The leader of the opposition in Dominica looks to be heading closer to bankruptcy as a long-running defamation lawsuit continues.
Lennox Linton, leader of the United Workers Party, was ordered to pay £26,000 (US$35,290) to Kieron Pinard-Byrne. This sum was set by the Privy Council in April 2017.
The case back over a decade, when Pinard-Byrne sued Linton in 2002 over an article he published on a website and statements made about the Layou River Economic Citizenship Program and the Layou River Hotel project.
According to the petition from Pinard-Byrnes lawyers, Linton has so far paid £1,200 of the total owed and the remaining amount is subject to …
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