Stafford Sands

Stafford Sands
Stafford Sands (left) and Hjalmar Schacht in October 1962
Minister of Finance of the Bahamas
In office
1964–1967
Succeeded byCarlton Francis
Prime MinisterSir Roland Symonette
Personal details
NationalityBahamian
Political partyUnited 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.

  1. ^ Bidwell, Robin (October 24, 2018). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900–1972. Routledge. ISBN 9781317792260 – via Google Books.