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Oct 17, 2021 Letters
Dear Editor,
I refer to a letter, “Time for Justice”, penned by H. Yusuf and published in Kaieteur News, October 16, 2021. An excerpt from the letter reads, “It boggles the mind that after all the adverse publicity regarding the US$18 million bonus, which the former Minister and his Government vociferously denied, that the whereabouts of the monies are still an unsolved mystery.” Another extract reads, “One can only imagine that if the first monies from oil cannot be accounted for …”
I am outraged and incensed by the insinuations, innuendos and implications of these two extracts and his letter as a whole. If my memory serves me well, it was this same individual who libeled me in a letter published in Kaieteur News on October 18, 2019. You were forced to publish an apology in KN, October 25, 2019, while an action for damages in that matter waits the Court’s ruling.
In a very informative article in KN, October 15, 2021, under the caption “Govt. launches probe into ExxonMobil’s US$18M signing bonus”, Kiana Wilburg traced the origin of the signing bonus, its placement in a numbered and named account at the Bank of Guyana; and the subsequent closure of that account and the transfer of the proceeds, including interest, to the Consolidated Fund, in January 2019. All of this was detailed in the 2019 Report of the Auditor General.
On the basis of these facts, the average person would query the reason for KN publishing a letter, the very next day, in which the writer imputes improper motive to me, with respect to the signing bonus. In my view, it continues the public assault and assassination of my character. Be advised that I will not be cowed. I am prepared to take all necessary actions in this and other matters.
Yours faithfully,
Winston Jordan
Former Minister of Finance
Editor’s Note: It was unfortunate that the letter referenced was published. Indeed this was an error on our part and we hereby offer an unequivocal apology to Mr. Jordan.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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