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
12/02/2020 - 10:59
The mayor of La Linea has recently sent a document to the Madrid government citing one of his preferences is the joint use of the Gibraltar airport. This reminds me of the last time that an airport deal was put forward, when Gibraltar went up in arms and there was a major demonstration of opposition to it. Read more
12/02/2020 - 10:58
How bleak a sight to see people queuing outside the new health centre in bitterly cold weather at 7.30am, as I approached the hospital last Friday morning. No doubt, seeing the length of the queue, they must have started gathering outside the open entrance since 7am, or even earlier, to try and get to see a doctor that day.
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12/02/2020 - 10:57
Threat Level for Gibraltar Remains Unchanged
A meeting of the Gibraltar Contingency Council (GCC) took place yesterday, to review security and civil contingency matters, including Gibraltar’s preparedness for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The meeting was co-chaired by the Governor and the Deputy Chief Minister, in what was the Governor‘s last GCC meeting. Read more
12/02/2020 - 10:52
The Government has today launched the Safety Advisory Group (SAG).
The Group is created with the purpose of bringing together key agencies, to ensure the safety of all events in our community. The key agencies represented include the Department of Environment, Heritage and Climate Change, Ministry of Culture and Gibraltar Cultural Services Read more
11/02/2020 - 11:21
GIBRALTAR needs its own representative to sit in the House of Commons - and should be fast-tracked into the UK as soon as possible, an influential Tory MP has said. Read more
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