Government to take over Black Sands Hotel development in Mt Wynne

PRIME MINSTER Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, said new investments in tourism will create major employment opportunities and position this country as a leading tourist destination. This is the projection as the government moves to take over the hotel development that was being undertaken at Mt Wynne by Black Sands.

Speaking on radio on Monday, July 28, 2025, the Prime Minster said that with the US$375 million investment on the Leeward end of the island through Sandals Beaches, tourism will be expanding on mainland St Vincent.

The resort will have around 375 rooms, requiring at least 1,500 workers, the Prime Minister pointed out.

This will be in addition to another 300 rooms to come on stream through the Marriot Invesment at Peters Hope. Dr Gonsalves said this will mean employment figures will reach approximately 2000 plus for those two resorts alone.

“We have informed the current developers [at Mt Wynne] that we will bring that relationship to an end because it hasn’t moved as fast as we had anticipated… we are at the moment doing an appraisal… our intention is to purchase what is there and move with this new development of the Marriot,” the Prime Minister said. (API)