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”).
On the advice of the Judicial Service Commission and after consultation with the Minister for Justice, His Excellency the Governor has today sworn in the Right Honourable Sir Jonathan Parker (pictured below) and the Right Honourable Sir Maurice Kay (pictured left) as Justices of Appeal, in accordance with section 57(2)(a) of the Constitution.
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has told a group of 150 politicians, diplomats and businessmen that Gibraltar represents an unmissable economic opportunity for Spain and the Campo area.
As one of the most prominent features of the Tradewise Chess Festival, the Master Class, held late last week, was hosted by World’s no. 4 rank Veselin Topalov. Topalov presented a strategic game he won against Latvian grandmaster Alexy Shirov on 2004.