May 02 - RGP Launch Campaign To Combat Underage Drinking
Officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police have commenced a campaign in order to curb underage drinking.
May 02 - Government Hits Out At GSD’s “Hypocrisy” Over Tobacco Problem In Estates
The Government has said that the GSD’s “hypocrisy” has “sunk to a new low” in the latest exchange in the row over the problems caused by the sale of tobacco in residential areas.
May 02 - ERG Congratulates Workers On May Day
Equality Rights Group has congratulated workers on the celebration of Workers’ Day.
May 02 - May Day Crime Report
Media – Police Reports
Date: From 0630hrs the 30/04/2014 to 0630hrs the 02/05/2014
Apr 30 - GHA Marks National Breast Feeding Awareness Week
GHA Marks National Breast Feeding Awareness Week
During the month of May, the Gibraltar Health Authority will mark National Breast Feeding Awareness week. Pat Rice, Sister at St Bernard’s Maternity Unit was asked why Breast feeding gave babies the best start in life.
An advocate for breast feeding Pat explained the positive benefits for both baby and mother.
Apr 30 - Government Hits Back at GSD Criticism of Gas Power Station
Image depicts the former administration's proposed Lathbury Barracks Power Station
In response to the Opposition’s claims yesterday defending the former administration’s proposed power station, the Government has hit back, insisting that the GSD had 16 years in which to tackle the issues of power generation and power distribution.
On the GSD’s claim that it would have been ‘nearly impossible to pipe gas all the way to Lathbury Barracks, a No.6 statement notes that the administration had already fixed on Lathbury Barracks for their intended site, despite ‘the many advantages to having a gas-fuelled system’.
Apr 30 - GSD Regrets Not Being Invited To May Day Rally
The GSD says it regrets that it has not been invited to the May Day Rally this year. The party says that the move follows what it describes as the "sudden withdrawal" of an invitation by Unite last year for the Leader of the Opposition, Daniel Feetham, to speak at the event following what it claims was pressure from the Chief Minister.
Apr 30 - Chamber Regrets That Change In Working Hours Will Not Coincide With Full E-Government
The Chamber of Commerce has issued a mixed response to the news that the Government will be introducing new working hours for public sector workers as from 12th May. The Chamber says it has been aware of the Government’s intention to introduce these new hours for some time and in principle opposed these as it would lead to disparate working conditions between the public sector and the majority of the private sector.
