22/01/2019 - 11:02
The Cabinet met yesterday morning and discussed the question of Agency workers who are presently deployed in the Civil Service.
This was an issue that the Chief Minister had already committed to tackle in his May Day speech. The truth is that the intensive demands of the Brexit agenda have served to delay the in-depth consideration of this matter. Read more
22/01/2019 - 11:01
In a letter to Manfred Weber MEP, the Chief Minister has asked Mr Weber, the Chairman of the European People’s Party (EPP), to comment on remarks attributed to him in the Spanish Press. Europa Press quoted Mr Weber as saying that, ‘the problem of Gibraltar is also a European problem and “we” are with Spain.’ Read more
22/01/2019 - 11:00
The Gibraltar Government notes further statements from Spanish Europe Minister, Marco Aguiriano in respect of the Memoranda of Understanding agreed to implement the Gibraltar Protocol of the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement. Read more
22/01/2019 - 10:59
A company called Fonnafly has been granted permission to operate a commercial helicopter base at Gibraltar airport. Read more
22/01/2019 - 10:53
Last Saturday the Youth Service joined up with the experienced and qualified Dramatherapist, Nyree Robinson, to run a series of age-appropriate workshops.
The workshops aimed to educate young people about healthy relationships. Through creativity and dramatherapy games, members explored issues and themes around respect, personal / body boundaries and interpersonal relationships. Read more
21/01/2019 - 10:50
EXCLUSIVE
One important news story today is that currently, there is yet another, this time wider review of the GDP. Another organisational evaluation it seems to look at the future of the Gibraltar Defence Police. This would be the third review in less than 12 months! Read more
21/01/2019 - 10:49
By Mark Viales in Mexico
Why is there so little sympathy or knowledge for our cause and right to self-determination amongst most Europeans who are aware of the Rock’s existence?
Little is known of the Gibraltarians’ formulation as a people following the evacuation, notwithstanding the years of battling through Spanish oppression against Franco and thereafter. Read more
21/01/2019 - 10:47
The August Bank Holiday Weekend 23rd-26th August 2019) will see the return of the much loved “most sociable yacht rally in the world”. After years of using Marina Smir on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast the large number of boats arriving together (up to 50) and management issues at Marina Smir made that destination unfeasible. Luckily six months ago a brand-new marina was inaugurated in Tangier. Tanja Bay Marina has agreed to host the rally. Read more
21/01/2019 - 10:45
Gibraltar’s Hit Music Station - has launched a new fundraising initiative aiming to raise more than £25,000 for local causes in 2019. Rock Radio Action will raise funds through exciting events, shows and challenges with two local based charities being supported throughout the year. Read more
21/01/2019 - 10:40
The finalised plans for the new St Martin’s School were approved and signed off on Friday at the Department of Education. The plans, which now include detailed layouts, are for a school that will cater for all the needs of the students, with a range of facilities to include a hydrotherapy pool, large playing area, gym, and extensive therapy areas. Read more
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