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The service, named ‘Pawsitive Pet Activities’, is currently offered to certain in-patients at the Sunshine Ward on a weekly basis, with a view of expanding it throughout other areas in Ocean Views in the future.
Read more: GHA Introduces ‘Pet Therapy’ at Ocean Views Mental Health Facility
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The Women’s Mentorship Programme, announced by the Minister for Equality on International Women’s Day in March, will be officially launched at an information evening at 6:00pm on Tuesday 25th September at the Garrison Library.
Read more: Minister Announces Commencement of Women's Mentorship Programme
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Gibraltar’s annual cyber event GibCyber in association with the Royal Gibraltar Police and the Gibraltar Government is being held at the University of Gibraltar on September 26th 2018.
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Paul Astengo, Senior Executive with Gibraltar Finance will address the audience on the “Govtech” stage at this year’s BlockchainLive Conference that will be held on 26th September 2018 at the Grand Hall, Olympia https://blockchainlive.com/.
Read more: Gibraltar Finance to Address Blockchain Live in London
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Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar says it notes the references in an article in El Pais today to ‘bilateral’ discussions between the UK and Spain in relation to Gibraltar.
Read more: Government - El Pais Article Contains Material Errors
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Government have said it regrets the latest statement by the ESG calling on Government to revisit and reverse its decision in respect of the out-of-hours cycle lanes implemented earlier this year.
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Senior representatives of international organisations – UNECE, European Commission/DG TAXUD, IPSCA, World Bank and UNCTAD – and of Customs Administrations from Europe and Central Asia have participated in a high-level seminar on Single Window, potential of the Blockchain technology for implementation of Single Window services for cross-border operations, Port Community Systems and Global Data Sharing.
Read more: First Seminar on Single Window, Port Community Systems and Global Data Sharing
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The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that a sensible, an orderly and a well-managed Brexit is not only in the interests of Gibraltar, it is also in the best interests of Spain itself. The protection of citizens should be the most important aspect of Brexit.
Read more: Garcia Calls for Sensible, Orderly and Well-Managed Brexit
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Autism Support Gibraltar, in conjunction with the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA), held an ‘Autism workshop’ on Friday the 14th September, where they delivered a series of talks to frontline staff at the Primary Care Centre.
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The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (GRA), as the Information Commissioner, has published the seventh guidance note on the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Gibraltar’s Data Protection Act 2004 (DPA).
Read more: General Data Protection Regulation – Guidance for SMEs
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The UK government has today published a technical notice in relation to passports, informing British passport holders what they need to do should they wish to continue travelling to EU countries with a UK passport in the unlikely event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
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30 year old local man, Jonathan Wahnon, was arrested yesterday for the offences of Making Threats to Kill and Carrying an Offensive Weapon in a Public Place.
Read more: Man Arrested, Charged with Threats to Kill and Possession of Offensive Weapon
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Whilst conducting a routine patrol of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters on board HM Customs Vessel Tango II, officers of HM Customs Marine Section recently found an unusual method of smuggling cigarettes.
Read more: Customs Find Cigarettes Hidden in Inflatable Boat
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A group of 12 student nurses from the Gibraltar Health Authority are taking a break from their text books and are organising a 24 hour walking event around the track at the Victoria Stadium on the 29th - 30th September 2018 to coincide with World Heart Day on the 29th September.
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The initiative to make the Gibraltar Fair more inclusive and sensory friendly for persons with autism, photosensitive epilepsy, visual impairments and hearing impairments has been warmly received by the general public, said the Government.
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This follows the practice in a growing number of countries where the use of animals in circuses is viewed as unnecessary and abusive of the rights of animals.
Read more: Government Publishes Command Paper for Bill to Ban the Use of Animals in Circuses
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A serving Royal Gibraltar Police Officer was arrested shortly before midday yesterday, whilst off duty, on suspicion of assault.
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This year’s Calpe Conference, the 22nd in the series, commemorates the 170th Anniversary of the discovery of the Gibraltar 1 skull from Forbes’ Quarry.
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Her Majesty's Government of Gibraltar would like to advise the general public that due to a burst salt water pipe having caused a flooding the Department of Employment offices located at Unit 75, 76 and 77 New Harbours are closed today.
Read more: Department of Employment - Temporary Office Closure
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Gibraltar Youth Service is setting up a new and exciting pilot project at the Youth Centre in Line Wall Road called “The Zone”.