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Bermuda Tourism Board has launched a blog to find out how people think tourism can be improved.
The ‘Sounding Board’ asks three questions:
l what are the most important tourism issues?
l what do you think are the strengths of Bermuda as a destination...
DATE: Apr 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The SDO battle may be over but the row over the Tucker’s Point expansion is far from finished as campaigners gear up for the next stage of the planning process.
Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce is preparing to lobby the Development Appl...
DATE: Apr 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO was approved yesterday paving the way for an expansion project aimed at rescuing the resort from financial ruin.
Once more the order was surrounded by controversy as, for the fourth debate in less than a month, it prov...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A hotel expansion remains a key part of the Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO, Junior Environment Minister David Burt pledged yesterday.
Critics had raised concerns the hotel component had been lost as Quarry Hill was removed from the order for environment...
DATE: Mar 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO was approved by the Senate last night after a hot-tempered debate in the Upper House.
Independent Senator Joan Dillas-Wright who opposed the order last week gave support to the scaled back development, giving Governmen...
DATE: Mar 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Senators are today expected to resume their Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO debate after the planned development was severely scaled back.
But angry campaigners are preparing once more to protest at Cabinet grounds, arguing the removal of 18 acres of dev...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Two Senators yesterday said their support for the Rosewood Tucker's Point SDO hinges on Government finding middle ground with environmentalists.
United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley who was set to vote against the order in Friday's debate tol...
DATE: Mar 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The vast majority of shares in the company owning the Rosewood Tucker’s Point development belong to non-Bermudians, according to a register obtained by The Royal Gazette.
Environment group BEST (Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce) yesterd...
DATE: Mar 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Environmentalist Stuart Hayward believes recently unearthed details on Tucker's Point's finances could help swing the Senate's SDO vote in favour of protesters.
Speaking after it emerged the debate would take place on Friday instead of today Mr Haywa...
DATE: Mar 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Former Premier Sir John Swan yesterday urged Senators to back the Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO as environmentalists stepped up their campaign against the project.
The former United Bermuda Party leader whose party opposed the Special Development Order...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
