tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post5938450264349079226..comments2023-05-05T07:13:41.889-04:00Comments on Corruption-free Anguilla: NBAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-76235335188406485772008-12-11T23:26:00.000-04:002008-12-11T23:26:00.000-04:00Hi, I'm Mr. Privacy Oriented. I run the blog you l...Hi, I'm Mr. Privacy Oriented. I run the blog you linked to and e-mailed the banks and posted the results. Thanks for reading, by the way! To this day, NBA has not e-mailed me with answers.<BR/><BR/>And I have some comments about your banking secrecy comments: there are places that still have banking secrecy very much in tact. These places are hard to find, and have varying degrees of it. What may be good for a Russian may not be good for an American and vice-versa. Anguilla seems like a good place (laws anyway) for banking, but only under certain circumstances. It depends on what you're trying to accomplish and where you're from.<BR/><BR/>Some that come to mind for Americans looking to evade taxes are: Samoa, Vanuatu, Panama, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Malta, Andorra and Monaco. If someone wants to launder money, they needn't look much further than most third world countries, especially African and Central Asian ones.<BR/><BR/>Northern Cyprus is good too - for almost anything. ;)<BR/><BR/>Jersey, the Isle of Mann, BVI, the Bahamas, Switzerland and other wildly popular offshore centers are pretty much right out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-56445608935314924032008-11-18T08:10:00.000-04:002008-11-18T08:10:00.000-04:00NBA is "committed to providing our loyal customers...NBA is "committed to providing our loyal customers with services aligned with today's technologically advanced world."<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, word of this new service level has often failed to reach those in Anguilla who actually deal with their employers' loyal customers. Going from my bank to the hardware store, from the supermarket to the Police, I'm made to feel like my visit is a bother to those who are forced to spend their entire days in such surroundings when they deserve to be at the beach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-16635568229696855672008-11-17T16:21:00.000-04:002008-11-17T16:21:00.000-04:00I e-mailed NBA back in April of 2007 concerning op...I e-mailed NBA back in April of 2007 concerning opening an account. The purpose of this account was only to have a local bank to wire money to for vacations and such, we're not talking tons of money. Never received a response from NBA. Scotia replied immediately......<BR/>- ScottyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-29437389390283323352008-11-17T04:44:00.000-04:002008-11-17T04:44:00.000-04:00"Much of the world seems to suffer the frustration..."Much of the world seems to suffer the frustrations of the public sector. The complexity of the systems, the mounds of paperwork, the discipline of returns, the following of precedent, the fear of failure, the inefficiency of having to jump on political merry-go-rounds, the endless checks and balances, the multi-layers of decision making, the time wasting of endless committees, the plethora of experts and advisers, the reports that are ignored, the waste of tax-payers money, the spin, the endless scrutiny, the broken promises and the time that is spent covering one’s behind against sudden attack."<BR/> --Andrew Gurr, Governor of St. Helena<BR/><BR/>This is government. This is banking. There is no time left for the average constituent, or the average customer. It is as true in North America and Europe as it is here. So when a tourist comes to Anguilla and a hotel employee takes the time for a friendly greeting or makes the effort to smile, people are astounded at how friendly and polite we all are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-1280007740631181132008-11-17T04:27:00.000-04:002008-11-17T04:27:00.000-04:00I believe this lack of responsibility and forthrig...I believe this lack of responsibility and forthright accountability by those in authority drifts down from our elected leaders. The frightening danger is that our people generally are beginning to take it for granted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-91954913745769652782008-11-17T04:17:00.000-04:002008-11-17T04:17:00.000-04:00We should not mistake lethargy for policy.We should not mistake lethargy for policy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com