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His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar has already made it clear that it will not be making any further comment on its policy of supported employment, which for the first time in 2012 and every year since, has enabled members of our community who otherwise would not be able to find…

The Red flag has been raised at Camp Bay as the high tide has dislodged oil from the coastline of the Rosia Bay area. Vessels with sorbet booms have been deployed to tackle the oil that has been released. ENDS

The area east of Arengo’s Gardens and Arengo’s Palace Car Park including the walls on its northern, southern and eastern perimeters is now a ‘Scheduled Archaeological Area’ under section 4 of the Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018, the first to be formally established in Gibraltar after similar protection afforded to…

Following the overall success of last year’s show, the Miss Gibraltar Office, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has extended No1 Models Gibraltar’s contract for the organisation, production and staging of the Miss Gibraltar pageant for a further two years. The Ministry of Culture will retain the Miss World…

Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture is delighted with the response and feedback to its summer programme which has featured a variety of workshops, street art tours and storytelling sessions. The programme which aims to promote the arts and provide creative opportunities for young people, has…

The Department of Environment are pleased to confirm that bathing is allowed at Camp Bay and Little Bay from this morning, after significant progress made yesterday in clean-up works. Full efforts will today be concentrated on the Rosia Bay area, which is the worst affected by the spill. Bathers are…

The Captain of the Port confirms that significant progress has been made throughout the day in the clean up operations on the shoreline following the oil spill yesterday. The clean up operations on the shoreside were temporarily suspended at 4.30pm this afternoon as conditions were determined to be unsafe due…

The Captain of the Port has confirmed that limited Port operations (non-bunkering) will be resumed as from 18.00 hours today. A further update on the resumption of all Port operations will follow in due course. ENDS

This segment of tunnels is located within the Nature Reserve on the Upper Rock and forms part of the network hewn out of the Rock during World War Two. It is one of the major attractions to be enjoyed within the reserve by both visitors and residents, displaying the monumental efforts…

The Minister for Sport, the Hon Steven Linares, who is travelling with the Gibraltar U18 National Basketball team in Azerbaijan on his own volition, took time from the tournament to make a courtesy visit to his counterpart Minister Farid Gayibov. They discussed amongst other things the possibility of doing youth…

Following the recent article by the Gibraltar Disability Society, the Minister for Sport / GSLA wish to reassure service users and their families and carers of this Government’s commitment to Parasports and excellent service provision of accessible facilities. The Gibraltar Parasports Association (GPA) submitted an application to the GSLA to…

The Gibraltar Port Authority initiated an oil spill contingency plan together with the Department of Environment following an oil spill at the bay of Gibraltar earlier this morning. The Port Authority called off all port operations to ensure every asset was available to help combat the spillage and tackle the…

The Government has been made aware that a number of Gibraltarian passengers were refused boarding on a British Airways flight from Heathrow today. The Minister for Tourism Vijay Daryanani, the Director of Civil Aviation and HM GoG’s Representative in London have been in contact with British Airways. The airline confirmed…

The GHA is pleased to confirm the re-establishment of the Mortuary Facilities within St Bernard’s Hospital. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 it was required to close the hospital mortuary at the time and the area was subsequently used to expand and improve the much used and necessary A&E services. However, post…

The Captain of the Port has suspended operations at the Gibraltar Port this morning following an oil spill incident in the bay. The Gibraltar Port Authority has initiated its oil spill contingency plan in conjunction with the Department of Environment and response operations are currently underway. Spanish authorities have been…

The GHA are delighted to announce that Mr James Levy and Mr Rafael Benaim have generously donated funding for the purchase of a Fotofinder Mole Mapping Screening Machine to the Dermatology Department. This new Fotofinder ATBM Master 4th Generation is the most advanced device for Mole Mapping, Dermoscopy and Lesion…

The Minister of Sport, the Hon Steven Linares, would like to send his warmest congratulations to the Gibraltar Hockey Association, on both their Women’s and Men’s national teams performances, in their respective tournaments. Both teams competed in the EuroHockey III international tournaments which took place last week in Croatia and…

The Minister for Tourism, the Hon Vijay Daryanani, has welcomed The Gipsy Kings to Gibraltar. The band are here to perform as part of their Renaissance Tour. The Minister greeted them during their sound check this morning. Minister Daryanani said: “It’s great to see a well known band like the…

Following recent changes to legislation on litter, the Department of the Environment has announced the action that is being taken, designed to tackle the problem of illegal littering and fly tipping around Gibraltar. Fines for littering have increased. The fine for throwing, dropping or otherwise incorrectly disposing of litter has…

The Captain of the Port is delighted to confirm that the vessel FJORD, carrying the wreck of the OS 35, departed British Gibraltar Territorial Waters in the early hours of this morning. The Captain of the Port, John Ghio, said: ‘I’m delighted to confirm that the long and challenging operation…

Minister for Sport, the Hon Steven Linares MP would like to send his warmest congratulations to Dean Chipolina who has recently taken gold in the 95m bi-fins category in a freediving French National Championship in Corsica. Minister Linares said: “Your hard work and perseverance has paid off. Congratulations on your well-deserved…

HM Government of Gibraltar is pleased to announce the launch of the new Register/Renew Medical Healthcare eService (GHA card), which can be accessed via the Gov.gi portal (https://portal.egov.gi/) and on the Gov.gi app (available on Android Play Store and on the Apple App Store.)   The improved eService is a…

The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia reviewed the progress of works to convert The Mount into a public area yesterday, together with Project Director Carl Viagas. The clearing out of vegetation is almost complete and this has exposed paths, trails and terraces within the vast grounds. Some of those…

The GHA is excited to open a public consultation on a proposal to establish a single enhanced main entrance for St Bernard’s Hospital and Primary Care Centre, with the aim of improving patient flow and the patient experience. The proposal is illustrated by an architect’s animation video, which demonstrates the…

The confused statement issued by the GSD demonstrates again why they cannot be trusted as they fail to pay any attention to the detail of anything they do. The statement says “Mr Phillips was in the Parliament Chamber on 24th March 2023….”. This is wrong and untrue. Parliament was not…

A team of four young athletes have been selected to represent Gibraltar and will be traveling to Trinidad and Tobago to participate in the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games taking place between the 4th and 11th August. The team comprised of swimmers Asia Kent and Merrick Kent and Aitana Bado and…

Together Gibraltar really have missed the mark with their comments on employment, failing to understand the Government’s press release that clearly stated there are 2 jobs for every person in active employment. At no point has the Government made reference to unemployment, which, for the record, has been at historic…

The GHA are delighted to announce that it has purchased 20 new Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) for our local community which will provide improved and modern AED’s located in different sites throughout Gibraltar. These are most welcome and will be a significant upgrade to the ones previously installed. The purchase…

Minister for Health, the Hon Albert Isola MP has opened a fifth operating theatre today at St Bernard’s Hospital. This new operating theatre will be dedicated to trauma and emergency procedures so that other theatres can operate more efficiently without interruption. This means that the GHA can continue to increase…