Crime & Safety

While this OSAC report covers the list of countries shown, I have focussed on Barbados: Antigua And Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Martinique (French Antilles), Montserrat, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French/Dutch), Saint Vincent And Grenadines. Read the entire 22 Apr 2008 OSAC report here.

Editor’s Summary:

Both non-violent […]

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Alleged VECO Connection Could Deal a Major Blow to the Republican Party
The shocking indictment of Republican Senator Ted Stevens could hurt the Republican party’s election prospects, and deal a major blow to the country’s efforts to produce more domestic oil.
Here is a quote from fwdailynews.com/Associated Press:
“Stevens is the single most prominent advocate of […]

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Above: Detective with Meyer Lansky (right). Source for text and image Wikipedia.

Lansky broke the Cosa Nostra Stereotype

The Sicilian Cosa Nostra, or Mafia, was a group of family businesses. Blood ties were essential for advancement. Meyer Lansky was not even Italian. He was born […]

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Source: DailyPress.com

The Associated Press

2:55 PM EDT, July 29, 2008

 
LOS ANGELES - A strong earthquake shook Southern California on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. […]

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(To get the most from this post, please read this first: Money Laundering: Are accountants and lawyers potentially just as guilty as the criminals themselves?)

PricewaterhouseCoopers are the external auditors for several large businesses in Barbados including FirstCaribbean Bank International. It is my understanding that PwC is also the external auditor of FCIB (Belize).

The […]

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I came across this special report by Margaret Craig-Bourdin on CAmagazine.com. It dealt with the International Money Laundering Conference held by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Montreal.

Some hard questions were asked about the responsibilities of CAs […]

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UFO enthusiasts received a boost when a former astronaut, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, claimed on a radio interview “that extra-terrestrials have visited Earth on several occasions”, but that there has been a cover up by governments for six decades. Mitchell was the sixth man to walk on the Moon.

The interviewer was predictably dumbfounded, and I noted […]

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Update on the charges against FCIB

Read the entire Jamaica Gleaner story of Friday, July 25, 2008 here. These quotes that will update my earlier post on FCIB:

A court hearing in which FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB) in Belize is facing more than 100 charges has been set for September 4 by that country’s Chief Magistrate […]

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Steve Massiah was born and grew up in Guyana. He played with many of the top cricketers in Guyana including Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels and Daren Ganga. Source Sarah […]

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Above: Map of Jamaica

Summary: The money laundering problem is widespread. The National Commercial Bank Jamaica
Limited had been charged with breaches of the Money Laundering Act back in 2007.

One of NCB’s customers, Olint Corporation Ltd. is currently under investigation. It just won an appeal preventing NCB from closing Olint’s accounts.

Here is an excellent July 2008 YouTube […]

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