Issue Of New Gibraltar £5 Note
The Government has announced the issue of a new £5 Currency Note.
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day has been marked on the 1st December every year since 1988. It is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and to mourning those who have died of the disease. HIV remains a major public health issue and in 2020, 37.7 million people globally were found to be living with HIV with a further 1.5 million new infections.
The remarkable lives of Gibraltar’s swifts uncovered
A paper has just been published by the journal PLOS ONE (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0259656) which reveals the remarkable lives of pallid swifts that nest in the attic of the Gibraltar National Museum. ‘Birds with multiple homes. The annual cycle of the pallid swift (Apus pallidus brehmorum)’ details the incredible exploits of these birds, from when they leave for Africa after breeding until their return the following spring.
GSD Says Restructure Announcement Shows That There Were “Systemic Failures Caused By Government Mismanagement”
The GSD has this evening said that while the GHA restructure announced today is welcome it “shows that there were serious systemic failures in the health service caused by years of Government mismanagement.”
