Premier joins staff at Rosewood Little Dix Bay for their Annual Tenure Awards Ceremony
Press release - Thursday, March 15th, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Jean Nickie, Employee of the Year 2011, Rosewood Little Dix Bay
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 – Staff at Rosewood Little Dix Bay were recognized for their outstanding service at the resort’s annual tenure awards ceremony on Wednesday last week.
The staff were very pleased to be joined by special invited guests, Hon. Dr. D. Orlando Smith, Premier and Minister of Tourism of the British Virgin Islands, Russell Harrigan, Chairman of the BVI Tourist Board and Ms. Barbara Titley, Senior Labour Officer, for the special occasion.
Setting the stage for the evening and host was, Director of Human Resources at Rosewood Little Dix Bay, Sharon Flax Mars who welcomed invited guests and congratulated the employees, thanking them for their hard work and dedication.
Hon Dr D Orlando Smith at Rosewood Little Dix Bay Tenure Awards
She said “tonight we celebrate the stars at Rosewood Little Dix Bay who have provided our guests with exceptional service and in turn have distinguished themselves as true ambassadors of our service philosophy. As an organisation we strive to provide excellent service and be recognised and respected as the consummate operator of ultra luxury hotels in desirable destinations and we are extremely proud of our internal guests (employees) who have excelled at delivering unparalleled levels of service here in the British Virgin Islands.”
Duncan Hogarth, Managing Director at Rosewood Little Dix Bay Resort, said that the Tenure Awards Ceremony was an annual celebration of the staff’s achievements, both in length of service and service excellence. Furthermore he highlighted the fact that visitors to the resort frequently commented on the warmth and friendliness of the staff at Rosewood Little Dix Bay making it a truly special experience for them and bringing them back to visit time and time again.
“The awards given tonight are testament to the highest levels of service and commitment that we all can achieve.” he said.
In his remarks, the Premier and Minister of Tourism of the British Virgin Islands, Hon. Dr. D. Orlando Smith, expressed his pleasure at having been invited to join the celebrations and congratulated the staff on their outstanding performance. He said he was truly happy to see the company taking the time to recognise the hard work and dedication of its members of staff and stated that his Government was committed to the continued development of the territory’s tourism sector and to enhancing the service levels in the BVI.
Special invited guest and Chairman of the BVI Tourist Board, Mr. Russell Harrigan, in his remarks congratulated the staff on their exceptional performance. He said “it is one thing for us at the BVI Tourist Board to attract and entice visitors to the Territory but the work really begins once they finally get here. If we, as a destination, do not provide the quality and standard of service our guests are accustomed to or do not go above and beyond what is expected, we risk losing them to our competitors. He went on to note that Rosewood Little Dix Bay is renowned for their outstanding service levels which he said was due in great measure to the first rate service provided by the staff and encouraged them to keep delivering for Rosewood Little Dix Bay and the BVI.”
A total of 49 employees were recognized for 5, 10, 20, 25, 30 and 40 years of outstanding service at the destination’s leading resort. In addition to the longstanding services awards, The Managing Director’s Awards this year were presented to; Francis Hamlet (Grounds), who received an award for Manager of the Year 2011, Lauridon Wheatley (Food & Beverage) who was presented the Supervisor of the Year 2011 award, whilst the award for Employee of the Year was presented to Jean Nickie (Kitchen).
Lily Carr (Guest Services) was presented with an award for Service Excellence. Beckie Felicien (Accounts) was recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ and the Special Award was presented to Glen McGregor (Food & Beverage) and Roberto Ruiz (Maintenance). The Top Legendary Service Achievers for 2011 were Lily Carr, Chevon Russell, Holly Philip and Jasmine Johnson.
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Looking good Jean. Congrats sweetie.
Look @ my friend sexy Jean!!!! Congrats darling!!!! Love ya
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