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”).
Spanish press have reported that Gibraltar Customs Enforcement Surveyor Colin McHard has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being involved in an accident in La Alcaidesa. According to Europa Press, Mr McHard was arrested by the Policia Local after crashing his motorbike on 17th April.
A portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by the renowned British photographer David Bailey CBE has been released to mark Her Majesty’s 88th birthday which took place yesterday, 21 April.