Ramps no longer pursuing costs against gov’t
Ramps Logistics Guyana Inc., is no longer pursuing its claim for costs in the case it won against Government which was ordered by a Court to award the company its local content certificate.
When the matter came up for report before acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC yesterday morning, attorney for Ramps Logistics, Ron Motilall, informed that the company would be discontinuing its claim for cost.
Solicitor General Nigel Hawke, affirmed that that was indeed the course taken by the parties.
No further details were given by either side.
In the circumstances, the Chief Justice noted that with no orders having to be made as to costs, that final issue which had been outstanding, is now settled.
Finding that Ramps Logistics had satisfied every requirement of the Local Content Act, the Chief Justice in a ruling delivered on November 11th last, ordered Head of the Local Content Secretariat, Martin Pertab, to ensure that the company was issued its Certificate of Registration.
Ramps had withdrawn its claim for damages, but remained resolute that it would be pursuing costs against the Government.
At a hearing last month, Motilall was firm in pointing out that the company will be pursuing that claim.
Hawke had said, however, that government “is always open to trying to find ways of not litigating these matters” and against that background had begged the Court for an opportunity where both sides could again look at the issue with what he described as “greater measure of compro mise” in a bid to arrive at a amicable resolution.
Background
In keeping with Justic George’s ruling, Governmen issued the Certificate t Ramps.
Ramps had moved to th Court for judicial review seek ing a number of declarations among them that the decisio of the Minister of Natura Resources and/or th Secretariat on June 8th 202 refusing to grant the certifica tion was unlawful.
Ramps which consider itself a Guyanese compan since it is registered here an has been in existence sinc 2013, argued that it was enti tled to be issued a certificat of registration and to b entered into the Local Conten Register in accordance wit Section 6 of the Local Conten Act.
In her ruling, the Chie Justice found that Ramp Logistics had satisfied ever requirement of the Loca Content Act and made th order for the company to b granted certification.
The Chief Justice had sai that both the Minister and th Secretariat had breached th Act. In fact she made it clea that “the Minister had, and ha no authority under the Loca Content Act, to grant or refus certification.”
Further, she said that th Secretariat misconstrued th Act and had taken irrelevan factors into consideration such as pending crimina charges against the compan which she said had “absolute ly” no bearing on the determi nation of whether certificatio should be granted or not.
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Despite being 100, she is fiercely independent and takes pride in catering to her every need.
More than ever, she still enjoys preparing all her meals and taking care of herself and her home, the police said.
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Her advice is, “to live a decent and honest life, and love people just as you love yourself.”
She expressed thanks to her family and friends who she said have always shown her love throughout the years.