Apr 23 - Grand Home Care Informed That GHA Will Be Terminating 10 Positions At St Bernard's Hospital
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Grand Home Care (GHC) says they were contacted on their out of hours emergency number by a GHA member of Staff on Saturday 14th April at approximately 0930hrs. During the call, GHC were informed that the GHA would be terminating 10 positions with immediate effect. These positions are support workers carrying out their duties at St Bernard’s Hospital. The reason for the terminations, as communicated to GHC, was that the GHA was doing away with agency workers.
Independent MP Lawrence Llamas has called for greater transparency and communication within the GHA after staff have agreed on a walk-out following a meeting with Unite the Union. 
His Excellency the Governor, Lieutenant General Edward Davis CB CBE KStJ is delighted to confirm that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of boy at 11:01 am UK time today, 23rd April 2018.
Carbon emissions from power generation in Gibraltar have dropped significantly for the third consecutive year, the Government of Gibraltar said in a statement today. 
The Ministry of Equality continues to develop its work on gender equality, of which one of the key strands is the promotion of equality and greater gender diversity in the workplace, which is central to the advancement of women and to reducing the earnings gap that exists between men and women in Gibraltar.
GHA staff will be staging a walk-out after meeting with Unite the Union this morning.
Despite the anxiety caused by Brexit negotiations, the Cross Frontier Group is keen to emphasise the quiet progress that can be made. Both during negotiations and with arrangements post-Brexit.
Last Saturday evening, Kitchen Studios held their second pop up event, 'No Cuadros', at The Kasbar and received a brilliant turnout with entries from a range of different local artists.
The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia and the Minister for Education, John Cortes presented awards to the winners of the Commonwealth essay competition last Friday. This comes in the week where Gibraltar has been represented at a number of events which were organised around the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London. The competition itself was conducted around Commonwealth Day last month and it attracted over sixty entries. Students were given the title ‘Our connection with the Commonwealth’ and asked to write an essay.
The Lasting Powers of Attorney and Capacity Act 2018 has come into operation today, making provision for lasting powers of attorneys, advance decisions, as well as safeguards once mental capacity has been lost. It will allow individuals a greater level of decision-making power when it comes to their mental capacity and planning ahead.