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The Tourism Board is holding a strategic retreat for industry stakeholders at the end of April, it was announced today.
Board chairman Malcolm Butterfield said the board has been busy gathering information since it was appointed on January 1.
“Touris...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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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
The House of Assembly heard yesterday that a fresh era in tourism was being ushered in as a bill allowing a “critically important” $2 billion resort to be built at Morgan’s Point was approved.
Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess promised that the developm...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Opposition will support legislation allowing Bermuda’s first $2 billion “destination resort” to be developed if it goes before the House of Assembly today.
The Morgan’s Point Resort Act 2011 is expected to be debated by MPs and Shadow Tourism Min...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Transport Minister Terry Lister said a study into dredging the Town Cut passage for larger cruise ships should be completed in May.
Mr Lister told the House of Assembly on Friday he had attended the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention, which took pl...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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An amended Special Development Order for Tucker’s Point is expected to sail through the House of Assembly today, with two-thirds of the MPs likely to vote in its favour.
The scaled-back proposal for the five-star resort made it through the Senate on ...
DATE: Mar 28, 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 Department of Tourism will partner with a radio station targeted at UK listeners aged over 50, Minister Walter Roban said yesterday.
Mr Roban told the House of Assembly that the Department had partnered with Smooth Radio for a campaign to promote...
DATE: Mar 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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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