Armani buys home here.(ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)(Giorgio Armani)(Brief Article)

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ARMANI BUYS HOME HERE. Renowned Italian clothing and textiles designer Giorgio Armani, after visiting Antigua & Barbuda for many years on board his yacht, has decided to spend more time in Antigua by purchasing a home, reports Caribbean Net New (Jan. 6, 2006). Forbes Magazine in 2001 estimated Armani's net worth at about US$1.7.

With the assistance of Jeff Hadeed, who acted as translator for Mr. Armani whose native tongue is Italian, he related much of what he likes about Antigua and Barbuda, a place which he stated abounds in "Beauty isolated!" "I am very intrigued at the diversity of cultures present on the island and the ease and flexibility with which the peoples co-exist," he said. This, he says, he enjoys observing each day during his regular jogs on the...