July 19, 2024
US Department of State headquarters
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US questions progress over ‘Bahamas Invest’
A US government report has challenged the lack of “visible progress” made by The Bahamas in converting its key investment agency into the long-promised Bahamas Invest.
Bahamas holds on to Tier 1 rating in US 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report
THE Bahamas has kept its Tier 1 ranking in the United States’ 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report, placing it among a small group of countries recognised for meeting the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking.
Bahamas ‘a haven for finance crime'
THE US government is asserting that The Bahamas “lacks... political will” to fully crack down on financial crime with this nation representing a “low risk” haven for fraudsters and corrupt individuals.
STALLED: US criticises Bahamas over delay to enact laws to help fight corruption
The US has accused the Government of "stalling" the full enactment of anti-corruption laws that would accelerate improved transparency and accountability in Bahamian governance. The US State Department, in its just-released 2024 investment climate report on The Bahamas, cited campaign finance reforms and the creation of an Integrity Commission as two initiatives that have been "delayed" to leave this nation exposed to the threat of corruption and undue foreign influence in policy-making decisions.
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