Raffles Resort to open on Canouan.

RAFFLES RESORT TO OPEN ON CANOUAN. The island of Canouan (part of St. Vincent & the Grenadines) will be the site of the grand opening of Raffles Resort Canouan Island on July 15, and the unveiling of Trump Island Villas later in the year:

Canouan Resorts Development (CRD) has brought

together high-profile partners to turn Canouan Island, one of the last undeveloped islands in the Caribbean, into a major, multi-faceted vacation destination. When the resort redesign is complete, Raffles International Hotels and Resorts will manage the 156-room luxury resort formerly known as Carenage Bay, as well as Raffles' Amrita Spa and the new Trump International Golf Club at Raffles Resort Canouan Island, an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Jim Fazio. Donald J. Trump is spearheading the island's villa real estate development and will manage the Trump Club Privee Casino. The resort is set on 300 acres of a 1,200 acre private estate surrounded by green hills, secluded white beaches and the Caribbean sea. Designed by the Italian architect Luigi Vietti, the resort's 156 accommodations--a mix of one-bedrooms, suites and villas--have breathtaking views of the sea. Special opening rates will start at US$298;

Trump Island Villas will consist of luxury villas and estate properties set on 1,000 acres of mountainous terrain. The first phase will consist of 10 Golf Villas and 15 custom-designed Estates. Sales of the villas are scheduled to begin in the summer of 2004, with prices starting at US$1 million for the Golf Villas and US$2.7 million for the Estate properties. Details: 1-877-CANOUAN. Web:www.raffles-canouanisland.com. For details on Trump Island Villas,contact AAAltman Real Estate in Barbados at 246-432-0840.