Jersey http://blackdignitymedia.com/?language=en en US hopes to seize VI-linked jets http://blackdignitymedia.com/articles/us-hopes-seize-vi-linked-jets?language=en <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">US hopes to seize VI-linked jets</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-article-image--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-article-image.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-article-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-article-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item">/sites/default/files/imported_articles_images/node__1386.png</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> <a title="View user profile." href="/user/1?language=en" class="username">admin</a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 06/20/2022 - 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The BVI Beacon</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-feed-id--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-link-to-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com/us-hopes-to-seize-vi-linked-jets/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=us-hopes-to-seize-vi-linked-jets" target="_blank">US hopes to seize VI-linked jets</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A federal court in New York has authorised the United States government to seize two private jets collectively worth $410 million that are allegedly owned by a Russian oligarch and registered via “<a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com/groups-ask-for-ban-on-us-shell-companies/">shell companies</a>” in the Virgin Islands and elsewhere, according to an affidavit filed for a seizure warrant in court on Monday.</p> <p>The planes — a $350 million customised Boeing 787-8 and a $60 million Gulfstream G650ER — are allegedly owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich through companies registered in the VI, Cyprus and Jersey.</p> <p>The planes are currently located in the United Arab Emirates and Russia, respectively, according to the affidavit, signed by Special Agent Alan Fowler of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</p> <p>The application — which was filed under seal before being approved and unsealed on Monday — requested the seizure warrant for the airplanes for alleged violations of the Export Control Reform Act and the recent sanctions issued against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.</p> <p>Mr. Abramovich is one of several oligarchs targeted by the West in recent months as part of attempts to isolate and weaken Russian President Vladimir Putin in return for the invasion.</p> <p>The affidavit claimed Mr. Abramovich owned both airplanes through “a series of shell companies” — two registered in Cyprus, two in Jersey, and one in the VI.</p> <p>The VI firm, Wenham Overseas Limited, was alleged to be the owner of the Boeing — “one of the world’s most expensive private airplanes,” according to the affidavit.</p> <h2>Luxury jets</h2> <p>The US alleged that in 2017, the Boeing was sold to Wenham for approximately $93,650,000 as a “green” aircraft, meaning without a finished interior. In 2018, it was allegedly flown from the US to Europe and customised into a luxury jet.</p> <p>“In connection with the purchase transaction, Mr. Abramovich’s representatives disclosed during meetings that Mr. Abramovich was the ultimate beneficial owner of Wenham,” according to the application.</p> <p>The application alleged that Clear Skies Flights Limited, owner of the Gulfstream, and Wenham are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Jersey-based Wotton Overseas Holdings, and that in turn, all of the shares of Wotton are owned by Cyprus-based Finservus (Trustees) Limited, a nominee for the Cyprus-based Europa Settlement Trust.</p> <p>“I believe that Mr. Abramovich was the beneficiary of the Europa Trust,” Mr. Fowler wrote in the application.</p> <p>On Monday, OffshoreAlert reported that Jersey’s corporate registry showed that both Wotton Overseas Holdings Limited and Clear Skies Flights Limited also originated in the VI, before being continued to Jersey in June 2017.</p> <h2>VI-linked yachts</h2> <p>The affidavit is not the first time that vessels linked to the VI-registered Wenham have been identified in recent months.</p> <p>In April, the Financial Times reported that two luxury yachts worth a combined $60 million — Halo and Garcon — allegedly registered to Wenham had been located in Antigua and Barbuda. The Caribbean country announced at the time that it was willing to help the United Kingdom seize the yachts, but only if the UK sought such assistance via an international treaty.</p> <p>Last week, however, the Antigua Observer reported that both yachts — which would normally depart the island well before hurricane season — were both still moored in Antigua’s Falmouth Harbour.</p> <p>Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the US, told the Observer that the UK would have to make a mutual legal assistance treaty request in order for any action to be taken.</p> <p>“We have heard nothing further from the UK authorities concerning an MLAT request,” Sir Ronald said in the June 1 Observer report.</p> <p>He added that since all ports and harbours in the country have been forbidden from doing business with sanctioned entities, the yachts will remain in place for now.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com/us-hopes-to-seize-vi-linked-jets/">US hopes to seize VI-linked jets</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com">The BVI Beacon</a>.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com/us-hopes-to-seize-vi-linked-jets/">US hopes to seize VI-linked jets</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com">The BVI Beacon</a>.</p></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-countries--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-countries.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-countries.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-countries field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix"> <ul 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</section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--comment.html.twig' --> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:00:01 +0000 admin 345650 at http://blackdignitymedia.com Liberia: Diaspora UP partisans Raise Issues with Chairman Amin Modad and Secretary-General Mo Ali http://blackdignitymedia.com/articles/liberia-diaspora-partisans-raise-issues-chairman-amin-modad-and-secretary-general-mo-ali?language=en <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Liberia: Diaspora UP partisans Raise Issues with Chairman Amin Modad and Secretary-General Mo Ali</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 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and Secret…</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>MONROVIA –</strong> Mr. James Rogers, the Unity Party’s vice regional chairman of the East Coast USA, has accused the party’s National Chairman and Secretary-General Amin Modad and Mo Ali, respectively of constantly disregarding the leadership directives of the party’s standard-bearer Joseph Boakai.</p> <span></span> <p>He further declared Ali and Modad unfit to lead the UP to the 2023 Presidential elections and ensure victory.</p> <p>In response to the accusation, Mr. Ali in a telephone interview claimed not to know Mr. Rogers and said, he is not one of those known in the diaspora leadership of the Unity Party. “I don’t know any James Rogers and he is not in the leadership of the Unity Party diaspora structure.”</p> <p>Mr. Rogers in an interview denounced and rejected the “persistent” disregard for the constitution, the rule of law, and the clear, “unequivocal disregard” of the leadership directives of the UP standard Bearer Joseph Nyuma Boakai by Chairman Amin Modad manifested by his decisive action against the diaspora chapter.</p> <p>He accused the UP SG and chairman of issuing letters to two appointed chapter chairs and two non-cooperative chairs out of the 17 chapter chairs directing them to hold a convention and elect new leadership for the Party USA and Canada chapters.</p> <p>“All partisans, well-wishers and the general public are hereby informed to ignore the recent communication by Mr. Modad and the secretary-general Mo Ali as they are not clothed with the authority to make such a pronouncement.</p> <p>“We wish to inform partisans and the public that our constitutionally mandated convention for electing new leadership is scheduled for May 2024. Only the National Executive Committee of the Unity Party USA and Canada is clothed with the authority to call for an extraordinary convention.”</p> <p>Mr. Roger further said, the continued “divisiveness” of Modad and Ali lays bare a lack of understanding of organizational dynamics, chain of command, and unifying behavior or diabolical intent, neither of which serves the interest of the Party and Liberia.</p> <p>“It is clear from our understanding of this long saga that Modad and Ali are unfit to lead this party and its allies to victory in 2023.”</p> <p>In a communication dated April 9, 2022, signed by Mr. Ali Secretary general of the UP, he encouraged them to work towards the upcoming convention proposed by the UP Standard Bearer at which the Party’s organization in the Diaspora will be restructured and realigned with the National structure, and a unifying leadership team is elected; this will address most of the issues inhibiting cooperation and tangible progress in the diaspora.</p> <p><strong>UP will contest in Lofa By-election</strong></p> <p>The UP regional vice chairman for East Coast USA, also warned that the CDC leadership under President George Weah of the UP position to be on the ballot for the by-election in Lofa County. He called on the International Communities intervention because, according to him, the UP will not accept any form of violence from the government.</p> <p><em>MEMO TO:</em></p> <p><em>Mr. Fumbah Sheriff, Chair, Minnesota Chapter</em></p> <p><em>Mr. Weegee Jallah, Chair, Pennsylvania Chapter</em></p> <p><em> Mr. Emmett Acquoi, Chair, DC Metro Chapter</em></p> <p><em> Madam Estella Wehye, Chair, New Jersey Chapter</em></p> <p><em>Madam Bendu Hunter, Chair, Diaspora Women’s Congress</em></p> <p><em>Mr. Augustus Kormah, Chair, Massachusetts Chapter</em></p> <p><em>All Diaspora Chapter Chair &amp; Officials All Diaspora Partisans</em></p> <p><em> The Leadership of the Party received several complaints and inquiries about summary dismissals and changes to state chapter leaderships without following the democratic tenets that the Unity Party stands for. This is unfortunate especially when our agenda remains focused on inspiring and motivating partisans who are dedicated &amp; diligent, establishing new chapters, and attracting new membership. We empathize with you re the uninspiring and unproductive challenges you are confronted with despite your commitments and passion. We wish to reassure you and all partisans in the Diaspora that the National Leadership of the Party have explicit confidence in the work you do and sacrifices you continue to make in your respective chapters. This level of commitment and involvement has improved significantly over the last year and is having positive impact on the Party’s agenda. We will continue to work with and support you and other Chapter Officials in your current capacities. We encourage you to work towards the upcoming convention proposed by our Standard Bearer at which the Party’s organization in the Diaspora will be restructured and realigned with the National structure, and a unifying leadership team is elected; this will address most of the issues inhibiting cooperation and tangible progress in the diaspora. We encourage you to continue your work as we build the party on the principles of respect, credibility, hard work, results, and accountability; we must ensure that Amb. Joseph N. Boakai is elected President in 2023 along with a team that believes in these principles. Think Liberia, Love Liberia, Build Liberia!</em></p> <p><em> Yours truly,</em></p> <p><em>Mr. Mohammed Ali National Secretary General</em></p> <p><em>Approved: Amin Modad National Chairman</em></p></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-countries--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-countries.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-countries.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-countries field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix"> <ul class='links field__items'> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/303?language=en" 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field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-import-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Publisher</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://barbadostoday.bb" target="_blank">Entertainment Archives - Barbados Today</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-feed-id--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-link-to-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/05/21/new-york-concert-pays-homage-to-jiggs-kirton/" target="_blank">New York concert pays homage to Jiggs Kirton</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/05/21/new-york-concert-pays-homage-to-jiggs-kirton/"></a><p>Celebrated Barbadian singer Lew “Jiggs” Kirton died in January this year. To honour his memory, Bajan Diaspora Online &amp; Friends, chaired by Mary Yearwood, recently produced a concert entitled A Tribute to Llewellyn “Jiggs” Kirton in New York, held under the patronage of Consul General of Barbados to New York, Mackie Holder.</p> <p>The concert also served to launch a scholarship fund in Kirton’s name Kirton’s widow, Maureen, and two of his children, Contessa and Omar, attended in person. The audience also included Treva Holder, Mayor Adrian Mapp of Plainfield, New Jersey, and First Lady Amelia, and Reverend Sylvester Taylor,<br /> who said prayers.</p> <p>A very late start and a slightly too long programme, which was billed to run from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. but went on until 11 p.m., did not dampen the love that reverberated for the late Kirton.</p> <p></p> <p>A parade of top stars in New York and Barbados were all generous in their praise of Kirton as a wonderful person, talented drummer and dynamic singer. The tributes were led off by Kirton’s sister Miranda Sealy, virtually.</p> <p>Those also paying tribute included Cultural Ambassadors Dr The Most Honourable Anthony ‘Gabby’ Carter, who sent a poem, and Dr The Most Honourable Stedson ‘RPB’ Wiltshire; Edwin Yearwood, Nicholas Brancker, Richard Stoute, Desmond Weekes, Susan Grogan, Mike Thompson and<br /> Tony Grazette.</p> <p>When it was all said and done, one was reminded of, and could not help remarking on, the immense talent that has come out of Barbados. Archie Miller brought the full house at American Legion Hall, Brooklyn, to its feet in a flag waving and congoline session as he debuted his new selection, Crop Over We Coming.</p> <p>Even so, it was Lew “Zorro” Drayton of the famed Draytons Two who stunned the audience with a performance of Second Chance and a medley of spouge hits.The two standing ovations given the legend said all about his appearance that belied his 70-plus years.</p> <p>Drayton, who formed a band with “Jiggs” Kirton, his first, and Desmond “Fowl” Weekes, and Miller, who performed in New York with Kirton after both emigrated, were just two of a stellar group of entertainers, in person and online, who paid tribute to the late, celebrated Kirton.</p> <p>But it was the live performances that mesmerised. From the poem by Ricky Durant, the parade of performers kept the audience singing and dancing along, when it was not stunned into silence by a soaring rendition.</p> <p>Phil Brathwaite, who sang Talk to Me was outstanding. Mike Remie, Love of a Lifetime and Eternally, Michael Tudor, You Raise Me Up, also captivated the crowd.</p> <p>Other performers included Orlando Hinds with a new song – Slow Down, Lee Grant – A Woman Like You, Larry “Patches” Small – Tossed from Society, Peter Clarke – My Way and Darley Brown.</p> <p>The affair was held together excellently by Technic – Andy Hewitt and crew – who synched the online presentations, played the backing tracks for the live performers and then had the audience dancing nonstop.</p> <p>In his remarks, Consul General Holder noted that Jiggs Kirton was one of the first Barbadians to taste international success and was part of a late 1960s and early 1970s group of talented individuals that gave Barbados its first spurt in entertainment circles outside the country and touching international success.</p> <p>He said that the talent was obvious and all that was missing was just that little bit of luck, and urged Barbadians to continue supporting the wealth of talent emanating from the island.</p> <p>Kirton enjoyed some international success as the drummer in the Sam and Dave Band, lead singer of the Invitations, and recording contracts at MCA and TK records and chart hits including, Do What You Want, Be What You Are, Talk to Me, Love of a Lifetime and Heaven in the Afternoon. He released two albums, Forever in 2005 and So Into You in 2010.</p> <p>Holder also hailed Lew Drayton and said it was one of his proudest moments to be able to present him with the Legend Award in 2019 at the Barbados Independence Gala.</p> <p>Other members of the organizing committee for the concert were Mike Remie, Ricardo Durant,<span>  </span>Marcia Durant, Peter Clarke and Michael Tudor. 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http://blackdignitymedia.com/articles/actor-ray-liotta-dies-santo-domingo-where-he-was-filming-movie?language=en <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Actor Ray Liotta dies in Santo Domingo, where he was filming a movie</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-article-image--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-article-image.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-article-image.html.twig * 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<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://dominicantoday.com/dr/people/2022/05/26/actor-ray-liotta-dies-in-santo-domingo-where-he-was-filming-a-movie/" target="_blank">Actor Ray Liotta dies in Santo Domingo, where he was filming a movie</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Santo Domingo, DR<br /> Actor Ray Liotta died in Santo Domingo, where he was filming the movie “Dangerous Waters,” reported Thursday. He was 67 years old.</p> <p>On Wednesday, he died “of natural causes” in the Zona Colonial while sleeping; sources told Listìn Diario.</p> <p>Born in 1954 in New Jersey, Liota began working in television series in the late seventies.</p> <p>The American actor was filming in Dominican territory the movie ‘Dangerous Waters,’ according to Deadline magazine.</p> <p>One of his most memorable performances was in the film “Goodfellas,” directed by Martin Scorsese.</p> <p>The actor, who was born in New Jersey under the name Raymond Allen Liotta, also stood out in the films “Identity,” ‘Hannibal,’ ‘Cop Land,’ ‘False Seduction,’ and ‘Something Wild,’</p> <p>His performances earned him a Golden Globe nomination for ‘Something Wild’ in 1987. 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class="field__label">Original Publisher</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://dominicantoday.com" target="_blank">People – Dominican Today</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-feed-id--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-link-to-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2022/05/26/ray-liotta-and-the-story-of-the-struggle-with-bodyguards-that-earned-him-his-role-in-goodfellas/" target="_blank">Ray Liotta and the story of the struggle with bodyguards that earned him his ro…</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Santo Domingo, DR <p>The American actor Ray Liotta, who died in Santo Domingo, had his most important breakthrough moment when, under the orders of the prestigious director <strong>Martin Scorsese</strong>, he got into the skin of the charming mobster Henry Hill in ” <strong>Goodfellas, “</strong>a film in which he <strong>shared the screen with </strong><strong>Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. </strong></p> <p>“Being in a movie in which people are talking about her 25 years later, it’s magnificent,” he said in 2016 on the Spanish program “Late Motiv,” hosted by the <strong>Catalan Andreu Buenafuente.</strong></p> <p>He explained how he <strong>managed to be part of “Goodfellas” in that television space. </strong>He was at the Venice Festival, presenting a film, and Scorsese was also at that edition, with his movie, <strong>“The Last Temptation of Christ.” </strong></p> <p>While in the hotel’s lobby in the aforementioned Italian city, Liotta managed to see the filmmaker, with whom he said he had met a couple of months before and wanted to talk to him. <strong>Only a couple of bodyguards stopped him,</strong> and when Scorsese saw him struggle with them to talk to him, <strong>he understood that he could play the role of a tough guy</strong>, something he had not done until then. “That’s why I got that role,” Liotta added.</p> <p>Candidate for the Golden Globes, for his role in “Something Wild”; at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor on Television – Miniseries or Movie, for “The Rat Pack” (Rob Cohen, 1990); and Emmy winner for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for “ER” in 2005.</p> <p>His most important works for the big screen are, apart from the aforementioned <strong>“Goodfellas,” “Something Wild”</strong> (Jonathan Demme, 1986); “Unlawful Entry” (Jonathan Kaplan, 1992), “Cop Land” (James Mangold, 1997); and “Hannibal” (Ridley Scott, 2001) or “Identity” (James Mangold, 2003).</p> <p>Born in Newark, New Jersey, on December 18, 1954, <strong><a href="https://listindiario.com/entretenimiento/2022/05/26/723055/muere-actor-ray-liotta-en-santo-domingo-donde-filmaba-pelicula">he died early this Thursday</a></strong> in Santo Domingo, the city where “Dangerous Waters” was filmed, the second feature film directed by the filmmaker John Barr.</p></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-countries--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-countries.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-countries.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 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field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-import-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Publisher</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com" target="_blank">Business – The BVI Beacon</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-feed-id--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-link-to-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com/incorporation-gains-explained-in-sfc/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=incorporation-gains-explained-in-sfc" target="_blank">Incorporation gains explained in SFC</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Last year was a “fantastic year” for <a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com/vi-twist-on-a-holiday-classic/">Virgin Islands</a> financial services, according to Simon Filmer, a BVI Finance board member and managing director of Vistra.</p> <p>Speaking to the Standing Finance Committee late last year, Mr. Filmer credited government’s quick action on economic substance legislation for the 68 percent rise in new company incorporations in the first half of 2021, while at the same time requesting $1.8 million in funding to cope with further changes on the horizon for international finance, according to a recently released report on the closed-door SFC proceedings.</p> <p>Mr. Filmer told legislators that the incorporations spike last year will directly generate “several million dollars additional for the government revenues and lead to future revenues in the year to come,” the report noted.</p> <h2>$1.4 million</h2> <p>He apparently wasn’t entirely successful: The budget estimates for 2022 show that government has allocated $1.4 million to BVI Finance — up from a total of $1.2 million last year.</p> <p>During the SFC deliberations, Mr. Filmer also explained why he believes the agency needs the requested money.</p> <p>“Two very important elements for BVI Finance are ‘promote’ and ‘protect;’ both are absolutely vital,” he said.</p> <h2>‘Can only protect’</h2> <p>However, with the current funding, he said, BVI Finance “can only protect.”</p> <p>He explained that with the requested amount, the agency would be able to both protect and promote the industry.</p> <p>He thanked the Premier’s Office for “an additional subvention” during the course of 2021, explaining that the funds were being used on projects that would demonstrate to potential clients the value of VI structures. The SFC report did not disclose the amount of the subvention.</p> <p>In response to a question from Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley about why incorporations had shot up in the first half of the year, Mr. Filmer praised the VI’s choice to rush through economic substance legislation in 2019 and 2021 under the threat of European Union blacklisting. The moves, he said, had appealed to clients, and since then the market has grown accustomed to the changes.</p> <h2>Competitors</h2> <p>Now, he said, competing jurisdictions such as Jersey, Anguilla, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas “would love to see BVI Finance not be funded and not be out there in the finance market.”</p> <p>More funding would help the territory stay ahead of future changes from abroad, and help continue growing and promoting the industry, he argued.</p> <p>“At this point we have a sweet spot, having made changes before more changes come,” he added.</p> <h2>Education efforts</h2> <p>BVI Finance CEO Elise Donovan also gave a presentation to the SFC, announcing that the agency is focusing on “enhancing human resource potential,” including increasing the ranks of Virgin Islanders at the executive level in the financial services industry.</p> <p>“The department is also working very closely with the Robert Mathavious [Financial Services] Institute to make sure that persons within the industry get the professional qualifications on all the various aspects in the financial area industry,” she said.</p> <h2>Curriculum</h2> <p>Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development Shereen Flax-Charles then asked if a “more structured” financial curriculum is being taught in secondary schools.</p> <p>The CEO responded that a programme offered in partnership with the institute has been in place for a few years but that not many students had participated, according to the report.</p> <p>However, BVI Finance continues to work with schools to promote the programme, she said. Ms. Donovan added that her agency put more focus on financial education during Financial Services Week, which took place in the first week of December.</p> <p>Mr. Filmer said there are “not enough young men” in the industry and that he has encouraged them to pursue finance. BVI Finance, he added, operated a programme 10 years ago “where the department would recruit young men who came out of prison and hire them as messengers and office assistants to get them interested in the field.”</p> <h2>Public registers</h2> <p>Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley asked the BVI Finance team to predict the impact of the public ownership register scheduled to be enacted in 2023, “especially in the Asian market that values their privacy.”</p> <p>Mr. Filmer replied that for the past 20 years, prognosticators have speculated that the financial industry would not survive various regulatory changes, according to the SFC report.</p> <h2>’Continued to thrive’</h2> <p>However, he said, after every change, “the jurisdiction and territory … continued to thrive and be successful,” the report stated.</p> <p>He added that the way changes are implemented plays an important role in determining whether the jurisdiction can overcome any challenges.</p> <p>Mr. Filmer said he personally has observed how industry practitioners work “with clients to hold their hands and to help them through the stages of the new legislation.”</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com/incorporation-gains-explained-in-sfc/">Incorporation gains explained in SFC</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com">The BVI Beacon</a>.</p></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-countries--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-countries.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-countries.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-countries field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden 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<!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-author-date--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-author-date.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-author-date.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-author-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">Monday, February 7, 2022</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-import-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-import-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-import-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-import-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Publisher</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://thenewdawnliberia.com" target="_blank">Politics News – The New Dawn Liberia</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-feed-id--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-link-to-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://thenewdawnliberia.com/gol-welcomes-us-resolution/" target="_blank">GoL welcomes US resolution</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Amid threats of targeted sanctions</h2> <p>The Government of Liberia (GoL) says it welcomes a joint resolution sponsored by four United States Congressional members reaffirming commitment and support towards transparency and accountability in Liberia.</p> <p>Information Minister Legerhood Rennie told newsmen Monday, Feb. 7, that the resolution is in support of government’s effort to fight corruption and promote human rights here.</p> <p>In their resolution dated Feb. 4, the Congressional members called on the U.S.</p> <p>Department of State and the Department of Treasury, respectively to continue to impose targeted sanctions and other measures against those responsible for undermining the rule of law as well as the faith and trust of the Liberian people through the conduct of corruption, gross violations of human rights and other acts that threaten the peace and security of Liberia.</p> <p>The resolution dated Feb. 4, also recognized the historic relationship between the United States and Liberia as the latter celebrates the 200 years (bicentennial) of the arrival of the first freed Black Americans on Providence Island on January 7, 1822, through the efforts of the American Colonization Society.</p> <p>Mr. Rennie said in addition to supporting the government fight graft here, the Congressional members recognized the historic ties and the ongoing celebration of the country’s bicentennial.</p> <p>Mr. Rennie said these measures being called for are in the interest of the Liberian people and that the government is working assiduously in the same direction to uphold integrity, human rights and maintain peace.</p> <p>On the targeted sanction, Mr. Rennie noted that the US has already begun the imposition of targeted sanctions against some officials-both Senators Prince Johnson of Nimba County and Varney Sherman of Grand Capemount County.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the resolution issued by the 117th Congress in its 2nd Session encourages Liberia to redouble its efforts to counter corruption, advance the causes of human rights, and implement critical economic reforms necessary to accelerate sustainable economic growth and human capital development.</p> <p>The U.S. House of Representatives further resolved that it remains committed to nurturing the enduring ties between the people and the Governments of the United States and Liberia, including thru the provision of United States support for a strong civil society, reputable and accountable institutions, transparency, and other tenets of good governance that should lay a solid foundation for Presidential elections in 2023.</p> <p>The resolution was submitted by House congressional members Gregory MEEKS, Karen BASS, Michael Thomas MCCAUL, and Chris SMITH, all of New Jersey on Friday, February 4, 2022.<a href="https://thenewdawnliberia.com/liberia-faces-u-s-targeted-sanctions/">https://thenewdawnliberia.com/liberia-faces-u-s-targeted-sanctions/</a>-By Othello B. Garblah</p></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-countries--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-countries.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-countries.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-countries field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix"> <ul class='links field__items'> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/303?language=en" hreflang="en">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/292?language=en" hreflang="en">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/416?language=en" hreflang="en">United States</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- END 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field--name-field-import-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Publisher</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/" target="_blank">Jamaica Observer</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-feed-id--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-link-to-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/social/ceremonial-opening-of-parliament-reclaims-its-grandeur-somewhat_243700?profile=1469" target="_blank"> Ceremonial opening of Parliament reclaims its grandeur, somewhat</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>It's a given that the novel coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on many activities and traditions. The pomp and grandeur associated with the ceremonial opening of Parliament is no exception. Masks are, alas, still a 'thing', but Thursday, February 11, at Gordon House gave hope that the much-anticipated fashion extravaganza is slowly returning. We say slowly because the usual buzz on the ground was absent. There's nothing quite like busy salons, boutiques and seamstresses ensuring that all is on point and ready for the grand reveal. </strong></p> <p>Once again with strict adherence to the Ministry of Health and Wellness COVID-19 guidelines, numbers of parliamentarians, dignitaries, diplomats and of course the boisterous crowd were reduced, forcing many to follow the proceedings on television and the Internet.</p> <p>The traditional 'march to Gordon House' was also COVID-19-compliant, with members of Parliament encouraged to walk in single file.</p> <p>With that said, kudos to Minister Olivia "Babsy" Grange who wore a striking design from New Jersey-born, Guyanese-blooded fashion designer Marrisa Wilson and gets our Best Dressed Award.</p> <p>Saturday Social unveils more.</p></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * 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'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--comment.html.twig' --> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 02:40:01 +0000 admin 302071 at http://blackdignitymedia.com http://blackdignitymedia.com/articles/ceremonial-opening-parliament-reclaims-its-grandeur-somewhat?language=en#comments ICIJ: Pandora fallout could continue for years http://blackdignitymedia.com/articles/icij-pandora-fallout-could-continue-years?language=en <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">ICIJ: Pandora fallout could continue for years</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME 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'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-import-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-import-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-import-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-import-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Publisher</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com" target="_blank">Business – The BVI Beacon</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-feed-id--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-link-to-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.bvibeacon.com/icij-pandora-fallout-could-continue-for-years/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=icij-pandora-fallout-could-continue-for-years" target="_blank">ICIJ: Pandora fallout could continue for years</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After the release of global news coverage about some 12 million documents revealing the offshore assets of about 300 politicians and 35 current and former heads of state facilitated through 14 service firms, one of the journalists involved in breaking the Pandora Papers investigation called last week’s revelations “the tip of the iceberg.”</p> <p>“We’re not just talking about Mossack Fonseca, as was the case<br /> with the Panama Papers: We’re talking about a whole range of different corporate service providers and other offshore specialists, and that really has, I think, given us globally an insight as journalists — and now consequentially members of the public — into the system in a much deeper way than has been done before,” said Will Fitzgibbon, a senior reporter for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a global media organisation that spent more than a year sifting through the leaked documents before goinglive with its findings last week.</p> <p>Mr. Fitzgibbon and two colleagues spoke during a webinar on Friday hosted by the OffshoreAlert website.</p> <p>‘Freaking out’<br /> Mr. Fitzgibbon described Panamanian government officials “freaking out” when asked for comment on the investigation, thinking it was another Panama Papers.</p> <p>“But of course this isn’t the Panama Papers,” he said. “The Pandora Papers is so much more global than that, and it’s so much deeper than that, and I think that’s one of the reasons so many journalists were involved in this project, because they recognised immediately just what this meant.”</p> <p>As in previous leaks, the Virgin Islands played a central role in the leak. About two thirds of the companies named in the papers were incorporated here, and the two firms that served as sources for most of the documents — Trident Trust and Alemán, Cordero, Galindo and Lee — both have offices in the territory. However, Mr. Fitzgibbon said one of the most significant findings of the Pandora Papers involved a jurisdiction that previously had largely escaped the spotlight.</p> <p>“The [United States] was one of my fascinations with the Pandora Papers,” he said. “For the first time in the Pandora Papers, wehad Trident Trust Company and its office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and we had an insight into those operations and how really over the past four or five years, a significant number of very, very wealthy and often controversial<br /> foreign clients, particularly from Latin America, had been transferring assets, often from Jersey or the Bahamas or the British Virgin Islands, where these foreigners had had trusts in some cases for 20 years, and more recently redomiciling or decanting those trusts into South Dakota.”</p> <p>VI financial service providers have warned often in recent years that with the VI increasingly subject to tightening international regulations, more offshore business is migrating to the US.</p> <p>Unlike the VI, the US has not signed on to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Common Reporting Standard, which requires the automatic exchange of foreign account information between participating jurisdictions.</p> <h5>Response</h5> <p>Despite the size and gravity of the findings, the ICIJ reporters said that the responses to the Pandora Papers have been more measured than those to the organisation’s previous investigations.</p> <p>“There hasn’t been a similar reaction to what we saw in the aftermath of the Panama Papers, where heads were rolling almost immediately,” Mr. Fitzgibbon said.</p> <p>The Panama Papers, which led to immediate resignations and in some cases the eventual arrest of some of the figures involved, including  Mossack Fonseca’s founders, included extensive email correspondence that in some cases suggested deliberate wrongdoing.</p> <p>The Pandora Papers have not yet offered such evidence. Mr. Fitzgibbon added that politicians are better prepared for the leaks.</p> <p>“There’s no doubt that the world we live in now is different from the world when the Panama Papers was published,” Mr. Fitzgibbon said.</p> <p>“Things have changed; politicians have become more sophisticated.”<br /> Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, for instance, released a statement thanking the journalists for reporting on the documents, he said. “My jaw was on the floor,”</p> <p>Mr. Fitzgibbon said, adding that Mr. Kenyatta “had not responded to multiple questions before publication.”</p> <p>At the same time, however, the Kenyan president refused to explain why documents suggest that he was the beneficiary of a Panamanian foundation.</p> <p>Here in the VI, Premier Andrew Fahie has yet to comment on the Pandora Papers leak, though BVI Finance CEO Elise Donovan last week released a brief statement praising the “strength and efficacy” of the territory’s regulations.</p> <h5>Long-term effects?</h5> <p>Despite the relatively muted reaction so far, the reporters said they believe the Pandora Papers will still bring profound longterm effects.</p> <p>“In cases like the Republic of Congo, I heard from reporters there this morning who said for the first time in living memory in that country, despite decades of allegations of corruption there, the president [Felix Tshisekedi] had to go on record and respond to the Pandora Papers investigation and I think that’s a sign of just how far we’ve come.”</p> <p>Criminal and civil prosecutions also take time to wind their way through the courts. It wasn’t until 2019, for example, that US prosecutors announced they had secured their first criminal conviction resulting from the Panama Papers, when German businessman Harald Joachim von der Goltz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit tax evasion, fraud and submitting false documents, the ICIJ reported.</p> <p>“I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw similar things in a few years<br /> time,” Mr. Fitzgibbon said of the Pandora Papers.</p></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-countries--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-countries.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-countries.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <div class="field 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</section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--comment.html.twig' --> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:10:01 +0000 admin 280366 at http://blackdignitymedia.com 'Nice' song from Ras Twyn http://blackdignitymedia.com/articles/nice-song-ras-twyn?language=en <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> &#039;Nice&#039; song from Ras Twyn</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-article-image--imported-article.html.twig * 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'core/themes/classy/templates/content/links--node.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-author-date--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-author-date.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-author-date.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-author-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">Saturday, December 4, 2021</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-import-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-import-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-import-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-import-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Publisher</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/" target="_blank">Jamaica Observer</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-feed-id--imported-article.html.twig x field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-feed-id.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--node--field-feed-id.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-link-to-source--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-link-to-source.html.twig * field--link.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-link-to-source field--type-link field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Original Article</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/-nice-song-from-ras-twyn_237887?profile=1463" target="_blank"> &#039;Nice&#039; song from Ras Twyn</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig x field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Reggae</strong> <strong> artiste Ras Twyn plans to use his music to make the world a better place.</strong></p> <p>"My decision to become a recording artiste was influenced by spiritual experiences that occurred in my life in 2019. Music is a spiritual calling for me. I only sing songs that carry positive messages because I want to use my music to make this world a better place," he said.</p> <p>The St Elizabeth-born singjay is preparing to release So Nice, produced by Conroy Smith on the Good Woman rhythm.</p> <p>"It's important to celebrate the queen in your life; I'm sure every man can relate to that. So I am dedicating this one to all the beautiful ladies out there," said Ras Twyn.</p> <p>So Nice is scheduled to be released on the December 10.</p> <p>This song will be featured on Ras Twyn's 10-song EP titled Name of Love, slated to be released next January.</p> <p>"I want the fans to look out for my EP, it's going to be epic. All the songs on it are great. They're going to love it," he said.</p> <p>Ras Twyn (given name Dwayne Grant) is from Thornton, St Elizabeth. He currently resides in New Jersey.</p> <p>He launched his recording career last year with the release of Name of Love, produced by Hundred Productions.</p> <p>Some of his other songs are The Only Man You'll Want, I'm All Alone, and Rock Your World.</p></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-countries--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-countries.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-countries.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-countries field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix"> <ul class='links field__items'> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/290?language=en" hreflang="en">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/292?language=en" hreflang="en">Jersey</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-audience--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-audience.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-audience.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-audience field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix"> <ul class='links field__items'> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4?language=en" hreflang="en">Caribbean</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-imported-genres--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--field-imported-genres.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig * field--field-imported-genres.html.twig x field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-imported-genres field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix"> <ul class='links field__items'> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/6?language=en" hreflang="en">Entertainment</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/newsplus_lite/templates/field--entity-reference.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--comment--imported-article.html.twig * field--node--comment.html.twig * field--node--imported-article.html.twig x field--comment.html.twig x field--comment.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--comment.html.twig' --> <section class="field field--name-comment field--type-comment field--label-above comment-wrapper"> </section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/classy/templates/field/field--comment.html.twig' --> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:30:02 +0000 admin 280211 at http://blackdignitymedia.com http://blackdignitymedia.com/articles/nice-song-ras-twyn?language=en#comments