At the meeting, a number of issues surrounding the controversial sale
were discussed, including the timing of the signing of that agreement;
whether there was a Cabinet conclusion prior to Cabinet being prorogued;
the possible conflict of interest for the law firm owned by Governor
General Sir Daniel Williams to be used in the conveyance of the land
involved in the deal; whether Lewis Hamilton's company does -- in fact
-- have the rights to the intellectual property which the Government of
Grenada is seeking to use for a four-year period; whether the Grenada
Land Control Authority had the land valued prior to its conveyance;
whether the buildings (Grand Beach Resort) belong to Isa Nicholas or
government; and much more.
During the meeting, GrenadaBroadcast contacted Isa Nicholas at his
office in Trinidad, who confirmed that the deal was -- indeed -- off.
He was quick to point out, though, that this was not the fault of his
company, but rather the failure of Hamilton's group to meet its
obligations.
Nicholas also told GrenadaBroadcast that the hotel is the property of
Isa Nicholas (Grenada) Limited. He also promised an interview later in
the day but, thus far, GrenadaBroadcast has not been able to reach him.
Meanwhile, an informed source on the Hamilton side of this debate would
neither confirm nor deny that the purchase of the hotel had been
halted, but appeared surprised to hear the pronouncement by Isa
Nicholas. GrenadaBroadcast was also unable to reach Hamilton's
UK-based attorney.
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