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A Digression on Civility and Incivility in Politics
by Swinburne Lestrade The silliness, mischief and shenanigans that characterised the last few weeks, indeed the entire four-year term, of a certain Donald J. Trump have me reflecting on the issue of civility and incivility in politics. There were huge incivilities on display in the USA, as there were in nature Isle of Dominica. Incivility is the most generous term that we can use to describe much of Trump’s behaviour,
An Island Divide — Part III (Final)
by Kenny Green To understand the dynamics of the importance of social protection and the working class we can refer to a particular case. India is a superpower. One of the BRICS and a country teeming with wealth. It also features close to 350 million people with no access to modern sanitation, or in other words, the basic flushing toilet. In fact, they do not even have access to the
ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY? PART III
Money Laundering and Its Effects by Annette Severin-Lestrade Consequences of Money Laundering According to Marcus Pleyer in his article Lead by Example, “Money laundering is not a victimless crime, and the ramifications of ineffective action are real”. In previous articles, we discussed the meaning and process of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing (ML/TF/PF) and we gave examples of the various forms that money laundering can take. Let us
When Defiance Is All That’s Left
by Adrian Augier Many people wonder why we love to flout rules; why we hate to line up; why we treat authority with such scant regard. In this environment of lock up and crackdown, most explanations presume indifference, indiscipline, or both. But easy answers do not describe the root of the problem; or if the root is a problem at all. Fact is, anyone brave enough to challenge the status
CHINA INCOMING (Part II)
by Kenneth Green The biggest challenge to the organic growth of Caribbean entrepreneurs is the WTO-driven reliance on free trade. This is the biggest factor in the distrust of China in many countries where Chinese influence has started competing with American advertising and brands. Free trade is not fair trade, and the Caribbean is a battleground for competing traders. The sheer enormity of the demand for raw materials needed by
China Incoming
by Kenneth Green The need for serious Caribbean originated policy discussions on how the region and its countries should be engaging with the Chinese Government and Chinese business, is testament to the growing importance of that relationship. China is the world’s fastest growing economy and carded to become the world’s biggest economy by 2030, according to the think tank, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). The importance of
ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY? PART III
Money Laundering and its Effects Consequences of Money Laundering According to Marcus Pleyer in his article Lead by Example, “Money laundering is not a victimless crime, and the ramifications of ineffective action are real”1. In previous articles, we discussed the meaning and process of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing (ML/TF/PF) and we gave examples of the various forms that money laundering can take. Let us look now at the
INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE
What encouragement would I provide to other women who are in Leadership positions or striving to be Leaders in this changing world? These are the four rules that I try to live by daily. Know your strengths and your weaknesses.Build on your strengths and work on your weaknesses. Be honest with yourself. You know yourself better than anyone. Be true to you. You will not regret it. Be patient as
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2018
ST KITTS & NEVIS
#IWD2018 The Bank of Nova acknowledges and celebrates the accomplishments of Mrs. Annette Lestrade, Branch Manager, Fort Street, for her dedication and service over her tenure at the Bank. For approximately 30 years, Annette has held several positions at Scotiabank, most notably as Sales and Service Coach in Caribbean East where she provided direction and support to branches in 9 countries as well as her current role, Branch Manager, where
ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY?
Part 2 We will discuss the effects of money laundering on people, the environment, and the economy in my next article. Here I respond to requests that I should go into more detail on two terms that we have been using, i.e., Money Laundering, (ML), and Financing of Terrorism, (FT). We will also mention Proliferation Financing, (PF). These constitute the three types of financial crime. Three Types of Financial Crime
ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY?
Part 1 Every now and again we find out that Dominica, along with other Caribbean countries, has been either “blacklisted” or “greylisted” by some international body, whether it is the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) or FATF (Financial Action Task Force), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, or the EU (European Union). Background The OECD’s broad mandate is to assist its members with issues of economic
Professional Development
I was fortunate to speak at the Dominica State College, to the professional development seminar (PDS) class on the topic Personal Finances. This took me right back to my banking days. I thank them for affording me the opportunity to give back to my community and country.
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