Stafford Sands
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 | |
| Born | 23 September 1913 Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas |
| Died | 23 January 1972 London, England |
| 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), 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.