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Gordon “Butch” Stewart, a pioneer in the tourism industry in the Caribbean and chairman of Sandals Resorts, died on Monday evening. He was 79.
His son, Adam Stewart, deputy chairman of Sandals, said in a statement the news seemed almost unbelievable since his father was as involved and forward thinking as ever.
Stewart said his father had chosen to keep a very recent health diagnosis private.
He described him as a gifted entrepreneur, a marketing genius and talented showman, and a dreamer who could dream bigger and better than anyone.
“Together, we have all been part of something bigger than ourselves, led by a man who believed in us and who gave us opportunities to learn, grow and the tools to make dreams real,” Stewart said.
Sandals Resorts International has completed upgrades to two properties in Jamaica.
The hotel chain announced what it describes as a “reimagined Dutch Village” at its Sandals South Coast resort in White House, Westmoreland.
The property features Sandals first-ever swim-up village dubbed the Rondoval suite, with swim-up access, private plunge pools and outdoor soaking tubs for two.
The renovated swim-up village offers 112 beachfront rooms with outdoor soaking tubs, freestanding tubs with separate showers and direct swim-up pool access to rooms.
That development was previously disclosed as a US$12-million investment.
Meanwhile, in Montego Bay, the resort chain upgraded its Sandals Royal Caribbean property on Mahoe Close, with renovated poolside rooms across its Caernarvon and Arundel buildings.
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