Harlequin Hotels, the company that owns Buccament Bay Resort in St Vincent has won a fraudulent misappropriation case against a former contractor at the resort.
Harlequin Hotels and Resorts said in a release last week that it had won the case against Padraig “Paudie” O’Halloran. The High Court in Ireland heard that the contractor fraudulently misappropriated more than US$13 million from US$50 million sent to his firm for the resort’s construction. “During the 31-day trial, Harlequin provided evidence and witness testimonies detailing how O’Halloran fraudulently misappropriated in excess of US$13m from US$50m that was sent to the ICE Group for the resort’s construction. Of the $13m that was diverted, more than $2m was sent to Ireland to pay for items including a lavish wedding. The Court also heard that sums were used to fund luxury purchases, such as a US$1.5m private jet, a racecourse in St Lucia, a car franchise business and renovations to a rented property on the Sandy Lane estate,” Harlequin said in a release. Harlequin also stated that while the funds were being misappropriated, very little of the promised construction work was actually carried out at Buccament Bay Resort, resulting in the resort opening later than originally planned and on a smaller scale. Follow the link to visit the now open amazing 5* Buccament Bay resort - LINK Pat Cash, John Barnes, Teddy Sheringham and Lewis Moody are just some of the legends from a range of sports who will be providing master class coaching to guests for the second half of 2013 at the luxury, all-inclusive Buccament Bay Resort in St Vincent & The Grenadines.
It's been an amazing first six months of 2013 for sports fans at the award-winning Caribbean hotel, with big names like Liverpool FC legend David Fairclough, Grand Slam tennis star Lee Childs, ex-England cricketer Ronnie Irani, and Wales’ rugby team coach Rob Howley already delighting guests; however, the next six months promise to be even better, so scroll down for a full list of the sporting legends who will be visiting Buccament Bay between July and December 2013! Liverpool FC International Football Academy Soccer School John Barnes: 14th – 18th July 2013 Liverpool FC & England international legend Ronnie Whelan: 11th – 25th August 2013 Liverpool FC and Republic of Ireland legend Teddy Sheringham: 23rd October – 2nd November 2013 Tottenham Hotspur FC, Manchester Utd FC & England legend Pat Cash Tennis Club Chris Wilkinson: 4th – 18th August 2013 Former British no.1 and Grand Slam player Pat Cash: 18th August – 1st September 2013 Former Wimbledon Champion & tennis legend Rugby Camps Lewis Moody: 28th July – 11th August 2013 England legend, World Cup winner & former Bath RFC and Leicester RFC star Rob Howley: 28th December – 6th June 2013/2014 Current Lions assistant coach; Wales & Cardiff RFC legend Buccament Bay Resort Cricket Academy Martin Bicknell: 26th December – 6th January 2013/2014 Former Surrey and England cricketer Follow the link to reserve a room at Buccament Bay - BUCCAMENT BAY Valentine's Day is approaching and it's that time of year to reflect on what brought you together and sharing those precious moments with each other.
A holiday at the 5 star Buccament Bay Resort is all about celebrations. This Valentine's Day, make sure you get to take some time out of your busy schedule and enjoy some luxury treatment. Activities that will keep you both going... Improve your tennis skills with the resident tennis coach or experience a romantic sunset cruise with cocktails and canapes; lie back and enjoy a fantastic treatment in the ESPA Spa, be wined and dined at one of the four great restaurants; most of all, find time to enjoy each other. There are two romantic packages for Valentine's Day at Buccament Bay Resort...
If after visiting the resort you invest in one of the units then your holiday cost will be refunded (maximum £3000). Further information - LINK The Water Front Village at Buccament Bay Resort in St Vincent & The Grenadines.
Buccament Bay Resort is extremely proud to receive even more honours to add to the collection; this time, the luxury, all-inclusive resort in St Vincent & The Grenadines has been voted in the top ten best hotels in the world in THREE categories, courtesy of Travel Weekly. The polls, voted for by travel industry professionals, ranked Harlequin Hotels & Resort’s flagship Caribbean resort in the top 3 for Best New Hotel, as well as top ten places in Best Family Hotel and Best All-Inclusive Hotel. This comes after Buccament Bay Resort won two World Travel Awards for Caribbean’s Leading New Hotel and St Vincent & The Grenadines’ Leading Spa Resort. Such fantastic industry recognition for Buccament Bay Resort and Harlequin Hotels & Resorts is testament to the great work of the resort team, the strides that the resort has taken since opening. To book a holiday on Buccament Bay or to invest in one of the units please follow the link - LINK Buccament Bay Resort wins “Caribbean’s Leading New Hotel” and “St Vincent & The Grenadines’ Leading Spa Resort” 2012
The WTA awards programme, hailed as “the Oscars of the travel industry” by the global media, highlights and rewards those travel brands that have made the greatest contribution to the industry over the past year. In winning “Caribbean’s Leading New Hotel” for 2012, Buccament Bay Resort beat the likes of Hotel Riu Palace Bavaro (Dominican Republic) and The Hotel Chocolat (St Lucia), whilst the St Vincent & The Grenadines “Leading Spa Resort” honour was awarded over competitors like Palm Island Resort, Petit St Vincent Resort and Young Island Resort. About the World Travel Awards WTA was launched in 1993 to acknowledge and recognise excellence in the global travel and tourism industry. Now celebrating its 19th anniversary, it is regarded as the very highest achievement that a travel product could hope to receive. A packed delegation of VIPs, senior tourism figures and international media traveled from more than 30 nations to attend WTA’s Caribbean & The Americas Ceremony 2012, which was supported by Turks & Caicos Tourist Board and Scotiabank. CARIBBEAN’S LEADING NEW HOTEL 2012 • Winner Buccament Bay Resort Other Nominees: • Cofresi Palm Beach & Spa Resort Dominican Republic • Hotel Riu Palace Bavaro Dominican Republic • The Hotel Chocolat St Lucia • The Magdalena Grand Beach Resort Tobago ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES’ LEADING SPA RESORT 2012 • Winner Buccament Bay Resort Other Nominees: • Canouan Resort Grenadines • Palm Island Resort • Petit St. Vincent Resort • The Cotton House • Young Island Resort To find out more, please follow the link - BUCCAMENT BAY Chat show host invests in the 5* Buccament Bay resort on Saint Vincent in the Caribbean.
Link to the information page - HOTEL RESORT SALES KINGSTOWN, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Argyle International Airport is on target to open in late 2013.
This has been confirmed by the developer responsible for constructing the new St Vincent and the Grenadines international air gateway. According to the International Airport Development Company (IADC), work has been completed on close to three-quarters of the earthworks for required for the airport’s runway, apron and taxiways. Earthworks on the airport commenced in August 2008 and since then the work team, comprising Vincentians and Cubans, have been have been hard at work, clearing and grubbing the area, demolishing the abandoned structures on the site, and removing the top soil. The IADC affirmed that “work on the terminal building continues apace”, ensuring that it is on schedule to be completed by the contracted date of December 2013, in time for the tourism high season in the Caribbean. The Argyle International Airport is being built on about 290 acres of land, with a paved runway 2,743 metres (9,000 feet) long, and 45 metres (150 feet) wide. Its runway length will allow for direct flights to St Vincent and the Grenadines from USA, Canada, Europe and Central and South America. The airport is designed to accommodate jets as large as the Boeing 747-400s. The US$216 million airport is expected to boast a single 1.5 million capacity per annum terminal built over three-storeys on 145,000sq ft with dedicated areas for ‘domestic’ and ‘international’ passengers. The terminal building will have about 8,700 square metres of floor space, to handle about 1.4 million passengers per year. As of May 2012, the contractor, Overseas Engineering Construction Company (OECC), had completed 23 percent of the work on the building. To book a holiday to St Vincent follow the link - HOLIDAY To invest in the 5* Buccament Bay resort which is being built to help cope with the influx of the 1.4 million visitors a year follow the link - INVEST HARLEQUIN Hotels & Resorts, the owner and developer of the Merricks Resort, has purchased the Allamanda Beach Hotel, Hastings, Christ Church in Barbados. Harlequin will commence an exciting $11m BBD renovation to transform this beachfront property into a luxury boutique hotel.
The planned opening will be under Harlequin’s newly created Luxury Boutique Hotel division and is scheduled to open in April 2012. The renovation, interior redesign and remodel of the former Allamanda Hotel, will be overseen by Harlequin Developments, Development Director, David Campion, based in Barbados. Harlequin will focus on using several local Barbados based companies and sub-contractors to carry out the works. The project will bring a much needed boost to the local construction business. On a recent visit to Barbados, Dave Ames, Chairman of Harlequin Hotels & Resorts, said, “I am delighted to announce this exciting new Hotel Brand for Harlequin and Barbados. This Boutique Hotel offering will bring further investment to Barbados and provide more employment opportunities as well as bringing many new holidaymakers to this Caribbean Jewel”. Harlequin successfully opened its first ever luxury resort at Buccament Bay, in St Vincent and the Grenadines in August 2010. Despite the difficult world economy and declining tourism travel, they have managed to increase tourist volume and bring many first time travellers to the Caribbean and are currently running at 85 per cent occupancy in low season. Buccament Bay Resort’s luxury facilities include The Pat Cash Tennis Academy, Liverpool FC Soccer School and Harlequin Performing Arts Academy. Pat Cash, the former Wimbledon Tennis Champion, who conducted The Merricks ground breaking, is currently at Buccament Bay Resort coaching guests and local school children. The Liverpool FC Soccer School offers coaching sessions to guests daily and works with local schools in St Vincent. The project is overseen by Liverpool Football Club and a number of its former legends who take part in the coaching programs throughout the year. Liverpool FC Under 19’s Team recently stayed at Buccament Bay Resort whilst on their end of season tour, visiting local schools and played a match against St Vincent’s under 19’s squad. Speaking from Harlequin’s offices at Hythe House in Maxwell, Barbados, Garrett Ronan (Vice President of Hotel and Resort Development) said, “This launch of Harlequin’s Boutique Brand in Barbados with the renovation of the former Allamanda Hotel will bring a new ultra-chic “South Beach” style Hotel to the market. When completed, it will offer 46 luxury suites, a new cocktail style bar, upscale restaurant, spa garden, pools and gym. The hotel will offer a new level of anticipatory yet discreet service infused with Barbadian hospitality”. To find out more on the investment opportunities with Harlequin Hotels click on the link, investment prices from £100k prices in the Boutique hotel start at £250k local comparable is £370k ( Cranes Resort ) - HARLEQUIN LINK To book a discounted holiday in the St Vincent resort please follow the link - BUCCAMENT BAY |
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