APNU MP Desmond Trotman yesterday moved to the court to block government’s planned transfer of land at Kingston that the planned Marriott Hotel is situated on, arguing that the public trust has been abused.
The notice of the opposition to the passing of the conveyance to Atlantic Hotels Inc (AHI), the holding company for the Marriott project, also revealed that the proposed lease fee is $299,955 per annum. The value for the lease over 99 years would total a paltry US$148,000 for a proposed five-star hotel and casino.
Trotman’s notice of opposition stated that on April 12, 2013 President Donald Ramotar, acting on behalf of the state and on the advice of Cabinet, made absolute grant No.7888 to National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) of the