The government will embark on a major developmental project for the area that now holds Port Kingstown, after the present services are officially moved to the Modern Port’s new location.
This announcement was made by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, while speaking on NBC Radio’s Face to Face programme earlier this week.
Prime Minister Gonsalves said the Government is already in discussions with a global entity to develop two more two cruise ship berths along with shops, at the current site of the Kingstown Port.
"When we move the port from where it is to the western end of the city, the real estate which is left there is fantastic real estate. We are already in discussion with a global entity which deals with development of cruise ship facilities to do two more cruise ship berths there, and some shops, and we are working out the arrangement with them in terms of the financing, and they will do that part."
The Prime Minister said he is hoping that the private sector will establish a boutique hotel in the area that houses the old Kingstown Port.
He said the Government will also be establishing the Cultural Artistic Centre in the same area, as it continues to expand city services all the way to Arnos Vale, with a number of other developments already taking place there.
"And there are other things which we have to develop there because we have a master plan to put in a boutique hotel, hopefully somebody from a private sector entity can come and lease lands there, ninety-nine years and put a boutique hotel. We don't have to, the Government doesn't have to do everything. We will have to build the Cultural Artistic Center there. We will develop that in a nice touristic way, where over Cane Garden Point you have Arnosvale, where you building out the city. But you have two anchor projects there from the state already, one of them is the cricket facility the sporting facility which will be expanded further which I just indicated with the netball plus the hospital."
SOURCE: National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC Radio)