tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post2546833744201486857..comments2023-05-05T07:13:41.889-04:00Comments on Corruption-free Anguilla: Integrity PactsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-49147693220854184382008-03-01T15:50:00.000-04:002008-03-01T15:50:00.000-04:00Fairness is forgotten in a culture of tax avoidanc...Fairness is forgotten in a culture of tax avoidance that shames Britain.<BR/><BR/>"That searchlight shines brutally on Britain. We have direct legal responsibility for more of the world's shady places than any other country - Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Anguilla, British Virgin islands, Belize, the Cayman Islands and more."<BR/><BR/>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/feb/29/2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-18969482389971443592008-02-29T19:07:00.000-04:002008-02-29T19:07:00.000-04:00Corruption is all around us but why dwell on the f...Corruption is all around us but why dwell on the fact that it is in other countries?We need to clean up our own back yard/house first and not take offense when some one points it out.Corruption is not good for anyone because it destroys the country as a whole.Once it rears its ugly head it is really hard to eradicate.We have a unique situation in that we are a smalll society and it can be easily spotted.our policies should reflect our disdain for such practices but I must say that they dont adequately do that or come near to protecting or preserving ethics or ethical behaviour.We have a great opportunity to make our society a role model for the rest of the region and the world if we just take the time to craft and draft our laws or statutes carefully and responsibly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-26832758973614794942008-02-29T18:57:00.000-04:002008-02-29T18:57:00.000-04:00We all want a lot of things in this life but in re...We all want a lot of things in this life but in reality we only obtain a sparse few.Indeed it would be refreshing to have such p[olicies and regulations in place but no one seems willing to fight for them.No one appear to be willing to fight for it.No one want to make the sacrifices because it requires strong determination to go up against those inseats of power.<BR/>There is some consolation in the fact that we have some promising young politicians who want to try but our people are so caught up in the web of deception that they are reluctant to support them and bring about the changes we all seek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-12186526478803047672008-02-29T09:39:00.000-04:002008-02-29T09:39:00.000-04:00Some talk as if the Caribbean and black people are...Some talk as if the Caribbean and black people are the most unethical and corrupt in the world. Ethics and corruption isn't a Caribbean problem, its a worldwide problem. There are more unethical politicians and white collar gangstas in America and England.<BR/><BR/>I can see the mix up between ethics and Essex though - you know what they say about Essex girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-68134366996692270662008-02-28T20:36:00.000-04:002008-02-28T20:36:00.000-04:00To many in the Cribbean, ethics is a county in the...To many in the Cribbean, ethics is a county in the south of England.<BR/><BR/>Moral turpitude is anything worse than eating a pie on the street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com