There is no word yet on the forensic audit into the Marriott Hotel with two government ministers giving conflicting positions on its completion.
Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin recently told Stabroek News that the forensic audit into the hotel has been completed and the report is to be finalised. However, junior Finance Minister Jaipaul Sharma said that the audit is not yet completed. He said that he was not at liberty to comment on the forensic audit at this time.
Stabroek News asked Gaskin about the monthly operational costs as well as the occupancy rates for the Marriott which was built largely with taxpayers’ dollars. He was also asked if the hotel is able to cover its own expenditures at this point in time without government assistance.
“It should be the hotel itself, the company itself, they should be able to pay their bills.
