SAINT LUCIA PUSHES BACK AT THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE BY ANNOUNCING A NEW OCEANFRONT MARRIOTT CBI HOTEL PROJECT BY THE ROGUE CARIBBEAN GALAXY GROUP

The same day that the United States, of behalf of itself, the United Kingdom and the Members of the European Union, warned Saint Vincent against adopting a new Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program, and recognizing China over Taiwan, Saint Lucia Minister of Investment ERNEST HILAIRE confirmed the new MARRIOTT hotel project on Vigie Beach, which is a CARIBBEAN GALAXY REAL ESTATE GROUP project.

Minister Ernest Hilaire

Galaxy, which is Chinese-owned and controlled, was literally thrown out of Saint Kitts & Nevis for selling tens of thousands of CBI passports at illegal discounts as much as 60%, to Chinese nationals, with zero due diligence performed on applicants, a number of whom have been subsequently arrested and indicted in the U.S. and elsewhere, for crimes and illegal intelligence activity.

Granting Galaxy the right to sell this Marriott project, which will involve the sale of economic citizenships with CBI St. Lucia passports, is a slap in the face at the U.S. and Europe, whom have bluntly stated that they consider CBI to constitute a serious national security threat. Recent efforts by Saint Lucians to obtain visas to enter the United States, have been denied by the American Embassy in Barbados, and additional U.S. restrictions and even sanctions, based upon Saint Lucia's stubborn insistence upon continuing its corrupt and dangerous CBI program, are certain to be accelerated by news that this Galaxy-administered project has not been terminated.

The Trump administration has made no secret of its opposition to the continued operation of the SLC CBI program, and Galaxy's role in money laundering, fraud and corruption in the five EC states that sell economic citizenship, and this news about the Vigie Beach hotel project will further isolate Saint Lucia on the international scene. Given the American position on CBI, Saint Lucia's leaders are clearly choosing to play with diplomatic and economic fire, a game which they cannot win, and which could seriously result in damage on a number of political and financial front.

VALENTIN ZLATEV: THE NEW EASTERN EUROPEAN PARTNER OF ST. LUCIA MINISTER FOR INVESTMENT ERNEST HILAIRE

St. Lucia Minister Ernest Hilaire

Saint Lucia has a short memory. Not long ago, the Rock Hall project was being promoted as the next transformative development for the island. Behind it stood BEMAX, a Balkan construction firm with deep political entanglements in Montenegro and a controversial reputation in its home region. I exposed the background.; I raised the red flags. I detailed the political connections and reputational risks surrounding the project’s principals. Shortly thereafter, the Saint Lucia government cancelled the Bemax contract. Draw your own conclusions. What cannot be denied is that once scrutiny intensified, the project collapsed. Due diligence matters — especially when passports, banking access, and sovereign credibility are involved.

Now a new Eastern European name steps forward: Valentin Zlatev, and once again, the gatekeeper on the St. Lucia side is Ernest Hilaire. From Russian Oil Power Broker to Caribbean Resort Developer, Zlatev was not forged in tourism. He built his career as the longtime head of Lukoil Bulgaria, the dominant Russian oil operator in the country. For years, Bulgarian media described him as one of the most powerful businessmen in the nation — operating at the intersection of energy, politics, and influence. His name surfaced repeatedly in investigative reporting connected to alleged political proximity to senior leadership, market dominance controversies, and the “Barcelonagate” inquiry involving a luxury Spanish property and disputed funding trails.

Velentin Zlatov

To be precise: Zlatev has not been convicted of criminal wrongdoing in relation to these matters. Some investigations concluded without charges.But controversy does not vanish because charges are absent. Reputation travels. And it has now arrived in Saint Lucia. The Grand Hyatt Project. Zlatev is associated with the proposed Grand Hyatt Saint Lucia Resort in Choiseul — marketed as a flagship luxury development, promising jobs and capital inflows.

The pitch sounds familiar. Foreign investor; Big promises; Strategic land; Long-term concessions. Saint Lucia operates a Citizenship-by-Investment program. That means the stakes are not just about hotel rooms; They are about financial credibility, visa access, correspondent banking relationships, and geopolitical alignment.

The Pattern Is the Story; First Rock Hall.Now Choiseul. Eastern European capital with complicated political histories continues to find entry into Saint Lucia’s most sensitive economic channels. ERNEST HILAIRE is the minister responsible for investment promotion.  If he opens the door, he owns the vetting. If Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre places unquestioning confidence in that vetting, then the political responsibility climbs even higher.

SLC PM Philip J. Pierre;Willful blindness

Conclusion: When I exposed Bemax, the contract did not survive public scrutiny. Now another Eastern European power figure with a controversial public history enters the island’s development landscape. Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre may blindly trust Ernest Hilaire, 

But America is watching. And in today’s geopolitical climate, every investor carries more than capital.

Some carry baggage; and baggage has a way of surfacing.

US ADVISES ST. VINCENT NOT TO START A CBI PROGRAM, WARNING THAT THE U.S., U.K. AND EU REGARD SUCH PROGRAMS AS A NATIONAL SECURITY RISK; IT ALSO SAYS NOT TO CHANGE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS FROM TAIWAN TO CHINA

In a move that demonstrates America and Europe now regard Citizenship by Investment (CBI) economic passport programs as a direct security threat, The United States has strongly advised the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines against creating a new CBI program. America further advised the Caribbean island state not to switch its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, as such a step could have serious economic consequences for the St. Vincent domestic economy, which could also negatively affect the heavily in debt Eastern Caribbean economic system. Outstanding loans potentially being declared in default by creditors, and the devaluation of the East Caribbean Dollar are among the consequences mentioned.

The fact that such advice has been delivered at the highest levels of government in St. Vincent was publicly disclosed in a session of the country's House of Assembly, its Parliament, by the Leader of the Opposition, former Prime Minister RALPH GONSALVES, as the present government has thus far
concealed this information from its constituents. Caribbean governments often keep their citizens in the dark regarding actions which could adversely affect their personal welfare.

The impact of the announcement will reverberate throughout the five EC states that presently sell economic citizenships, as they digest the fact that CBI programs in the Caribbean are now an endangered species, and the United States is now more forcefully stating that their continued existence could result in serious economic problems, in a region already beset with staggering public debt services, troubled domestic economies, and a growing dependence upon a controlling Chinese economic burden.

RAMPANT VOTER FRAUD AND OPEN BUYING OF VOTES MAR BARBADOS' NATIONAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 11

Multiple reports of open distribution of envelopes containing cash being doled out by Barbados Labour Party hacks in red t-shirts has confirmed that tomorrow's Feb. 11 Barbados election has been bought and paid for by the incumbent BLP. First-hand witnesses report Prime Minister MIA MOTTLEY herself handing out cash in businesses and bars, in local currency BBD$1500 to $2500; Minister WILFRED ABRAHAMS PERSONALLY laying out a wad of cash at a bar; government ministers are said to themselves diverting $200 of the $250 to be issued to each individual voter, and giving the balance around, to insure BLP votes. Mottley has personally been very busy in in the St John constituency  giving out  money to shops and bars;That's where the Opposition leader is running.

Tomorrow's election will be little more than an obscenity professing to be a democracy at work; we can only hope that the Trump administration is watching these disgusting events unfold in full sight of the American Embassy, which has in the past pointedly ignored domestic politics. Let the IMF and the World Bank see how an autocratic one-party state perpetuates itself ad infinitum; corruption rearing it ugly head in the full light of day.

Attached is a summary of Barbados' systemic voter fraud, written by a former journalist with the local Nation newspaper. No wonder many religious Bajans are praying today.

CHINESE CAREER CRIMINAL WHO USED SAINT KITTS & NEVIS CBI PASSPORT TO ENTER THE US SENTENCED IN ABSENTIA TO 20 YEARS FOR MONEY LAUNDERING

How many Chinese nationals, who use SAINT KITTS CBI PASSPORTS sold by CARIBBEAN GALAXY GROUP to commit crimes in America, do we have to see in our courts, before the United States comes in and shuts down the SKN passport sales program, as a national security threat from China?

HENG SHENG GROUP ENGAGES IN A FRAUDULENT TRANSFER TO EVADE A $400,000 JUDGMENT CREDITOR AND DUBAI IS COMPLICIT

If you saw the recent report, appearing on LINKEDIN, detailing the $400,000 default judgment awarded in court against the HENG SHENG GROUP (HS) in Dubai, you know that the Chinese-owned Citizenship by Investment (CBI) company curiously did not defend the lawsuit, although it has a significant corporate presence in the UAE. HS then shut down its operations there, and immediately afterwards reopened under another name. That is against the law in most countries, and can even constitute a crime.

To the non-lawyers out there, such an action constitutes a fraudulent conveyance to avoid a judgment creditor, and in most jurisdictions, it can be set aside by the courts, which can even go further and, in what is known as Piercing the Corporate Veil, reach the successor company's assets, even if they only hold customer lists, goodwill, or other valuable assets. This is the commission of a fraud upon the court, as well as the creditor.

We ask, why did the authorities in "business friendly" Dubai tolerate this fraud? The benign neglect of rogue CBI passport-selling companies is apparently how DUBAI authorities govern; we know it completely ignored the illegal discounting of passport sales prices for years, and wonder whether bribes were paid to insure that Heng Sheng's fraudulent transfer would go unpunished. 

Remember, HS is also known to have returned to the illegal discounting of passport prices in Grenada, notwithstanding that Grenada signed an international agreement to cease and desist in that illicit practice; Heng Sheng has zero respect for this, or any law. 

The case illustrates that even the largest players in the investment migration industry have nothing but contempt for the Rule of Law, and investors who believe they can bring a civil suit if things so south with their own CBI purchase should govern themselves accordingly.

ANGUILLA REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE FINDINGS AND RULING OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION

As we have shown in our previous articles, our whistleblower obtained a favorable ruling in litigation in a court in St. Maarten, against the attorney who committed the fraud, with the aid and assistance of of both public and private parties. When the whistleblower attempted to secure cooperation from the Registrar of Companies, here is an extract from his response. This response is from the same Registry of Companies in Anguilla that submitted a document to the same foreign court in Sint Maarten to assist the failed action by the fraudster ELVIA MOENIR-ALAM.

In truth and in fact, not only did the Registrar advise that official Anguilla does not recognize the findings of a St. Maarten Court, they essentially stated, on the record, that their policy is to not assist any party for any purpose. Given this lack of cooperation, our investigation, and these articles, shall continue to detail the scandal; stay tuned.

( from Page 2 of the St. Maarten judgment)

CORRUPTION IN DOMINICA STARTED TWO DECADES AGO, AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRIME MINISTER ROOSEVELT SKERRIT

Further to our recent articles regarding the widespread illegal sale of Caribbean diplomatic passports to transnational white collar criminals, sanctions evaders and money launderers, look at the attached image, showing that Dominica Prime Minister ROOSEVELT SKERRIT was involved in directly selling a number of diplomatic passports to whomever had millions of US Dollars in hand, to pay him. This is just one of the reasons why the United States has in essence blacklisted the Commonwealth of Dominica, its citizens, its CBI passport holders, and its totally corrupt Labour Party leadership.

Stephen Isidore

Readers wondering who PM Skerrit's attorney STEPHEN ISIDORE is, he's the lawyer who was charged with stealing six million dollars from his law firm, a case that never went to trial, which tells you something about the corruption in Dominica's justice system. Isidore was also accused of hiring someone to commit arson against the senior law partner who brought the court case against him. One of Skerrit's other local lawyers, ANTHONY ASTAPHAN, who coincidentally also represented Isidore, got an order suppressing media coverage of the case. There is little press freedom in Dominica.

Anthony Astaphan

In a country ruled by an autocratic leader, his associates are never held to account for their crimes, and the Rule of Law simply doesn't exist. You do not want to ever advise a client to invest in Roosevelt Skerrit's Dominica, lest the court system, slanted in favor of locals, gets their hands on your assets. Nit only will you lose your entire investment, you may also end up on prison on trumped-up charges, supported by Roosevelt Skerrit and his influential Chinese advisors.

Roosevelt Skerrit

HENG SHENG CBI FRAUD IN GRENADA EXPOSED BY INSIDER

This scandal is unfolding in plain sight, driven by public statements made by a former employee of the Heng Sheng–linked CBI operation, who is now openly accusing his former employer of conduct that appears to cross the line from unethical business practices into potential financial and document fraud within Grenada’s citizenship-by-investment (CBI) program. The disclosures are not anonymous;They are not being leaked quietly to regulators. They are posted publicly, visible to banks, compliance officers, foreign governments, and law‑enforcement agencies worldwide.

From discounting to document fraud; In a detailed LinkedIn post, Galli Kureleh, formerly associated with the Heng Sheng–connected Grenada National Resort project, alleged that CBI discounting has resumed—but now through a structure that dramatically escalates legal exposure. According to Kureleh, applicants are allegedly being issued “cash payment” receipts showing the full required CBI price, while the actual wired amount reflects a discounted payment. If accurate, this describes a dual‑track misrepresentation scheme: one financial narrative submitted to Grenadian authorities, and another reflecting the true amount transferred. This is no longer a commercial dispute; It is false documentation submitted to a sovereign state.

Grenadian authorities have been accused of looking the other way. Most damaging of all, Kureleh does not limit his allegations to private actors. He states publicly that Grenadian authorities are effectively closing their eyes to this conduct, questioning why documentation that allegedly fails to reflect actual financial flows is being accepted at all. Kureleh explicitly pointed to the Investment Migration Agency Grenada as the authority accepting these so‑called “cash receipts,” despite the apparent discrepancy between receipts and actual wire transfers. If true, this constitutes regulatory willful blindness. He also disclosed that 30,000 to 40,000 passports will be issued just for Heng Sheng CBI, and they will all be shortly appearing in person in Grenada, acting as best friends of the native-born Grenadian citizens.

Direct Accountability at the top: Oversight responsibility ultimately rests with Thomas Anthony, Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Migration Agency Grenada, the government body legally mandated to enforce compliance, verify source of funds, and protect the integrity of the Grenadian passport. Given the public and technically specific nature of these allegations, the silence from the agency raises serious questions about enforcement and oversight.

There is escalating political and U.S. legal exposure. Responsibility does not stop at the agency level. If Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell fails to take immediate and visible action, this matter risks rapidly moving outside Grenada’s jurisdictional control. According to Kureleh’s allegations, the U.S. banking system is being used to wire funds connected to these transactions. The moment U.S. correspondent banks are involved, jurisdiction attaches automatically. At that point, this becomes a United States Federal matter potentially involving wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, and false statements to U.S. financial institutions. Kureleh could become a material witness in a U.S. Federal CBI fraud investigation if supporting documentation emerges.

Money laundering, misrepresentation and applicant endangerment could now exist. If substantiated, these practices expose applicants to passport revocation, visa bans by the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union, and permanent inclusion in financial‑crime and intelligence databases. The result is the end of plausible deniability. When insiders publicly accuse promoters and regulators alike, the window for plausible deniability closes rapidly. Silence becomes evidence of tolerance.

In a final assessment, These remain allegations, not judicial findings. But they are public, specific, technically detailed, and involve the U.S. banking system. The question is no longer whether this will be examined, but who will be held accountable when financial records are finally compared line by line.

CONVICTED BVI PREMIER ANDREW FAHIE FILES HIS BRIEF OF APPELLANT, CLAIMING THE TRIAL JUDGE COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR

ANDREW FAHIE, the convicted and imprisoned former Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), serving eleven years for money laundering and drug trafficking, claims on appeal that the trial judge in his case committed error when he refused to admit evidence of prior misconduct of the undercover individual in his case. BRADY vs. MARYLAND and GIGLIO vs. UNITED STATES are two landmark American decisions that stand for the proposition that evidence of the credibility of a witness used at trial cannot be withheld from the jury, as the trier of fact.

Remember though that there was ample other evidence to convict Fahie; his co-defendants' testimony, video and audio recordings of his willingness to enter into a criminal conspiracy to allow cocaine to transit the BVI with impunity, in exchange for payments to him and others.

Additionally, there are persistent rumors that Fahie has already made a proffer, an offer of specific testimony, to the US Attorney, implicating others in criminal conduct, in an effort to receive a Rule 35 sentence reduction. Was it accepted, and is this appellate brief just a smokescreen to confuse potential new co-defendants? The mystery continues.

PUSHBACK FROM SAINT KITTS AFTER WE EXPOSE CIU CHAIRMAN CALVIN ST. JUSTE FOR DEMANDING BRIBES AND KICKBACKS FOR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT (CBI) PASSPORTS

Calvin St. Juste

If you read our recent article SAINT KITTS, BRING BACK LES KHAN,
https://lnkd.in/eJ4cXSnU , you know that I have outed the current leader of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment (CIU) agency, CALVIN ST. JUSTE, who sales agents and developers have asserted is demanding they pay him bribes and kickbacks, before he will accept applications, or grant any requests for service from the CIU.

After I wrote the article, I received an inquiry from Dwyer Astaphan, requesting the evidence that I have regarding the details I cited in my story. My source in Saint Kitts for the information has been a valuable, and truthful, resource for the past ten years. If Mr. Astaphan wishes to see the evidence, he is welcome to come to the United States, and meet me in my office in Miami Beach, to review it. I have forwarded it to American law enforcement.

Apparently. the truth was a bit too much for Chairman St. Juste to bear; his response:
(1) To complain to Google, which operates my blog, alleging that my truths about his criminal misconduct constituted harassment, and pleading for the article to be deleted; No such deletion has occurred.
(2) Crying to one of Saint Kitts' best known apologists, who then wrote a piece of Facebook, saying that my story was not correct, and that St. Juste was an honest and loyal son of his country, who would never engage in corruption. In truth and in fact , the writer of that article is well known to have prostituted himself by selling out to one of the investment migration industry's largest seller of economic passports, and thus disqualifying him for accepting blood money to tout CBI and St. Juste.

 We note that St. Juste has not denied that he has demanded, and then received, illegal compensation, for simply doing his job. If Saint Kitts' government does not terminate him, forthwith, then the entire CBI program should be blacklisted by all potential applicants, as it is corrupt to the core, and PM TERRANCE DREW should resign in disgrace, for allowing such a travesty to continue.