Royalton rebounds

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Extensive damage to roofs, guest rooms, electrical systems and common areas forced Royalton Hotels and Resorts to close its five Jamaican properties for 10 months following Hurricane Melissa just over a year ago, displacing thousands of workers.

Now, after massive restoration programme more than 2,000 employees are back on the job across Royalton’s three Westmoreland, and two Trelawny properties, with the company retaining nearly 100 per cent of its workforce despite the prolonged shut-down.

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“We have 2,200 employees who have returned to work, and of that [number], I must state categorically that 98 per cent of our employees were retained,” Royalton Hotels and Resorts Regional Commercial Director Kerry Ann Quallo Casserly told theJamaica Observer.