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A licensing service for the new chaplain, the Rev Louis Darrant, took place at St George's Anglican Church in Malaga, on Saturday. The service was led by the Ven David Waller, Archdeacon of Gibraltar, and was attended by members of the Anglican
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Gibraltar had risen to nine on Friday (seven residents and two visitors), bringing the total since the pandemic began to 193. A total of 10.126 tests have been carried out so far in frontline, targeted and ... systematic sampling, and 163 people are currently in self-isolation for varying reasons. "Covid kills" The Gibraltar government on Friday launched a hard-hitting campaign designed to drive home the importance of being cautious given the continuing ... number of parties and gatherings taking place at this time of the year. The government said there was a direct connection between partying and socialising, particularly in Spain, and the number of confirmed cases in Gibraltar. Of the three new cases
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
To the relief of many who travel regularly to and from the UK, the Easyjet airline announced earlier this week that it would be resuming flights to Gibraltar from Bristol from Sunday, 2 August. The flights are scheduled to run on Tuesdays, Thursdays ... offering a restricted service between Gatwick, Manchester and Gibraltar earlier this month. At present, Gibraltar residents who have not visited Spain recently do not have to self-isolate on arrival in UK.
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
The Gibraltar government will not go ahead and 'Unlock the Rock', marking the end of the restrictions in force because of the coronavirus crisis, on 1 August after all. At a briefing on Monday, chief minister Fabian Picardo announced that ... Gibraltar will remain in Phase 6 of the easing of restrictions for the time being. On Friday Picardo confirmed there would be no modifications to the existing restrictions in Phase 6. Where masks are required, he said, this will be more strongly enforced. ... from being out of the woods, it is NOT all over." There was some good news, however: confirmation that when there is a vaccine, Gibraltar and other British overseas territories will have access to UK's NHS stocks. The decision was taken after advice
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Gibraltar Finance, the government's business development arm, is to be an official partner in the Post-Covid Hackathon, a global online initiative to bring together a number of teams and create new open-source solutions to overcome the health, ... The Hackathon is being organised by Indorse, a tech skills-matching platform, and Coinsilium, a Gibraltar-based investor and advisor supporting early-stage blockchain technology companies and the digital token economy.
Sport
Debbie Bartlett
If the summer heat is making you wilt, spare a thought for Jelle Mars who has just cycled approximately 3,000 kilometres from his native Netherlands to Gibraltar to raise money for the charity Special Child. Jelle arrived at lunchtime on Tuesday ... the Special Olympics Gibraltar football team when they were in the Netherlands for the Special Olympics European Football Tournament, so this was a very special reunion. After a photo shoot at Europa Point, a small reception was held to celebrate ... Gibraltar Special Olympics, explains that the charity provides the children with sports facilities and sportswear to stimulate them into trying a sport. It is currently collaborating with foundations in five regions worldwide to provide children with
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
The new Governor of Gibraltar, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel, has been busy getting to know the local facilities and meeting residents in the few weeks since taking up his post. This week he made an official visit to the air terminal as part of
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
On two occasions in recent weeks the Gibraltar authorities have reported no active Covid-19 cases for several days running, but once again the virus has been detected on the Rock albeit in very small numbers. So far three recent cases have been ... crew members who had flown into Gibraltar to join their ships. They were tested before being permitted to do so, and found to be positive despite being asymptomatic. Two of these cases, which are registered as 'visitor cases' on the official records, ... were notified on Wednesday. Each time this happens, the people concerned are placed into immediate isolation. Yesterday, the number of active cases in Gibraltar had risen to four, with two cases among residents for the first time in a while, and 75
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Debbie Bartlett
An exhibition called Art vs Covid-19 which has been organised by the Masa-UK Art Gallery in Bury, GreaterManchester, can now be seen at the Fine Arts Gallery in Gibraltar until 25 July. The aim of this project is to show how art brings people ... together and has made them stronger and more resilient during the Covid-19 pandemic. This exhibition, which has been curated by Matija Sapundjieska, contains works by 13 artists from Austria, Spain, Argentina and Gibraltar, and it is seen as a response ... under normal circumstances the gallery would have been packed, but on this occasion it was only attended by Gibraltar's Minister for Culture, John Cortes, and Minister for Health, Paul Balban, the organisers and a few of the artists. Social distancing
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
The European Commission announced this week that it had approved the umbrella measures taken in Gibraltar to support business and employment during and after the coronavirus pandemic, a move which was welcomed by the Gibraltar government. The ... Gibraltar authorities were required to notify the Commission of the details of the scheme under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and the Commission found the measures to be compatible with the TFEU under the terms of the Temporary ... Government to Parliament recently. It is not, the authorities have stressed, a grant of £100 million awarded by the EU to Gibraltar. Member States of the European Union have taken emergency measures to assist businesses as a result of COVID-19, and