– protestors clash with police as Opposition boycotts ribbon-cuttingPresident Donald Ramotar and a representative from Marriott International cut the ribbon the declare the hotel open yesterday.What should have been a glitzy opening filled with fireworks,Cheap Arizona Diamondbacks Jerseys, fizzled to a shortened ceremony yesterday at Kingston with no smiles.The opening saw protestors clashing with police who lined the Kingston roads leading to the edifice.There were no long speeches, as was expected ahead of early general elections schedule for May 11.In addition to the glaring absence of the Opposition,Gordon Hayward Jersey, also noticeably absent was former President Bharrat Jagdeo,Boston Celtics Jerseys, who had pushed for the project despite misgivings by the Opposition.The US$58M, 197-room Marriott Hotel,Carlton Fisk Jersey, hailed by Government as one of the special projects to boost tourism and hospitality, has been filled with controversies with billions of taxpayers’ dollars spent by Government without the authority of the National Assembly.Police during a standoff between City Mayor Hamilton Green,Brett Favre Falcons Jersey UK, Opposition members and others yesterday in Kingston.The lack of transparency and plans by Government to sell 67 percent of its equity to a shadowy foreign investor for a mere US$8M,Cheap Atlanta Falcons Jerseys, along with a host of tax concessions have angered Opposition as well as other hotels which have been struggling to fill rooms.Police presence was heavy around the hotel with a number of barricades erected.