The Government says it notes, “with disappointment”, the European Parliament’s objection, today, to the entry into force of the European Commission’s decision to remove certain jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, from the EU’s list of ‘high-risk’ third-countries with strategic deficiencies as regards anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”).
A team from the Gibraltar Tourist Board (GTB) and the Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) are currently participating in the Seatrade Cruise Global cruise and shipping convention being held in Miami from 8th to 11th April.
Inspector Sean Perera of the Royal Gibraltar Police, who heads the local INTERPOL office, is currently attending the 15th INTERPOL Annual Heads of NCB Conference in Lyon, France.
Yesterday afternoon, RGP Fraud Squad officers arrested 45-year-old Jean Duplex Nounkeu, a Cameroon-born French national, on suspicion of Fraud by False Representation.
The GSD say it calls on the Government to "pause and reflect" on the creation of a new digital services authority and to pursue overdue policies instead.