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They had trouble in paradise.

A Sandals Resorts exec and his colleague lover were caught on video in a
wild brawl in the Caribbean that left them both jobless, The Post has
learned.

On March 2, Sandals art curator Rafael de Vasconcelos attacked his
partner, the hotel chain’s chief development officer Eugene Staal, on a highway in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, shoving him into a ditch and
then climbing on top and pummeling him, according to published footage
and co-workers.

The couple, who left a function around 11 p.m., were staying on the
island ahead of a new Sandals resort opening there last week, a senior executive said.

During the altercation in the village of Lowman’s Hill, de Vasconcelos
shoved Staal into a concrete ditch along the highway while a black car
idled in the middle of the road, footage showed.

He then screamed at Staal as he hopped on top of him before repeatedly
slamming his head into the concrete.

De Vasconcelos then got into the car and drove away as Staal stood up
and began walking along the highway, according to the footage. De
Vasconcelos is later seen again screaming at Staal and then storming
off.

Police responded to the incident, according to local outlet iWitness
News, and sources said it was unclear what sparked the dispute.

“I don’t know if they had too much to drink [but] when I watched the
video, it was very brutal,” the senior executive told The Post, adding
Staal received medical treatment after the attack.

“I remember watching the video and thinking ‘This guy’s lucky to be alive’ … I was surprised he could get up and walk,” he said.

Staal, a veteran hospitality executive who previously held positions at
Hyatt and Penta Hotels, joined Sandals in 2022, according to his
LinkedIn. De Vasconcelos, who previously worked as a fraud analyst for
Apple in Lisbon, Portugal, joined the company in January.

Days after the footage of the couple’s fight began circulating around
the company, de Vasconcelos was asked to resign, the Sandals senior
executive said.

Soon after, on March 11, Staal resigned “for personal reasons,”
according to an email sent to Sandals honchos, a copy of which was
obtained by The Post.

“At the higher levels, it’s a little embarrassing to see that exposure,” said one senior employee.

A Sandals spokesperson confirmed Staal and de Vasconcelos were no longer Sandals employees, but declined to comment on the reason for their
departures.

Staal and de Vasconcelos did not respond to requests for comment.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/06/world-news/sandals-resorts-exec-resigns- after-partner-sacked-over-caught-on-video-brawl-sources/

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