Litigation will likely be the recourse of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) if President Irfaan Ali does not meet with Chief Citizen Alfred Mentore regarding the construction of the Qatari Hotel on disputed lands along Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.
Mentore told Stabroek News yesterday that a letter will be issued with a stipulated timeframe for President Ali to heed the request of the council as it relates to the construction of the hotel on lands that the mayor said were bequeathed to the council more than 130 years ago.
The lands were assigned by the estate of Quintin Hogg in 1887 to the city of Georgetown with the covenant that they be used for recreational purposes. This was later amended to allow educational institutions.