Andrew Clifford Allen was born
on the 16th of June, 1969 in Staten Island, New York, U.S.A. and has lived most
of his life in Nassau, Bahamas. Mr. Allen is a member of the Bahamas Bar
Association and a practicing Counsel and Attorney at law, specializing
primarily in commercial law and conveyancing. He was called to the Bar of
England and Wales in November, 1996 and to the Bahamian Bar in January, 1997. Mr. Allen holds a
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Hull, East Humberside,
England and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Corporate and Commercial Law, from
Kings College, University of London. Mr. Allen is a shareholder and director of
Global Nexus Ltd., a telecommunications company licensed under Bahamian law and
regulated by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), the
regulatory body with responsibility for the telecommunications sector in The
Bahamas.In addition to his professional and commercial interests, Mr. Allen is a
regular contributor to editorial commentary in The Bahamas and, from 1999 to
2007 was a weekly columnist in The Tribune, one of the two main dailies in The
Bahamas.