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”).
The Chief Secretary, Glendon Martinez, travelled to London this week for a series of high-level meetings. Glendon Martinez was joined by the Gibraltar Representative to the United Kingdom Dominique Searle, Political Officer Guy Dumas and Daniella Payas from the Office of the Chief Secretary.
The Department of Public Health is asking for the public’s support in an academic research project focusing on nutrition in a selection of British Overseas Territories for people aged 14-49 years, who live or work in Gibraltar. Registered Dietitian and Doctoral candidate at the Department of Population Health Sciences at Newcastle University Hannah Jones is conducting research on the dietary habits in a number of UK Overseas Territories.
As continuation of her outreach programme focusing on the elderly members of our community, Her Worship the Mayor Ms Carmen Gomez GMD visited John Cochrane Ward at St Bernard’s Hospital.