Businessman Gregor Nassief has made public a letter he sent to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Opposition Leader Jesma Paul-Victor in June, after the document was leaked and began circulating widely on WhatsApp and other social media platforms over the weekend.
The June 17, 2026 letter was copied to Cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, President Sylvanie Burton, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU).
Nassief said he has decided to publicly address the matter at a press conference, with the date and time to be announced, due to the significant issues raised in the unexpectedly leaked letter.
In the letter, Nassief claims Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme is “completely out of control” and says he has spent the past seven years writing to the Prime Minister and providing what he describes as evidence of wrongdoing without seeing meaningful action.
Among his main concerns are allegations that some CBI-funded developments continue to benefit from the illegal discounting of citizenships.
The Secret Bay proprietor also outlines in the letter that his investigations found developers and service providers offering citizenship well below the legal price, arguing that the practice has diverted substantial revenue away from the Treasury.
He also questions the arrangements surrounding major national projects, including the cable car, international airport and marina. Nassief alleges these projects have proceeded without final planning approval and says agreements with developers have lacked transparency and public scrutiny. He further claims that key contracts were awarded without a competitive tender process.
Referring specifically to the cable car project, Nassief alleges that developer ABL Holdings Ltd. received more than 400 citizenship allocations along with a 999-year lease within the Morne Trois Pitons National Park, which he says was granted without clearly defined annual lease payments, concession fees or revenue-sharing arrangements.
Nassief also argues that the country’s high-volume CBI programme has contributed to growing international concerns.
He writes that, “The loss of UK visa-free access and the heightened risk of EU visa-free suspension reflect, in no small measure, the unprecedented flow of economic citizens relying on CBI passports…”
In the letter, he maintains that, “Development and integrity are not, and must never be, mutually exclusive,” adding that it is unacceptable for national development to come, in his view, through “illicit money, illegal construction and opaque, detrimental arrangements.”
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reportedly indicated that any evidence of inappropriate practices would result in immediate and decisive action taken against the CBI agent, as well as a revocation of the issued passports involved. However, in the letter, Nassief highlighted that no traction has been made by the government in that regard, which he says has necessitated escalation on his part.
Nassief requested a hearing involving parliamentarians, senior government officials and representatives of civil society to discuss the issues raised.
He also relayed that if no response was received within three weeks, he would consider pursuing legal action, including judicial review, seeking a commission of inquiry and requesting an independent forensic audit of the CBI programme.
The Government of Dominica has previously stated that the country’s Citizenship by Investment Programme operates under the law and has defended measures taken to strengthen its oversight and integrity.
