NAZAR Group of Companies says it will continue its pursuit of a hotel project in Honiara that has faced delays after a dispute with settlers of the area.

A Nazar representative gave the company’s commitment for the Solomon Islands investment that proposes a five-star hotel to serve Honiara’s increasing demand for the accommodation business.

The project was subjected to the Solomon Islands High Court in 2016 to deliberate over a dispute filed by settlers of the project site which Nazar had purchased in 2013 from the Commission of Lands under the Solomon Islands Government’s Ministry of Lands sector.

Speaking from Honiara a Nazar rep said a company delegation will travel to Honiara at the end of this month.

The delegation will comprise of two lawyers and four engineers from Australia, along with European engineers and the company’s owner.

“We can’t understand this, we already have the titles for the two parcels of land for the hotel project and this was testified several times by the Commissioner of Lands in the High Court. The city needs this as the Pacific Games is also coming to Honiara. We wish we may finally start construction of this five-star hotel,” said the rep.

He said the company is very eager to move past the High Court dispute and start construction as the prospects of the hotel’s completion will benefit up to 300 employment opportunities for Solomon Islanders and a rewarding competition for the hotel business in Honiara.

“We’ve been waiting to build, we have rightful title of the area, we have the resources and all our plans are ready to roll, but the High Court case filed against us by settlers of the area has delayed our progress.”

“The area was legally purchased by Nazar through the Lands Commission so we hope that the Government will see their responsibility and help settle this problem so that all parties involved are justified.”

Nazar obtained legal entitlement of the area located at the heart of Honiara but has suffered major delays over settlement and boundary disputes.