New Fire Kit For Gibraltar’s Firefighters
The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service has announced their crews will be receiving a new kit this week. They say this is the biggest kit update in 15 years.
Technical Notice On The Recognition Of Professional Qualifications
The Government has published the following Technical Notice on the recognition of professional qualifications after the end of the Transition Period:
On 31 December 2020, the Transition Period (sometimes also referred to as the “Implementation Period”) under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement will come to an end. The end of the Transition Period will bring an end to the current status quo whereby Gibraltar, its citizens and its business, have enjoyed EU rights. Therefore, subject to the outcome of ongoing negotiations concerning the UK and Gibraltar’s future relationship with the EU, the end of the Transition Period will bring about important changes which Gibraltar, as a whole, will need to be ready for.
COVID-19 Information Update - Tuesday 8th December - 47 Cases
Tuesday 8th December 2020
Total tests done: 97,626
Test results pending: 64
Test results received: 97,562
Confirmed cases: 1,058 (+3)
Active cases: 47 (47: residents / 0: visitor)
Recovered cases: 1004 (+14)
Self-isolation: 390
Positive Cases in COVID-19 Ward: 3
Positive Cases in CCU: 1
Positive Cases in ERS: 0
Deaths from COVID-19: 4
Deaths with COVID-19: 1
Total deaths: 5
A total of 24,590 tests have been carried out so far in the frontline, targeted and systematic sampling. This is included in the above figures.
Of the 3 new resident cases in Gibraltar today, 2 were close contacts of existing active cases.
Technical Call – Cruise Liners ‘Noordam And Zuiderdam’
The Cruise Liner “Noordam & Zuiderdam” are planning to carry out a technical call at Gibraltar on the 7th and 8th December 2020 respectively. The “Noordam” arrived around 17:00hrs yesterday and remained overnight.
AOP Donates £600 To Lions Club
Action on Poverty, an Equality Rights Group (ERG) project formed in coalition with the Gibraltar Private Sector Workers & Pensioners Association (GPSW&PA) and the Community Branch of Unite the Union, has today presented the Lions Club of Gibraltar with a cheque for £600.
