US$35M Four Points by Sheraton Hotel part of Houston transformation

President Dr. Irfaan Ali (second from right), Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond (second from left), Chief Investment Officer of GO-Invest Peter Ramsaroop (left) and representatives of Caribbean Green Building Inc. and the United States-based Owen Steel company Chaman Basdeo (right) and Andres Botero-Toro(centre) (Photo: Shaconeil Burnette/ July 19, 2022)

Andres Botero-Toro, another company representative, told the gathering on Tuesday that the hotel will be prefabricated. The steel structure has already been assembled aboard and will be shipped to Guyana for further development. Once in Guyana, prestressed and other prefabricated layers will be added.

And Botero-Toro underscored, “The rest of amenities and facilities will make this project a magnate of commercial activity.”

He said the facility will boast EDGE Buildings certification- an internationally recognised standard for resource-efficient, eco-friendly construction.

The area where the new hotel will be constructed (Photo: Office of the President/ July 19, 2022)

At that event, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said that the development of the hotel ties into wider developmental plans for the community and the East Bank corridor at large.

And the President underscored how important this facility is, given the shortage of accommodation facilities- particularly in the Houston/ East Bank area where there are numerous oil and gas facilities are being established.

“One of the good things about this investment is that the steel structure for the hotel is already completed, so you will see a quick movement from steel structure to development,” the Head of State said.

With Botero-Toro highlighting that company is eyeing further developments in Guyana, after experiencing an enabling business environment, Dr. Ali also gave assurances that the government is working to make investments easier