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The Department of the Environment’s Environmental Protection and Research Unit (EPRU) received a call this morning at approximately 09:00hrs regarding a dolphin being trapped inside the silt curtain deployed adjacent to the Small Boats Marina. EPRU deployed its marine assets immediately. Upon inspection at close range, and in consultation with…

The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia CMG MP this morning briefed Opposition Members on the Brexit Select Committee on the developing plans for No Negotiated Outcome (NNO) to the negotiations for the future relationship of Gibraltar with the European Union. The detailed briefing lasted nearly two hours. The Opposition…

The Director of Public Health, Dr Helen Carter, has declared an end to the Outbreak of COVID-19 within Albert Risso Elderly Residential Block. No, further positive cases have been recorded since the 15th of August and all those who had contracted the virus have now recovered. Some measures implemented during…

Elderly Residential Services together with Public Health and GHA professionals are delighted to announce that as from tomorrow, visits will be further modified to allow 2 visitors per resident per day, at different timings. This decision has been based on the absence of positive cases amongst residents and/or staff and…

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is pleased to announce that the public voting for the 2021 Cultural Awards will start on Friday 3rd September 2021 and run until the 30th of the month. The telephone numbers have been set up by Gibtelecom and will be…

The Minister for Health, The Hon Samantha Sacramento MP, wishes to thank Dr Autilia Newton for covering the post of Director of Public Health during the month of August.  Her role as lead for the Public Health England PH Programme for the UK Overseas Territories and her vast knowledge on…

The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, and the Deputy Chief Minister, the Hon Dr Joseph Garcia MP – together with the Attorney General, Michael Llamas QC and the Financial Secretary, Albert Mena – have held meetings in Gibraltar over the last 48 hours with Lindsay Appleby, British…

The Government welcomes the statement by SNAG thanking the Minister and Department of Education for being able to accommodate one of their requests in relation to Early Birds Nursery.  The Government is pleased that thanks to this positive engagement between the two sides a solution that will benefit the children…

Marlene Hassan Nahon in her populist retort on discretionary scholarships is as usual disrespecting the hard working staff of the Department of Education as well as the Scholarships Panel which assesses applications and does so on a totally voluntary basis. She has also jumped the gun as there is for…

The Government is deeply saddened to confirm the death of visitor to Gibraltar from COVID-19. The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Gibraltar is 97. The deceased was a man aged 50-55 years old who was unvaccinated against COVID-19 and had been a patient in the CCU for…