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Minister for Public Health Prof John Cortes and Director of Public Health Dr Sohail Bhatti, accompanied by Civil Contingencies Co-ordinatior Ivor Lopez, this afternoon attended a virtual meeting of the World Health Organisation’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards (STAG-IH). This was at the invitation of its Chair,…

As we progress to ‘Unlock the Rock’ the Government has noticed that the take up of areas used for Golden Hour and Silver time has reduced. However, for as long as there are people who wish to continue to avail themselves of safer spaces during this period, the Government will…

Air travel restrictions into Gibraltar due to Covid-19 will be lifted as from 21st of June 2020. All incoming travellers with valid travel documents will be allowed entry into Gibraltar via the Gibraltar International Airport. In Spain, the State of Emergency (“Estado de Alarma”) declared on 14 March, will end…

The Government is pleased to announce that the important work to deliver the contact tracing App “BEAT Covid Gibraltar” is complete. The App is available for download on the Apple App Store. The Google version will be available as from early next week. Contact tracing is an important part of…

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has today launched the Cultural Awards to celebrate the best of Gibraltar’s arts and culture. The GCS Cultural Awards run from 1st July 2019 to 30th June 2020 with the public encouraged to nominate individuals or groups, events, projects, venues,…

In line with UNLOCK PHASE 4, legislation will be published in order that bars may resume business as of 22nd June 2020. Some restrictions will apply and businesses will require a permit from the Director of Public Health before opening. Existing restaurants, cafeterias, or any other catering establishments who now…

The Cruise Liner “Jewel of the Seas” has carried out a technical call at Gibraltar today, 18 June 2020. The ship arrived in BGTW at around 06:00 hours. In line with HM Government of Gibraltar’s decision to suspend cruise liner visits to Gibraltar during the current COVID crisis, it must…

The Development and Planning Commission (DPC) held its first full meeting using virtual technology this morning. This has become necessary as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health advice on gatherings and social distancing. The format allowed members of the Commission to view application documents on their screens,…

The Opposition are doing nothing more than paying lip-service to the environment and adopting a populist approach to traffic and transport with complete disregard for the wider picture. Their latest statement on the subject smacks of complete political hypocrisy. The GSD are the last ones who can preach on traffic…

On a day that it is delighted to report no active cases of Covid-19, HM Government of Gibraltar can confirm that the GHA already holds considerable stocks of a drug that has been proven to reduce deaths by up to one-third for the sickest of patients. Following a medical breakthrough…