by Brian Major
Last updated: 2:00 PM ET, Tue September 23, 2014
PHOTO: In addition to announcing a new Beaches property, Sandals is also planning to re-name its Grande Riviera property in Ocho Rios, pictured. (Photo by Brian Major)
Sandals Resorts International is planning to build a 600-room Beaches resort on Jamaica's southwest coast.
The property would be adjacent to the existing Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa. The new Beaches resort would be spread over 140 acres of the 500-acre property and include a Greg Norman-designed golf course.
Beaches is Sandals' family-focused brand. Earlier this year Sandals announced it will convert the company's Grand Pineapple resort in Antigua to a Beaches property. The company also operates Beaches resorts in Negril and Ocho Rios, Jamaica; and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos.
In other company developments, Adam Stewart, Sandals' CEO, said five over-the-water suites at Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay will be constructed within the next 10 months. The company has temporarily shelved its plans for the over-the-water suites in St. Lucia, he said. The company also plans to re-name its Sandals Grande Riviera in Ocho Rios, Stewart said.
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