News

The Government was this morning briefed by the Strategic Coordinating Group on the latest position with regards to the levels of water in our reservoirs. AquaGib have advised that stock levels have not grown over the weekend as had been anticipated due to significant increase in consumption compared to an…

His Worship the Mayor, Mr. Christian Santos GMD hosted an exhibition by the Gibraltar Model Soldier Society at City Hall to celebrate our Gibraltarian identity, culture and history. The exhibition run from mid-April to the beginning of July to coincide with the end of the school term for the summer…

The Government was this morning briefed by the Strategic Coordinating Group on the latest position with regards to the levels of water in our reservoirs. AquaGib have advised that stock levels have not grown over the weekend as had been anticipated due to significant increase in consumption compared to an…

The statements made by Damon Bossino to GBC on Gibraltar’s grey listing demonstrate a staggering lack of knowledge in respect of this serious and important matter. The statements made worryingly suggest the GSD opposition do not understand what is happening. Again, they simply do not do their homework and Gibraltar…

Visitors to Gibraltar on Windstar Cruises MSY Wind Surf cruise liner were welcomed to City Hall as part of a wider tour organised by Calypso Tours Group. Guests were treated to an art tour of the Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery and walked around the City Hall learning about the…

The public is reminded that deposition of household rubble (small quantities) WEEE and bulky household items including paint, that cannot be disposed of at smaller recycling points, must be deposited at the eco-park located behind Devils Tower Road at 8 Flint Road until access to the civic amenities can be…

The Government was briefed earlier today by the Strategic Coordinating Group dealing with the water disruption. AquaGib has advised that the situation remains stable with stock levels expected to continue to increase over the weekend. The importation of non-potable water will continue with members of the public strongly encouraged to…

Minister for Culture, the Hon John Cortes, has congratulated Danza Academy on their success at the Global Dance Open Finals held in Porto, Portugal in June, where 35 nations and thousands of dancers competed fiercely. Danza Academy won a total of 39 prizes across a diverse range of categories. With…

Reacting to the statement by Together Gibraltar, the Government can confirm it has no plans to sell Mount Alvernia.  Any sale of Government property is announced by way of expressions of interest or tender.  ENDS

The updated regulations in the United Kingdom following the FATF’s decision to provide an Action Plan for Gibraltar are part of the process in the United Kingdom which follows the FATF decision on each and every Country that is listed by them with an action plan. As soon as Gibraltar,…

AquaGib is delighted to announce the arrival of a new temporary reverse osmosis (RO) plant in Gibraltar. The RO plant was delivered by land from Italy in partnership with Balaena, the new owners of Gibdock who came forward and offered their immediate support in using their extensive logistics network to…

HM Government of Gibraltar is pleased to advise that AquaGib have confirmed we are now able to end night restrictions on the use of potable water to our community. The combination of more responsible use of water by the community, importation of water from Spain and now full production of…

Minister for Culture, the Hon John Cortes, has congratulated Show Dance on their achievements whilst representing Gibraltar at the Global Dance Open Finals held in Porto, Portugal in June. Show Dance won first place in two categories. Results were as follows: 1st place – Junior Acro Small Group: –              Sienna…

Stuart Byrne, Project Head for the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) project in town, last week met with the Ministry of Equality and the Ministry for Business. One of the Downtown Gibraltar BID’s Business Plan key priority areas is ‘Clean, Green and Welcoming’. To find out how Downtown can be…

Leading Firefighter Matt Coulthard, together with Firefighters Julian McGrail, Bernie Vaughan and Paul Tinkler, recently competed in “The British Firefighter Challenge”, held in Hull, UK, from the 30th to 31st July. The team’s performance surpassed all expectations, setting the fastest team time during the knockout stages of the competition. Additionally,…

The Strategic Coordination Group met this morning at No.6 Convent Place to discuss the latest situation regarding the disruption to water supply across Gibraltar. The latest advice received by the Government from AquaGib is that the situation has continued to improve over the weekend with more significant continued gains in…

Last night AquaGib finalised the works required to bring the 4th reverse osmosis unit at the Governors Cottage site online following the fire at Powers Drive Tunnel. This means we are back to 100% production capability, enabling us to build stock levels at the Waterworks reservoirs. Over the period since…

Following on from the fire at Powers Drive Tunnel and the subsequent interruptions, there have been a number of concerns raised by customers since supplies have been restored so AquaGib would like to take this opportunity to address some of the common concerns raised regarding the quality of water in…

The GHA is delighted that the new equipment purchased for operating theatres has begun to arrive in Gibraltar. The GHA has purchased a significant amount of new, top-of-the-range equipment for operating theatres as part of its Reset, Restart, Recover strategy. This replaces old equipment that was becoming outdated and will…

The GHA is pleased to launch an online ‘live feed’ of waiting times at Accident & Emergency at St Bernard’s Hospital. This web page is designed to inform members of the public of the current longest time that they can expect to wait before being treated at A&E, if their…

The Government has today been briefed on the latest situation regarding water supply across Gibraltar. AquaGib have confirmed that the Reverse Osmosis Plant at Governor’s Cottage is now producing water at 100% capacity following the successful activation of the remaining fourth plant last night and work continues to replenish our…

The Government has today been briefed twice by the Strategic Coordinating Group dealing with water disruption across Gibraltar. The water supply situation across the AquaGib network is improving with a temporary solution having been found for the last two remaining areas without water. As a result, supply across Gibraltar has…

The Government has, this evening, been briefed on the latest situation regarding water disruption in Gibraltar. The situation across the AquaGib network continues to remain stable with only The Sanctuary and the upper area of Gardiner’s Road remaining affected as a result of low stock levels at the AquaGib reservoirs….

The Government has this morning been briefed on the latest situation regarding water supply across Gibraltar. The advice received from the technical experts at AquaGib is that the present situation is relatively stable with only two areas in Gibraltar remaining affected by water shortage issues as a result of low…

he GHA, in response to the ongoing global monkeypox outbreak, has secured further supplies of the smallpox vaccine, which to date has been offered in Gibraltar to close contacts of diagnosed cases of monkeypox as a post-exposure treatment. The GHA is pleased to now be in a position to launch…

The 2022 Summer Programme of events for young people has seen a great response with the cultural sessions well attended. The initiative organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture was launched with an art movement workshop at the GEMA Gallery. Zoe Bishop enthused the group…

The Director of the Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit (GFIU), Edgar Lopez, has attended the 28th Annual Egmont Group Plenary, hosted by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Latvia, between the 10th and 15th of July 2022. The event was the first in-person Plenary after Covid-19 pandemic restrictions had been lifted.  With…

As the issues to Gibraltar’s water supply improve, the Eastern Beach showering facilities will be closed tomorrow due to the low demand by members of the public without water supply at home. The Tercentenary Sports Hall at the Bayside Sports Complex will remain open between 7:30am – 11pm. In addition,…

The Government has this evening been briefed for the second time today on the latest situation regarding water supply across Gibraltar. The general position is that the water shortage situation continues to improve with the majority of the originally affected lower South District area now having access to potable water…