In a direct response to Guardian Media, a Trinidad Hilton spokesperson through Hilton’s Caribbean and Latin America communications team said: “Since 1962, Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre has been a proud member of the community, serving as a home to generations of team members and guests. In an effort to continue that legacy, Hilton remains actively engaged in discussions with the property’s ownership in hopes of securing a long-term solution for the hotel. An eTecK procurement schedule for 2023/2024 listed legal services for the “Negotiation of the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre Long Term Arrangement”. The letter said, “Without a replacement agreement, Hilton will not continue to operate the Hotel beyond that date.” Hilton’s letter states that, under the lease, eTecK is required on expiry to take over employment obligations relating to hotel workers.