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”).
The Government has today announced that a limited number of seated tickets for the Gibraltar Music Festival, are still available, as are general entry tickets. Parents are reminded that children aged 12 and under can get in for free and tickets are available to ticket-holding parents and guardians from the John Mackintosh Hall between 10am and 2pm, Monday to Friday.
YGTV has received an eyewitness report that a man dressed in blue and carrying a shoulder bag was asking tourists in this morning’s border queue to pay a toll to enter Gibraltar. The man was seen attempting to place stickers on cars and also approached pedestrians.
Officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a 57 year old local man being found suffering from serious injuries at Laguna Estate at around 7.30am this morning. Investigations so far suggest that the injuries are consistent with a fall from considerable height.
This morning at 10am, frontier delays were back in full force. Queues to enter Gibraltar were caused by strict Guardia Civil checks of both vehicles and motorbikes. Officers were also on hand to stop pedestrians on their way into Gibraltar to question the purpose of their visit.