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This afternoon, the Caretaker Deputy Chief Minster, the Hon Dr Joseph Garcia CMG officially opened an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the appearance of petitioners from Gibraltar before the United Nations for the first time. The exhibition has been curated by Acting Archivist Gerard Wood assisted by the…

Rewilding, the re-introduction of species to locations where they once lived, is a growing activity across the world. Gibraltar hosted a rewilding Calpe Conference in 2017 when key speakers attended and gave case studies of their work worldwide. Hermann’s Tortoise was a species that was considered to have potential for…

HMGOG is delighted to announce the opportunity for a young person to participate at the UK Youth Parliament sitting in the House of Commons on Friday 17th November 2023. The young person will need to deliver a short address to the Commons from the despatch box on a topic of…

The first group of speakers have been confirmed for this year’s Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival which will be taking place from 17th-19th November 2023. The first speakers announced are:   Author: Tanya Goodin Book Title: My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open Biography: Tanya is an author, speaker, and…

The Caretaker Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo KC has been in contact with the Head of Mancommunidad, Susana Perez Custodio to offer the support and solidarity of the people of Gibraltar in fighting the fire in the south of Algeciras. The Chief Minister has offered the assistance of the…

We are monitoring the situation of the fire in Spain. Currently we are detecting no concerns with the air quality in Gibraltar and we expect the majority of the plume of smoke to head in a northerly direction.   As a precautionary measure we would advise anyone who has a…

The Ministry of Transport wishes to advise members of the general public and Bus service users, that Bus Routes operated by the Gibraltar Bus Company Ltd will recommence on Monday. All Bus Service Routes will be operational on Monday morning as per normal Route timings. For Route timing information please…

The Caretaker Minister of Sports, the Hon Steven Linares officially opened European Championships 2023 of Table Soccer commonly known as Subbuteo this morning. The two day event is being held at the Tercentenary Hall over the weekend and has attracted twelve participating countries,  including Gibraltar,  with approximately 215 players and over 150 officials,…

Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), in conjunction with the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society is pleased to announce the details for this year’s autumn classical concert. The concert will be held on Wednesday 4th October 2023 at St Michael’s Cave at 8pm and will feature The European Sinfonietta conducted by Maestro Karel Mark…

Essential upgrades will be made to the Government’s core IT infrastructure this weekend, which will deliver an improved and more efficient service across the Government’s IT services. The upgrades will be to core hardware, which has come to the end of its life and will be replaced with more modern…

he Caretaker Chief Minister Hon Fabian Picardo KC, held a meeting this morning with new PSOE Member of Parliament, Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix. Mr Ruiz Boix, who is also the Mayor of San Roque, was elected to the Spanish Parliament in Madrid in the general elections in Spain. During the…

  Last night the Ministry of Equality hosted the launch of a short film documenting the journey and participation of the Gibraltar Special Olympics contingent at the Berlin 2023 Summer Games. The documentary also touches on HM Government of Gibraltar’s commitment to partner with Special Olympics who are the world’s…

  Last night the Ministry of Equality hosted the launch of a short film documenting the journey and participation of the Gibraltar Special Olympics contingent at the Berlin 2023 Summer Games. The documentary also touches on HM Government of Gibraltar’s commitment to partner with Special Olympics who are the world’s…

British Forces Gibraltar is delighted to announce a series of events that will provide an amazing two days of entertainment.  On the 29th September, The Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment will be performing at St. Michael’s Cave. The Band will be performing at 7.30pm, by kind permission of…

The MS Renaissance had its inaugural cruise call at the port of Gibraltar on Saturday 9th September. The vessel carrying 436 passengers arrived in Gibraltar at 13:30hrs from its previous port of call in Casablanca, Morrocco and departed later that evening at 21.00hrs to its next port of call in…

My dear fellow Gibraltarians, This morning, I held an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet and the Parliamentary party. Earlier today, I visited His Excellency the Governor and advised him, under Section 38(1) of the Constitution to issue a PROCLAMATION to dissolve Parliament. That PROCLAMATION will be published in an EXTRAORDINARY…

Explora Journeys, a new luxury cruise line, will call at Gibraltar in 2024 and 2025. This has been confirmed to the Minster for Tourism, Hon Vijay Daryanani, and Mr Kevin Bossino, GTB CEO, at Seatrade Hamburg. The Minister approached the newly launched cruise line last year at a Medcruise conference…

The Minister for Justice, the Hon Samantha Sacramento MP has today launched the Government’s National Domestic Abuse Strategy. The Strategy has been prepared by the Domestic Abuse Partnership which is led by Minister Sacramento and is made up of the heads of the key stakeholder departments throughout the public sector….

On behalf of Her Worship the Mayor, Ms Carmen Gomez GMD, who sadly had to pull out of National Day events due to Covid, the Minister for Culture, Dr John Cortes MBE JP MP, hosted Mr Andrew Percy MP for breakfast at City Hall on National Day. Gibraltar is twinned…

The Opposition statement on the new schools is nothing more than the latest example of sour grapes at the success of a Government project. They appear to be incredibly upset that the people of Gibraltar have been able to visit the schools to see for themselves how their money is…

Following the successful DUMP Campaign in October 2022 when 267kg of medicines valued at £40,000.00 were collected, the GHA are launching a second campaign calling on the public to dispose of unused medicines properly. DUMP is a free collection service for the disposal of medicines which will be available in…

CEO of the Gibraltar Tourist Board, Mr Kevin Bossino, has attended the M&I forum in Cyprus. He was accompanied by the GTB’s UK Head Media & Marketing, Tracey Poggio-Magnus. The Sunborn Hotel also attended and were represented by their MICE Sales Manager.  M&I is one of the leading forums for…

The Minster for Business and Tourism, Hon Vijay Daryanani, has announced a beautification program for Main Street. This will involve paving repairs, new street furniture, landscaping and improved lighting. The installation of WIFI hotspots is also being considered. Minister for Business and Tourism, the Hon Vijay Daryanani, commented: “This is…

My dear fellow Gibraltarians,   No one looks better than you today.   You look GREAT in red and white.   Red, white and SMART!   Because today is the day of the Gibraltarians   The day of all residents of Gibraltar   The day of our ROCK and its…

HMGoG has been advised by TNG Global that the extended parking at Eastside by/ Catalan Bay will be open until 2am tomorrow, instead of 10pm as is usually the case, due to National Day celebrations. ENDS

The Government of Gibraltar, in consultation with the Self Determination for Gibraltar Group, has announced that this evening the Moorish Castle will be lit in green. Together with the red colour of the Gibraltar flag that is currently draped around the Moorish Castle, the green lighting will represent the colours…

The Government of Gibraltar has today expressed its sympathy and solidarity with the Kingdom and People of Morocco in the wake of the powerful earthquake south of Marrakesh late last night. The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, said: “The news of the earthquake and, regrettably, the significant loss of life and…

The Government has announced a relaxation of all residential and distric parking zone rules over the long weekend, with immediate effect. Parking permits for zoned parking spaces will not be required over the weekend. The Government hopes that this will assist families and friends who wish to celebrate National Day…

The Government is disappointed that, after a very positive meeting today, the Bus Drivers remain on strike.   The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo KC MP, said: “The Bus Drivers know we are ready to negotiate and we have an offer of a meeting for Tuesday. We can resolve it,…