Former line minister for CEPEP Faris Al-Rawi yesterday responded to the High Court’s decision to stay the lawsuit filed by a Laventille contractor against the company.

He said in a statement to the Express:

I have taken note of the ruling of the Honourable Madame Justice Margaret Mohammed delivered today August 7th 2025 in the case of CV 2025-02737 Eastman Enterprises Limited v The CEPEP Ltd by which the Honourable judge stayed the proceedings (i) having found that Clause 17 of CEPEP’s agreement with Eastman is a valid alternative dispute resolution provision, although the Agreement has been terminated and that the parties are still bound to invoke the procedure under Clause 17 of the Agreement to resolve the disputes raised in the instant action prior to approaching the Court and (ii) referring the documents filed in the Eastman action to the Director of Public Prosecutions for his consideration relative to questions about the approval to extend the Agreement to 2029.