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”).
Friday evening’s Premier League match between Lincoln and College Europa at the Victoria Stadium was stopped some 10 minutes before the final whistle after a small explosion occurred in one of the floodlights. The Fire Brigade was called and the stadium was evacuated.
Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port Neil Costaintroduced the hugely successful inaugural ‘Gibraltar Lecture’ by African author Ben Okri at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival.
Mr Okri was one of the big names that took part in the Gibraltar Gibunco Literary Festival in 2013.