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”).
Charles Durante, a retired English teacher, and art teacher Kristel Turner, have teamed up to present a Dante for our times. The talk, which takes place this evening, will introduce Dante's Divine Comedy, exploring the structure, main incidents, characters, and poetry of this masterpiece of world literature. It will highlight the most moving encounters in the three sections of Dante's poem: the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. The exhibition will showcase Kristel's compositions, based on her interpretation of the Comedy, but providing Dante's medieval cast with a Gibraltarian setting.
The Government stresses that it is “not ducking any questions whatsoever” as it has been accused of doing by the Opposition in the latest exchanges over its traffic and transport plan. The Government argues that what the Opposition needs to understand is that the STTPP has been a “very thorough piece of work; a document that will form the plan for the next 20 years or more.”
The Minister for Sport, Steven Linares, has sent his warmest congratulations to 8-year old Sebastian Desoisa who came second in his age group last week's European Championship event hosted by U.S. Kids Golf. The competition included fifty young golfers from all over the world.