>Comrade Banker, you needs show some good manners for your Jesus

My Jesus?!!? If I wanted to take refuge in adult fairy tales, I would probably be a Buddhist. At least as a Buddhist, when you die, your epitaph can be "Be Right Back!".

The logic in me can't wrap my head around the fact that God sends himself as a bird to impregnate Mary to become not only his son, but himself, and then has the boy killed because the rabble that he invented een doin' enough Hosannas to please him. That's a very Bahamian kind of story I must admit. Although I do like the birth presents and the resurrection coloured eggs. The reason why Jesus is so popular, that just like James Dean, he died at the peak of his career. Besides, if Jesus had known that his image would end up on Justin Bieber’s calf as a tattoo, he would’ve never started Christianity.

Only in the Bahamas. Strangely enough, this cocked-up scene makes me a little wistful and homesick.

Then I take a sip of cappucino, do a bit of arbitrage on my position that I took yesterday, look down at the parking lot where I know my car is safe. I look to see them opening the cafe where I will eat lunch with friends and colleagues across the street. I look across the river to where my apartment building is, and thank the Christ that I am here, singing and praying *"Keep it over there Lord, keep it over there!"* But I do recognise home when I see it, and I love the commentary in the video.

*There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in His name than any other figure in history. You show me one step forward in the name of religion and I'll show you a hundred retrogressions. Remember, they were men of God who destroyed the educational treasures at Alexandria, who perpetrated the Inquisition in Spain, who burned the witches at Salem. Over 25,000 organized religions flourish on this planet, but the followers of each think all the others are miserably misguided and probably evil as well.*
frank sinatra

*Religion is a system of wishful illusions together with a disavowal of reality, such as we find nowhere else but in a state of blissful hallucinatory confusion.*
sigmund freud

Self-styled. I remember when Simeon Hall decided to call himself "bishop" and the <strike>cult</strike> sect that he belonged to, didn't even have the office of bishop.

Why would anyone want a party that destroyed this nation? Glenys is part of the problem and holds responsibility for it. She too, belongs in jail.

You have nailed it on many points.

Rolle doesn't want to p*ss off the Canadian banks because it would destroy the economy if they left -- which they want to do anyway. RBC is the most motivated to leave, and they are the government's banker.

Rolle has never been an independent governor of the Central Bank. He is not as bad as Wendy Craigg who would rollover everytime Crisco Butt flatulated. I would have liked to seen Rolle come out swinging against the web shops. As a supposed banker, he should know that web money violates all principles of fiduciary trust, AML/KYC and ethics. The ironic bit is that Rolle has policies that impose harsher AML/KYC stipulations on ordinary Bahamians than on the criminals that actually operate in the web shops.

As it is, we are already in a precarious position, facing a withdrawal of Chinese money, and the inability to bank effectively due to de-risking and lack of correspondent banking choice.

The banking sector (with perhaps the exception of Fidelity) is on life support in The Bahamas, and nobody seems to give a crap. Strategically the high banking fees are present because of the need of the banks to maximise their eroding profits.

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Maybe Marlon will be a ray of hope. I for the life of me can't understand the move, but hey -- if it works and if he works, maybe it is a portent for change.

There is absolutely no way that I can fill Larry's spot. For starters, I have been corrupted. I am not a good enough person. It used to p*ss me off that Larry could see good in even the most wicked person alive. He would give you the benefit of the doubt until you've proven yourself not worthy of his attention. I am too judgmental. And there is another reason that I don't qualify -- I can't eat $50 worth of sushi in one sitting. :o)

Here is why we have those onerous KYC rules. Pre-2006 (can't remember the exact year) but the KYC/AML rules were explicit. Then they were revised. Instead of rules, there were guidelines to follow & the message from the authorities was *"we don't care exactly how you enforce KYC/AML, but if you do something that contravenes the guidelines and gets you into trouble, your azz is in a sling. So it is up to you as to how you enforce it, but you better do your job!"*

Back to The Bahamas. Dodgy Q. Customer approaches John Big Lawfirm & says *"I want to create an IBC to do shiite with money".* John Big Lawfirm sees the client as fresh meat to pay exorbitant legal fees. ($400+ an hour for filling out forms that can be done online). So the big lawyer gives the customer some paperwork & Dodgy goes to the bank. He wants an account for the IBC & a personal account so that he can siphon off funds from the IBC & use the money.

At the bank,is our bright-eyed boy Fresh-Face Bahamian Banker. He looks at the papers, & realises that they have a smell akin to the wrapping of last week's fish. He tells Dodgy Q. Customer that somethin een right. Customer excuses himself & calls John Big Lawfirm on his cell phone. 30 seconds later Aaron A. Arsewhole, QC is on the line with FF Banker & says *"We have $30 million in accounts at your bank. If you doan open dem accounts, yer azz is grass!"* & hangs up. FF Banker opens the accounts & he knows that he has sold his soul & is on the road to perdition.

Later Dodgy Q. Customer comes to the attention of the irs & sec. These boyz een playin'. They go to the bank head office in Toronto & say *"Give us the records of Dodgy Q. Customer, and WTF are you doing givin' him accounts. If you wanna do business in the US then you will comply or else".*

So the bank sends down the big boyz from Tronno & slaps down FF Banker & puts him in charge trying to sell sub-prime mortgages to unsuspecting Bahamians. In the meantime, they train up Jezabel Succubus, Chief Compliance Officer to examine every account application. They doan care if it takes 40 years to open an account. She has to sign in blood saying that if she fooks up, it is her responsibility & they will take it outta her hide.

The next time another dodgy or regular customer comes, the a smarter Freshier Faced Banker takes da paperwork and says *"we working on it".* AA Arsewhole, QC phones up & says why you een give my customer an account? FF Banker says *"Call Jezabel, it's outta my hands".*

So Arsewhole the Lawyer phones Jezabel and says *"Do you know who I am?".* Jezabel responds *"I am so glad that you called. I need you to answer some questions about your role in the last IBC that you made. The SEC and IRS wanna know. And if I give 'em your name, well no more Hialeah Walmart trips fer you. Now what was it you were asking about?"*

Aaron A. Arsewhole QC meekly says *"Nuffin'"* & hangs up.