GBC Open Day raises £118,000 despite Covid-19 restrictions
GBC Open Day presenters Michael Beltran, Kelly-Anne Borge and Stefan Borge. Pic: GBC 17th December 2020
The GBC Open Day prevailed raising over £118,000 despite the difficult economic climate caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The annual event had its challenges with the Radio Gibraltar roadshow cancelled due to Covid restrictions.
Instead, the Radio Gibraltar team broadcast from the studio, clinching donations totalling £33,333.
After this GBC continued with its television programming and involved the community in its classic comedy skits, musical performances and raffles.
“Having raised over £118,000 during Open Day 2020 and climbing, I can only praise the ever-generous Gibraltarian public and businesses for supporting GBC yet again,” GBC CEO Gerard Teuma said.
Radio Gibraltar pulls in donations on GBC Open Day dampened by Covid
The new cash pipe for GBC Open Day outside Broadcasting House. Pic: Johnny Bugeja 16th December 2020
Despite getting off to a slow start, the annual GBC Open Day raised £33,333 through its Radio Gibraltar efforts on Wednesday.
The event had been impacted by Covid-19 as restrictions resulted in the Radio Gibraltar roadshow at the Piazza being cancelled. Instead, the team broadcast live from the studio.
This meant the Open Day has lost donations from passers-by, although it received some traction thanks to a new drive-by cash pipe introduced on the side of Broadcasting House.
‘Give the gift of not having Covid this Christmas’, Public Health Director says
STOCK IMAGE. PIC: Nataliya Vaitkevich/Pexels 16th December 2020
“Don’t give Covid-19 as a present to your friends and relatives this Christmas”, the Director of Public Health, Dr Sohail Bhatti, has said, as he urged people to restrict gatherings of the festive period.
Christmas is traditionally the time for family reunions and parties, but Dr Bhatti has urged Gibraltarians to hold smaller gatherings with those already in their social bubble.
Dr Bhatti reinforced previous messages by advising the public to meet their friends and family virtually this Christmas and to avoid or delay Christmas parties.
Rapid Covid-19 testing service to open at Gib Airport
Pic: Eyleen Gomez 14th December 2020
A Rapid Covid-19 Testing Service will be introduced shortly at the airport offering a 30-minute turnaround on results, the Director of Public Health, Dr Sohail Bhatti, has told the Chronicle.
The Rapid Testing Service is being set up outside Gibraltar International Airport and is aimed at visitors without a GHA card, with Dr Bhatti stressing Gibraltarians should continue to use the Covid-19 drive-through service instead.
The speed of the new service will come at the cost of accuracy and Dr Bhatti is advising any students arriving in Gibraltar not to use this in place of their pre-booked tests.
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