27/04/2020 - 09:44
IN PERSPECTIVE
The covid-19 lock-down that has become the pervasive and prevailing fact of our lives has now been extended to May 22nd. Regardless of your personal opinion on this extension, the fact of the matter is that those suffering from mental health issues will have to suffer all that much longer; the extremities of isolation exasperating any prior conditions one might have. Read more
27/04/2020 - 09:42
by DR JOSEPH GARCIA Deputy Chief Minister
UK AIR LINK
COVID-19 continues its ferocious rampage through the planet. And Gibraltar is not an island. We have been relatively spared so far. Read more
27/04/2020 - 09:40
Since the outbreak of the Covid19 pandemic, the Bayside Sport Complex and the GSLA Swimming Pool have both been closed. Read more
27/04/2020 - 09:39
On Thursday 23rd April, at 10am the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) carried out a COVID-19 simulation exercise. The purpose of this live exercise, using volunteers as patients, was to evaluate the preparedness and response mechanisms for managing a potential COVID-19 outbreak. Read more
24/04/2020 - 09:08
Over 70’s, or some of them, are unhappy and have taken to social media to complain in the manner they are being treated, specifically, with the latest measures affecting this age group alone. It came with the announcement about introducing a ‘Golden Hour’, where over 70’s will be allowed to exercise. The Golden Hour also comes with further restrictions, which is at the core of the complaints from the ‘golden age group in society,’ who are equally complimentary and supportive of all the efforts so far taken by Government. Read more
24/04/2020 - 09:06
We cannot return to normal for now, says Picardo
Today the total number of tests undertaken so far in Gibraltar for COVID-19 are 2,062.
The results pending are 76.
The results received are 1,986.
We have had 133 identified cases of COVID-19 in Gibraltar.
Of these, 129 are recovered and 4 remain active.
There are no COVID cases in our hospitals.
There have been no COVID deaths in Gibraltar. Read more
24/04/2020 - 09:04
The 1987 Airport Agreement
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain, His Excellency Sr Don Francisco Fernandez Ordonez, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary of the United Kingdom, the right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Howe, meeting in London on 2 December 1987. Read more
23/04/2020 - 09:57
Michelle Keegan, who first made her name in ITV’s Coronation Street, appeared on the BBC show ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ back in 2018, hoping to find out more about her family. She said: “Whenever I meet new people they always ask ‘What have you got in you?’ “Obviously I’ve got darker skin, I’ve got olive skin, so when I turn around and say ‘Manchester’, they’re like ‘no, there’s something else there.’ Read more
23/04/2020 - 09:54
Teams at Imperial and Oxford appeal to Londoners to join Covid-19 fight
THE global search for a coronavirus vaccine has a “very high chance of success”, the London scientist leading one of two UK bids said today. Read more
23/04/2020 - 09:53
* From Chief Secretary's statement in press conference yesterday:
In early March, all Government departments and entities were required to prepare contingency plans to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, taking into account updates to the civil contingencies legislation and recommendations from our Director of Public Health. Read more