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Parliamentarians will return to the House of Assembly today when legislation is expected to be tabled to enshrine government support for the Fairmont Southampton redevelopment. The Fairmont Southampton Hotel Act 2022 is listed for tabling before MPs,...

A yacht used in an alleged bid to smuggle a Pablo Picasso painting out of Spain was seen in St George’s over the weekend. Jaime Botin was convicted of trying to traffic the art work Head of a Young Woman on his 65m schooner Adix in 2015. Megayacht Ne...

Rena Lalgie, the Governor, is separating from others for seven days after it emerged on Saturday that a close contact had tested positive for Covid-19. The Governor will continue to work from home, but can now not attend the traditional Peppercorn Ce...

Tourism businesses have been told to brace for thousands of visitors as the Bermuda Tourism Authority predicts a strong summer season. Charles Jeffers II, the BTA’s chief executive officer, said that hotels were almost sold out for the return of the ...

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...

Plans for a multimillion dollar revamp of the concession at Horseshoe Bay Beach will still go ahead, despite being hit by delays. Delton Ebbin of Horseshoe Bay Live, which has a five year lease of facilities at the iconic Southampton beach, confirmed...

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...

The Department of Parks has extended the deadline for applications to provide beach and park concessions for the summer. The deadline for requests for proposals has been put back a week to Monday. Concessions will operate from May 1 to November 30. T...

A plan for “well over 300” units at the Fairmont Southampton was presented to environmental groups last year, a conservation charity said. The Bermuda National Trust added that the scheme would “saturate the property with villas” if it went ahead. Ge...

The Government has defended its plan to extend tax breaks to boost tourism despite concerns raised by a former finance minister. Curtis Dickinson, who quit the post in February, warned that he generally did not support concessions for hotel developme...