07/08/2020 - 14:20
Friday 7th August
Total tests done: 23,623
Test results pending: 9
Test results received: 23,614
Confirmed cases: 193 Read more
07/08/2020 - 09:52
Poverty in Gibraltar behind drawn curtains
By KEVAN KENNEDY
Gibraltar may seem as a place that is ‘poverty free’, or at least, a place where food banks may seem as an unnecessary endeavour. However, the Open Hands Trust, through its work have certainly found that this is not the case. “It may not be endemic, but in Gibraltar we find people struggling with the same hardship that you would find in any major European city - the difference is a matter of degree and scale”. Read more
07/08/2020 - 09:51
Unite says it is acutely aware of the economic impacts of Covid, but the Chamber’s comments around the minimum wage increase and those directed at Unite are disappointing, but unfortunately not surprising. Read more
07/08/2020 - 09:50
The Government considers a release by Together Gibraltar regarding the compilation of a list of those who took part in the recent GHA walk-out is complete nonsense. Read more
07/08/2020 - 09:50
– an ‘us-versus–them’ situation
One distinctive feature that is embedded in this nation’s collective memory is our obsession with politics and politicians for reasons that have been discussed countless times, daily in fact. This of course, if you are a regular follower of local news and partake in social media activity. Read more
07/08/2020 - 09:48
Street art mural has been produced by Monica Popham on the facade of the Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts (GAMPA) facility. Read more
06/08/2020 - 11:46
Thursday 6th August
Total tests done: 23,063
Test results pending: 9
Test results received: 23,054
Confirmed cases: 190 Read more
06/08/2020 - 10:11
Spain's King Juan Carlos was not keen in pushing the Spanish sovereignty claim over Gibraltar because he feared that this would give rise to the Moroccans demanding the return of Ceuta and Melilla on the other side of the Strait. Thus, the Moroccan claim to the North African enclaves would tend to put the brakes on Spain demanding the return of the Rock. Read more
06/08/2020 - 10:10
Domestic Abuse is one of the highest priorities for Government. As part of its strategy, the Government is widening the definition of domestic violence to include non-physical, economic abuse, controlling and coercive behaviour as part of developing the existing National Strategy on Domestic Abuse. Read more
06/08/2020 - 10:09
HM Customs Flexible Anti-Smuggling Team have arrested two Spanish Nationals and seized a vehicle with approximately 57 cartons of cigarettes. Read more