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 Government says it would like to set the record straight in respect of what it describes as the “unfair and unfounded allegation” that the GSD has made about the Borders and Coastguards Agency. This shows once again, says Number Six, that the GSD “are happy to jump onto every bandwagon without any knowledge of the facts.”
Representatives from the Health and Safety Laboratory are currently in Gibraltar to meet with those who have raised concerns over the proposed North Mole LNG storage facility.
As from the start of next year, the Primary Care Centre is introducing a new appointment system, to ensure patients can book advance appointments 48-hours in advance.
A Moroccan national has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for the importation of around 100kg of cannabis resin with a street value of £500,000.