Good afternoon Welcome all to another COVID-19 related press conference from No 6 Convent Place. Before I start to address you on the concerns the Government has this week, I want to share with you today’s statistical data in respect of the spread of CORONAVIRUS through our Community. Gibraltar…
Good afternoon Welcome all to another COVID-19 related press conference from No 6 Convent Place. Before I start to address you on the concerns the Government has this week, I want to share with you today’s statistical data in respect of the spread of CORONAVIRUS through our Community. Gibraltar…
As announced by the Chief Minister during this afternoon’s Press Conference, the Influenza vaccine for people aged over 65 has now arrived in Gibraltar and is available at the Primary Care Centre. The Influenza vaccination programme for adults over the age of 65 will be delivered at the Primary Care…
Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar has today confirmed that, following a data gathering exercise conducted in respect of traffic flows during September, it has decided to reopen Line Wall Road. The Minister for Transport, the Hon Vijay Daryanani MP, explained that “After having considered the advice received and the various…
The Government’s message this Halloween is that parties and trick or treating should not take place in order to stop the further spread of COVID-19 in Gibraltar. The mixing of persons and movement door to door, particularly of children, can spread the virus and this presents a risk to the…
The Government has today published a Technical Notice for guidance on Financial Services in preparation for the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. This latest Notice reviews the position if there is no agreement with respect to the future relationship of Gibraltar with the European Union. It…

The GHA is delighted to have received a donation of audiology equipment from the Guardian Angel Foundation. The equipment donated to the audiology department will contribute to the development of a comprehensive paediatric service within Gibraltar. The AD629 audiometer and the Titan DPOAEs will enable the department to perform some…
In view of the rising numbers both in Elderly Residential Services and in Gibraltar as a whole, as from Wednesday 28th October all Day Centre activity at Bella Vista will be temporarily discontinued. This is in order to mitigate the risk of an outbreak of COVID-19 amongst Day Centre users,…

The Government has resumed virtual meetings of the Cabinet this morning in view of the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 in Gibraltar. There was a discussion on the need to update Gibraltar’s response to the pandemic. Platinum Command will meet tomorrow morning and the Chief Minister will…
Officers from the Ministry of Equality have attended an online, three-day conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA) last week. This year’s conference addressed barriers that persons with disabilities can face when accessing justice. The seminar proved useful in ensuring that Gibraltar was up to date with European…
Due to repairs being carried out on a burst pipe on the junction of Reclamation Road and Queensway, the Government would like to inform the public that Line Wall Road will be open on Monday 26th October as normal to all vehicular traffic.
There have been four new positive cases of COVID-19 identified within government schools and educational settings. One positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in each of the following: St Bernard’s Upper Primary School, Bishop Fitzgerald Upper Primary School, St Martin’s School and the Gibraltar College. The Contact…

The Minister for Youth, the Hon. Steven Linares recently met with a group of young people in our community at the “Voice of Young People (VYP)” forum, giving those present an opportunity to be heard and raise issues of concern and close to their hearts at Ministerial level. The meeting…

As part of Housing Department’s integrated approach in liaising with their Tenant’s Associations, the Housing Department and Housing Works Agency have worked very closely with the Mid Harbours Tenants Association to achieve its aim of maintaining and beautifying this estate. An interactive approach with the younger members of the estate…
There have been 4 new positive cases of COVID-19 identified within Government schools. One positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in St Anne’s Upper Primary School and three positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Bayside School. The Contact Tracing team have been liaising with staff at both schools…
Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar is delighted to announce, jointly with the International Chess Federation (FIDE), that Gibraltar will host the 4th stage of the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix Series 2019/20. The venue will be the Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar, and the scheduled dates are January 17th to 29th, 2021. In January 2020,…
A scheduled helicopter flight between Gibraltar and Malaga airport, operated by Hélity, was launched today at Gibraltar International Airport. The service will commence on Friday 30th October 2020. Hélity is a Spanish company that operates regular flights between Ceuta and Málaga, as well as Ceuta and Algeciras, and will now…
The Government very much regrets to advise the public against the practice of trick or treating this Halloween. This has become an established practice in Gibraltar over the years, particularly for children and young people. It is obvious that having youngsters going door to door and coming into contact with…
The Government strongly recommends that anyone who intends to travel outside Gibraltar for mid-term takes extra precautions given the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19. There is marked increase in the spread of the virus, in hospitalisations and in deaths both in the United Kingdom and in Spain….
Good afternoon Welcome all to No 6 Convent Place for another COVID-19 live press conference. Before I start on my concerns this afternoon, I am going to give you the updated statistics on the progress of the COVID-19 infection through our Community. Gibraltar has now carried out 58,608 tests…
The Committee on Citizens’ Rights which was established by an MoU as part of the architecture of Gibraltar’s departure from the European Union will meet in La Linea tomorrow. This is the third meeting of the Committee, having met in February in Algeciras and in July in Gibraltar. The Committee…
Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry for Culture, will be organizing The Creatives Exhibition with LEGO Bricks at the John Mackintosh Hall. During April we launched a lockdown Challenge asking for expressions of interest from individuals or organizations who might wish to exhibit their creations made out of…
There have been 5 new positive cases of COVID-19 identified within Government schools. Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Westside School and one positive case of COVID-19 has been identified in each of the following schools: St Bernard’s Lower Primary; St Anne’s Upper Primary; and Bayside School. The…

HM Government of Gibraltar is pleased to confirm that Relax Gaming has now been licensed in Gibraltar as a B2B supplier. On Friday, Minister Isola met representatives from Relax Gaming to congratulate them on the granting of their new Gibraltar B2B licence and to hear, first hand, about their proposed…

Following an initiative by the Minister for Equality, the Royal Gibraltar Police has finished an intensive two weeks of training during which every officer, over 250 in total, has attended a course designed to ensure that everyone who has to deal with domestic abuse will have a better understanding of both the victims and the…

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is pleased to announce that the Cultural Awards will this year be aired on GBC and also broadcast via Livestream, on the GCS Facebook Page. The Awards celebrate the best of Gibraltar’s arts and culture and aim to recognise cultural…
The Government has issued a Technical Notice today which advises citizens of the action that they need to take in the area of driving licences once the transitional period of our membership of the European Union comes to an end on 31 December. The Notice sets out the existing position…
A fourth positive case of COVID-19 has been identified within Bayside School. There is no identified epidemiological link between this positive case and the first three cases. The Contact Tracing team have been liaising with school staff and the Department of Education over the weekend in order to ascertain which…
A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified within St Paul’s Lower Primary School. This is the second positive case within this school since September. There is no identified epidemiological link to the first case. The Contact Tracing team have been liaising with school staff and the Department of Education,…
Technical talks have continued with Spain this week and work has been ongoing also between the UK and Gibraltar delegations on the very complex issues that arise. The Government of Gibraltar team is continuing to work to deliver for Gibraltar a deal that provides maximum fluidity for all citizens and…