The Attorney General’s Chambers yesterday said that the settlement of a court matter resulted in businessman Hareshnarine Sugrim forgoing over $63m which the High Court had awarded him in relation to a breach of contract for the purchase of equipment.
Part of the settlement will see the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) purchasing $226.1m worth of equipment from Sugrim’s Guyana Tractor Equipment which transaction had been the subject of the court case that the businessman eventually won against the government.
In a statement yesterday, the AG’s Chambers pointed fingers at former Deputy Solicitor General Prithima Kissoon for the judgement won by Sugrim against the government, alleging that her failure to obey specific instructions were the root causes.
