CORRUPT BARBADOS LEADERS ASSISTED DOMINICA PEPs IN LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME ABROAD THROUGH A SHELL COMPANY NAMED IN THE PANAMA PAPERS

 

Adding to the recent allegations against 93 allegedly corrupt Barbados attorneys, accused of massive and systemic probate and real estate fraud is public outrage over the USD$1.2 bn missing from Dominica's treasury, and documents found in the Panama Papers linking a number of prominent Bajans to corrupt Dominica government leaders, as well as certain Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), including the attorney ANTHONY ASTAPHAN, the adviser to Prime Minister ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, both of whom have been specifically named in Dominica media as involved.

Astaphan

A Panama corporation curiously named the NATIONAL BANK OF DOMINICA, operating out of a Barbados law firm, whose original board of directors included:

ROBERT T M TONG

DR VALDA HENRY

PATRICK PEMBERTON

PHILLIP ROLL

MERVIN RIVIERE

BIRMINGHAM ACKROYD

STEVEN ISIDORE

Skerrit

Allegations of money laundering by the corporate entity deserve an immediate investigation, as well as the activities of all the above-named individuals. Now that corruption in Barbados is being exposed, and finally seeing the light of day, perhaps we can get some answers. Dominicans have long known about this corruption; it is time that Bajans also have this information.