Surgery Cancellations, Gibraltar Literary Festival, Insurance Programme, Assisted Travel Team

The Government has dismissed claims by the GSD linking recent elective surgery cancellations at St Bernard’s Hospital to wider systemic issues, saying the disruption was due to an isolated staffing problem. The Health Minister has apologised to affected patients saying this was an isolated and highly unusual incident. Gemma Arias Vasquez has been speaking to our reporter Iain Triay Clarence.Politics, history, monarchy, crime, sports, music and memoirs are just some of the genres that will feature in the 2025 Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival. Gibraltar Cultural Services has confirmed a further eight authors, including another headliner: Conservative MP and former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, Sir Jeremy Hunt! The festival is the brainchild of Chief Culture Officer Seamus Byrne.Are you considering a step towards a new career? The Ministry of Employment and the Gibraltar Insurance Institute are hoping to help people who want to enter work in insurance. It’s a programme that has run for the past four years. This is year five. It is directed at young people and giving them skills and helping them to be job ready. We spoke to the President of the Gibraltar Insurance Institute, Nicholas Pecino.A lovely moment last week for Francis Avellano who was formally recognised for his dedicated service and outstanding contributions as a member of the Assisted Travel Team at Gibraltar International Airport. He’s been described by airport manager Terrence Lopez as someone who is “clearly a natural at what he does, has a permanent smile on his face, and is always eager to help." We invited Francis and Terrence to the studio, alongside Annie Risso of Special Olympics Gibraltar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.