ROSEAU, Dominica, Nov 18 2016 – Work on a problem-plagued hotel funded by the Government of Morocco, is scheduled to resume after the Christmas holidays.
This was revealed by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, at a press conference on Friday, following a trip to Morocco where he met with several government officials and discussed matters of interest to the island.
“In respect to the stalled Moroccan hotel project, all of the (problems) have been ironed out,” he said.
“Local contractors have been paid, the main contractor is in receipt of 80 percent of the projected completion costs and work to complete the hotel should commence in earnest soon after the Christmas holidays.”
Actual work on the hotel began in February 2011 but over the years there have been several setbacks.
The 50-room hotel is expected to comprise of seven major buildings including a conference facility to accommodate 200 people, duty-free shops, and a Spa.
It has been touted by the government as a ‘generous gift’ from the government of Morocco.
