TCI GovernorDr JohnFreeman andSRI ChairmanGordon Butch'Stewartexchangeviews atthe luncheonto mark thereopening ofBeaches GCIresort.
December 20, 2017
Whew! Beaches Turks and Caicos is back!
THE Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) breathed a collective sigh of relief last Thursday when the Beaches TCI resort reopened its rooms to tourists, having been forced to close in September after category five hurricanes Irma and Maria hit the island. Parts of the local economy ground to a halt during the closure.
To mark the happy occasion, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, the Sandals Resorts International chairman, hosted a luncheon the following day for the movers and shakers in TCI society. Special guest was Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who was undoubtedly the man at the centre of attraction.
Jamaica Observer senior photographer Joseph Wellington was in Providenciales for the ‘sold-out’ event:
TCI society bigwigs turned out at the luncheonhosted by Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart marking thereopening of Beaches TCI resort last Friday inProvidenciales.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) and his wife, Juliet, arewelcomed to newly reopened Beaches TCI by Managing DirectorDon Dagenais at a luncheon hosted last Friday by SRI ChairmanGordon ‘Butch’ Stewart in Providenciales.
TCI Deputy Governor Anya Williams (centre) keeps company with Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart (right), SRIchairman, and Police Commissioner John Smith at a luncheon marking the reopening of Beaches TCIlast Friday.
lythe Duncanson (right), publisher of the TCI Weekly newspaper,has the attention of Danville Walker (left), managing director ofthe Jamaica Observer newspaper, and Gary Sadler, senior vicepresident of sales at Unique Vacations, worldwide representativesof Sandals Resorts International, at the luncheon hosted by SRIChairman Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart.
TCI Governor Dr John Freeman (second left) expressing gratitudeto Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness (second right),Finance Minister Audley Shaw (left), and Agriculture, Fisheries andCommerce Minister Karl Samuda, for taking the time to pay a fivehourvisit to the hurricane-hit TCI last Friday.
Jamaicans (fromleft) Bevan ‘Dukeof Earl’ Earle,activist and radiobroadcaster inFlorida; VivianTyson, journalistresident in theTCI; and HonoraryConsul AllanHutchinsonattended theluncheon to markthe reopening ofBeaches TCI resort.
TCI Director of Disaster Management Dr Virginia Cleveraux sharesa light moment with Beaches TCI Managing Director Don Dagenaisduring the reopening luncheon hosted by Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart.
Beaches TCIGeneral ManagerJamie McNally hastime for Jamaica’sKimberley McLeod,communicationsmanager in theOffice of the PrimeMinister.
