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International Day of the Midwife is celebrated each year on 5th May. This day provides an opportunity for midwives to honour their profession and for others to recognise and acknowledge their valuable work and contribution to maternal and new-born health.

Prior to Brexit, most of Gibraltar’s environmental law and policy derived from the EU, and EU structures and processes provided for oversight and enforcement.

As of Thursday 04th May 2023 the GHA will be sending appointment confirmation and reminder text messages for all Primary Care Centre and Children’s Health Centre advanced appointments.

The Gibraltar National Museum has announced its annual Open Day on Saturday 20th May 2023 from 10am - 6pm, in celebration of International Museum Day.

CEO and Captain of the Port, John Ghio, recently took the opportunity to congratulate William (known as ‘Willie’) Crisp on reaching the milestone of 40 years’ service with the Gibraltar Port Authority.

The Chief Minister the Hon Fabian Picardo KC MP welcomed the members of the UK Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which is to conduct an inquiry into the Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21 Century, to No 6 Convent Place.

Albert Isola MP, HM Government of Gibraltar’s Minister for Digital and Financial Services, gave the welcoming address at a cyber security conference held at Grand Battery House in Gibraltar on Wednesday 26th April 2023.

The Guernsey Arts Commission has launched a Postcard Competition for young people as part of this year’s Guernsey Island Games Cultural Programme.

The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, who is the Minister with responsibility for relations with the Commonwealth, presented the prizes to the students who won the 2023 Commonwealth essay competition.

As part of their 60th anniversary, the Gibraltar Youth Service held a very successful Gibraltar Youth Day last week attracting many young people to the varied program of events on offer.

A scientific paper which has just been published as a bioRxiv preprint reveals a hitherto unknown connection of this important Neanderthal.

The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service personnel have been busy over the past couple of months, with personnel engaged in a wide variety of courses.

University of Gibraltar Maritime Academy Manager, Aaron Lopez, recently met with representatives of the Moroccan Maritime industry to explore potential collaborations and training opportunities.

His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar has written to the management companies of affordable housing estates whose underleases were granted 30 years ago or more, to confirm that the resale conditions on these properties will no longer apply, as long as certain conditions are met.

A number of staff from the Gibraltar Port Authority recently completed a training programme for Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) to meet their mandatory training commitments.

The Chief Scientist and CEO of the Department of the Environment Liesl Mesilio has confirmed that Catalan Bay Little Bay and parts of Sandy Bay have been re-opened to the public following a shoreline assessment and consultation with the Captain of the Port John Ghio.

The Ministry of Equality held a networking session for all participants of the third and fourth cycles of the Ministry of Equality’s Women’s Mentorship Programme on Wednesday 29th March.

His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar has announced that the lease for the transfer of the Eastside reclamation to The TNG Global Foundation group of companies (“TNG”) completed before the close of business on Friday.

The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, together with former Chief Minister Sir Peter Caruana, inaugurated Kingsway on Thursday afternoon.