Despite the loss of its two owners found dead in a burned vehicle in Dominica, the Coulibri Ridge hotel complex, founded by Quebecer Daniel Langlois and his partner Dominique Marchand, should maintain its activities in their name.
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On the Morne Rouge public road, leading to the eco-responsible hotel complex, which is self-sufficient in electricity and drinking water, customers continued to arrive aboard a bus.
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“The place is open for business and will continue to operate… We are in mourning and want to concentrate on continuing the work of Daniel and Dominique,” indicated a site manager to a correspondent from the QMI Agency, wishing to keep anonymity.
The Coulibri Ridge, a luxurious 285-acre complex which brings together a group of villas, would indeed maintain its activities, according to what was confirmed by a security guard camped in front of its locked gate.
“Yes, we have a lot of customers [actuellement]», He would have said, without nevertheless allowing access, before authorizing passage to a bus in which there were employees and customers.
However, the climate was a little more tense when we passed the Bois Cotlette chocolate factory, which belongs to Jonathan Lehrer, accused of the murder of the Quebec couple. Remember that the neighbors were probably in conflict over the use of the Morne Rouge public road, which crosses the chocolate factory estate.
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“What do you want, please? Don’t take photos of us,” said two men who were ensuring security, amid the barking of enormous chained dogs trying to free themselves.
The property appeared to be locked and no signs of activity were visible on the premises.
The announcement of the deaths of Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand shook the country at the beginning of December. The couple was recognized for their commitment to various social causes, including the renovation of the Soufrière school. Hundreds of people gathered last Thursday to pay tribute to them during a touching vigil at Soufrière Bay.
At the same time, the Dominican police handcuffed the couple’s neighbor, the American Jonathan Lehrer, as well as his alleged accomplice, Robert Thomas Snider Jr.