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”).
As from 0900hrs tomorrow morning and until 1400hrs, officers of the RGP’s Traffic Department will be manning a display at the front of the Piazza in Main Street depicting a traffic collision / accident scene.
The Office for Consumer Affairs today launched their annual Christmas Campaign in an effort to ensure that both consumers and traders are aware of their rights and obligations. The campaign kicked off with a stall at the Piazza offering leaflets and advice to the general public.
The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society has expressed concern over costal protection works being carried out along the Camp Bay coastline. They claim that the works, although attributed to emergency measures, should have followed ‘the proper procedures’ having sought advice from local expertise.
The Gibraltar Port Authority’s international marketing strategy to promote the Rock as a maritime centre of excellence continued with the participation by Captain of the Port Commodore Bob Sanguinetti in the Mediterranean Bunker Conference, recently organised by the global petrochemical giant Platts, in Barcelona.