Minister of Works Robeson Benn yesterday confirmed that an oscillating light will be placed at the top of the Marriott Hotel to compensate for the blocking of the Georgetown Lighthouse by the still- to-be completed edifice.
Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday, Benn said that the Lighthouse will still maintain its light and will also carry out its present functions of tracking vessels and maintaining radio communication with ships as they navigate the port.
Benn said that it was always within the arrangements to have a navigational light placed on top of the structure.
The hotel is being constructed at a rapid pace and a floor count reveals that it is about seven stories tall. The US$52 million hotel is scheduled to be completed in August 2014.
