Ua hōʻike ke Kuhina Hoʻomākaʻikaʻi a me ka Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) i ke kaumaha no ka nūhou o ka hala ʻana o ke kiʻi ʻoihana hoʻokipa ʻo Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, OJ, CD, Hon. LUNI. ʻO Stewart, ka lunahoomalu a me ka luna hoʻokumu o Sandals International Resorts Ltd i kukui uila no ka Caribbean, e hana ana i kahi mana i kū kiʻekiʻe i ka mākeke kūwaho no nā makahiki he ʻumi.
Ua hoʻohua ka luna hope loa i kona aloha no ke kūʻai aku a me ka ʻoihana i loko o ke kuko i hana i ka laikini hōkele Sandals kaulana a puni ka honua a ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka hoʻonui wikiwiki ʻana i loko o ka Caribbean, ʻo Grenada kekahi. Ua hoʻonui ka pilina ma waena o Sandals a me ke Aupuni o Grenada i ko Grenada mākaʻikaʻi mākaʻikaʻi ma o ka hoʻohui ʻana i nā waihona lumi nui kūpono i kahi e hele aku ai a hoʻomaʻamaʻa, hoʻomohala a me ka hana no nā haneli he haneli Grenadians. Ua hāʻawi nui ka Sandals Foundation i nā kōkua nui i ka kaiāulu Grenadian ma o ke kākoʻo kālā ʻana no nā papahana kaiapili.
Ke kamaʻilio nei no ka hopena a Mr. Stewart, Kuhina no ka Hoʻomākaʻikaʻi, Mokulele Mokulele, Kūleʻa i ke aniau a me ka Honua Hon. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Kauka Clarice Modeste-Curwen, "He hihio ʻo Gordon 'Butch' Stewart a he mea hoʻomanaʻo kāna mea hoʻomanaʻo e hoʻoulu ai i nā hanauna Caribbean e hiki mai ana i ka wāwahi ʻana i nā pale a me ka hoʻokō ʻana i ka maikaʻi."
Ua hāʻawi ke Kuhina Hoʻomākaʻikaʻi a me ka Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) i ka hōʻoluʻolu i ka ʻohana a me nā hoa aloha o ka mea i hala ʻo Gordon 'Butch' Stewart. E hoʻomaha paha ʻo ia i ka maluhia.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Stewart, the Chairman and Founding Director of Sandals International Resorts Ltd has been a beacon of inspiration in the Caribbean, creating a brand that has stood tall in the international market for decades.
- The Ministry of Tourism and the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) extend condolences to the family and friends of the late Gordon ‘Butch' Stewart.
- The partnership between Sandals and the Government of Grenada has enhanced Grenada's Tourism profile by adding significant quality room stock to the destination and training, development and employment for hundreds of Grenadians.
