Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says a businessman had to pay $4.4 million to retrieve heavy-duty trucks that were impounded after they were allegedly used to barricade a cleanup operation along the old Railway Embankment in Georgetown.
Edghill made the disclosure on Monday, during his contribution to the Budget 2026 debates in the National Assembly.
“When the lawless behaves lawless, law and order steps in,” Edghill told the House. “The gentleman…who refused to move his derelict vehicles has paid the 4.4 million dollars for the removal so he could get back his trucks that he used as a barricade.”
“And that is the penalty for lawlessness,” the minister added, stressing: “We have no difficulty with enforcement. And all those who don’t want to follow the law will have to face the consequences of breaking the law.”
The minister’s comments follow a clash last month when the Ministry of Public Works ordered the impoundment of multiple vehicles belonging to Global Spare Parts and Auto Sales on the old Railway Embankment behind the GuyOil gas station.
Contractors assigned to clear the corridor were allegedly prevented from accessing the area after heavy-duty trucks were positioned across the route, blocking the removal of abandoned vehicles, parts and scrap materials.
Edghill said the location had become heavily congested with derelict vehicles and was littered with scrap components and motor oil dumped directly onto the ground.
