The Minister said while his Ministry does not have the money to compensate MNO Vervat, he referred the company to the Ministry of Justice since the losses to the company was caused by one of the officers of law. Minister Heyliger also explained that companies that are working for government always find ways of getting more monies out of government. He said the accident that occurred that night was indeed terrible but he believes that companies have to cover all areas when it comes to road and other repairs with their insurance companies. The Minister maintained that VROMI does not have a huge budget and as such he will maintain that his Ministry is not able to pay the company for its losses.
Minister Heyliger said VROMI also submitted a request with the Ministry of Justice to have police officers assist the road crew while they are working at night to avoid such incidents in the future.
In the meantime, the police internal affairs have suspended officer Ashwin Martina pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation involving him and an MNO worker who was directing traffic on Pondfill road some two weeks ago.
