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Inner Circle

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OriginKingston
Jamaica
Members Jacob Miller
Ian Lewis
Calton Coffie
Michael Sterling
GenresReggae
Reggae Fusion
Career startKingston, Jamaica
Awards Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album
Skos genre Reggae
Alternative/Indie
Also known as Bad Boys
Date of Reg.
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About Inner Circle


Inner Circle, also known as The Inner Circle Band or The Bad Boys of Reggae, are a Jamaican reggae band formed in Kingston in 1968. The band first backed The Chosen Few in the early 1970s before joining with successful solo artist Jacob Miller and releasing a string of records.

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... The secret deal transferred shares in a highly profitable Russian advertising company, Video International - for less than they appeared to be worth - from companies ultimately owned by a trust connected with Mr Abramovich, to two members of Putin s Inner Circle...

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... In the other, supported by former members of his Inner Circle, Bankman-Fried syphoned billions of dollars of customer money, banking on the odds he d never be caught...

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...By James Oliver, Will Dahlgreen, James Melley & Andy VerityBBC Panorama, Newsnight and BBC NewsAn offshore firm helped create companies used by members of Vladimir Putin s Inner Circle, including one hiding the late mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin s yacht, the BBC can reveal...

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... But he added that ultimately " Xi s leadership and overall political stability do not appear under threat, as none of the cadres affected are part of his Inner Circle...

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... However, some have questioned whether his rule will be a break from the past, having spent most of his career in Mr Bongo s Inner Circle...

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Ukraine war: Putin's cousin among inner circle hit by new UK sanctions

Aug 2,2023 9:20 am

The UK has announced its newest wave of sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin 's Inner Circle , including his cousin.

The Foreign Office said Anna Tsivileva , Putin's cousin and president of a major mining firm, has been sanctioned.

Vladimir Potanin , Russia's second richest man and key supporter of Putin's regime, was also sanctioned on Wednesday due to The War in Ukraine.

The UK government said the sanctions were intended to " weaken The Russian War Machine ".

The pair will be subject to asset freezes and travel bans.

Ms Tsivileva, who runs prominent Russian coal mining company JSC Kolmar Group, significantly benefitted from her relationship with The President , The Foreign Office said.

Mr Potanin, said to be worth $37. 1 bn (£30. 5 bn) according to Bloomberg, continues to amass wealth supporting Putin's regime, the UK says.

The oligarch, who heads The World 's largest refined nickel and palladium producer Nornickel, has acquired Russian Bank Rosbank and shares in Tinkoff Bank in the period since The Invasion of Ukraine.

According to the reports, he moved his $300m superyacht to the as a precaution.

The oligarch spent that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi - a project that He Said would be his legacy, but that he hoped to get some of The Money back from The Russian government.

A UK government spokesperson said: " As long as Putin continues his abhorrent assault on Ukraine, we will use sanctions to weaken The Russian War Machine .

" Today's sanctions show that nothing and No One is off The Table , including Putin's Inner Circle . "

A group of Russian individuals and companies have also been sanctioned for their involvement in supporting.

Russia will also be barred from accessing UK trusts services, which allow a person or business to manage The Assets of another.

The sanctions are the latest as part of a series imposed by the UK which has seen More Than 1,000 people and over 120 businesses targeted.

Three quarter of foreign companies have reduced operations in Russia and nearly a quarter have completely withdrawn, according to the UK.

It Comes as Foreign Secretary Liz Truss , in Madrid for a Nato summit, told The Bbc that the UK must not become " tired or fatigued" in its support for Ukraine.

She Said : " It's only possible to achieve a lasting peace, first of all, when Russia are pushed out of Ukraine, secondly, when Russia are held to account for the appalling War Crimes that have taken place, and thirdly, when we know that future Russian aggression can be prevented, we must never allow this to happen again.

" And we must protect The Future security of Europe. "

She added she was also keen to help Taiwan defend itself, as China builds up its armed forces



Source of news: bbc.com

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