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Contact Dinesh Daswani Telephone 7584578535 Cell 7587202618 Email [email protected] Website www.baygardensresorts.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2016 BAY GARDENS RESORTS REWARDS DARREN SAMMY AND JOHNSON CHARLES Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, April 13, 2016 – The locally owned and operated resort chain, Bay Gardens Resorts, has rewarded West Indies and Saint Lucian born cricketers, Darren Sammy and Johnson Charles, with the keys to Bay Gardens Resorts which includes Bay Gardens Beach Resort and Spa, Bay Gardens Hotel, Bay Gardens Inn and the Caribbean’s first ever openwater park, Splash Island Water Park. This reward is to honour their achievements at the 2016 World T20 Cup in India, in which the West Indies Cricket Team captured the championship. Bay Gardens Resorts has been home of West Indies Cricket, hosting the team for 21 years during cricket fixtures and continues to show support and appreciation for the team and players alike. The resorts have also been home to a number of international and regional teams. “We are proud to be associated with West Indies Cricket and were thrilled with the team’s performance. Sport and especially athletics is one of the most important brand builders for Saint Lucia and as such it is in the spirt and fulfillment of our promise, that we have rewarded both Darren Sammy and Johnson Charles for their achievements in the recent World T20 tournament” – Executive Director of Bay Gardens Resorts, Sanovnik Destang. Bay Gardens Resorts promise is an example of the organizations keen interest in supporting and working with young Saint Lucian icons who inspire others to achieve the same. Darren Sammy who has showcased his leadership on many occasions, was the first Saint Lucian born cricketer to be named captain of the West Indies in October 2010. He went on to lead the West Indies team to their first world title since 1979 World Cup with a stirring victory over hosts Sri Lanka in the 2012 World T20 final and repeated the same in 2016 defeating England in the final. Johnson Charles is a right handed top order batsman, who first made his mark in the 2012 World T20 squad, where his 84 against England, incredibly, was his highest score in any form of the game. He then achieved his first ODI hundred a few months later in Australia. His performance, scoring 52 in the Semi

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Contact   Dinesh  Daswani  Telephone   758-­‐457-­‐8535  

Cell   758-­‐720-­‐2618  Email   [email protected]  

Website   www.baygardensresorts.com    

FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  April  13,  2016  

BAY  GARDENS  RESORTS  REWARDS  DARREN  SAMMY  AND  JOHNSON  CHARLES  

 Gros  Islet,  Saint  Lucia,  April  13,  2016  –  The  locally  owned  and  operated  resort  chain,  Bay  Gardens  Resorts,  has  rewarded  West  Indies  and  Saint  Lucian  born  cricketers,  Darren  Sammy  and  Johnson  Charles,  with  the  keys  to  Bay  Gardens  Resorts  which  includes  Bay  Gardens  Beach  Resort  and  Spa,  Bay  Gardens  Hotel,  Bay  Gardens  Inn  and  the  Caribbean’s  first  ever  open-­‐water  park,  Splash  Island  Water  Park.      This  reward  is  to  honour  their  achievements  at  the  2016  World  T20  Cup  in  India,  in  which  the  West  Indies  Cricket  Team  captured  the  championship.  Bay  Gardens  Resorts  has  been  home  of  West  Indies  Cricket,  hosting  the  team  for  21  years  during  cricket  fixtures  and  continues  to  show  support  and  appreciation  for  the  team  and  players  alike.  The  resorts  have  also  been  home  to  a  number  of  international  and  regional  teams.      

“We  are  proud  to  be  associated  with  West  Indies  Cricket  and  were  thrilled  with  the  team’s  performance.  Sport  and  especially  athletics  is  one  of  the  most  important  brand  builders  for  Saint  Lucia  and  as  such  it  is  in  the  spirt  and  fulfillment  of  our  promise,  that  we  have  rewarded  both  Darren  Sammy  and  Johnson  Charles  for  their  achievements  in  the  recent  World  T20  tournament”  –  Executive  Director  of  Bay  Gardens  Resorts,  Sanovnik  Destang.    

Bay  Gardens  Resorts  promise  is  an  example  of  the  organizations  keen  interest  in  supporting  and  working  with  young  Saint  Lucian  icons  who  inspire  others  to  achieve  the  same.  

Darren  Sammy  who  has  showcased  his  leadership  on  many  occasions,  was  the  first  Saint  Lucian  born  cricketer  to  be  named  captain  of  the  West  Indies  in  October  2010.  He  went  on  to  lead  the  West  Indies  team  to  their  first  world  title  since  1979  World  Cup  with  a  stirring  victory  over  hosts  Sri  Lanka  in  the  2012  World  T20  final  and  repeated  the  same  in  2016  defeating  England  in  the  final.  

Johnson  Charles  is  a  right  handed  top  order  batsman,  who  first  made  his  mark  in  the  2012  World  T20  squad,  where  his  84  against  England,  incredibly,  was  his  highest  score  in  any  form  of  the  game.  He  then  achieved  his  first  ODI  hundred  a  few  months  later  in  Australia.  His  performance,  scoring  52  in  the  Semi-­‐

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Final  of  the  2016  World  T20  semi-­‐final  was  a  big  asset  to  the  team’s  victory  and  advancement  to  the  Final.    

The  directors,  management  and  staff  of  Bay  Gardens  Resorts  would  like  to  wish  both  athletes  and  the  West  Indies  Cricket  team  good  luck  in  their  future  endeavors.  

-­‐ENDS-­‐  

 

About  Bay  Gardens  Resorts  

Bay  Gardens  Resorts  is  a  group  of  award  winning,  locally  owned  hotels  located  in  Rodney  Bay  Village,  St.  Lucia's  entertainment  capital.  All  three  of  Bay  Gardens  Resorts  properties  –  Bay  Gardens  Inn,  Bay  Gardens  Hotel  and  Bay  Gardens  Beach  Resort  &  Spa  –  are  within  walking  distance  of  over  40  restaurants,  entertainment,  duty-­‐free  shopping  malls,  Treasure  Bay  Casino.  All  properties  offer  superior  accommodations,  traditional  Caribbean  cuisine,  and  the  finest  in  service  and  hospitality.  The  first  ever  open-­‐water  sports  park,  Splash  Island  Water  Park  is  the  new  addition  to  the  Bay  Gardens  Resorts  brand.