Male- Capital City of the Maldives
Malé, Maldives; – The Guyana Guardian has been reliably informed that an Asian bank in the Maldives, a multi Island State in the Indian Ocean, has reportedly refused to accept an unusually large deposit from a once politically-connected Guyanese who is known to be already investing in the hotel business in that country, and is said to have close ties to embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen.
Citing the individual’s (subsequent) inability to provide adequate proof regarding the origins of the funds, a bank source with close links to the international journalism fraternity told this publication that the bank has been refusing to accept the incoming transfer from a New Delhi based bank on behalf of the customer for the past two months since the said bank is already running on a thin line with a Western financial oversight body.
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The New Slave Revolt – by Chris Hedges
The New Slave Revolt – by Chris Hedges
This round of prison strikes—there will be more—has had little outside support and press coverage. There have been few protests outside prison walls. Prison authorities—unlike during the 1971 Attica uprising when the press was allowed into the yard to interview the rebellious prisoners—have shut out a compliant media. Continue reading →
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