9 results returned for search: "" category ("Tourism" AND "News") author Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
An American actor, model and entertainment reporter appointed to the Bermuda Tourism Authority by the Premier has quit — more than a year before his term was due to end.
There was no fanfare when Terrence Jenkins — also known as Terrence J — joined t...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Opposition MP Craig Cannonier has called for answers on why the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s chief sales and marketing officer and his deputy have left the organisation.
Douglas Trueblood’s departure, after little more than a year in the post, was ann...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The chief sales and marketing officer at the Bermuda Tourism Authority has left the organisation after little more than a year in his post.
Douglas Trueblood was hired by the BTA in January 2021 to replace Victoria Isley, who had left the previous No...
DATE: Apr 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Secret records of a rejected multimillion dollar casinos deal must be released by the Government in the public interest, according to the Information Commissioner.
Senior civil servants and the Bermudian company involved in the agreement argued again...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Royal Caribbean has cancelled plans to homeport its Vision of the Seas ship in Bermuda for seven-night cruises to the Bahamas.
But Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said it was hoped that the cruise company would be able to resume normal schedu...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The construction company hired to lead the failed Caroline Bay luxury hotel project has been accused of transferring funds meant for local subcontractors out of Bermuda, in breach of an agreement.
A written complaint was made to the Bermuda Police S...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The owners of the Fairmont Southampton expect to eventually make a trading profit of more than $32 million after the hotel is renovated, their agents have told potential investors.
Bermuda’s largest resort – which contains about a quarter of the isla...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The Government is considering a request to provide a multimillion-dollar guarantee in support of the stalled redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton.
The request is the second after hotel owners Gencom last year failed to meet a number of condition...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez has ordered the Cabinet Office to make a decision on whether to release records about an entertainment company which was lent $800,000 from the public purse.
The Royal Gazette requested the documents ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor