The Chinese Government has gotten wise to the tricks and tactics of the government of the Bahamas, reportedly telling Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell that the drug-tainted civil servant he wanted to appoint as Ambassador to China is persona non-grata in Beijing.
Mitchell was planning to appoint a senior civil servant as Ambassador to China later this year. But, according to the Punch newspaper, the Chinese have reportedly written to Prime Minister Perry Chritie regarding the appointment of the top diplomat.
They have warned Mr. Christie that they will not recognize the civil servant as the Ambassador to China because he has prior convictions on drug related charges. The drug tainted civil servant is already on the United States stop-list and is not allowed to travel to Miami or America.
The civil servant, who was not identified by the tabloid newspaper, is only one of a number of former drug connections, money launderers and plain old crooks that have been appointed to top level government positions by PM Christie whose connections and associations with undesirables is downright shocking. The finances for Mr. Christie’s political party, the PLP, is controlled by alleged gangster Franklyn Wilson, who allegedly drummed up significant amounts of cash, for the 2002 election, from Columbian drug lords based in Panama. Mr. Christie and Mr. Wilson have refused to make public the accounting for the PLP so the information can not be verified.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government has also expressed their concerns about the way construction contracts are handled in the Bahamas. Construction and real estate are two big industries for international money launderers. In the Bahamas, many big construction contracts involve the laundering, misappropriation or squandering of funds.
The Chinese Government last year announced they would contribute $30 million dollars to build a national sports stadium in Nassau. But as a conditon of the project they want Chinese contractors, architects, engineers and accountants on site, in Nassau, to supervise the project.
The Bahamas government is aghast at that idea as it leaves no room for the funnelling of funds into the pockets of political cronies who are known for their poor workmanship, inflating contracts, wasting money and padding invoices. Chinese Ambassador Li Yuanming is trying to ensure that none of the $30 million donation is wasted.
