{"id":55455,"date":"2012-02-13T07:35:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T11:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=55455"},"modified":"2012-02-13T07:35:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T11:35:11","slug":"passports-for-a-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/passports-for-a-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Passports&#8230;.for a price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/passport.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-48015\" title=\"passport\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/passport.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/passport.jpg 275w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/passport-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>For decades, the two-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis exported sugarcane to keep its economy afloat. When sugar prices fell, St. Kitts began to sell an even sweeter commodity: its citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>For $250,000, a foreigner can buy full rights as a citizen there. The transaction can take as few as three months and applicants need never visit the nation&#8217;s sandy shores.<\/p>\n<p>The allure? St. Kitts citizens can travel without a visa to more than a hundred countries, including Canada and all of Europe. They pay no personal income taxes, and the island&#8217;s remote location in the West Indies serves as a safe haven, should the need for a quick move ever arise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/02\/12\/us-passport-idUSTRE81B05A20120212\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For decades, the two-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis exported sugarcane to keep its economy afloat. When sugar prices fell, St. Kitts began to sell an even sweeter commodity: its citizenship. 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