GOVERNMENT ON THE VERGE OF COMPLETING ACQUISITION OF JOLLY BEACH HOTEL

The government is on the verge of finalizing the purchase of the Jolly Beach Resort, in a major development for the tourism sector.
The hotel will then be leased to Elite Island Resorts which has committed to having some 200 rooms renovated by the first of December this year.
Two members of the cabinet and a high-ranking official of Elite Island Resorts visited the Jolly Beach property on Thursday as the developments unfold.
Garfield Burford reports.