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Type | Private Company |
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Industry | Hospitality, Tourism, Real Estate |
Founded | 2006 Saint Paul Capisterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Founder | Valimik Kempadoo |
Key people | Carlos Salazar (General Manager) Bill Bensley (Architect) |
Total assets | USD 600m |
Owners | Patrick Liotard-Vogt Valimik Kempadoo |
The Kittitian Hill is a resort development in Saint Paul Capisterre Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis. [1] It is set on the hillside with 400 acres of steep contours and flat coastal plain on the north coast between Mount Liamugia and the Caribbean Sea. It was designed by Bangkok-based architect Bill Bensley. [2]
Kittitian Hill was founded in 2006 by Val Kempadoo, a Trinidad-based entrepreneur and leader in sustainability. It was funded by the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) in 2011. [3]
The SIDF's purpose is to provide support to the government in its efforts to diversify the national economy of St. Kitts and Nevis and maintain economic stability, and to support, finance or undertake the development of new and existing industries, projects or enterprises. [4] [5]
In July 2013, the SIDF sold its stake to Swiss Entrepreneur Patrick Liotard-Vogt making Kittitian Hill a private company. [6] [7] The mission of the SIDF was successfully fulfilled allowing them to invest just a few months later in Christophe Harbor, [8] a marina project based in the south east peninsula.
Kittitian Hill is composed of various hospitality components
The first hotel, Belle Mont Farm is scheduled to open its doors in December 2014 along with The Kitchen Restaurant, The Mill Bar and the Red Rum Bar. [18]
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