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 GSD says it has received complaints from members of the public that Environmental Enforcement Officers have threatened to impose large fines on parents of children fishing with small rods or lines without a licence in well known recreational areas inside the port area.
The Opposition “should not flatter themselves” with the mistaken notion that the Government has advertised the Rooke site because of anything that they have said or done, says Number Six.
Bayside and Westside Drama Group have returned from the United Kingdom with an impressive haul of trophies after taking part in the Duncan Rand Youth One-Act Play Festival, held at Medway Little Theatre in Rochester (Kent).
An updated economic study commissioned by the Chamber of Commerce on the impact of Gibraltar’s economy on the Campo de Gibraltar shows that the Rock continues to grow as a major contributor to the Campo’s economy. Gibraltar increased the Campo’s GDP by £554 million in 2013 and accounted for 1 out of every 4 jobs in the region.