The Minister of Finance Minister, Winston Jordan has filed a lawsuit for libel against Kaieteur News and its editor Adam Harris.
According to the Department of Public Information (DPI), the lawsuit is seeking damages of over $50 Million for libel allegedly committed by the newspaper on October 18, 2019, when it published a letter to the editor under the caption, “Terminate a monster in its shell or it will come back to haunt you.”
According to the lawsuit, the article related to a now terminated contract between a Trinidadian Company and GUYOIL.
The minister is also seeking $50 Million in damages for libel allegedly committed by the online version of the newspaper on October 18, 2019, when it published the article.
The lawsuit sought a mandatory injunction compelling the First and Second Named Respondents whether by themselves, their servants, agents, assigns or whomsoever to forthwith permanently removed the defamatory article from the Kaieteur News newspaper edition of the 18th day of October 2019, available at https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com, DPI reported.
According to the lawsuit, as a result of the headlines and articles and its dissemination, online and offline, the Claimant’s personal and professional reputation and standing has been irreparably and severely damaged, lowered in the estimation of right-thinking members of society and the Claimant has suffered and continues to suffer financial injury, constant distress and humiliation.
