The GSD has released a set of questions it feels the Minister for Financial Services and Gaming, Albert Isola, should answer. The party says that the Government “have not been open and transparent in respect of the failure by Minister Albert Isola to declare his part ownership of Artnell Associates Ltd, a Bahamian company, in his MP’s Declaration of Interest.”
The Gibraltar World Music Festival is organizing an event at Casemates Square for the afternoon of the 22nd June called ‘Rio Carnival’. The event will give an opportunity to Gibraltar to discover Brazilian culture. With this objective, the GWMF is preparing a fancy dress competition and invites the public to participate and demonstrate its creativity. Towards the end of the event, the jury will select the best three participants who will receive an award.
The Commander British Forces, Commodore Ian McGhie yesterday presented seven former Defence Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) officers with a Long Service and Good Conduct (LS & GC) Medal.
The local law firm Isolas and the Fiduciary Group have issued a joint statement following the recent political exchanges in relation to a Bahamian company called Artnell Associates Limited which was linked by the ‘Panama Papers’ to the Minister for Financial Services and Gaming, Albert Isola.
Paul Astengo, Senior Executive with Gibraltar Finance will be attending the WealthBriefing European Awards ceremony on 19th May at the Guildhall, London. Gibraltar Finance has been shortlisted as one of four finalists in the “International Finance Centre” category.
The GSD has today called on the Government to examine what it calls the “continued poor upkeep” of the North Front Cemetery and ensure the site is in an appropriate condition. At present, says the party, it appears that the cemetery has been “all but abandoned with no effective maintenance program in place”.