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”).
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.
The Gibraltar National Dance Organisation has started its selection process for dancers to compete at the forthcoming IDO European Show Dance Championships that will be held in Gibraltar in October 2015.
This is the full text of the speech delivered by the Chief Minister in Madrid earlier this week.
DISCURSO
Del Ministro Principal de Gibraltar Hon Fabian R Picardo QCMPen el Hotel Palace, Madrid
Muchas gracias a todos los que habéis acceptado nuestra invitacion a escuchar este discurso en el cual expondré en primera persona los objectivos y los puntos de vista del Gobierno de Gibraltar.
Seasoned local chess player Freddie Poggio once again took the Gibraltar prize in the amateurs section of the Tradewise Chess Festival. The annual festival, which is held at the Caleta Hotel, ends today.