Gov’t sues insurer over US$1.54M guarantee for sacked Amaila road contractor

The government has moved to the court for payment of the US$1.54M guaranteed by the Hand and Hand Insurance Company in the event of the failure of Fip Motilall’s Synergy Holdings Inc to fulfill its contract to construct the Amaila Falls road project.

The Hand-in-Hand Insurance Company is named as the defendant in a suit filed by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, on behalf of the Ministry of Public Works, which has been seeking payment for a year.

Synergy was awarded a contract for the “upgrading