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 Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau has announced two new magnificently designed variations of the Gibraltar Silver Royal, a legal tender coin with a face value of £15 containing one troy ounce of pure fine silver with a millesimal fineness of 999 (99.9%).
The Government notes that considerable misinformation is being circulated in sectors of the Spanish media regarding the reclamation project at the North Mole in connection with the new power station.
Pending the publication of the full Report on the Dr Giraldi Home Inquiry, the Opposition, at this stage, says it welcomes the fact that out of a voluminous and exhaustive document, comprising 4 volumes, 16 chapters and 10 annexes, the Chief Minister’s brief conclusion of the same is simply that “any instances of mismanagement, misconduct and malpractice at the Home were infrequent and at the lower age of the scale for this type of behaviour”.