Dear Editor,
The University of Guyana is being disingenuous in its recent Press Release
Entitled: (Georgetown/Guyana/Turkeyen/12.03.2023/No Lawsuit Served on UG by Wayne Forde)
The press release said: As at the date of writing this statement (December 3) neither the University nor its lawyers have been served by any Court with any documents relating to a defamation suit from Dr Wayne Forde and therefore the article below is inaccurate and an unsubstantiated Letter- publishing. Such fallacious red-herring arguments are embarrassing for the authors and the institution.
The letter published in Stabroek News entitled `UG named as defendant in defamation suit’ does not state that UG was or was not served. The letter stated: The University of Guyana is named as a defendant in legal proceedings that commenced in Guyana’s High Court requesting damages over $7,000,000 (seven million dollars) for defamation (libel) committed by the defendants on June 25, 2023. Attorneys for former UG lecturer, Dr. Wayne Forde named the University of Guyana as the purported author of the maliciously false and libelous statements and the body responsible for disseminating the said statements to Kaieteur News on June 25, 2023, which published an article entitled – Letter about SEBI Part of a Series of Worrisome Behaviours by Dr. Wayne Forde – UG.
The filing of the defamation suit is public record.
The University of Guyana remains a Defendant until
the case is closed.
Respectfully submitted,
Dr. Wayne Forde