Guyana President rejects Godfrey Smith’s offer to resign after US visa revoked
Verified: 4 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 10.
By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Belizean Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith says Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali has turned down his offer to resign as Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the deadly sinking of the MV Barima, following the cancellation of his United States visa. Smith, a former Belize Foreign Minister and Attorney General,…breakingbelizenews.com.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- Nov 10, 3:07 PM UTCFirst reportGodfrey Smith offers to quit MV Barima CoI after U.S. visa revocationkaieteurnewsonline.com ↗
- Nov 10, 5:23 PM UTC+2 hUS revokes Visa of MV Barima CoI Chair; says Pres. Ali rejects his offer to resigninewsguyana.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 10, 5:23 PM UTC · +2 h
- Nov 11, 4:22 AM UTC+13 hSC Godfrey Smith Says U.S. Embassy Offered No Clear Explanation for Visa Revocationlovefm.com ↗
- Nov 11, 2:18 PM UTC+23 h· you’re reading thisGuyana President rejects Godfrey Smith’s offer to resign after US visa revokedbreakingbelizenews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:07 PM UTC+24 hPres. Ali refuses resignation of COI chairman despite U.S. revoked his visakaieteurnewsonline.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same event: the US revoking Godfrey Smith's visa and his resignation offer being rejected by President Ali, with no conflicting facts.
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