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”).
On Thursday 30th November, from 12:00 to 18:30 The Convent will once again host its Christmas Fair. This annual event held in the historical setting of The Convent raises money for locally registered Charities.
His Excellency the Governor David Steel, the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia hosted Gibraltar’s Religious Leaders for a one minute Silent Reflection for Peace this morning at No 6 Convent Place.
In the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, a local man who was a juvenile at the time of the offence (and therefore cannot be named) was disqualified for 18 months, sentenced to 192 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £95 in compensation, after pleading guilty to a charge of Dangerous Driving.