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The Department of the Environment has deployed a meteo ocean buoy within the Seven Sisters Marine Conservation Zone. The buoy collects and transmits wave, wind, sea surface temperature, seabed temperature and barometric pressure data in real time. It has been sourced from Aqualink, a philanthropic engineering organisation who is working…

Professor Clive Finlayson, Director of the Gibraltar National Museum, was invited to make a presentation to an international webinar organized by the Swiss Ornithological Institute. The webinar, which took place on Friday at 3pm, was very well attended and the audience included some leading ornithologists and had a strong representation…

Following quickly on the Gibraltar National Book Council’s first working meeting and announcement of activities, comes the news that Gibraltarian culture is set to receive a major boost, with the publication of Gibraltarians and their Language: twenty-one linguistic biographies, a book collaboration between academics from both the University of Vigo…

On Tuesday 14th March, the GHA actioned the withdrawal of Pholcodine on the basis of the advice received from the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) EL (23) A/09. The message was received by the GHA at 12:25pm and communicated to all community pharmacies by 12:30 pm to withdraw…

The extraction of cargo from the OS35 continues at a good pace with half of the cargo on board already removed. At close of activities on the 16th March, over 17,000 tonnes of cargo had been recovered, with just under 16,000 tonnes of cargo remaining to be extracted. The semi-submersible…

Westside School’s English Department held their traditional fundraising event for the EV Foundation during World Book Day this year on March 2nd, raising just over £400 for the local charity. Funds were raised as part of a non-uniform day where pupils could choose to dress up as a literary character…

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Public Standards, the Hon. Samantha Sacramento has met with the Board of Trustees of the Citizens Advice Bureau following the appointment of new Chair Ivan Navas. Mr Navas succeeds outgoing Chair Marie Lou Guerrero.  Additionally, new trustees Tania Rahmany, Gino Deharo and Jane Webber…

Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service’s Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Mr Matthew Payas and the Airport Fire and Rescue Service’s Deputy Senior Fire Office, Mr Adrian Hernandez recently attended a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Strategic Command Course at National CBRN Centre which is part of the UK’s Counter Terrorism…

The COVID-19 Strategic Coordinating Group, on the advice of the Director of Public Health, has recommended that the legal requirement to self-isolate when testing positive for COVID-19 be removed. Therefore, with effect from Friday 17th March 2023, those who test positive for COVID-19 will be under no legal requirement to…

The Gibraltar National Book Council (GNBC), which was created by the Ministry for Culture earlier this month, is already working on numerous initiatives and projects to promote Gibraltarian literature and create opportunities for local authors. Following its first working meeting on Tuesday, where the Council’s logo was adopted, a number…