The Government has reached a deal with the Surinamese beverage company, RUDISA Inter-national NV, to pay a sum lower than the present US$7.72m which accumulated following an award by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) against Guyana last year over an environmental tax.
A release yesterday from the Ministry of the Presidency said that RUDISA’s owner, Rudi Sardjoe met with President David Granger and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, at the Ministry of the Presidency yesterday morning to iron out a settlement.
Harmon said, according to the press release, that RUDISA has agreed to a smaller sum and Govern-ment welcomes this. The release did not identify what the final payment will be. Harmon said that it is important that there is
