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HM Government of Gibraltar is very pleased to welcome PossAbilities and to have allocated the former St Martin’s School site for this purpose.  Government believes that it is important to work closely with NGOs in developing the provision for Special Needs in Gibraltar, and to work alongside and complement existing services and has been in discussion…

The Ministry of the Environment is concerned at the continued problem of irresponsible dog fouling, including on beaches. Some dog owners are still not picking up, and disposing of in bins, after their dogs. This is an environmental hazard, an eyesore and spoils our public environment for responsible dog owners…

Gibraltar Cultural Services is holding a competition to select a Logo for the Gibraltar Spring Festival 2022. The competition is open to all ages. Entrants may submit up to two original works. Entries must be submitted in an A4 size on paper or card, indicating whether the orientation is ‘portrait’…

His Worship the Mayor, Mr Christian Santos GMD invites nominations from members of the public for the next conferral of Mayor’s Awards to be held at the end of March 2022. The Mayor’s Awards have become a permanent fixture in Gibraltar’s annual civic calendar and serve to highlight the extraordinary…

HMGoG, in coordination with the Director of Public Health, has considered the possibility of making lateral flow tests available to the public for at-home testing. On the advice of the Director of Public Health, this measure will not be introduced in Gibraltar for the time being and COVID-19 tests will…

The Director of Public Health and the ERS / GHA Management team have made the difficult decision to reduce visits to ERS premises in order to safeguard residents in the light of the high incidence of COVID-19 cases in Gibraltar. One visitor per day will be allowed to visit each…

In view of the much higher level of transmission of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and on the advice of the Director of Public Health, the Department of Education is strongly recommending that children in secondary schools should wear masks while in school, including in classrooms as well as corridors and common…

As we approach the end of the festive period, the Department of the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change and Heritage would like to remind people of the recycling programme for real Christmas trees. The species generally used for Christmas trees, even if rooted, will not survive in Gibraltar’s climate. Recycling trees…

As a result of a number of COVID-19 cases at HMP, the Prison Superintendent, in consultation with his senior management team and with a view to stem the current spread of COVID-19 both internally and to those visitors accessing HMP Windmill Hill, has taken the difficult decision to temporarily cease visits until the 17/1/22….

Due to the increase in active positive cases of COVID-19 infection in Gibraltar, the work of Contact Tracing Bureau naturally increases. Additionally, the CTB is experiencing a high volume of incoming calls. The incoming calls clog the system and slows down their work. Members of the public are reminded that…

Further Extension of Spanish Bridging Measures. On 31 December 2020, the Transition Period under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement came to an end. This brought an end to what used to be the position prior to 1 January 2021 whereby Gibraltar, its citizens and its businesses, enjoyed EU rights. The end…

The Care Agency is grateful for the extremely generous donations that it has received in order to assist the service users in the community that it supports.  The charity Kids Come First that every year supports the Care Agency at Christmas time with gifts for children has this year donated…

    My dear fellow Gibraltarians and residents of Gibraltar,   It is eight months since I last addressed you live from the seat of Government here at No6 Convent Place.   Today, I do so in order to explain the approach we are taking to the recent rise in…

The Director of Public Health has advised further changes to the rules on self-isolation for close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases. As from 00:01 on Thursday 23rd December, close contacts who have had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine or more will not need to self-isolate. This is regardless of…

HM Government of Gibraltar has removed all countries from its red list for international travel. This will be effective as from Thursday 23rd December 2021. This decision has been taken in light of the advice of the Director of Public Health that there is now community transmission of the Omicron…

The Ministry of Equality delivered a presentation on equality matters with a focus on disability and gender to the current cohort of PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) students at the University of Gibraltar. Two officers from the Department of Equality, Jason Belilo and Marlene Dalli delivered a full day’s presentation…

The GHA is pleased to confirm that it has been able to resolve the clinical issues that had arisen in respect of the gynaecology service. The issues are now being managed in a manner that has enabled short term extensions to be granted to the clinicians in question. Clinical concerns…

The public are advised that exemptions for mask wearing can only be issued by the Director of Public Health. With effect from Tuesday 21st December 2021, a person claiming to be unable to wear a mask because of any physical, mental illness, impairment or disability must be in possession of…

The COVID-19 vaccination centre will offer booster vaccines on a walk-in basis from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Tuesday 21st December. This will be the last opportunity to receive a booster vaccine before the Christmas. Members of the public are strongly advised to take up this offer of a booster vaccine….

The Cabinet held its last meeting before Christmas this morning. This meeting took place virtually given ongoing concern at the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cabinet agreed that there should be a meeting of COVID Platinum Command on Thursday morning and that the Chief Minister should update the people…

The Government has noted the recent statement by the Gibraltar Catering Association. The Minister for Business, the Hon Vijay Daryanani, said: “The reports the Government is receiving are that the hospitality sector is busy, albeit that the Government has advised to be cautious about mixing. We have managed to keep…

Bellavista Day Centre will close for the Christmas break on Thursday 23rd December 2021.  Due to the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation, the re-opening date is yet to be determined and a decision will be taken in the New Year on the basis of Public Health advice at that time.   As…

HM Government of Gibraltar would like to announce the temporary suspension of all Residential and District Parking Zones during the festive period from Friday 24th December 2021 until Monday 3rd January 2022, inclusive. Parking Zones reverting back to normal on Tuesday 4th January 2022. Despite this concession, the public is…

HMGoG notes that the Government of Hong Kong has taken the decision to not allow any non-Hong Kong residents who have been to Gibraltar in the last 21 days to enter Hong Kong as from midnight of 17thDecember. Hong Kong residents planning to travel to Hong Kong should check the…

The Director of Public Health together with ERS /GHA Medical Director and Management team regrets to inform the public that due to the increasing number of Omicron cases in the community the decision to stop outings for the time being has been taken. We currently have 21 omicron cases. These…

Gibraltar Cultural Services and the Ministry of Culture regret to announce the postponement of the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society New Year’s Concert, that was due to have been held on Tuesday 4th January in the John Mackintosh Hall. The decision has been made prudently, given recent developments in the COVID-19 Pandemic…

As cases of the Omicron variant continue to soar in the United Kingdom, HM Government of Gibraltar, on the advice of the Director of Public Health, requires all air arrivals from a non-Red List country to take a lateral flow test on the day of arrival. This is opposed to…