Former Deputy Chief Election Officer, Roxanne Myers has filed a $70,000,000 lawsuit against Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman, and the Guyana Times for what she said were libelous statements made against her more than a year ago, impugning her character when she served the Commission.
Myers is alleging that in January of last year, Shuman and his Party made libelous averments against her regarding a replacement Councillor to represent his party on the Regional Democratic Council of Region 8. She is claiming damages in excess of $15,000,000.
She is also seeking $20,000,000 in damages against Shuman and his Party for what she describes as the January 22nd, 2021 offending article which to date is still on the news entity’s website.