Ombudsman says Kaieteur News’ headline was ‘extremely unfair’

THE Ombudsman, Justice Winston Moore yesterday criticised Kaieteur News for its “extremely unfair” headline regarding his controversial 25-page report on the criminal charges brought against three former New Building Society (NBS) employees, following a $69M fraud case at in 2006.The embattled local daily on November 13 published an article on the report under the headline ‘Explosive Ombudsman report…Jagdeo ordered dismissal of NBS boss…because he refused to lend US$10M for Berbice Bridge’.

Justice Winston Moore

“I saw the headline referring to the former President firing someone over the Berbice River Bridge and I thought that it was unfair because when you read the report it is what Mr. Arjoon is alleging…in my opinion it was an extremely unfair headline,” Moore said during a press conference held at Cara Lodge, Quamina Street.
He stressed that he made “no such finding” in his report and used the opportunity to stress the need for media houses to respect the principles of the profession.
“I made no such finding considering the former President…(in) the media there should be rules,” the Ombudsman said.
Justice Moore’s press conference yesterday was intended to offer clarifications publicly on his 25-page report.