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 GSD says it notes what it calls the “extraordinary reaction” from No. 6 Convent Place to the Leader of the Opposition’s New Year Message. The party says that the response “betrays a nervousness that simply reinforces valid concerns by people” as to the Government’s management of the public finances of this community. It is also understandable, says the Opposition, that there should be those concerns when, according to the Chief Minister, “we went from financial ruin to the land of milk and honey in only a few months after the last General Election with the Government spending money as if it were about to go out of fashion.”
The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, left for Brussels today for a series of meetings and in order to visit the Gibraltar exhibition which opened at the European Parliament yesterday.
Last week 19-year-old British National Megan Parry appeared before the Magistrates Court on charges of unlawful possession of 24 grams of Cannabis Resin with intent to Supply, unlawful possession of the said drugs and handling stolen goods.
The Gibraltar Sports & Leisure Authority(GSLA) work in partnership with the Physical Activities Association for Mature Older Adults (PAAMOA) to bring seniors in Gibraltar a programme of sport and physical activities aimed at ensuring the ‘Look After Yourself’ philosophy, no matter what age.