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”).
Yesterday afternoon HM Customs stopped a 25 year old local male resident at the pedestrian channel as he arrived from Spain. Following a search, officers found four wrappers concealed inside a greeting card. These contained a white powder which tested positive to Cocaine with an approximate weight of two grams.
The RGP has said that, although the Commissioner of Police was aware that the Guardia Civil are invited every year by both the Convent and Commander British Forces Gibraltar to attend the Queen’s Birthday Parade and Garden Party, he was nevertheless unaware that the Guardia Civil had accepted the invitation and would be attending this year's event, let alone that they would do so in uniform.
The Gibraltar Spring Visual Arts Exhibition organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is being held at the John Mackintosh Hall from 17th June to 23rd June.