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Further measures to slow the spread of coronavirus:

• Bus services to be reduced as from Monday 16th March
• All Government cash counters will stop operating from Monday 16th March
• Lottery suspended for 12 weeks
• Advice to avoid religious services and ceremonies, and large social occasions Read more

Joint Ministerial Council to meet in London

The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia both travelled to London late yesterday Read more

Phased Reduction of GHA Services

The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) has now taken affirmative action as a precautionary measure, to protect patients and staff during this phase of containment of the COVID -19 virus (Coronavirus) in order to prevent potential spread. Read more

STORM OVER GIBRALTAR HAVING AN MP IN PARLIAMENT: Representation in Westminster group accused of being 'ineffective' while Chief Minister is 'fence sitting'

Ken Westmoreland, who has long been active in promoting Gibraltar and the concept of Gibraltar having an MP at Westminster, has resigned from helping out 'on the matter of parliamentary representation for Gibraltar, more reluctantly, for the other Overseas Territories and even more reluctantly the Crown Dependencies.' Read more

CORONAVIRUS: Government advise vulnerable persons to keep movement to a minimum

The central advice to the elderly and to those persons with underlying health conditions in Gibraltar is that they should keep movement to a minimum, that they should avoid large gatherings and leave their homes only if absolutely necessary. It is important to understand that this is for their own protection because this category of people has been identified as the most vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. Read more

Call for Govt to review its policy on testing of potential covid-19 cases and consider measures to assist business and employees

The GSD says it welcomes and understands the legislative and practical measures being taken by the Government which are focused on containing an outbreak and mitigating the spread of the COVID-19 virus throughout Gibraltar. We also appreciate that this is a fast-developing panorama with daily developments. It is important to keep things in active review to ensure support systems are robust in case of an outbreak and that the consequences of any wider outbreak can be dealt with. Read more

Similar budgetary review and incentives for Gibraltar to those in UK budget, suggested

Together Gibraltar says it is impressed by the fiscal stimulus measures promised by the UK Government during Chancellor Sunak's budget speech and strongly urge the Government of Gibraltar to commit to similar supportive measures locally in assisting small businesses in the event of an economic downturn resulting from the Coronavirus (cancellation of rates, government guaranteed loans, grant schemes, refunding small businesses' sick pay etc.). Read more

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