Name of Almond owner ‘soon’

The three parties bidding for the Almond Beach Village may soon know the winner.
Owner of the Crane Resort Paul Doyle, who along with construction magnate Bjorn Bjerkhamn and Jamaican businessman Gordon “Butch” Stewart indicated an interest in the beachfront property, told the media yesterday he believed official word would come “shortly”.
Speaking following his presentation to the Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s monthly luncheon at Hilton Barbados on how he had transformed the Crane Resort, Doyle said he remained optimistic about his chances.
He however declined to say whether he was considered to be Trinidadian conglomerate Neal & Massy’s “preferred buyer”, citing a confidentiality agreement signed by all three interested parties. (NB)