New GM at Antigua’s Sugar Ridge

By: - December 31st, 2014

Above: Sugar Ridge in Antigua

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Sugar Ridge resort in Antigua has named a new general manager, the resort announced.

Terrence Andrew Linton is the property’s new GM, coming to the property from the Lighthouse Bay Resort in Barbuda.

Linton, a native of Jamaica, is a 20-year veteran of the Caribbean hotel industry, having what the resort called a “well-rounded knowledge of what it takes to build a successful property.”

“We look forward to great things from Terrence, and wish him the best of luck in continuing the Sugar Ridge reputation for outstanding hospitality,” the property said in a statement.

The 60-room hotel is located in the Jolly Harbour area of Antigua.

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