03/07/2020 - 09:43
A Black Lives Matter (BLM) solidarity march will be held tomorrow on the 4th July, joining up with other international demonstrations this weekend for the same cause.
The demonstration will begin at 10am at the American War Memorial then make its way towards John Mackintosh Square. Once there, Mark Montegriffo and other civil society activists will say a few words before taking the knee in solidarity. Read more
03/07/2020 - 09:42
Economic Consequences of Shutdown Hardest to Overcome, Says Picardo
Public health, was quite rightly, the primary concern during these early days of the pandemic and for that, the Gibraltar government has already received the praise it rightly deserves for prioritizing the health and safety of its citizens above all else. Read more
03/07/2020 - 09:38
The Government has published concept media relating to its vision for the improvements to Line Wall Road and the area of Chatham Counterguard, Montagu Curtain and Fish Market Lane. The plans offer a glimpse into the many significant improvements and benefits the Government is working to deliver in connection with the restriction of access to Line Wall Road. Read more
02/07/2020 - 13:13
Thursday 2nd July 2020
Total tests done: 13, 667
Test results pending: 1
Test results received: 13, 666
Confirmed cases: 178 Read more
02/07/2020 - 10:35
The Chief Minister cannot say that he is very concerned about the uproar over the AquaGib water bills, and then do nothing appropriate about it. Members of the public have been receiving bills even ten times higher than normal, so this cannot be a simple mistake. Read more
02/07/2020 - 09:39
MH Bland & Co Ltd has announced that it has entered into a 60-day consultation period with staff in its Tourism Division as it seeks to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the company. Read more
02/07/2020 - 09:38
Uplifting, empowering and life changing
Victoria Fisher has many talents, boxing included. While boxing is a passion of hers, she also likes to “spend time writing, learning about different cultures and bettering myself mentally, physically and spiritually”. Currently she is writing her first science fiction novel set in Gibraltar. Read more
01/07/2020 - 11:17
Wednesday 1st July 2020
Total tests done: 13, 427
Test results pending: 50
Test results received: 13, 377
Confirmed cases: 178 Read more
01/07/2020 - 10:25
Placing the citizen at the centre of policymaking considerations?
Whatever the future plans the Gibraltar Government ‘designed for us before or during’ the Coronavirus emergency, they certainly surprised countless people when the Picardo government started rolling-out, unknown, unexpected and some bewildering (to most) policies, which few people, outside the cabinet circle really under-stood. Particularly, the timing of the announcements, when Gibraltar was still coming out of Covid lockdown, which we still are! Read more
01/07/2020 - 10:20
HEIR OF THE OLD GIBRALTARIAN LEFT
Mark Montegriffo is an heir of the old Gibraltarian left; yet not as it exists today. Influenced by thinkers such as Antonio Gramsci and leaders like Tony Benn, Mark’s writing and activism, his political engagement and activity, is drawn upon the traditions of the socialist labour movement stemming from centuries of class struggle. Read more