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  CHIEF MINISTER, FABIAN PICARDO   Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen.   I want to thank you all for tuning in to this information conference from No6 Convent Place.   RAMADAN   Before I start my statement this afternoon in earnest, let me wish all members of our Muslim community…

Further to Government’s initiative to further extend the isolation capacity at Mount Alvernia, Elderly Residential Services (ERS) are pleased to announce the commissioning of a new Isolation Unit. This building, previously a residential property adjacent to Mount Alvernia, has been completely reconfigured and transformed into a four-bedded high dependency care…

The Department of Environment & Climate Change, working with the Environmental Agency and UK air quality experts Ricardo, reports that the air quality around Gibraltar has continued to show improvement following the lockdown. This is evident throughout Gibraltar in respect of the pollutants that have so far been examined, namely…

A special ‘THANKS’ postcard is being delivered this week free of charge to all Gibraltar addresses. The idea is for children and families to send a postcard to someone within Gibraltar who would appreciate receiving such a card. It is up to individuals to choose who this someone could be;…

HMGoG is very pleased to announce that it has published the Appropriation (Business Employee Assistance Terms COVID-19) Regulations 2020. These regulations, informally known as the BEAT COVID-19 Regulations, set out the regulatory framework for the application, payment and management of the BEAT COVID-19 measure first announced by the Chief Minister…

The Government is disappointed that the press release issued by Together Gibraltar asks many questions which were already answered in the press release issued by the Government and the GHA yesterday. To that extent it is clear that the party are NOT asking ‘investigative questions’. They are just keen to…

It has become apparent that one of the activities families in ‘lockdown’ are engaged in is Lego, particularly the younger generation. Gibraltar Cultural Services is inviting expressions of interest for an exhibition of their creations to be held once ‘lockdown’ restrictions are lifted. ‘Fancy a new lockdown Challenge? Why not…

There has been a confirmed outbreak of COVID-19 at the Children’s Health Centre (CHC) in Europort. The facility was closed for a deep clean and decontamination. This is now complete and it will re-open tomorrow as usual. There are six confirmed cases and one suspected case among GHA staff. Five…

It is now two weeks since the Gibraltar National Museum launched its Virtual Museum on social media, and it has been a great success. Over 64 thousand people saw the posts published on Facebook and over 40 thousand engaged with the posts. The number of page followers increased by almost…