13/02/2020 - 15:39
I know for fact, that many people are concerned about corruption. Even how many millions of pounds are lost to corruption. Together Gibraltar during last year’s election campaign declared that in their estimation the. cost of corruption on the Gibraltar economy was between £59 million and £117 million. The Government is also concerned about corruption and has already made a cast iron commitment to do something about it within a very short period of time. Read more
13/02/2020 - 12:00
The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (the “GRA”) would like to remind former Limba customers that the “629” mobile number range will be withdrawn on 13th March 2020.
As explained in a Press Release dated 13th September 2019, this is happening to avoid problems that may be encountered by former Limba customers who have ported their Limba numbers to another mobile network operator (“629 Mobile Customers”), when callers from outside Gibraltar try to contact them. Read more
13/02/2020 - 11:59
The Ministry of Equality has announced that it will be marking International Women’s Day 2020 with a Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) panel discussion. The event will take place on Tuesday 3rd March and feature a number of women who work in these fields locally. Read more
13/02/2020 - 11:58
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo,is to continue holding his ‘On Location’ meetings in and around Gibraltar.
These community-focussed meetings follow on from last year’s initiative in which clinics were held around Gibraltar to provide communities with more direct access to the Chief Minister. Read more
13/02/2020 - 11:57
The government says it notes that the committee of experts on the evaluation of anti-money laundering measures and the financing of terrorism (Moneyval) has now published its Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) on Gibraltar, and adds that this evaluation has been carried out at the express request of the Government of Gibraltar 'in order for us to better understand the areas in which we are progressing well and the areas which require additional work and resources.' Read more
12/02/2020 - 11:01
Last month, the government announced that it was set to introduce ‘Jack’s Law’ under which bereaved parents would be entitled to two weeks of paid leave from work. This legislation had become known as ‘Jack’s Law’ in UK, in memory of Jack Herd. Read more
12/02/2020 - 11:01
The GSD’s parliamentary team has lent its support to the commitments set out in the ‘Made by Dyslexia Pledge’ by signing the pledge last week. The commitments include the need to recognise dyslexia as a different and valuable way of thinking; Read more