Politics
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Opposition leader Arnhim Eustace threatens Prime Minister Gonsalves with lawsuit
Both Gonsalves and Ames have in separate statement denied the allegation, which Eustace said he learnt of during an interview with the BBC.
Eustace said that he did not comment on the allegation but said that if it is proven to be true, Gonsalves would have to demit office.
Eustace said that when the BBC’s “Panorama” program about Harlequin Property, of which Ames is chairman, is aired, “everyone will have a better understanding of what that situation is about”. The Gonsalves government granted citizenship to Ames because of his investments here.
Ames’ company is reportedly being investigated in the United Kingdom amidst allegation that it is a Ponzi scheme, an allegation that a spokesperson for the company has denied.
The Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom has also issued an alert about Harlequin and its operations and Eustace said St. Vincent and the Grenadines is receiving a lot of bad coverage in the international press. “We are in the news all over the world for the wrong reasons. And it is something we don’t have any control over now, given the widespread interest and comments being made on this whole issue with the resort and other matters related to that,” he said. -(CMC)
