Grenada CIP Chair Kaisha Ince denies Ukrainian was repaid US$1Million after he failed to get a diplomatic passport

​Grenada’s Chairman of the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP), Kaisha Ince, has denied reports, that a Ukrainian businessman was repaid US$1 million, after he failed to obtain a Grenada diplomatic passport.
 
Grenada's Foreign Affairs Ministry has also confirmed that only people with diplomatic portfolios working on behalf of the government, are afforded diplomatic passports.
 
Grenada, like several other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries provide citizenship to foreign nationals under its CIP, in return for making a substantial investment in the socio-economic development of the island.
 
In his 20th August Financial Crime Blog, Kenneth Rijock claimed that the Ukrainian businessman made his application through Henley and Partners, and wire transferred the money to the company's account in a Singapore Bank.
 
The report noted that when the Henley & Partners did not provide the passport, it was later discovered that there was no pending application, and that a government minister had arranged for a refund of the money.