DUNAS BEACH RESORT CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS NOVEMBER 2009
The ground breaking ceremony of Dunas Beach Resort
took place on 13 November 2009.
DUNAS BEACH RESORT
The ground breaking ceremony of Dunas Beach Resort on the Island of Sal in Cape Verde took place on 13 November 2009.
The Prime Minister had graciously agreed to preside over the event but was unfortunately taken ill a couple of days before. It was, however, an honour that the Minister of State attended in his place. Activities commenced with the Minister of State and Rob Jarrett, Chairman of The Resort Group, using golden shovels to pour the first block of concrete and then laid a ceremonial stone. As is tradition, a lucky ¤1 coin was thrown into the block and champagne bottles were popped as the attendees drank a congratulatory toast.
Also in attendance were the Secretary of State for the Economy, a representative of the Mayor of Sal, the President of the CI and many other Dignitaries from the various authorities of Cape Verde.
The ground breaking activity was organised and supervised by construction company Grupo San Jose and their joint venture partner Sogei.
Guests were then invited to a reception at the Hotel Odjo D'Agua in Santa Maria where Champagne, Caipirinhas and Canapes were waiting on arrival.
On the way back to Santa Maria, the Dignitaries were taken on an interesting diversion as they were given a tour of Tortuga Beach Resort & Spa just down the beach. Tortuga is the first project that The Resort Group undertook on the Island of Sal and it was only in January of this year that the Ground Breaking event took place with the Prime Minister. Everyone agreed that the progress of Tortuga has been nothing short of amazing. Grupo San Jose and Sogei have worked relentlessly and the 300 or so workers, mainly from the local workforce, were acknowledged as being an absolute credit to Cape Verde (there will be some 500 workers employed on the construction of Dunas).
At the Hotel Odjo D'Agua the formal speeches then followed starting with a presentation on the Dunas project by developer The Resort Group. This included the positive reasons why Cape Verde and the Island of Sal were chosen and that the Resort has bucked the trend during the current worldwide economic uncertainty, evidenced by nearly 600 of the Villas and Apartments already being sold (which represents more than 2/3rds). Dunas will also include a 5-Star Hotel with a variety of quality restaurants, elegant and stylish bars, state of the art gymnasium, luxury spa, sports facilities, huge communal pools, shops and all the amenities you would expect from a 5-Star Resort. Over ¤80 million will be invested into Dunas making it a Resort that everyone can be proud of.
The next speech gave thanks, on behalf of the Chairman and everyone at The Resort Group, to the Minister of State for presiding over the event and all associated parties for their support of Dunas Beach Resort.
Mr Jarrett the chairman of The Resort Group PLC and The Minister of State for Cape Verde graciously preside over the event.
Mr Jarrett takes a moment to thank everyone involved in making Dunas Beach Resort become a reality.
The Minister of State and Mr Jarrett use golden shovels to pour the first block of concrete. As is tradition, a lucky ¤1 coin was thrown into the block and champagne bottles were popped as the attendees drank a congratulatory toast.
Also in attendance were the Secretary of State for the Economy, a representative of the Mayor of Sal, the President of the CI and many other Dignitaries from the various authorities of Cape Verde.
The Ceremonial Stone is laid.
The ground breaking activity was organised and supervised by construction company Grupo San Jose and their joint venture partner Sogei.
Speechs followed and ended with the confirmation of The Resort Group's long term commitment to Cape Verde and stressed that it was a great privilege and honour to be involved with the country. This was summed up by the final words that were spoken in Creole ... "Bo terra sta na nha coracao" (Your land is in my heart).
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