10 results returned for search: "bermuda championship AND " category "News" author Fiona McWhirter
Almost $30,000 is raised to help charity to turn a rectory into a residential treatment centre
DATE: Feb 20, 2024
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The highest expenditure listed was a $17.86 million agreement from April 2019 to the end of March 2024 with the PGA Tour to sponsor the Bermuda Championship golf weekend
DATE: Jan 09, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Tourism businesses have been told to brace for thousands of visitors as the Bermuda Tourism Authority predicts a strong summer season.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA’s chief executive officer, said that hotels were almost sold out for the return of the ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Up to $8 million could be generated for the economy when the second season of an international sailing event begins next spring, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said.
The Bermuda Grand Prix will launch the SailGP 2021-22 calendar on the waters of the G...
DATE: Nov 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The coronavirus testing station at Southside will be closed to walk-ins and the general community on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said today.
A spokeswoman told residents that it will be open for “traveller testing only”.
She added: “This is to acc...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An outdoor dining festival, staycation promotions and sports events help to signal the island’s attractions are open for business, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Glenn Jones, the organisation’s interim chief executive, added that the a...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Tourist air arrivals have dropped 6 per cent compared with the same time last year, but spending in the sector went up, figures from the Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday.
Reduced capacity and storms were thought to have affected the numbe...
DATE: Nov 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A government contract for the delivery of sand to fill golf course bunkers should be reissued after it was awarded to a company run by a Cabinet minister, the Opposition leader has claimed.
Craig Cannonier, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, sai...
DATE: Aug 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A company run by a Cabinet minister has won a contract to import thousands of dollars worth of sand to improve a golf course’s bunkers in the run-up to a major tournament.
Island Construction Services was the successful bidder after the Government is...
DATE: Aug 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Thousands of dollars worth of sand is expected to be imported to fill bunkers before the first PGA Bermuda Championship in the autumn.
A notice on the government website invited proposals for the supply and delivery of 4,000 metric tonnes of sand to ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter