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”).
Gibraltar International Airport will welcome two new routes to its destinations list for this summer, increasing the number of destinations offered to seven. These additional five weekly flights will increase the total number of weekly departures to 37.
The Government has this afternoon said that the Leader of the Opposition has issued a press release in which he has “repeated statements that he has made when he has asked questions in Parliament to which he has already received answers.” This, says Number Six, “is done presumably on the premise that if you repeat an incorrect statement often enough, people will end up believing it.”
Minister for Traffic, Paul Balban today unveiled the first of a series of countdown timer systems for traffic light crossings. Forming part of the Draft Sustainable Traffic, Transport and Parking Pilot scheme, the first system, launched at the ever-busy crossing on Line Wall Road by City Hall, counts down the seconds left of crossing time, eliminating the flashing amber light sequence for vehicles.
Forming part of the 2015 Gibraltar Spring Festival of Art and Culture, Frontman of Marillion will return to the Rock to perform a unique concert in St. Michael’s Cave on Saturday.