Sod turned for US$54M hotel at Liliendaal

Director of Sun and Sand Hotels Bhushan Chandna (left), President Donald Ramotar (centre) and Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali holding up the hotel plan at the sod turning ceremony yesterday.

The construction of a US$54 million five-star hotel and casino at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, is set to begin before the end of the month.

At the sod turning for the venture yesterday, Bhushan Chandna, Director of the Sun and Sand Hotels, which is the developer, said that local contractor BK International is slated to be one of the contractors for the project, which will also see labour and building materials coming from overseas. The Sun and Sand Hotel chain is part of the Sun and Sand Group of Companies, which is an Indian company already involved in the local mining sector.

After the ceremony, Chandna told Stabroek News that apart from BK International, the