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”).
Customs officers this morning disrupted an attempt to unlawfully export a commercial quantity of cigarettes
The incident saw a Spanish registered vehicle driving into the loop exit road to Spain at Winston Churchill Avenue where it was stopped and challenged by Customs officers.
Following news that a letter containing ‘analysis, innuendo and accusations made by the seven members of the Opposition’ was sent to the Financial Secretary, No 6 has insisted that the stunt is ‘nothing more than cheap political theatre for dramatic effect.’
Following last year’s massively successful Face and Body painting festival in Gibraltar, organisers, the Gibraltar Face and Body Paint Association made the decision to host yet another spectacular event, promising contests, workshops, demos and exhibitions by award winning artists and photographers.
Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, continued his familiarisation of British Forces Gibraltar with a visit to the Royal Gibraltar Regiment yesterday.