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St Vincent and the Grenadines

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St Vincent and the Grenadines

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 ==Notes==
 <references/>
-[[Category:Psychological Warfare]][[Category:Public relations firms]][[Category:Strategic Communication]]
+[[Category:Psychological operations]][[Category:Public relations firms]][[Category:Strategic Communication]]

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-'''SCL Elections''' is an 'election services' company which is part of the [[Strategic Communication Laboratories]] (SCL) group. The company has been active worldwide since 1993 and offers "a fully comprehensive election campaign management solution...tailor-made to suit the specific requirements of our clients".<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/commons/index/29/i:32 Company Overview]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>  The company shares a headquarters with SCL in London, and many directors and staff with both SCL and the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]] (BDi) - which is said to provide the intellectual underpinning for the companies approach.<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/commons/index/29/i:32 Company Overview]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>. The company states that it has worked on over 25 election campaigns worldwide, and managed 18 of those in their entirety - and claim to have "never lost an election which [they] have managed".<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/faq FAQs]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
+'''SCL Elections''' is an 'election services' company which is part of the [[Strategic Communication Laboratories]] (SCL) group. The company has been active worldwide since 1993 and offers "a fully comprehensive election campaign management solution...tailor-made to suit the specific requirements of our clients".<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/commons/index/29/i:32 Company Overview]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19, 2010, </ref>  The company shares a headquarters with SCL in London, and many directors and staff with both SCL and the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]] (BDi) - which is said to provide the intellectual underpinning for the companies approach.<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/commons/index/29/i:32 Company Overview]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>. The company states that it has worked on over 25 election campaigns worldwide, and managed 18 of those in their entirety - and claim to have "never lost an election which [they] have managed".<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/faq FAQs]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19, 2010, </ref>
 ==The Company==
-SCL Elections is the Election Services Division of [[Strategic Communication Laboratories]] which is a UK Limited Company with head offices in London. SCL, it is made clear, is "a UK government approved commercial body authorised to undertake military and civilian projects for foreign clients". SCL has "‘List X’ accreditation from the British Government’s Ministry of Defence...which provides [them] with Government endorsed clearance to handle information protectively marked as ‘confidential’ and above".<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/faq FAQs]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
+SCL Elections is the Election Services Division of [[Strategic Communication Laboratories]] which is a UK Limited Company with head offices in London. SCL, it is made clear, is "a UK government approved commercial body authorised to undertake military and civilian projects for foreign clients". SCL has "‘List X’ accreditation from the British Government’s Ministry of Defence...which provides [them] with Government endorsed clearance to handle information protectively marked as ‘confidential’ and above".<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/faq FAQs]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19, 2010, </ref>
 ==Activities==
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 *'''2005 - Iraq''' - SCL claim that its employees "were tasked with providing the strategic management of the first democratic elections in Iraq" while they were "in uniform".<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples/view/105 Iraq], SCL Elections, April 19 2010</ref> It is unclear whether this was part of their job in the Army (the company employs a number of ex-military personel) or was subcontracted to SCL, although there are a number of links to suggest continued envolvement of the SCL group in Iraq and Afghanistan (For example: they are listed as partners of [[Wise Strategic Communication]] in supporting US forces in Afghnistan <ref>"[http://www.wisestrat.com/clients_red.html List of Clients]", Wise Strategic Communication, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
 *'''2007 - Kenya''' - Their website states that "SCL Elections was contracted to help the incumbent President secure a second term in office, in an election shaped by tribal differences and marred by electoral violence. SCL Elections assisted a major political party with campaign research and formulation, providing a strategic road-map both for the party and for key individual candidates."  The 2007 Kenyan election returned Mwai Kibaki to power, but he was forced to accept a coalition with a rival party after accusations by voters and international observers of widespread electoral fraud (by both main parties). The election result provoked widespread unrest in which over 1500 people died and 600,000 were made homeless <ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7268903.stm Kenya rivals agree to share power]", BBC News, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>.  Speculation continues that major politicians will be charged with crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Course for their role in the violence <ref>"[http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/03/31/icc-judges-approve-kenyan-investigation ICC: Judges approve Kenyan investigation]", Human Rights Watch, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
-*'''2008 - Nepal''' - "SCL undertook a 5 month strategic planning consultancy to prepare Nepal for its first democratic elections in the wake of the collapsed monarchy.  This included profiling the electorate and understanding electoral concerns and key obstacles to democracy" <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples/view/106 Nepal]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
+*'''2008 - Nepal''' - "SCL undertook a 5-month strategic planning consultancy to prepare Nepal for its first democratic elections in the wake of the collapsed monarchy.  This included profiling the electorate and understanding electoral concerns and key obstacles to democracy" <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples/view/106 Nepal]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
 *'''2010 - St. Kitts and Nevis''' - Fully ran the successful parliamentary campaign of Labour Party incumbent Dr Denzil Douglas. <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples/view/109 St Kitts and Nevis]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
-Campaigns in Angigua, St. Lucia, Phillipines, Mauritius, Taiwan and Trinidad and Tobago are also referred to, although there are little details <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples Sample Case Histories]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
+Campaigns in Antigua, St. Lucia, Philippines, Mauritius, Taiwan and Trinidad and Tobago are also referred to, although there are little details. <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples Sample Case Histories]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
 ===St Vincent and the Grenadines===
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 In 2009 the Prime Minister of SVG, Ralph Gonsalves, held a press conference <ref>"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZdxNoXLjtM&feature=related Nov. 16, 2009 - PM Gonsalves' Press Conference]", youtube, accessed April 21 2010</ref> in which he accused the opposition of using the services of '''SCL Elections''' to run the 'Vote No Campaign' for a referendum on constitutional change. Gonsalves accused the opposition of courting, and being funded by, groups who wish to maintain the practice of "economic citizenship" - which he calls "selling passports", and benefits economic migrants and tax exiles - mentioning in particular '''Henley & Partners''', who describe themselves as "the world's leading specialists in international residence and citizenship planning".<ref>"[http://www.henleyglobal.com/ Henley & Partners]", Henley Global website, accessed April 21 2010</ref> Gonsalves makes the accusation that Henley & Partners funded SCL's contribution to the 'Vote No Campaign' - although this is unsubstantiated.
-He does however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called [[The Athena Trust]], which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "Alex Ashburner" and "Andrew Shepherd", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen on the left. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: Alexander James Ashburner Nix and Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson.
+He does, however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called [[The Athena Trust]], which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "Alex Ashburner" and "Andrew Shepherd", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However, there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen on the left. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: Alexander James Ashburner Nix and Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson.
 ==People==

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		+	[[Category:Psychological Warfare]][[Category:Public relations firms]][[Category:Strategic Communication]]

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 *'''2000 - Thailand''' - "over a 30 month period, SCL Elections was contracted to build and manage the world’s largest electoral campaign OpCentre in Thailand". <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/history History]", SCL Elections. Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
 *'''2005 - Iraq''' - SCL claim that its employees "were tasked with providing the strategic management of the first democratic elections in Iraq" while they were "in uniform".<ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples/view/105 Iraq], SCL Elections, April 19 2010</ref> It is unclear whether this was part of their job in the Army (the company employs a number of ex-military personel) or was subcontracted to SCL, although there are a number of links to suggest continued envolvement of the SCL group in Iraq and Afghanistan (For example: they are listed as partners of [[Wise Strategic Communication]] in supporting US forces in Afghnistan <ref>"[http://www.wisestrat.com/clients_red.html List of Clients]", Wise Strategic Communication, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
-*'''2007 - Kenya''' - Thier website states that "SCL Elections was contracted to help the incumbent President secure a second term in office, in an election shaped by tribal differences and marred by electoral violence. SCL Elections assisted a major political party with campaign research and formulation, providing a strategic road-map both for the party and for key individual candidates."  The 2007 Kenyan election returned Mwai Kibaki to power, but he was forced to accept a coalition with a rival party after accusations by voters and international observers of widespread electoral fraud (by both main parties). The election result provoked widespread unrest in which over 1500 people died and 600,000 were made homeless <ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7268903.stm Kenya rivals agree to share power]", BBC News, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>.  Speculation continues that major politicians will be charged with crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Course for their role in the violence <ref>"[http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/03/31/icc-judges-approve-kenyan-investigation ICC: Judges approve Kenyan investigation]", Human Rights Watch, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
+*'''2007 - Kenya''' - Their website states that "SCL Elections was contracted to help the incumbent President secure a second term in office, in an election shaped by tribal differences and marred by electoral violence. SCL Elections assisted a major political party with campaign research and formulation, providing a strategic road-map both for the party and for key individual candidates."  The 2007 Kenyan election returned Mwai Kibaki to power, but he was forced to accept a coalition with a rival party after accusations by voters and international observers of widespread electoral fraud (by both main parties). The election result provoked widespread unrest in which over 1500 people died and 600,000 were made homeless <ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7268903.stm Kenya rivals agree to share power]", BBC News, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>.  Speculation continues that major politicians will be charged with crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Course for their role in the violence <ref>"[http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/03/31/icc-judges-approve-kenyan-investigation ICC: Judges approve Kenyan investigation]", Human Rights Watch, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
 *'''2008 - Nepal''' - "SCL undertook a 5 month strategic planning consultancy to prepare Nepal for its first democratic elections in the wake of the collapsed monarchy.  This included profiling the electorate and understanding electoral concerns and key obstacles to democracy" <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples/view/106 Nepal]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
 *'''2010 - St. Kitts and Nevis''' - Fully ran the successful parliamentary campaign of Labour Party incumbent Dr Denzil Douglas. <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples/view/109 St Kitts and Nevis]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>

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 In 2009 the Prime Minister of SVG, Ralph Gonsalves, held a press conference <ref>"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZdxNoXLjtM&feature=related Nov. 16, 2009 - PM Gonsalves' Press Conference]", youtube, accessed April 21 2010</ref> in which he accused the opposition of using the services of '''SCL Elections''' to run the 'Vote No Campaign' for a referendum on constitutional change. Gonsalves accused the opposition of courting, and being funded by, groups who wish to maintain the practice of "economic citizenship" - which he calls "selling passports", and benefits economic migrants and tax exiles - mentioning in particular '''Henley & Partners''', who describe themselves as "the world's leading specialists in international residence and citizenship planning".<ref>"[http://www.henleyglobal.com/ Henley & Partners]", Henley Global website, accessed April 21 2010</ref> Gonsalves makes the accusation that Henley & Partners funded SCL's contribution to the 'Vote No Campaign' - although this is unsubstantiated.
-He does however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called '''The [[Athena Trust]]''', which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "Alex Ashburner" and "Andrew Shepherd", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen on the left. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: Alexander James Ashburner Nix and Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson.
+He does however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called [[The Athena Trust]], which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "Alex Ashburner" and "Andrew Shepherd", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen on the left. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: Alexander James Ashburner Nix and Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson.
 ==People==

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 [[Image:Alex Ashburner Screengrab.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Screengrab of Alexander Ashburner's page on the Athena Trust Website]]
 [[Image:Andrew Shepherd Screengrab.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Screengrab of Andrew Shepherd's page on the Athena Trust Website]]
-In 2009 the Prime Minister of SVG, Ralph Gonsalves, held a press conference <ref>"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZdxNoXLjtM&feature=related Nov. 16, 2009 - PM Gonsalves' Press Conference]", youtube, accessed April 21 2010</ref> in which he accused the opposition of using the services of SCL Elections to run the 'Vote No Campaign' for a referendum on constitutional change. Gonsalves accused the opposition of courting, and being funded by, groups who wish to maintain the practice of "economic citizenship" - which he calls "selling passports", and benefits economic migrants and tax exiles - mentioning in particular Henley & Partners, who describe themselves as "the world's leading specialists in international residence and citizenship planning".<ref>"[http://www.henleyglobal.com/ Henley & Partners]", Henley Global website, accessed April 21 2010</ref> Gonsalves makes the accusation that [[Henley & Partners]] funded SCL's contribution to the 'Vote No Campaign' - although this is unsubstantiated.
+In 2009 the Prime Minister of SVG, Ralph Gonsalves, held a press conference <ref>"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZdxNoXLjtM&feature=related Nov. 16, 2009 - PM Gonsalves' Press Conference]", youtube, accessed April 21 2010</ref> in which he accused the opposition of using the services of '''SCL Elections''' to run the 'Vote No Campaign' for a referendum on constitutional change. Gonsalves accused the opposition of courting, and being funded by, groups who wish to maintain the practice of "economic citizenship" - which he calls "selling passports", and benefits economic migrants and tax exiles - mentioning in particular '''Henley & Partners''', who describe themselves as "the world's leading specialists in international residence and citizenship planning".<ref>"[http://www.henleyglobal.com/ Henley & Partners]", Henley Global website, accessed April 21 2010</ref> Gonsalves makes the accusation that Henley & Partners funded SCL's contribution to the 'Vote No Campaign' - although this is unsubstantiated.
-He does however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called '''The [[Athena Trust]]''', which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "[[Alex Ashburner]]" and "[[Andrew Shepherd]]", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen on the left. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: '''Alexander James Ashburner Nix''' and '''Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson'''.
+He does however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called '''The [[Athena Trust]]''', which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "Alex Ashburner" and "Andrew Shepherd", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen on the left. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: Alexander James Ashburner Nix and Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson.
 ==People==

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 ===St Vincent and the Grenadines===
 Little detailed information is available of the role that SCL Elections carry out in the campaigns they are involved in - though the example of their controversial work in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is illuminating.
-In 2009 the Prime Minister of SVG, Ralph Gonsalves, held a press conference <ref>"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZdxNoXLjtM&feature=related Nov. 16, 2009 - PM Gonsalves' Press Conference]", youtube, accessed April 21 2010</ref> in which he accused the opposition of using the services of SCL Elections to run the 'Vote No Campaign' for a referendum on constitutional change. Gonsalves accuses the oposition of courting, and being funded by, groups who wish to maintain the practice of "economic citizenship" - which he calls "selling passports", and benefits economic migrants and tax exiles - mentioning in particular '''Henley & Partners''', who describe themselves as "the world's leading specialists in international residence and citizenship planning".<ref>"[http://www.henleyglobal.com/ Henley & Partners]", Henley Global website, accessed April 21 2010</ref> Gonsalves makes the accusation that Henley & Partners are funding SCL's contribution to the 'Vote No Campaign' - although this is unsubstantiated.
+In 2009 the Prime Minister of SVG, Ralph Gonsalves, held a press conference <ref>"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZdxNoXLjtM&feature=related Nov. 16, 2009 - PM Gonsalves' Press Conference]", youtube, accessed April 21 2010</ref> in which he accused the opposition of using the services of SCL Elections to run the 'Vote No Campaign' for a referendum on constitutional change. Gonsalves accuses the oposition of courting, and being funded by, groups who wish to maintain the practice of "economic citizenship" - which he calls "selling passports", and benefits economic migrants and tax exiles - mentioning in particular Henley & Partners, who describe themselves as "the world's leading specialists in international residence and citizenship planning".<ref>"[http://www.henleyglobal.com/ Henley & Partners]", Henley Global website, accessed April 21 2010</ref> Gonsalves makes the accusation that Henley & Partners are funding SCL's contribution to the 'Vote No Campaign' - although this is unsubstantiated.
-He does however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called ''The Athena Trust'', which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "Alex Ashburner" and "Andrew Shepherd", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen below. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: '''Alexander James Ashburner Nix''' and '''Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson'''.
+He does however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called '''The Athena Trust''', which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "Alex Ashburner" and "Andrew Shepherd", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen below. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: '''Alexander James Ashburner Nix''' and '''Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson'''.
 [[Image:Alex Ashburner Screengrab.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Screengrab of Alexander Ashburner's page on the Athena Trust Website]]
 [[Image:Andrew Shepherd Screengrab.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Screengrab of Andrew Shepherd's page on the Athena Trust Website]]
 ==People==

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	Campaigns in Angigua, St. Lucia, Phillipines, Mauritius, Taiwan and Trinidad and Tobago are also referred to, although there are little details <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples Sample Case Histories]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>		Campaigns in Angigua, St. Lucia, Phillipines, Mauritius, Taiwan and Trinidad and Tobago are also referred to, although there are little details <ref>"[http://www.sclelections.cc/samples Sample Case Histories]", SCL Elections, Accessed April 19 2010</ref>
		+
		+	===St Vincent and the Grenadines===
		+	Little detailed information is available of the role that SCL Elections carry out in the campaigns they are involved in - though the example of their controversial work in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is illuminating.
		+	In 2009 the Prime Minister of SVG, Ralph Gonsalves, held a press conference <ref>"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZdxNoXLjtM&feature=related Nov. 16, 2009 - PM Gonsalves' Press Conference]", youtube, accessed April 21 2010</ref> in which he accused the opposition of using the services of SCL Elections to run the 'Vote No Campaign' for a referendum on constitutional change. Gonsalves accuses the oposition of courting, and being funded by, groups who wish to maintain the practice of "economic citizenship" - which he calls "selling passports", and benefits economic migrants and tax exiles - mentioning in particular '''Henley & Partners''', who describe themselves as "the world's leading specialists in international residence and citizenship planning".<ref>"[http://www.henleyglobal.com/ Henley & Partners]", Henley Global website, accessed April 21 2010</ref> Gonsalves makes the accusation that Henley & Partners are funding SCL's contribution to the 'Vote No Campaign' - although this is unsubstantiated.
		+	He does however, point to some interesting features of SCL Elections involvement: particularly the links with another group called ''The Athena Trust'', which claims to be "a global leader in market research, assessment and strategic consultation for governments, private companies and humanitarian endeavours" <ref>"[http://theathenatrust.com/ Welcome to Athena]", Athena Trust website, accessed April 21 2010</ref>. Two people who were listed as part of the trust 'team' at the time were "Alex Ashburner" and "Andrew Shepherd", who were respectively identified as [[Alexander Nix]], Director of SCL Elections and Dr [[Andrew Ritcheson]], former Director of the [[Behavioural Dynamics Institute]]. At the time Gonsalves pointed to the connection through identical photographs which appeared on the SCL and Athena Trust's websites, although the relevant section of the Athena Trust website has since been removed. However there was evidence of these pages in Google's cache, which can be seen below. The two different individuals are identified by different names which are parts of their full names: '''Alexander James Ashburner Nix''' and '''Andrew Shepherd Ritcheson'''.
		+	[[Image:Alex Ashburner Screengrab.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Screengrab of Alexander Ashburner's page on the Athena Trust Website]]
		+	[[Image:Andrew Shepherd Screengrab.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Screengrab of Andrew Shepherd's page on the Athena Trust Website]]

	==People==		==People==