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 notes that, days after his confirmation in Parliament that there is a significant problem with Government over-spending, Mr Bossano, the Minister for Inward Investment, “continues to raise serious doubts about the state of Government finances.”
Another Tradewise Chess Festival Master Class was presented by women’s world champion, Chinese 20 year old Hou Yifan who revealed details of her plans for 2015.
Hou explained that she would not defend her world title in March this year during a knock event in Sochi Russia where the Women’s World Championship will be held next month, as she has a prior commitment at a chess tournament in Hawaii.
The Ministry of Culture in conjunction with Gibraltar Cultural Services, as part of their development programme, will once again be supporting all Gibraltarian artists who take part in the Royal Academy’s Summer Arts Exhibition or the National Portrait Gallery BP Portrait Award.
Sandra Skuszka, Head of VAT Services at KPMG Gibraltar, has recently been appointed as Head of Indirect Tax for KPMG Islands Group, providing leadership to the indirect tax specialists in all of KPMG’s member firms in offshore jurisdictions. KPMG Islands Group is a regional network of KPMG member firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services with more than 2,000 professionals working together to deliver value in Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Malta, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands.