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”).
Following consistent reports of a juvenile Humpback whale in the Bay of Gibraltar, mariners are being asked to be extra vigilant whilst navigating in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.
As from this Thursday it will be an offence for an adult to smoke in an enclosed motor vehicle when there is a child in the vehicle and the vehicle is in a public place. In this context, an ‘adult’ means a person over the age of 18 and a ‘child’ is someone under the age of 18. An ‘enclosed’ vehicle is one that is enclosed wholly or partly by a roof.
Following serious and genuine concerns regarding the fact that there has been an increase in the number of footballs entering the runway from Pitch No 2 at the Bayside Sports Centre, roof netting which covers just under a third of the playing area has been installed.