A company out of Qatar has expressed interest in building a boardwalk along the seawall area, north of Carifesta Avenue, and it is set to start that project and also build a hotel in the vicinity sometime next year, President Irfaan Ali announced
“We’ll see the Urban Renewal Plan which involves building of the massive hotel, conference and entertainment facility along Carifesta, commencing next year. These are investments from a Qatari Group. A massive facility that will commence next year,” Ali told the Private Sector Commission’s 31st anniversary dinner, held on Tuesday evening at the Marriott Hotel, in Kingston, Georgetown.
“That will open up opportunity along the Carifesta Highway and bringing into realization, the plan of a modern boardwalk along the seawall, outside of Carifesta,” he added.
The President noted that Guyana aspires to be the “entertainment capital of the region” and is forging ahead with development plans not only to build local infrastructure, but to ensure that it is the destination many seek.
“This is the year that we will be moving forward on the building of three new stadiums and the completion with the stadium in Anna Regina.”
Ali also announced that Guyana was in “the final stages of negotiating the hosting of the women’s CPL in Essequibo, next year.”
He said that no region here should feel left out and assured that there is a plan for each to maximise on their uniqueness and that government will provide the infrastructure to complement investment initiatives.
“We are already acutely aware with the fact that once we develop this capacity with all these new roads and new hotels and new restaurants, we have to be able to bring people in, bring consumers in to take care of the demand.”
The Head of State expressed optimism that once built, people will come.
