MONTEGO BAY — George Markantonis has been named the Caribbean Hotelier of the Year, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association announced on Sunday evening.

Markantonis, a native of Zimbabwe, is the president and managing director of Kerzner International Bahamas and the president and managing director at Atlantis Paradise Island.

“It’s a real honour for me to receive this award and to be recognized,” he said Sunday evening. “We know that for every job we create in the Bahamas, the trickle effect is another 1.4 jobs in the local economy. So we take our responsibility very seriously.”

Atlantis is the largest resort and largest private employer in the Bahamas.

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