Hold on Hyatt case

The Hyatt case will be heard by the Supreme Court in the next two weeks.

Yesterday, the decision was made before Justice Randal Worrell in the No. 9 Supreme Court to delay consideration of an interim order, granted to attorney-at-law David Comissiong, stopping the multi-million dollar construction of the 15-storey hotel on the beach front land at Bay Street, St. Michael from progressing.

Following the ten-minute court session, Comissiong told reporters that all involved parties, including Deputy Solicitor General Donna Brathwaite, who is representing the head of the Town and Country Planning department, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, agreed to postpone hearings on the interim order until Tuesday May 9, when the substantive court case is due to be heard by Justice Sonia Richards.

“It was agreed across the board that rather than having one judge deal with this interlocutory application and then another judge in just two weeks time, dealing with the substantive application, that rather than proceeding today, that we would leave everything to the hearing on May 9 before the judge who has been assigned the substantive matter,” Comissiong said.

Comissiong argued that it is in the best interest of the country to have a Judge of the Supreme Court examine the Hyatt project and its implications for the physical, social, cultural and heritage environment of Barbados.

He said the Judge will also determine whether the manner in which the Application for the project processed by Prime Minister Stuart, was in compliance with the standards and procedures required by the Laws of Barbados.

“In the meantime, we prepare for this matter. The Minister responsible for Town and Country Planning has been given until May 8 to file any affidavits which they wish to file, in response to my application and my affidavit. So when we get before the court on May 9, all of the affidavit evidence should have been filed,” he said.