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Letters to the Editor

"Letters to the Editor on the Tucker's Point SDO"

Predictable and pathetic March 11, 2011 Dear Sir, I enjoyed your article on Dale Butler’s reasons for voting for the SDO. He is willing to vote to destroy a piece of Bermuda for etenity, because he wants to be a candidate in the next election? How un...

Mar 30, 2011

Tourism

"Rosewood Hotels will continue to manage Tucker’s Point"

Rosewood Hotels will still manage Tucker’s Point hotel despite the fact that hotel rooms were not included in its special development order. The House of Assembly passed an amended SDO granting permission in principle, for the hotel to build private ...

Mar 30, 2011

Opinion Writer

"Morgan’s Point developers will provide housing to local employees"

Bermudians who get a job at the proposed $2 billion Morgan’s Point resort will be offered staff housing, Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess has pledged. He said that should prove a “major incentive” in persuading locals to pursue a career in the hotel in...

Mar 30, 2011

Tourism

"House approves revised Tucker’s Point SDO"

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...

Mar 29, 2011

Tourism

"MPs hail new era of tourism as Morgan’s Point Act approved"

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...

Mar 29, 2011

Other

"Some concerns and doubts remain as hotel’s SDO is passed by Senate"

This is the concluding part of Friday’s debate in the Senate on the revised SDO for Tucker’s Point. The first part of the debate was published in Saturday’s newspaper. Opposition Senate Leader Jeanne Atherden said she learnt that only developments o...

Mar 28, 2011

Tourism

"Govt. MPs expected to back Tucker’s Point SDO"

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 ...

Mar 28, 2011

Tourism

"Some concerns and doubts remain as hotel’s SDO is passed by Senate"

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...

Mar 26, 2011

Tourism

"Senate approves revised SDO for Tucker’s Point"

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...

Mar 26, 2011

Tourism

"Revised Tucker’s Point SDO to go before Senators "

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...

Mar 25, 2011

Other

"Three Bermudians take new career steps with Fairmont"

Fairmont Bermuda yesterday announced three new appointments and promotions of Bermudian staff. As a 25-year veteran of Fairmont Bermuda, Andre Binns has rejoined the team at The Fairmont Hamilton Princess as Fairmont Gold Manager after retiring in 2...

Mar 25, 2011

Opinion Writer

"Making a decision without the facts"

We think everyone can agree that it would make little sense to grant Tucker’s Point Resorts (TPR) an SDO to build houses and condos on environmentally-protected lands if the decision-makersMembers of the Legislaturehave not been given all relevant in...

Mar 25, 2011

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"Letters to the Editor on the Tucker's Point SDO"

"Rosewood Hotels will continue to manage Tucker’s Point"

"Morgan’s Point developers will provide housing to local employees"

"House approves revised Tucker’s Point SDO"

"MPs hail new era of tourism as Morgan’s Point Act approved"

"Some concerns and doubts remain as hotel’s SDO is passed by Senate"

"Govt. MPs expected to back Tucker’s Point SDO"

"Some concerns and doubts remain as hotel’s SDO is passed by Senate"

"Senate approves revised SDO for Tucker’s Point"

"Revised Tucker’s Point SDO to go before Senators "

"Three Bermudians take new career steps with Fairmont"

"Making a decision without the facts"