Broadcaster Anthony Vieira, whose former company Vieira Communications Television (VCT) was legally entitled to compensation from government after its failure to grant him a radio licence, is now seeking payment that could amount to over $1 billion from Dr Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop, saying he prevented him from pursuing the money after buying his operations.
Vieira sold VCT’s operations to Ramroop’s Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QA11) in June, 2009, just months before the Court of Appeal ruled that VCT was entitled to compensation for damages for violations of its rights and granted the company leave to approach the High Court for an assessment of such damages. The court also ordered