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Apr 13, 2010 News
With all of the brouhaha surrounding the most recent contract awarded in Guyana namely with Synergy Holdings Inc, new information surfacing will certainly put that company under the microscope.
Information has surfaced that the owner of the company, Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, owes the United States of America taxes to the tune of some $26,000.
Last year he had two properties facing the auction block as a result of the non-payment of taxes, according to reports.
Checks on the status of the payment of his taxes, yesterday, found that one property which was on the chopping block last year is still listed as delinquent as it relates to unpaid taxes.
This information is publicly available on the official website for the Palm Beach County Tax Collector in the State of Florida USA (www.pbc.gov.com).
The listing as a delinquent status is also listed on that website.
The tax problems for Motilall first surfaced in the US’s Daily Business Review which had documented a list of persons delinquent on real estate taxes for Palm Beach County that were not paid before April 1, 2009.
All calls made to Synergy Holdings Inc Florida Office yesterday proved futile.
Motilall controls the Synergy Holdings Inc which, recently, was awarded a US$15M contract for the construction of the roads and dams for the Amaila Falls Hydro Electricity Project.
Synergy Holdings contract is for the upgrade of approximately 85 kilometers of existing roadway and the design and construction of approximately 110 kilometers of new roads.
The works also include building bridges across the Essequibo and Kuribrong Rivers, President Bharrat Jagdeo said during a recent press conference.
In addition, the contract takes into account clearing the way for the installation of a 65-kilometre transmission line.
Following the announcement of the contract to Synergy Holdings Inc there has been a spate of letters questioning whether the company was even in a position to execute the works.
The Amaila storage dam site would be located near the top of Amaila Falls and would impound the waters of both the Kuribrong and Amaila Rivers.
The Amaila site is located on the Kuribrong River, a tributary of the Potaro River in west central Guyana (see map).
The nearest point of access is the airstrip at Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro River, approximately 15 miles to the south.
An overland trail exists from Kaieteur to Amalia. Access is also provided over land by an all-weather road through Tumatumari on the Potaro River and on to Mahdia and Kangaruma.
River access along the Potaro-Kuribrong Rivers to the foot of Amaila Falls involves several portages around rapids and waterfalls. The road from Tumatumari was recently extended to Mahdia/Kangaruma that brings you closer to the site but approximately 30 miles of additional roads will need to be built to the top of Amaila Falls.
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