Almost three weeks after Attorney General Anil Nandlall insinuated in a secret recording that President Donald Ramotar had been in talks with the wife of Kaieteur News owner Glenn Lall to have tax evasion charges against them dropped, the president has finally issued a denial.
At a press conference at the Office of the President yesterday, President Ramotar stated that he had been planning on making a statement about the issue before and emphasised that he had not had any discussion with Bhena Lall, Glenn’s wife, about the charges.
“I can tell you now that I never had any discussion with her relating to any
tax issues,” Ramotar said. He continued, “That was what was implied, that was what was said,