13/05/2020 - 10:16
Letters being received by Gibraltar students from the Education Dept set unreasonable deadlines for reply when students are focussing on exams, says the GSD. Read more
13/05/2020 - 10:14
It was VE Day, and in conjunction with the daily tribute and salute to our front guards (our essential and emergency services) during this pandemic, a drummer and two buglers of the Gibraltar Band and Drums Association performed a salute ceremony at the Cross of Sacrifice. Read more
13/05/2020 - 10:09
International Nurses’ Day 2020 celebrates the work of nurses globally, and also commemorates the life of Florence Nightingale, marking the bicentenary of her birth. Read more
12/05/2020 - 09:40
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has carried out an inspection of the Royal Gibraltar Police and has produced a 40-page report, publishing a series of recommendations on a wide range of policing matters, such as that the RGP is not doing enough to counter the risk of corruption. Read more
12/05/2020 - 09:39
New areas for improvement
1. The lack of resilience for the Royal Gibraltar Police crime desk manager position is an area for improvement. The Royal Gibraltar Police’s senior leadership team should appoint a deputy crime desk manager to conduct audits and checks during long-term abstractions. Read more
12/05/2020 - 09:33
Covid Hand on Human Rights Should Not be Overplayed!
Many independent UN and EU Human Rights experts have stressed that in addition to public health and emergency measures, battling the COVID-19 pandemic, must respect the fundamental human rights of every individual. An appropriate starting point for this report. Read more
12/05/2020 - 09:32
Social explosion, learning experience, series of contrasts
SPECIAL REPORT by KEVAN KENNEDY
Continued from previous edition
Leading onto our usual final question, Eddie had much to say. “When we closed for lockdown we were doing deliveries. We were just, you know, trying to get as much business as we could – trying to get everybody what they needed to keep everyone entertained at home. Read more
12/05/2020 - 09:31
Transferring pollution from one area to another?
A reader posed the question that, regarding the proposed road closures, is there any evidence that the closures, as claimed by the Governm Read more
12/05/2020 - 09:28
The Isola children at Mervue on South Barrack Road, came up with the initiative of setting up a ‘bake sale’ at the entrance to their home. Considering the bad weather on Sunday 10th May they did pretty well, managing to raise a considerable sum of money in the short space of time they had. Read more
12/05/2020 - 09:28
The Isola children at Mervue on South Barrack Road, came up with the initiative of setting up a ‘bake sale’ at the entrance to their home. Considering the bad weather on Sunday 10th May they did pretty well, managing to raise a considerable sum of money in the short space of time they had. Read more