OWNER and publisher of the Kaieteur News Mohan Lall, aka Glenn Lall, and the newspaper’s editor Adam Harris have been caught blatantly lying yet again about Bharrat Jagdeo in what appears to be a continuing manic obsession with the former president of Guyana.

It has been confirmed that the property located on Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, is not owned, nor is it in the process of being acquired, by the former president, as falsely claimed by the Kaieteur News in the front page of its yesterday edition.

This publication confirmed on Wednesday that the property is owned by a businessman who operates on Regent Street, Georgetown. The businessman, with whom this publication spoke, said he has not sold the building, nor is it in the process of being sold to anyone.

The businessman, however, requested that his identity be withheld.

The Kaieteur News on its front page published photos of the two properties, the one at lot 299 Church Street and another at lot 300 New Garden Street, Queenstown, which it spuriously claimed have both been acquired by Jagdeo for an undisclosed sum of money.

On the other hand, the property on New Garden Street has been refurbished to house the Jagdeo Foundation. This development occurred since the latter part of 2012, when the building was in a state of complete disrepair and had to be refurbished to house the foundation.

The New Garden Street building was referred to as Old Demerara House and millions of dollars was invested to restore it to its current state. The Kaieteur News, in the article, gave readers the impression that the edifice was acquired the way it looks now, as no reference was made to its previous condition.

The development was confirmed on September 21, 2012, when the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported that the foundation was being established at that location on New Garden Street.

GINA reported then that “renovations are currently being undertaken on the Old Demerara House where the foundation will be housed”.

The foundation was established for the development of various national policies by emphasizing their implementation in practice. It networks with government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses and members of civil society to focus on four key areas: public health, environmental sustainability, economic advancement and social cohesion.

The foundation also seeks to foster collaboration with businesses and governmental interests to stimulate entrepreneurship, create investment and employment opportunities, and promote small businesses in an effort to increase productivity in Guyana.

The article carried by the Kaieteur News again demonstrated a palpable sign of the continued pre-occupation with the former president by the principals of Kaieteur News. Observers say, at this stage, one can only wonder, what the next piece of misinformation will be about. “It is inevitable, just wait and see,” said another businessman on Regent Street.