03/06/2020 - 09:14
The Government closed four schools following Legionnaire’s disease in the water system following advice from Public Health director, but the GSD said it could have been prevented. Read more
03/06/2020 - 09:06
*Following a series of questions by Daniel Feetham, there were a numbe of answers from the Chief Minister, as follows:
According to the BEAT database for the month of April 2020, the Government has received 6,664 applications net of duplicates and erroneous entries made by applicants. Read more
03/06/2020 - 09:01
Music plays a big role in what I create, she says
Jacquima Rios is a 22 years old and began creating art in 2017. “I never really had an interest in Art when I was younger, but I was creative in other aspects. I decided to take up art and design GCSE in Gibraltar College, continued to A-levels and moved on to University to study Fine Arts”. Read more
02/06/2020 - 11:57
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Total tests done: 7879
Test results pending: 59
Test results received: 7820
Confirmed cases: 172 Read more
02/06/2020 - 09:39
ATTEMPT TO DERAIL GIBRALTAR TAX TREATY WITH SPAIN
A major political storm is brewing in Madrid as the Spain Tax Treaty on Gibraltar initiates its final journey through the Spanish parliam Read more
02/06/2020 - 09:38
European airports are now widely recognised as having a considerable economic and social impact on their surrounding regions. These impacts go far beyond the direct effect of an airport’s operation on its neighbour, or in extending the wider benefits that air service accessibility brings to Gibraltar or regional business interests and ultimately to the consumer. Read more
02/06/2020 - 09:37
*CONTINUES FROM YESTERDAY
Speakers who get it wrong and mixed messages
by JOE BISHOP, Emergency Management Consultant
Nowadays with the Freedom of Information Act 2018, Governments are required to operate in an open and transparent way, with emergencies being no exception. Speakers during Risk Communications broadcasts have little place to hide from the media and the general public. Read more
02/06/2020 - 09:35
Chief Minister Fabian Picardo says he was shocked by the fact that young and not so young people have been leaving a trail of un-cleared mess. I want to say I have been shocked and really quite grossly disappointed by Gibraltar. Read more
02/06/2020 - 09:35
SPECIAL REPORT by PETER TABERNER
Gibraltar can feel proud of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, as not a single life has been lost due to Covid-19.
Up to the 26 May, the World Health Organization recorded only 155 cases of coronavirus. The influential World-ometer, a respected voice on the virus, places Gibraltar as the 159th worst effected area in its “league table“. One place ahead of Brunei, while being one place behind Guadeloupe. Read more
02/06/2020 - 09:33
by KEVAN KENNEDY
Have restaurants opened too soon or too late? That's one of the questions I asked to gauge the general mood of owners, managers, and clients through town.
When asked if the restaurants had opened too early or too late, Jury’s Cafe and Wine bar said, “I think the problem is nobody knows... everything is alright if we’re careful. If we really are careful and we use our common sense then it’s not too soon”. Read more
