Day: June 7, 2024

Well, today the temperature here in Mexico reached 39 degrees Celcius (said to be “feel like 45” it is said, and it feels true)…

Meanwhile, aside from ex-President Martinelli coming out against the retiring of the $1 coin named after him, the biggest story in Panama may be that 6 abandoned aircraft at the main airport are to be recycled. I don’t know how long they have been there, but from the look of them it may have been a while.

7 JUNE 2024

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On 7 June, OFAC advised of 30 deletions from its SDN List, a mix of individuals and entities. 

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240607

On 7 June, FinCEN issued this report intended to help stakeholders gain insight into the collection and use of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data, including FinCEN’s efforts to support law enforcement and national security agencies.   

https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FinCEN_Infographic_Public_508FINAL_2024_June_7.pdf

On 7 June, a Notice from HM Treasury advised that the existing entry for this entity had been amended. 

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6662e505716b14967fe341d0/Notice_Myanmar_070624.pdf

Touring Mayan ruins today as the temperature was said to have reached 42 degrees Celcius. The heat here is fierce and, unlike Panama City, it does not really cool down in the evening. In Panama we might see temperatures in the 30s in the day fall to the low 20s at night, but not here at the moment. Also visited a cenote, one of the hundreds of underground, water-filled caves that explain how the Yucatan can support plants, animals and people despite a seeming desert-like climate. However, it will be a relief to return to the relatively gentle, and more humid, climate of Panama.

6 JUNE 2024

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On 6 June, Guernsey published the FSC annual report which discusses its preparations for the 2024 MONEYVAL inspection; its continued development of digital technology to enhance performance and streamline processes for industry; and the introduction of the new Lending, Credit and Finance Law which introduced internationally compliant financial crime regulation for virtual asset services providers (crypto), as well as consumer credit protection for citizens. 

https://www.gfsc.gg/commission/publications/annual-reports

On 6 June, the State Department advised that it was imposing sanctions on “Lions’ Den,” a militant Palestinian group centred in Nablus’s Old City in the West Bank. OFAC also added the group to its lists. 

https://www.state.gov/sanctioning-violent-palestinian-group-in-the-west-bank/

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240606

On 6 June, OFAC advised that it had sanctioned the Ecuador-based Los Lobos Drug Trafficking Organization and its leader Wilmer Geovanny Chavarria Barre (aka “Pipo”). Numbering thousands of members, Los Lobos has emerged as Ecuador’s largest drug trafficking organization and contributes significantly to the violence gripping the country.  

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240606

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases