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<p>Guardsman
Hospitality will reopen Fort Clarence Beach on October 18 after doing basic
upgrades to the structures that are currently on the property.</p>
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<p><em>Gallery below with sections of the property to undergo renovation.</em></p>
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<ul class="wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Fort-Clarence-Guardsman-Renovation-Buzz-Caribeban-1024x683.jpg" alt="" data-id="8579" data-link="https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8579" class="wp-image-8579" /></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Repairs-For-Fort-Clarence-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg" alt="" data-id="8580" data-link="https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8580" class="wp-image-8580" /></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Repairs-Needed-Fort-Carence-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg" alt="" data-id="8581" data-link="https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8581" class="wp-image-8581" /></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Repairs-Structure-Fort-Clarence-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg" alt="" data-id="8582" data-link="https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8582" class="wp-image-8582" /></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Shower-Area-Fort-Clarence-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg" alt="" data-id="8583" data-link="https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8583" class="wp-image-8583" /></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Structures-Fort-Clarence-Guardsman-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg" alt="" data-id="8584" data-link="https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8584" class="wp-image-8584" /></figure></li></ul>
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<p>The upgrades will
be the first phase of a five-year redevelopment plan by Guardsman Hospitality
for Fort Clarence, which was leased from the Urban Development Corporation
(UDC) for 25 years.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Fort-Clarence-Guardsman-Buzz-Caribbean-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-8585" /><figcaption>Section of Fort Clarence Beach prior to the renovation by Guardsman Hospitality</figcaption></figure>
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<p>According to
general manager, Laura Heron, Guardsman Hospitality has plans to have a water
park and pool, while structures such as the kitchen, bathroom, storage area and
changing areas will be torn down and rebuilt to international standard.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/DSC_6503-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-8586" /><figcaption>Laura Heron, General Manager, Guardsman Hospitality</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Details of the
plans were disclosed by Heron during a media tour of the property Wednesday
morning. The rundown structures that currently occupy Fort Clarence were also
shown to the media.</p>
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<ul class="wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Sargassum-Fort-Clarence-Guardsman-1024x683.jpg" alt="" data-id="8587" data-link="https://buzz-caribbean.com/?attachment_id=8587" class="wp-image-8587" /><figcaption> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45044513">Sargassum</a> seaweed currently affecting sections of the shoreline at Fort Clarence</figcaption></figure></li></ul>
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<p>Guardsman
Hospitality took control of Fort Clarence on September 1 after acquiring the
lease from the UDC. Since then, the facility has been closed to the public.</p>
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