Can Grenadians Trust the NNP
we selling again |
Round two of
the Citizenship by Investment Programme is about to commence. Before the new
Bill was passed, Amb. De Savary let the cat out of
the bag and of course, with
the full knowledge of the“chief”.
Amb. De
Savary recognizes that he can use the new law, even before it was debated and
passed, to his advantage. Grenadians are well aware that that the NNP is hell
bent on walking the same road which led us into the “Hall of Shame” as well as the end of no visa travel to Canada.
What has changed in terms of the key
players? The
high-rollers still remain, Mitchell, Nimrod, Bowen, Modeste- Curwen, and Bhola
et al. In the first round, passports were sold like hot bread at a Bakery
outlet warm and ready to be delivered as soon as the Cheque was delivered. A
retinue of crooks including Eric Resteiner became holders of Grenadian
passports. The history is now conveniently ignored by those, who got a “free-bee”
seat in parliament and are now enjoying the power that goes with it.
Round one
had a legal framework. The issue is that the prior NNP administration had a
tight network that benefitted financially and there are those who are lined up
to taste the honey again. The haste with which the passport management team was
changed gave an early indication of the intent of the administration.
The regime
attempt to soften its international image has been met with quiet amusement as “Mitchnimbo” still remain the main axis
of power. The “soft” image of Steele/Otway-Noel only serves as a façade so
thinly veiled that does little to hide the anatomy of the administration.
Who can
trust the NNP to effect “due diligence”. They were the ones who appointed
Michael Creft as the chief regulator for the Offshore Banking sector. Ask
Anthony Boatswain about the affidavit that he signed where it was admitted that
US$ 474 Million was stolen or otherwise made to disappear through the First
Bank. This is due diligence at its best.
The next
thing that Amb De Savary let out of the bag is that he advised his perspective
clients to use the law office of the wife of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
transact business as it relates to the Citizenship Program. Isn’t this a case
of conflict of interest?
The NNP will
crow that the NDC had embarked on a similar program. The difference is that the
international community had far more confidence in the Tillman Thomas
administration as it relates to honesty and transparency in the conduct of the
nation’s affairs.
Round two
will suffer the same fate as round one because as Grenville people say is “same
khaki pants” and a leopard cannot change its spots. Never!!!
By Arthur
Kallick
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