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HMGOG would like to remind catering establishments that members of staff working in a restaurant, cafeteria, bar or other catering establishments are required to wear a mask while working. Due to the successful vaccination rollout, the high uptake of the vaccine by catering staff and subsequent low prevalence of COVID-19…

The Opposition is wrong to suggest that there are any delays to the issue of identity cards or health cards to Gibraltarians. The issue of red identity cards is fully up to date. There is indeed an administrative backlog in the issue of blue cards, which are not issued to…

It is clear from the latest statement by Together Gibraltar that the depth of their ignorance continues to fuel a populist agenda without regard for accuracy or for the truth. They have accused the Government of austerity in relation to the health service when the facts show that more money…

The Minister for Business, Tourism, Transport and the Port, the Hon Vijay Daryanani MP held a meeting in Gibraltar with Mr Matt Grimes, Vice President of Maritime Operations for Viking and the Chairman of Viking Mr Torstein Hagen. The meeting took place on board the Viking Venus, Viking’s newest ocean…

Mr Speaker, before I start, I should just confirm to the House that I have certified this Bill as urgent and as one that should be dealt with before the expiry of six weeks since its first publication. The reason for that is to ensure that our referendum law is…

Speaker, Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar and the People of Gibraltar were greatly saddened on the 9th of April to hear the news of the death of His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip had always had an interest in Gibraltar. He visited in November…

EasyJet have announced an increase in flights to Gibraltar for this summer over those originally planned. The airline has added extra rotations to existing routes from London Gatwick, Bristol, Manchester and has brought forward the start of flights from Edinburgh to 5th June. The Minister for Business, Tourism, Transport and…

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar greatly welcomes the announcement at the Downing Street press conference today by the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Grant Shapps, MP, that Gibraltar is on the “green list” for travel to and from the United Kingdom as from 17th May. The Minister for…

The Housing Department has today, Thursday 6th May 2021, issued a notice on the increase of rent on Government flats. Rent will be increased by 3% with effect from 1st July 2021. The new rent will be contained in the bill that tenants will receive in mid-July. In June 2017,…

The Gibraltar Electricity Authority (GEA) has terminated its contract with Bolaños Mechanical Engineering Company (Bolaños) as the community now enjoys an independent source of power with the capacity and infrastructure at the new LNG Power Station to fully power Gibraltar, with the appropriate back up and resilience measures being developed….

Minister for Environment and Climate Change John Cortes last week chaired the virtual meeting of the UK Overseas Territories’ and Crown Dependencies’ Environmental Ministers’ Council.  The Council, which first met in Gibraltar in 2015, is made up of Ministers or their equivalents from all the inhabited OTs and CDs.  This…

An Open Day will be held at the Gibraltar Exhibition of Modern Art Gallery (GEMA) to present a new exhibition to the public. The Open Day is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 9th June from 11am to 3pm. To allow preparations for the Open Day to proceed, Gibraltar Cultural…

After the successful night of boxing at the Europa Sports Park on Saturday 27th March, the Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority recently carried out a draw to select the winner of the “Rumble on the Rock” Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin signed boxing gloves. The draw for the signed gloves…

The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, has today written to the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, to express his condolences on behalf of the people of Gibraltar following the recent tragic loss of life in Meron. The Chief Minister said: ‘The events leading to loss of…

HM GoG has been informed that on Monday 3rd May from 09:30hrs to 13:30hrs the Spanish Authorities will be closing the normal vehicle entry lane into Spain, to carry out essential works. As from Tuesday 4th May to Friday 7th May they will be closing 09:30 to 13:30 and 18:00 to 07:00hrs….

His Worship the Mayor, Mr John Gonçalves MBE GMD, City Hall staff and students of the Gibraltar College of Further Education were recently treated to a spectacular and unique display of the art of Origami. This was the culmination of reciprocal visits between the College and His Worship when College…

Gibraltar 29 April 2021 – HM Government of Gibraltar has entered into an agreement with Coinfirm Ltd., a leading RegTech firm, to trial a new AML risk management platform for crypto and blockchain assets. The collaboration between HM Government of Gibraltar and Coinfirm will benefit regulatory and law enforcement agencies…

2021 GIBRALTAR DRAMA FESTIVAL Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is pleased to announce the 2021 Gibraltar Drama Festival will take place from Monday 17th to Friday 21st May 2021. All performances will take place at the Ince’s Hall. A total of 12 plays will be…

There have been no reported positive cases of COVID-19 identified within government educational settings in the period 19th to 25th April. ENDS

The afternoon of Monday 19th April saw members of GFRS Blue Watch and Fire Safety attend Governor’s Meadow lower primary school. This visit was arranged by the GFRS in order to reassure and help educate children and staff alike to allay any fears that may have been lingering as a…

The Chief Minister, The Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP accompanied the Minister for Culture, The Hon Prof. John Cortes MP will officially open the ‘Culture v Covid’ exhibition on Tuesday 4th May 2021 at the John Mackintosh Hall. The exhibition features and celebrates artistic and cultural works produced during the last…

A wreath laying ceremony will take place at the Bedenham Memorial, Queensway Quay, on Tuesday 27th April at 11.00am to mark the 70th anniversary of the explosion of the RFA Bedenham. In attendance will be the Deputy Chief Minister, The Hon Dr Joseph Garcia MP, His Worship the Mayor, Mr…

His Worship the Mayor, Mr John Gonçalves MBE GMD, recently visited the Gibraltar College of Further Education. His Worship was shown around the facility by College Principal Michelle Soiza, including many of the different classrooms and the unique vegetable garden created by some of the students. During the visit, His…

The Opposition clearly have nothing better to do than to keep on repeating the same thing again and again, day after day, without regard or understanding for the points that the Government has made. The Government has repeatedly explained that the reason unvaccinated visitors are not allowed into hospital or…