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Gibraltar Cultural Services is holding a competition to select a Logo for the Gibraltar Spring Festival 2020. 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’…

Reacting to Ms Hassan Nahon’s response to his New Year statement, the Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, said: “Ms Hassan Nahon’s New Year message is tragic evidence that she has once again repeatedly and dangerously contradicted herself whilst unfortunately abandoning her self-ascribed ‘constructive’ attitude towards politics whilst…

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar notes that Mr Azopardi has issued a further, deeply partisan statement in which, once again, he vehemently attacks the Chief Minister. By way of response, Mr Picardo said: ‘My New Year Message was forward-looking and utterly non-political. It pointed the way forward for Gibraltar and…

The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC, left Gibraltar this afternoon for a short visit to London where he will hold meetings with UK Government officials and representatives of various commercial entities.  He will return on Thursday afternoon. During Mr Picardo’s absence, the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia…

Gibraltar Cultural Services in conjunction with the Gibraltar Chronicle and the Department of Education will hold a Short Story Competition as part of the Gibraltar Spring Festival 2020. The competition is open to Gibraltarians and residents of Gibraltar who may submit one piece of work, in any subject. There will…

The statements from the former head of the Guardia Civil in the Campo de Gibraltar,  Mr Jesus Nuñez in which he suggests a lack of cooperation on tobacco smuggling from Gibraltar are factually incorrect and totally unfair. The fact is that Gibraltar is already, voluntarily and without obligation, applying the…

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar has today published the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill for Gibraltar. This follows the third reading of the UK Bill in the House of Commons at the end of last week and its adoption by a large majority. The UK Bill now proceeds to the…

The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Keith Azopardi, in his first New Year’s message since taking up the role, demonstrates that neither he nor the GSD have learnt anything from their historic and crushing defeat at the polls in October last year. The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC,…

 Gibraltar Cultural Services is delighted to be hosting a group of Moroccan artists and musicians next week, as part of a cultural exchange between Gibraltar and Tangier. The artists will be in Gibraltar from the 12th to 16th January 2020, inclusive. Visits have been arranged to local educational establishments to…

The Ministry of Equality will be holding a fireside conversation to discuss the effects and impact of gender stereotypes in children’s fairy tales. This event follows on from the launch of the Modern Fairy Tales short story writing competition in November 2019 and the writing workshop delivered by author Sally…

Gibraltar Cultural Services is issuing an invitation to all Gibraltarian artists who wish to take part in the long-standing Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. Applications are now being invited by the Royal Academy of Art in London and in the first instance, artists would submit digital images of their artwork. The…

Two picnic sites on the Upper Rock have been prepared in time for the spring. The site at Jews’ Gate, at the lower entrance to the path leading to Mediterranean Steps, has been refurbished, while a new area with tables and benches has been created at the site of the…

Given the timing for the appointment of ministers and the formation of a government in Spain there will be a postponement of the technical discussions between Spanish, UK and Gibraltar officials which were scheduled for next week in Madrid. The technical discussions were to prepare for the implementation of the…

The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has written to the leader of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, to congratulate him on the announcement by Moncloa that he will become Vice-President of the Kingdom of Spain. In his letter, the Chief Minister expressed his sincerest hopes for genuine dialogue that is respectful of the…

Holders of Gibraltar issued passports who intend to apply for a visa to visit India should not use the e-visa system. Officials from Gibraltar House in London continue to work with the India House and with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to seek ways in which India’s e-visa system can…

The original floor of the west facing side of the basement at the Garrison Library has been uncovered during the major restoration project taking place at the Library. The floor had been covered by a top layer of concrete, most likely laid during the mid-twentieth century as a means to…

Gibraltar Cultural Services are inviting local artists to participate in the annual Art Competi-tion for Young Artists that will be held in February 2020. Closing date for receipt of entries is 6pm on Friday 14th February 2020. The competition is open to Gibraltarians and residents of Gibraltar attending school in…

The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC, has sent a letter of congratulation to Pedro Sanchez on being re-elected, after ‘a tortuous and fractious debate,’ as Prime Minister of Spain. In his letter, Mr Picardo refers to the two men’s shared desire to look beyond ‘the eternal issue’ of…

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will be holding two roadshows in Gibraltar aimed at introducing young people to the work of the CPA, the importance of the Commonwealth family and the CPA’s vital role in the democratic process. The two presentations will be delivered by the Acting Secretary General of the…

Mr dear friends, I hope you have all enjoyed restful and uneventful Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year celebrations. Our Hindu and Muslim brethren have also peacefully enjoyed their Diwali and Eid festivals respectively throughout the year. Once again, it has been a year of plenty in most of our homes….

Gibraltar will emerge successful whatever happens, says Garcia Gibraltar, together with the United Kingdom, will leave the European Union at the end of this month. This will mark the end of an era. It will bring to a close some 46 years of membership of the club and will open…

The Department of the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change and Heritage has once again introduced a Christmas tree recycling programme for the disposal of real Christmas trees. The species generally used for Christmas trees, even if rooted, will not survive in Gibraltar’s climate. Recycling trees, or turning them into mulch, is…

As part of the Government’s beaches programme for 2020, extensive refurbishment works have commenced at the existing Camp Bay toilet and changing room facilities. These will result in much needed improved facilities with extra toilet and shower availability to face the ever increasing usage of this popular beach and recreational…

Reacting to the death of Mario Finlayson, the Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, said: “The loss of Mario Finlayson will be most acutely felt in the world of art, but it will be felt also throughout the whole of Gibraltar. Mario was a much loved teacher and a…

  The Ministry of Business, Tourism and Transport is pleased to announce the introduction of a new school bus service, which will come into operation as from Monday 6 January 2020. The new service is in keeping with the recommendations of the Sustainable Traffic, Transport and parking Plan (STTPP) and…

The United Kingdom and Gibraltar are preparing to leave the European Union on 31 January. That departure will give effect to the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement which includes a Protocol about Gibraltar from which flow four Memoranda of Understanding. A number of Committees involving the European Union, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar…