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of Sandy Lane to return again and again
is their recall of courteous, quality service
received from their encounters with staff.
Wilkie also references the fact that
Sandy Lane would not exist in its current
state without the support of another vital
team of professionals, in this case, Der-
mot Desmond and Partners. This group
purchased the property and golf course
in 1996 and went on to completely re-
build and expand operations for a grand
reopening in March 2001. Wilkie says no
other group of investors in the Caribbean
have ever made a contribution of such
magnitude to Barbados, and to put that in
perspective requires acknowledging that
Sandy Lane serves much more than the
guests that travel from far and wide to stay
here. The property is a driver of the lo-
cal economy, providing thousands of jobs
