Outstanding lease payments for Celina resort made, says Benn

Construction material on the seawall in front of the Celina Atlantic resort last month. (Stabroek News file photo)

Minister of Transport and Hydraulics Robeson Benn says that outstanding lease payments for the Celina Atlantic Resort were made and he is not aware of any change of ownership.

The resort was the subject of controversy last year over lease payments and its subsequent expansion on the site, with several engineers sounding their concern over the impact of the construction works on the sea wall.

Asked on Monday whether there were