Brussels Bomber Had Bahamian Nationality
March 25, 2016
Khalid el-Bakraoui, one of two brothers who are suspected of carrying out the Brussels terrorist attacks on Tuesday, was the subject of an Interpol “red notice,” an alert to police forces around the world saying that he was wanted in Belgium, evidently for having violated conditions of his parole. Excerpts from the notice that were posted publicly by Interpol say he was born on Jan. 12, 1989, that he spoke French and Arabic, and that he had Belgian and Bahamian nationality.
Flowers: International opinions on local gaming sector ‘ill-informed’
October 28, 2017
CEO of FML Group of Companies Craig Flowers said comments from international institutions about The Bahamas’ gaming industry are “certainly not factual”, adding that they are “ill-informed”. A recently released International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper that included a case study on The Bahamas stated: “Anecdotal evidence suggests that international correspondent banks are uncomfortable providing services to domestic banks that do business with either money transmission businesses (MTBs) or online gaming operators (so called web shops), which are perceived as a higher anti-money laundering/counter terror financing risk.