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Air travel restrictions into Gibraltar due to Covid-19 will be lifted as from 21st of June 2020. All incoming travellers with valid travel documents will be allowed entry into Gibraltar via the Gibraltar International Airport. In Spain, the State of Emergency (“Estado de Alarma”) declared on 14 March, will end…

The Government is pleased to announce that the important work to deliver the contact tracing App “BEAT Covid Gibraltar” is complete. The App is available for download on the Apple App Store. The Google version will be available as from early next week. Contact tracing is an important part of…

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has today launched the Cultural Awards to celebrate the best of Gibraltar’s arts and culture. The GCS Cultural Awards run from 1st July 2019 to 30th June 2020 with the public encouraged to nominate individuals or groups, events, projects, venues,…

In line with UNLOCK PHASE 4, legislation will be published in order that bars may resume business as of 22nd June 2020. Some restrictions will apply and businesses will require a permit from the Director of Public Health before opening. Existing restaurants, cafeterias, or any other catering establishments who now…

The Cruise Liner “Jewel of the Seas” has carried out a technical call at Gibraltar today, 18 June 2020. The ship arrived in BGTW at around 06:00 hours. In line with HM Government of Gibraltar’s decision to suspend cruise liner visits to Gibraltar during the current COVID crisis, it must…

The Development and Planning Commission (DPC) held its first full meeting using virtual technology this morning. This has become necessary as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health advice on gatherings and social distancing. The format allowed members of the Commission to view application documents on their screens,…

The Opposition are doing nothing more than paying lip-service to the environment and adopting a populist approach to traffic and transport with complete disregard for the wider picture. Their latest statement on the subject smacks of complete political hypocrisy. The GSD are the last ones who can preach on traffic…

On a day that it is delighted to report no active cases of Covid-19, HM Government of Gibraltar can confirm that the GHA already holds considerable stocks of a drug that has been proven to reduce deaths by up to one-third for the sickest of patients. Following a medical breakthrough…

The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that Gibraltar has a clear willingness to use our uniqueness to our advantage as we carve out our own destiny and our own place in the world. He added that those values are, inevitably, shaped by our experiences of the past…

The Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) would like to remind the general public and especially recreational pleasure craft users that there is a speed limit of 5 knots for all vessels in the inner harbour.  Any vessel which exceeds this may be liable to prosecution.  More generally, and with the opening…

Local Youth Clubs re-opened earlier this month following instructions and guidelines set out by Public Health and Civil Contingencies.   The Youth Work team are delighted to reopen its doors and welcome young people back again into the Youth Clubs.  Sessions are currently by appointment only and entertaining a maximum of…

The open season for Bluefin tuna in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW) commences on Tuesday 16th June 2020 and ends on the 14th October 2020 or until the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) is reached. Anglers are reminded that a current Class K licence is required to fish for Bluefin tuna…

The secondary schools will welcome more students back to school as from next week. Year 12s will return to Bayside and Westside and Level 3 (Yr 1) students will return to the Gibraltar College on Tuesday 16th June. This coincides with the start of phase 4 of ‘Unlock the Rock’…

The Cruise Liner “Monarch” is planning to carry out a technical call at Gibraltar on the 12 June 2020 at around 10:30 hours.   In line with HM Government of Gibraltar’s decision to suspend cruise liner visits to Gibraltar during the current COVID crisis, it must be pointed out that…

The annual Short Story Competition organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry for Culture in conjunction with the Gibraltar Chronicle attracted a total of 350 entries from children in School Years 4 to 13 and adults. The Minister for Culture, the Hon Prof. John Cortes presented the…

Last week marked volunteers’ week in the United Kingdom. To this end, the Ministry  of Health and Care would like to pay tribute to all those local volunteers who have contributed so much during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the lockdown, volunteers took on extraordinary roles within our community in order…

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and following the Business Employee Assistance Terms (“BEAT”) measures announced by HM Government of Gibraltar, the Income Tax Office has updated the method for submitting P8 returns for 2019/2020.  Most should already have the 2019/2020 P8 ‘Income Declaration Form’. Please disregard this form…

The Income Tax Office is modernising and streamlining its services and aims to launch an online tool both for income declarations for the 2019/2020 tax year and the corresponding claim for allowances. Whilst preparations are underway to provide an improved e-service, the Income Tax Office will not issue the IT1P…

The Chamber of Commerce and the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses have teamed up with Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar to launch a marketing campaign to support local businesses after several months of lockdown. The campaign is aimed at encouraging the community to spend locally and to highlight the connection…

After the success of ‘Bubbles’ at Eastern Beach, the Department of the Environment & Climate Change would like to introduce ‘Star’, the environmentally friendly, plastic-eating, aquatic mammal that will reside at Camp Bay. Like ‘Bubbles’, ‘Star’ aims to encourage beach users to recycle plastic, while helping to keep our beaches…

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar is pleased to confirm that, following direct contact between the Chief Minister and the Spanish Minister of the Interior, residents of Gibraltar and EU residents of Gibraltar are now able to cross the frontier into Spain.  Once in Spain, citizens are reminded of the need…

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar welcomes the positive and cordial engagement today with officials of the Government of Spain in the context of an initial contact for exploratory discussions relating to the post-Brexit relationship between Gibraltar and Spain and the EU. The talks, which involved delegations from Spain, the United…

A delegation of Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar, led by the Chief Minister, Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, will tomorrow attend preliminary talks with Spanish officials in Malaga. The Gibraltar delegation, alongside the Chief Minister, will be the Deputy Chief Minister, Hon Dr Joseph Garcia MP, the Attorney General, Michael…

The Department of Education is as from today, inviting any qualified teacher who is living in Gibraltar and who would like to register as a supply teacher for the Department of Education, to register using the registration form found on the Department’s website. Individuals interested in registering for supply work…

Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) and GAMPA (the Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts), will be offering a programme of cultural activities for primary school children in years 3, 4 and 5 over the next four weeks. The programme aims to offer a variety of artistic and creative workshops which…

Recent scientific evidence confirms that face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of the COVID-19, especially for those infected with coronavirus but not showing symptoms. This is of prime concern as lockdown measures are lifted. COVID-19 can be spread directly by droplets from coughs, sneezes…

The Government yesterday announced the closure of four schools after it was advised of the presence of legionella bacteria in parts of the water system at some of our schools. The Government, acting on the advice of the Director of Public Health, has closed St Bernard’s Lower Primary, St Bernard’s…

The Government has today been advised of the presence of legionella bacteria in parts of the water system at some of our schools. As a result, and following advice from the Director of Public Health, the Government has decided to close St Bernard’s Lower Primary, St Bernard’s Upper Primary, St Joseph’s Lower Primary…

  The Ministry of Transport together with Gibraltar Parking Management Services Ltd (GPMSL) would like to inform the public that as from Monday 1st June, and as part of “Phase 3 of Unlock the Rock”, the Parking Management Officers (PMOs) will slowly and gradually start to monitor the dif-ferent parking…

As we enter Phase 3 of Unlock the Rock, the public should be aware that the Public Information Call Centre, number 200 41818, will no longer be manned 24 hours a day. Starting on Monday 1 June, the 200 41818 number will be manned during normal office hours only.