A special Cabinet committee - including Premier Dr. Ewart Brown - met with the developers of the planned hotel at Southlands this morning to formally talk about a land-swap deal with Morgan’s Point.

The two sides met to discuss a potential land swap between privately-owned land at Southlands and Government-owned former US air base.

After the meeting Dr. Brown said: “We have begun serious discussions regarding a land swap between Southlands and an area of Morgan's Point.

“Both parties have agreed to a methodical approach and will keep the public informed at appropriate intervals.”

Deputy Premier Paula Cox and Labour and Immigration Minister Derrick Burgess are also members of the three-person committee reviewing the idea of a land swap between Southlands and Morgan's Point.

A press release on the meeting added: “On the day of this release no further comment on this subject will be forthcoming from the Cabinet Office.”