The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) last Thursday ordered that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) pay $5.7 million in damages to a pedal cyclist who was struck down by a company-owned truck in 1997, resulting in him sustaining serious injuries and loss of income.
GuySuCo had gone to the CCJ after the Court of Appeal had increased the trial judge’s award to Tulsieram Dukhi from $850,000 to $5.4 million.
According to the CCJ’s judgement, which is now available on the court’s website, the company’s appeal is dismissed and a cross appeal has been allowed in part.
It is now ordered that GuySuCo pay Dukhi special damages in the sum of $2,515, 000, which represents loss of earnings from July 15, 1998 to January 13, 2009, loss of earnings from January 16, 1999 to July 13, 2009 and other costs.
