PRESS RELEASE
Johann Hesse and Rufus Gobat today issued the following statement to clarify public commentary regarding the brokerage arrangements connected to the sale of the motor yacht ALFA NERO.
A United Kingdom- registered company, Caribbean Lifestyle Services Ltd, entered into a formal Agreement (Introducer Introductory Fee Agreement) with Northrop & Johnson Monaco SAM in June 2024. This agreement followed discussions with industry professionals after an earlier auction process involving a separate prospective purchaser proved unsuccessful.
Under the terms of the contract, any introducer compensation was expressly structured to be paid solely from the broker’s earned commission and only in the event of a completed qualifying sale to a buyer handled by the brokerage. No compensation was payable outside of these conditions.
All sums arising under this arrangement were duly declared in the United Kingdom in accordance with applicable legal, compliance and tax obligations. Caribbean Lifestyle Services Ltd maintains that transparency, proper documentation, and compliance with UK taxation and regulatory requirements are fundamental to its operations.
Neither Mr. Hesse, Mr. Gobat, nor Caribbean Lifestyle Services Ltd remitted, directly or indirectly, any portion of introducer compensation to any public official or to any relative of a public official.
Mr. Hesse and Mr. Gobat remain committed to ensuring that the factual record reflects the straightforward commercial nature of the agreement: a standard industry introducer structure, contingent upon a successful transaction, payable from brokerage commissions, and handled within established tax, compliance and regulatory frameworks.
It is also important to clarify that the figures referenced publicly do not represent any additional commission or hidden compensation. They form part of a negotiated allocation contained entirely within the broker’s previously disclosed commission structure. No separate or supplemental payment existed beyond what was transparently provided for under the brokerage arrangement.
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What did Mr. Hesse do to earn his portion of the commission? What is Mr. Hesse’s role in the company? Is Mr. Hesse the local connection for this company to access government officials? Should a government diplomat be earning commission off of government asset sales? Is that not a conflict of interest?
Those people are throwing dung on a wall and hopes some sticks.Sometimes,saying less or nothing are best.
WHAT THE HELL…! …CLARIFYING PUBLIC COMMENTARY? …JUST WHAT COMMENTARY?
‘…A COCK’ AND ‘…A BULL’ STORY…?’
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(i) ‘…A PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT:
(ii) …HEAD OF POLICE COURT PROSECUTIONS/CHIEF PROSECUTOR:
(iii) …HEAD OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS (CID):
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SERIOUS CRIMES- CLASSIFICATIONS
(a) …AGAINST THE PERSON …MURDER:
(b) …AGAINST PROPERTY …FRAUD AND CORRUPTION:
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EXCUSE OR NEWS:
This ‘…STORY’ published by ‘ANR’ seems more like ‘an EXCUSE’ more than is ‘…NEWS.’
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Those purportedly authored this ‘…PRESS RELEASE,’ shall be warned.
Suffice to say, they run risks in jeoparding:
(a) ‘…THEIR LIBERTIES:
(b) …SUBJECTING THEMSELVES TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS:
(c) …BRINGING THE AMBASSADORIAL POSITION INTO DISREPUTE:
(d) …AGENCY REPRESENTATION OF THE NATION’S ‘CIP:’
(e) …PLACING THEIR ‘HONESTY’ UNDER PUBLIC AND OFFICIAL SCRUTINY.’
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From a ‘…PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATION PERSPECTIVE,’ when ‘…CRIMINALS’ tried to mislead investigators, many have given: ‘…COCK AND BULL STORIES.’
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Frequently, they have given Criminal Investigators ‘STORIES’ that were most damning and self-incriminatory.’
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MOST DAMNING- PARAGRAPHS: 1 : 2: 6: 7
BROKERAGE ARRANGEMENTS?
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QUESTIONS: …SATISFYING PUBLIC CURIOSITY
(i) ‘…WAS THE SERVICES OF ‘…CARIBBEAN LIFESTYLE’ GIVEN AUTHORITY BY THE PORT MANAGER WHO HAD RESPONSIBILITY TO AUCTION THE MARINE CRAFT ? (Paragraph 1):
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(ii) …WHEN WAS ‘…CARIBBEAN LIFESTYLE’ REGISTERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM?
(SEE UGLOBAL PROFILE)
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(iii) …WHOSE INTERESTS THIS COMPANY REPRESENTED? (Paragraph 2):
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(iv) …WHETHER OR NOT SO REPRESENTED, WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL SUM?
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SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
Seemingly, far removed from the appointed-position:
(i) ‘…LINKIN HAS PROFILED ‘…JOHANN LEBRECHT HESSE: as
(ii) ‘…AMBASSADOR TO THE ‘…UNITED ARAB EMIRATE (UAE):
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UGLOBAL’ HAS PROFILED ‘..RUFUS GOBAT:’ as
(a) ‘…AN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA LICENSED AGENT:
(b) …FOUNDER OF ‘…CARIBBEAN LIFESTYLE SERVICES:’
(c) …ST. PAUL, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA:
(d) …ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CITIZEN BY INVESTMENT PROGRAM AGENT (CIP):
(e) …LAUNCHED TAMARIND HILLS IN ANTIGUA:
(f) …PROPERTY THAT ACCOMMODATES ‘…APPLICANTS FOR CIP:’
(g) …WAS MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR ‘…PRESTIGIOUS PROPERTIES:
(h) …A UK-BASED CARIBBEAN PROPERTY SALES COMPANY’ [UKGLOBAL].
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NON-ACCUSATORY:
If it makes sense, then it must be ‘…TRUE,’ and it is ‘…TROUBLE,’ the senses, then much more is desired from ‘ANR.’
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NOW:
If it is not ‘…SOFT BALL,’ then it must be ‘…HARD BALL CRICKET:
Whoever wins the toss must enter the ‘…WICKET:’ and
‘…GO BAT.’
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WHATEVER.
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WHAT THE HELL…!
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WHAT THE HELL…! …FURTHER ONLINE INVESTIGATIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION:
ALL IS WELL, THAT ENDS WELL
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Something seems
(a) ‘…TROUBLING: and
(b) ..MIGHT BE BREWING.’
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TWO THINGS: …GENTLE AND WISE
(i) ‘…GENTLY TAKE ADVICE: and
(ii) …WISELY TAKE WARNING.’
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NOW:
Further ‘Online Investigative Public Information’ revealed
(a) TWO COMPANY DIRECTORS:
(i) ‘…THEODORE MATTHEW RUFUS GOBAT 56: [Appointed April 3, 2021] and
(ii) …ALEXANDRA ROOKE, 51: [Appointed October 14, 2024].
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BOTH ARE:
(a) ‘…OFFICERS:
(b) …SHAREHOLDERS:
(c) …CONTROLLERS:
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COMPANY:
CARIBBEAN LIFESTYLE SERVICES LTD:
(i) ‘…COMPANY NUMBER: 1312287:
(ii) …68 CARLISLE ROAD: HOVE: ENGLAND: BN3 4ES:
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NOW:
AS IT RELATES TO THIS COMPANY, SINCE THERE IS NO REFERENCE: to
(a) ‘….AMBASSADOR JOHAN LEBRECHT HESSE:’ the very simple ‘…QUESTION,’ must be
‘…WHAT AMBASSADOR WOULD PUT OUT JOIT PRESS RELEASE ABOUT A COMMISSION CONCERNING THE CONTROVERSIAL SALE OF THE ALFA NERO?’
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SAVE THE EMBARRASSMENT
TIME TO STEP ASIDE:
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MAKE THE ‘…HONOURABLE MOVE,’ RESIGN FROM THE ‘MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS’
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SUCH WAS THE ‘…HONOURABLE COURSE OF ACTION: taken by
FORMER AMBASSADOR, CASROY JAMES-ODEBRECHT SCANDAL’ [Daily Herald: December 29, 2016: JAMAICA OBSERVER: December 28, 2016].
COINCIDENTALLY: …LIGHTNING STRIKING IN ONE PLACE
The disgraced was appointed ‘…AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATE (UAE).
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Seems it is not quite correct that ‘…LIGHTNING NEVER STIKES IN ONE PLACE.’
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WHAT THE HELL…!
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ALL IS WELL, THAT ENDS WELL.
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GASTON BROWNE,WERE YOU DUPED AGAIN ?
Too little,too late,Hesse and Gobat.Gaston Browne,as the Prime Minister of this Nation.Please remove that Ambassador position from Hesse and run like hell away from him.In my opinion,he cannot be trusted.Therefore,you should not be giving Diplomatic Passports to non trustworthy individuals.Let us clean up Antigua and Barbuda name.
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