GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 9, CMC – President Irfaan Ali on Thursday rejected allegations surrounding his privately owned farm, insisting that the property has always been publicly known and that all investments connected to it have been properly disclosed.
The president addressed the issue following his return from the 51st Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in response to claims made by opposition political figure Azruddin Mohamed.
Ali said suggestions that the farm had recently been uncovered were false.
“My farm is not a discovery. It is public information,” the head of state said.
He said the development of the farm was financed through legitimate means and received no special treatment from the state.
The president also said all financial obligations linked to the investment had been declared to the Integrity Commission.
“My farm carries a huge loan, and everything has been disclosed to the Integrity Commission, in and out of government. There is absolutely nothing to hide,” Ali said.
He rejected claims about the size and value of the property, describing them as exaggerated and misleading.
Ali said the lease governing the land was subject to the same terms and conditions applied to other leaseholders, adding that no state-funded infrastructure or special concessions were provided for the farm’s development.
Addressing criticism linked to sanctions imposed on Mohamed, the president said those measures were not initiated by his administration.
“These sanctions did not come from President Ali. They did not come from the PPP/C Government. They came from the United States of America,” he said.
The president also disclosed that he had received messages and recordings which he believes raise security concerns, saying he had a responsibility to respond to what he described as attempts to distort the facts.
Ali said he plans to provide periodic live updates from the farm to give Guyanese a firsthand view of its operations.
“I’ll go live because I want people to learn. I want people to see directly from me the misrepresentation and the mischief, the deception, the lies,” he said.
The president urged citizens to scrutinise information circulating publicly and distinguish between verified facts and misinformation.
“This People’s Progressive Party Civic Government, this president, will continue to work relentlessly hard every single day for the people of this country,” Ali said.
CMC/ed/2026