Businessman Lawrence ‘Larry’ Singh on Wednesday lost his bid at recouping what he says are millions owed for rental of a Camp Street, Georgetown property, which he had sub-let to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in 2016 and a judge opined that the agreement’s evident breach of the procurement law warrants a criminal investigation.
It was Singh who had also rented the Sussex Street bond to the APNU+AFC government for the storage of pharmaceuticals in a controversial deal that was criticised as being a reward by virtue of him being a PNCR supporter.
On January 31st of last year, High Court Judge Diana Insanally dismissed an action Singh had brought against the GRA for rent, ruling that the agency had no authority to enter the contract of tenancy without permission from the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) given the size of the contract.