US$250,000 contract signed to design Hospitality Institute

Seated from left are Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Adele Clarke, Principal of Deen and Partners, Deen Kamaludeen and Manager of the firm, Shivanie Motielal

A contract for the design of a Hospitality Institute, which will provide top-notch technical and supervisory industry training locally, was yesterday signed between the Minis-try of Education and architecture firm, Deen and Partners.

A release from the Ministry of Education stated that the institute, which will be constructed to the tune of US$250,953 ($50m) , will mimic a four-star hotel, with provisions for fine dining, banquet halls, classrooms, and recreational facilities such as swimming pools and a tennis court.

A site at Providence has been identified as the proposed location.