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Morritt's Grand Resort opensPhase One of further development
On Tuesday 15 May 2001, Morritt PropertiesCayman Ltd., the developer of Morritt's Tortuga Club and Resortheld its Opening Ceremony for the Morritt's Grand Resort Phase One.
Around one hundred and fifty guests werepresent for the ceremony including His Excellency The Governor,Mr. Peter Smith; the Minister for Tourism, Environment and Transport,the Honourable Mr. McKeeva Bush; East End MLA, Mr. Arden McLean;Director of Tourism, Mrs. Angela Martins and Permanent Secretaryfor Tourism, Mr. Harding Watler.
Mr. Steven Cummins, Director of Sales, actedas the Master of Ceremonies for the event. Mr. Bush, in his remarks,recognized that it was a step in the right direction to have suchan excellent development expanding in East End away from SevenMile Beach, which is already so developed.
He also added that he was pleased to seea high standard of accommodation in East End provided for thevisitors with discerning taste. Mr. McLean highlighted that itwas good to see a developer promoting the district of East Endand bringing the visitors to "the place that time forgot".
The Resort General Manager, Mr. MichaelEspeut, stated in his remarks that the Morritt's Grand Developmentwould create additional jobs especially for the people in thedistrict of East End and the two neighbouring districts of NorthSide and Bodden Town. He also reinforced his commitment to thetraining and promotion of Caymanians within the Company.
The First Phase of the Morritt's Grand ResortBuilding was dedicated in honour of Mr. David Morritt's father,Mr. George D. Morritt, who, sadly, passed away some weeks priorto the completion of the building. In an emotional speech, DavidMorritt referred to his father as the key person in his life whoprovided the financial and emotional backup for his vision tobuild a first class dream development.
Mr. Frank Connolly, former General Managerat the old Tortuga Club and who today still plays a role at theCompany unveiled the plaque of dedication which is on the frontof the building.
Mrs. Mimi Morritt, Director and the wifeof the developer, also said a few words at the ceremony. Mrs.Morritt was responsible for the interior design of the rooms.She chose a modern colourful Caribbean look and she opted to havedifferent looks within each room.
Mr. Michael Espeut presented Mrs. Morrittwith a plaque on behalf of the Executive Committee of Morritt'sTortuga Club and Resort as a "thank you" for her hardwork in selecting, buying and arranging the furniture and amenitiesfor the rooms.
His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Peter Smith,performed the ribbon cutting and after the ribbon was cut allguests were invited to take a tour of the new building. Thereare significant upgraded changes to the new Morritt's Grand Resort,mainly being that it is entirely built from concrete and willbe able to withstand a category five (5) hurricane.
Additional facilities within the rooms includewasher & dryer, jacuzzi, dishwasher, VCR's, multiple TV's,laptop data port, ceiling fans and an in-room safe.
Following the tour of The Grand Resort,guests were treated to hors d'ouevres and champagne on the outsideocean view patio of Morritt's Tortuga Club and Resort accompaniedby music from Peter Bacon.