Business View Caribbean | May 2019

33 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN MAY 2019 overcome with numbers. And we do offer a preferential rate to the surrounding community and they’re quite happy with that. We built that into the business model when we started the development. The last six months have been a learning period for us. The site is the first of its kind in Jamaica and now that we have seen the flaws, we’re fixing them one by one. But there can be no denying that we have done everything here to a very high standard in terms of product and we want to make sure we can deliver that, consistently.” The latest phase of development is now in progress – a 7,000-sq.-ft., air conditioned conferencing area to facilitate corporate groups that are looking for a special location outside of a hotel. This space will be surrounded by windows looking out to the ocean – a spectacular panoramic view. So many companies are already requesting to book the space that the development team is under pressure to complete it as quickly as possible in 2019. A non-related second project in the works involves building out a splash pad area for young children. That will be done this year, as PUERTO SECO BEACH: A GUARDSMAN HOSP I TAL I TY PROPERTY