Sandals Grenada will be the latest Sandals Resort to reopen its doors after a six-month closure brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
On Monday September 21st\u00a0the resort began preparations by bringing back out close to 600 team members for enhanced training in its well established Sandals Platinum Protocols of Cleanliness. These measures ensure the strictest health and hygiene guidelines and have allowed the company to successfully reopen several other resorts in Antigua, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Barbados.<\/p>\n
Sandals will also be working closely with local stakeholders including the Ministry of Heath, the Chief Medical Officer and Airport officials to ensure that all systems are in place to successfully welcome guests back to Grenada from October 1st. The resort company has announced that it is also sharing its protocols with the industry in Grenada so that visitors \u2013 no matter where they are staying \u2013 will have confidence to visit the island.<\/p>\n
It was welcome news for the Ministers of Tourism and Health, particularly since tourism accounts for almost 60% of Grenada\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).<\/p>\n
During a recent stakeholder meeting hosted by the company at Sandals Grenada, Tourism Minister the Hon. Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen assured that Grenada was ready to start operating in the new normal, and recognized Sandals Resorts and Chairman the Hon. Gordon \u2018Butch\u2019 Stewart for leading the way toward recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver 4,000 persons have been directly impacted by the closure of tourism,\u201d according to the Minister, who added that, \u201cMany others such as farmers, fishermen and suppliers are also feeling the fallout.\u201d The Minister went on to say, \u201cTourism is everybody\u2019s business and impacts everyone\u2019s lives. We can stay closed and just lie down, but we do not want to do that. It\u2019s easy to be scared but when we see how Sandals has successfully opened and is willing to share its protocols with the rest of the industry it shows that partnerships can work. Together we can fight this scourge, we are ready, let\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her sentiments were echoed by Minister of Health Nicholas Steele, who noted that while Grenada has done exceptionally well so far to protect the lives of its citizens \u2013 and is fortunate that it has no active coronavirus cases at present and has suffered zero deaths \u2013 the time has now come to also protect their livelihoods.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeeping Grenada locked is not a reality,\u201d Minister Steele said, \u201cWe know we have to live with COVID, and we are confident that by October 1st\u00a0we will get it right.\u201d<\/p>\n
President of the Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association Jerry Rappaport also added his voice to those who were glad to see the leading role Sandals was playing in helping reopen and get the economy restarted in Grenada, offering GHTA\u2019s full support.<\/p>\n
Chairman of Sandal Resorts International the Hon. Gordon \u2018Butch\u2019 Stewart was pleased about the news that Grenada would soon be welcoming visitors once more, noting that Sandals has always enjoyed a special relationship with the island and its amazing people.<\/p>\n
Mr. Stewart stated, \u201cI believe all stakeholders must do what is necessary to help revive the tourism sector so that the entire community \u2013 taxi drivers, farmers, fishermen, tour operators, service providers and all those who depend on it \u2013 are able to earn and take care of themselves and their families. We are proud that Sandals Resorts is helping to lead the way to economic recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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