That…
Further meetings of the COVID-19 Core Group have taken place. The Cabinet also met this afternoon on the return of the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister from London. All meetings have also been attended by clinical professionals from the GHA and legal professionals from the Government Law Offices. The…
HM Government of Gibraltar has made the difficult decision to close all bars, restaurants and nightclubs from 8:00pm nightly, starting today as a measure to slow the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. A legal notice to effect has been published. A further decision may be taken over the course of the…
With effect from today, the Moroccan authorities will suspend passenger ferries between Morocco and Gibraltar. Any Gibraltarians who are stranded in Morocco and require assistance in returning to Gibraltar should immediately contact the Office of the Civil Contingencies Coordinator using the numbers 00350 20049523 and 54010919 with the following information:…
Due to the recent announcement by the World Health Association (WHO) of the current COVID-19 outbreak being upgraded to worldwide pandemic status, HM Government of Gibraltar is implementing a series of further measures to protect the elderly, who are one of the most vulnerable groups in our community. As part…
The Joint Ministerial Council between the UK and Gibraltar Governments took place in London this morning. The meeting was chaired by the new UK Minister for the European Neighbourhood Wendy Morton MP and it included officials from a number of UK Government departments and from Task Force Europe. The Department…