Con­struc­tion on a new in­ter­na­tion­al­ly brand­ed ho­tel in South Trinidad is ex­pect­ed to be­gin with­in the next 60 days, bring­ing an es­ti­mat­ed 400 jobs dur­ing the build­ing phase and a fur­ther 150 per­ma­nent po­si­tions up­on com­ple­tion.

The $220 mil­lion project—a 120-room Hilton Gar­den Inn with a con­ven­tion cen­tre—is be­ing de­vel­oped by Su­pe­ri­or Ho­tels Lim­it­ed and is ex­pect­ed to be com­plet­ed in just un­der two years, with an open­ing tar­get­ed for April 2028.

Speak­ing at the sod-turn­ing cer­e­mo­ny in San Fer­nan­do yes­ter­day, di­rec­tor of Su­pe­ri­or Ho­tels Lim­it­ed, John Aboud, said the de­vel­op­ment is ex­pect­ed to play a ma­jor role in re­vi­tal­is­ing eco­nom­ic ac­tiv­i­ty in the south.