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The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries has written to the attorneys of the families of the deceased divers and survivor Christopher Boodram asking them where to send the $1 million ex-gratia payment.

Attorney Prakash Ramadhar, who represents the families of Fyzal Kurban and Yusuff Henry, shared the letter with Newsday.

Dated April 22, it read: “Please be advised that the government has approved the payment of an ex-gratia award in the sum of $1 million to the estate of Mr Fyzal Kurban, who died as a result of a diving incident on February 25, 2022 at No 36 Sealine Riser on Berth No 6 of the Paria Fuel Trading Company located in the Gulf of Paria.