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The 66th Gibraltar International Drama Festival, held at the Ince’s Hall Theatre, reached its conclusion at the Gala Night on Friday 24th March 2023. The Adjudicator, Bev Jenkins GoDA, announced the following Awards: ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD was awarded to Julian Felice for his headteacher’s pace delivery in ‘A Series of Public…

HM Government of Gibraltar and the Ministry of Defence have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow pedestrians, cyclists, scooter/e-scooter riders and mobility scooter users to continue to cross the runway at Winston Churchill Avenue after the opening of the new airport tunnel. The MoU also allows for the…

The 66th Gibraltar International Drama Festival, held at the Ince’s Hall Theatre, reached its conclusion at the Gala Night on Friday 24th March 2023. The Adjudicator, Bev Jenkins GoDA, announced the following Awards: ADJUDICATOR’S AWARD was awarded to Julian Felice for his headteacher’s pace delivery in ‘A Series of Public…

Today saw the Gibraltar Youth Service and CIPD Gibraltar Branch come together in the presence of Honorable Minister Linares to sign a working agreement on a joint project – www.careers.gi.   The project focus is to establish an online careers portal targeting young people in Gibraltar. One of the sections of…

The Care Agency celebrated International Social Work Month on 21st March 2023, with a number of events. The day commenced with an academic seminar by Professor David Shemmings OBE, at the Eliotts Hotel, attended by all social workers and Care Agency counsellors. The Director for Services Safety and Standards, Angelo…

The statements from Leader of the Opposition today on GBC about it being ‘strange’ that the Chief Minister has received information of potential criminal offences having been committed suggests that Mr Azopardi is not familiar with the provisions of Section 45A to 45O of the Employment Act. These sections of…

Marie Lou Guerrrero MBE retired as Chair of the board of trustees of Citizens Advice Bureau after a tenure of 10 years. Samantha Sacramento MP, Minister with responsibility for the Citizens Advice Bureau expressed her gratitude to Ms Guerrero for her hard work and dedication during her tenure and wished…

The Government of Gibraltar rejects the GSD’s claims that Brexit and Covid are being used as excuses for not having completed affordable housing projects. The Government has been working diligently to deliver on its promises despite the unprecedented challenges posed by both Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. It is deeply…

His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar is pleased to note the arrest by Spanish police in La Linea of identified individuals who were allegedly involved in the Eastern Beach incident some weeks ago.  The Chief Minister said: “I know the RGP has been in contact with fellow Policia Nacional officers in…

In celebration of World Down Syndrome Day His Worship the Mayor, Mr Christian Santos GMD hosted the committee and members of Down Syndrome Support Group Gibraltar at City Hall. His Worship took the opportunity to celebrate the achievements over the past two years of members of the Group in the…

In celebration of World Down Syndrome Day His Worship the Mayor, Mr Christian Santos GMD hosted the committee and members of Down Syndrome Support Group Gibraltar at City Hall. His Worship took the opportunity to celebrate the achievements over the past two years of members of the Group in the…

Year 6’s at St Anne’s Upper Primary School have spent the last two weeks working on a Young Enterprise project for Primary aged students called “DIY Fiver Challenge”. As part of the challenge children had to think of a potential business idea that they could develop with just a hypothetical…

The People’s Choice Award at this year’s Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) Art Competition for Young Artists has been awarded to David Llamas, for his artwork ‘The Concept of Life’. David Llamas has received a prize of £100 from GCS. When asked to comment on his painting, David said: “This piece…

A strong delegation of representatives from the Gibraltar maritime industry attended the recent IBIA annual dinner in London as part of International Energy (IE) Week 2023, the global London conference.  The IBIA dinner and three day IE event  brought together senior figures from across the energy industry, investors, government, academia…

The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo took the opportunity of a visit to London to brief Labour Members of Parliament, Shadow spokespeople, Committee Chairs and Prospective Parliamentary Candidates. He was accompanied by the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, who was there for the separate ongoing treaty negotiations, and the Minister…

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…

HMGoG would like to remind British and Gibraltar passport holders to check the validity of their passports when travelling. To be valid for travel to and from the Schengen area, according to the Schengen Border Code, third country passports must: • Have been issued within the last 10 years on…

The Government announced on 18 October 2021 that Heads of Terms had been signed with the TNG Global Foundation for the development of the eastside reclamation, as the highest bidder for the plot. That agreement necessitates the grant of vacant possession over the site to the developer. Although this has…

Mr Speaker,   The Government has always been firmly committed to the policy of a Ministerial Code of Conduct for Ministers of His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar and a Code of Members of Parliament.   Indeed, a draft code of conduct for Ministers and another for Members were published and…

HM Government of Gibraltar welcomes the decision made by the Spanish Government’s Council of Ministers to authorise the formal, legally binding Agreement providing for the reciprocal recognition and exchange of UK and Gibraltar driving licences in Spain. The Agreement will apply from the day after a formal exchange of notes…