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The Government is to foot the legal bill for any court action over its bailout of laid-off Fairmont Southampton Hotel workers.
This was revealed yesterday in the Government’s extensive loan agreement with the hundreds of ex-staff who lost their jobs ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s chief operating officer will step down later this month, it was announced today.
Karla Lacey has spent almost seven years as a founding member of the organisation’s executive.
A BTA spokeswoman said that Ms Lacey “tend...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Businessman Paul Scope and former police officer Mark Clarke are to take the helm of a SailGP Bermuda steering committee set up to involve the public with the event.
Mr Scope, the chairman of Willis Bermuda and the Bermuda Business Development Agenc...
DATE: Dec 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Government paid out $11 million to redundant hotel workers at the Fairmont Southampton without an agreement from owner Gencom that the money would be paid back, it was revealed today.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, added that the Governm...
DATE: Nov 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A team of Bermudian entrepreneurs has been chosen as the new leaseholders of the beachside café at Horseshoe Bay.
Delton Ebbin, Carl Vincent and Devon Simons – together, Horseshoe Bay Live – were unveiled as the winning bidders at a press conference ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Access to a historic black cemetery in the Town of St George has been improved as part of a collaborative effort between multiple organisations.
A new pathway into the slave and free black portion of St Peter’s cemetery was officially unveiled yester...
DATE: Nov 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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
A new tenant is expected to take on the lease to run a beachside café at Horseshoe Bay.
The Rum Bum Beach Bar was managed by South Beach Ltd on behalf of Chops Ltd, which won the tender in 2016.
But Chris Montgomery, a director at South Beach, said t...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda has the talent to run the new St Regis Resort to the standard of excellence the brand is known for, Walter Roban said today.
The home affairs minister made the statement – which he said the operators of the $150 million development agreed wi...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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A West End resort closed its doors until the end of February yesterday putting about 75 staff out of work because of crippling losses caused by coronavirus.
Lawrence Lamb, the general manager and part-owner of the family-run Pompano Beach Club in Sou...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
