Jamaican group investing US$5M on entertainment and amusement centre in Antigua
Published:Thursday | July 14, 2022 | 10:19 AM
ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says a Jamaica-based investment group is to spend an estimated US$5 million to create an entertainment and amusement centre.
The facility is to be built at one of the country's many forts.
A statement issued after the weekly Cabinet meeting that ended on Wednesday evening did not name the investment group, but said that it will develop “one of the many forts that continue to exist after nearly 300 years.
“The group will spend up to US$5 million to make the old fort reflect history, as well as to allow for exploration of caves and other natural assets, including the use of a beach and a large rock which separates it from the fort.”
The statement said that the investment group “has been around for more than 35 years and has developed many tourism sites in Barbados, Jamaica and other Caribbean islands,” adding that the “group has been very successful and plans to arrange their site so that it attracts several generations of visitors.”
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