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Minister for Transport, the Hon Paul Balban, attended last week’s Velo-city world cycling summit in Leipzig, Germany. With the main theme of ‘Leading the Transition’, the conference promoted cycling as a sustainable and healthy means of transport.   Jointly hosted by the European Cyclists’ Federation, the City of Leipzig and…

The Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit (GFIU) has released its Annual Report which contains an overview of the work conducted by the unit during 2022.  The report includes strategic analysis spanning from 2019 to 2022.  Strategic analysis plays a crucial role to better understand the evolving methods and vulnerabilities exploited by…

The GHA’s Head Orthoptist, Michelle Brown, recently travelled to a school in Guatemala on a non-profit charity mission with a team of professionals working at Moorfields Eye Hospital, with the aim of testing almost 400 children who have never had an eye test for economic reasons. The team, made up…

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is pleased to announce that the winners of this year’s Gibraltar International Drama Festival, GAMPA, have been pre-selected to compete in the UK’s National Drama Festival. The National Drama Festival (NDF) is a competitive festival of one-act and full-length plays…

Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), on behalf of the Ministry of Culture is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Spring Visual Arts Competition. A total of 117 entries by 63 artists were submitted. Illustrator and artist, Eleanor Dobbs carried out the judging in the painting, sculpture, photographic and video…

The Gibraltar Netball Association’s Senior squad have returned home from Cardiff having won Gold in the Europe Netball Open Challenge Division 2. Those members of the team who returned to Gibraltar this week met with the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, yesterday afternoon at No6 Convent Place where he congratulated them…

The GHA’s new Minor Injury Unit, located in A&E, has been seeing and treating patients with important non -urgent attendances do that they can be quickly addressed. The service has been up and running since the 3rd April 2023. During this trial period it has significantly reduced waiting times for…

The Gibraltar Health Authority is committed to mobilising healthcare to reach the wider community and to support this it is launching a Mobile Health Unit using a specially equipped vehicle which will be deployed throughout Gibraltar. This new model of care will be most beneficial especially for our elderly who…

Gibraltar Cultural Services is organising a cycling event at the John Mackintosh Hall on Friday 19th May 2023. The initiative is aimed at raising funds for Cancer Research, with GCS having put together a team, under the name Culture Crusaders, for this year’s 24-hour relay event which will be held…

Minister for Environment, Education and Culture John Cortes represented Gibraltar in London last week at a number of events and meetings, centred around the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) of the governments of the U.K. and the U.K. Overseas Territories (UKOTs). On Tuesday morning Minister Cortes attended the Political Council of…