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Gordon “Butch” Stewart. (FP)

By Kaymar Jordan and Geralyn Edward | Tue, April 03, 2012 - 12:11 AM

Jamaican hotel magnate Gordon “Butch” Stewart yesterday confirmed that he had a definite interest in buying out Almond Beach Village in Heywoods, St Peter, saying it could easily be a happy marriage but it was not a done deal.

Stewart’s disclosure comes as top brass of Almond’s Trinidadian-based parent company Neal & Massy meets with anxious shareholders at 10:30 this morning at the St Peter hotel to discuss the future of its three Barbados properties.

A team from Stewart’s Sandals hotel chain, including engineers, architects and hotel officials, was also due here today to carry out an evaluation of the debt-burdened Heywoods property.

“We love Barbados and we would love to be in Barbados from a Sandals perspective,” said Stewart, the former owner of the Paradise Hotel property, which is now the site of the stalled Four Seasons Resort.

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Posted by Belle Brewster 1 year, 1 month ago: It seems Stewart has every intention of getting a private beach in Barbados.

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Posted by wayne husbands 1 year, 1 month ago: I thought that we would want to welcome Butch to buy Almond hotels., Barbados does not have a offering for the sandals chain..and why wouldn't we embrace a caribbean company. the comment of a private beach is far fetched,The culture of beach being public is built on a solid foundation. I am sure that any government regardless of political party would protect and ensure that all beaches remain public.

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Posted by Pan Wallie 1 year, 1 month ago: Another Paradise in the making? A butcher that mashes up all the meat when he can't saw it off to his own style!!