Stafford Sands | |
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 Stafford Sands (left) and Hjalmar Schacht in October 1962 | |
| Minister of Finance of the Bahamas | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Succeeded by | Carlton Francis |
| Prime Minister | Sir Roland Symonette |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bahamian |
| Political party | United Bahamian Party |
Sir Stafford Lofthouse Sands (23 September 1913 – January 23, 1972) was a former Minister of Finance of the Bahamas (1964–1967),[1] who held other high positions in the islands until his self-chosen exile in 1967. Hailed as Father of Tourism, he succumbed to corruption, allowing organized crime to unfold activities like money laundering and to establish offshore banking on the Bahamas.
- ^ Bidwell, Robin (October 24, 2018). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900–1972. Routledge. ISBN 9781317792260 – via Google Books.