Gordon "Butch" Stewart

Gordon "Butch" Stewart (b. July 6, 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica)Cite web|url=http://www.grenadianconnection.com/blkheroes/blackHistory.asp?headline=3|title=Caribbean Heroes|accessdate=2008-02-10|work=Grenadian Connection] is a Jamaican/British businessman and the owner or Chairman of over two dozen companies throughout the Caribbean, North America and Great Britain. These companies include: Sandals Resorts,Cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080113/arts/arts1.html|title=Gigangic Gigantic Love from the Arts|accessdate=2008-02-10|year=2008-01-13|author=Anthea McGibbon|work=Jamaica Gleaner] Beaches Family Resorts,Cite web|url=http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2004_4th/Nov04_StewartReimagines.html|title=Fast-Forward 25 years, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart's Empire Has Grown from One Sandals Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica to 18 Resorts on Five Islands|accessdate=2008-02-10|year=2004-11-04|work=Hotel Online] Appliance Traders, Ltd., "The Jamaica Observer", among others.

Stewart was a recipient of Caribbean World Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in Jamaica,Cite web|url=http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?SectionID=72&SubSectionID=205&ArticleID=36464&TM=76902.07|title=Lifetime Achievement Award for Jefferis|accessdate=2008-02-10|year=2008-02-01|work=Bermuda Sun] and has been called one of Jamaica's most-admired businessmen,Cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060322/business/business1.html|title=Jamaica's Most Admired Business Leaders|accessdate=2008-02-10|year=2006-03-22|work=Jamaica Gleaner] but he attracted a fair amount of negative attention over his policy of permitting gays in his resorts.Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/gordon-butch-stewart-its-been-a-great-25-years-man-428731.html|title=Gordon 'Butch' Stewart: 'It's Been a Great 25 Years, Man'|accessdate=2008-02-10|year=2006-12-17|author=Abigail Townsend|work=The Independent]

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