With a $20M judgment and court costs in the sum of $75,000 currently against him for defaming former government Minister Annette Ferguson, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has incurred an additional $75,000 debt to Ferguson, after losing his bid to set aside the initial sums awarded to her.
The initial judgment award had been made in June of last year by High Court Judge Sandra Kurtzious who found that Jagdeo had defamed Ferguson.
He appealed Justice Kurtzious’ ruling to the Full Court which in May delivered a split decision with acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC ruling that the default judgment should stand; while Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry’s position was that it should be vacated.
