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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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