{"id":32912,"date":"2019-05-21T22:02:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T02:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=32912"},"modified":"2019-05-21T22:06:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T02:06:12","slug":"sir-ryan-says-he-never-wanted-to-go-to-court-over-global-ports-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/sir-ryan-says-he-never-wanted-to-go-to-court-over-global-ports-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Ryan Says He Never Wanted To Go To Court Over Global Ports Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sir George Ryan is suggesting that it was never his wish to take the government to court over the controversial Global Ports deal.<\/p>

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He is one of the plaintiffs in the matter.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Prime Minister Gaston Browne called on Ryan to explain the reasons behind his decision to take the government to court in a lawsuit filed by attorney-at-law Harold Lovell.<\/p>

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Browne suggested it was unstatesmanlike for Sir George to get involved in a matter like that having recently been knighted.<\/p>

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But speaking on ZDK Radio today Ryan appeared to be distancing himself from the legal action.<\/p>\n

“And I was approached and asked,” Ryan said.<\/p>

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He indicated that the reason he was given for the lawsuit was to secure the best deal for the country.<\/p>\n

“Not that I say come let’s go to court with government, no I didn’t do that,” the businessman said.<\/p>

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“Well I didn’t go put it you know, they came to me with my name and they asked me if I have any objection…”<\/p>

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Sir George owns land in the Nevis Street area but PM Browne has said that it won’t be needed for the developments planned by Global Ports under its deal with the government.<\/p>\n

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