$1.3 billion in Tourism investment to yield 2,000 jobs – Camillo

The GOVERNMENT of St Vincent and the Grenadines is set to sign agreements for tourism investment of $1.3 billion on mainland St.Vincent.

On Monday, September 8, 2025, Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves said on radio the there will soon be an official signing and turning of the sod for the two new hotel developments- Sandals Beaches, and the Marriot Resort.

These investments are expected to create an estimated 2,000 job.

“…Sandals is expanding. They have already started building new villas and they plan to go from 300 rooms to 500 rooms at the Sandals resort at Buccament… they are going to start with 375 rooms and going to build out to 600 rooms at that facility,” Gonsalves said.

“That leeward coast is going to be the epicentre of high-end mass tourism in St.Vincent and the Grenadines and it’s going to be one of the most exciting tourism strips in the Caribbean.”

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