18/03/2021 - 11:16
Police are being trained in crowd control, which raises the question about what it is that they are expecting.
Indeed, new recruits have been busy learning the techniques of crowd control.
Armed with batons and shields, 20 officers were put through their paces during the two-day intensive course at Buffadero training area. Read more
18/03/2021 - 11:06
Lieutenant General Ed Davis (CBE), the former Governor of Gibraltar, is the first independent chair of the ‘Entain Foundation’, which is becoming a charitable registered trust. Read more
18/03/2021 - 11:01
by CATHERINE NUZA
Everyone seems to have a mobile on them these days, making calls and spending time in their virtual existence. You may be aware that our bees are dying and might’ve asked yourself what could be responsible for their erratic behaviour? Who knew that an innocent call from a mobile could cause such mortality? Read more
17/03/2021 - 16:21
Total tests done: 201,945
Test results pending: 55
Test results received: 201,890
Confirmed cases: 4269 (-1)
Active cases: 26 (16: residents, 10: visitors)
Recovered cases: 4146 (+3)
Self-isolation: 189
Positive cases in COVID-19 Ward: 2
Positive cases in CCU: 0
Positive Cases in ERS: 0
Deaths from COVID-19: 82
Deaths with COVID-19: 12
Total deaths: 94 Read more
17/03/2021 - 11:08
by JOE GARCIA
The prime minister Boris Johnson has pledged that Britain will defend Gibraltar by force. It follows a sabre-rattling motion in the Andalusian parliament by Spain's ultra right-wing party Vox in a motion before the Andalusian, which calls for a non-cooperation stance with Gibraltar and for it to be 'liberated ‘from Britain. Read more
17/03/2021 - 11:05
Early yesterday morning, officers of the enforcement division have seized one locally registered vehicle and seven hundred cartons of cigarettes. Read more
17/03/2021 - 11:00
*CHIEF MINISTER’S STATEMENT
ONE YEAR SINCE LOCKDOWN
It is exactly a year since we locked down our over 70s.
I want therefore to just quickly reflect today that a year has passed since we took measures to confine some of our citizens to their homes. These days that sounds like something quite normal but it was something quite abnormal before.
Days later, we would act to lock down our whole population. It has been a year like no other. Read more
16/03/2021 - 17:01
Total tests done: 200,713
Test results pending: 51
Test results received: 200,662
Confirmed cases: 4,270 (+7)
Active cases: 28 (18: residents, 10: visitors)
Recovered cases: 4,143 (+0)
Self-isolation: 165
Positive cases in COVID-19 Ward: 2
Positive cases in CCU: 0
Positive Cases in ERS: 0
Deaths from COVID-19: 82
Deaths with COVID-19: 12
Total deaths: 94 Read more
16/03/2021 - 11:20
Today, 16th March, is World Social Work Day, which aims to recognise and celebrate the hard work and dedication of social workers and those who work in social care, and the role they play in our community. Read more