Log In

Reset Password
DIGITAL EDITION VIDEOS PHOTOS PODCAST RSS

Tucker's Point

Tourism

"Sir John backs Tucker’s Point SDO"

Former Premier Sir John Swan yesterday urged Senators to back the Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO as environmentalists stepped up their campaign against the project. The former United Bermuda Party leader whose party opposed the Special Development Order...
Mar 14, 2011
Other

"CURB urges SDO ‘quiet protest’"

Anti-racism group CURB is calling on people to join a ‘quiet protest’ when Senators discuss the controversial Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO. The Senate is due to debate the issue on Wednesday - the SDO has already been passed in the House of Assembly. ...
Mar 12, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Spineless legislators"

March 1, 2011 Dear Sir, The passing of the SDO in Parliament largely supported by members of the Government during the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, March 1 is a national disgrace and embarrassment to Bermuda. How can any right thinking legisl...
Mar 11, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"SDO needs assessment"

February 27, 2011 Dear Sir, I have been following the recent discussions surrounding the request by Government for approval of a Special Development Order (SDO) for Tucker's Point. I am an Environmental Planner and am currently working at a consultin...
Mar 10, 2011
Politics

"Backing SDO was a painful decision - Dale Butler"

Government backbencher Dale Butler revealed yesterday it was “very painful” for him to vote for a Special Development Order (SDO) for Rosewood Tucker’s Point in the House of Assembly. But he admitted he did so knowing a general election is likely in ...
Mar 09, 2011
Opinion Writer

"Take care with concessions"

When more than 2,000 people representing the diversity of modern Bermuda come together to demonstrate their concern about a major issue, we all need to step back and reflect on its meaning. This was made clear Sunday afternoon in Tucker's Town. Once ...
Mar 09, 2011
Environment

"Group urges people to write to Senators in protest at SDO"

An environmental organisation has urged members of the public to write to Senators in protest of the controversial development of Tucker’s Point Hotel. Senators are due to debate the special development order that grants planning permission in princi...
Mar 08, 2011
Editorials

"The Senate’s decision"

There is no doubt that the decision on the Tucker’s Point Special Development Order is difficult. It is a classic public interest debate in which the community’s different needs have to be weighed before a decision is made. The arguments in favour o...
Mar 08, 2011
Other

"Walk highlights the displacement of Tucker’s Town residents"

Less than 100 years ago, scores of black families were forcibly displaced from their homes in Tucker’s Town, on the grounds that the land was needed for tourism. Yesterday, hundreds of people visited the same site and were asked to consider whether t...
Mar 07, 2011
Other

"Tucker’s Point was losing $1m a month "

The company that owns the Rosewood Tucker’s Point development was losing more than $1 million a month from the start of 2009 through the end of August last year, The Royal Gazette can reveal. A letter to shareholders of Bermuda Properties Ltd (BPL) f...
Mar 04, 2011
Environment

"Activist Stuart Hayward has not given up in SDO fight"

Environmental activist Stuart Hayward said he was disappointed by the passage of the controversial Rosewood Tucker’s Point SDO. However, he said he has not given up, and will now focus on providing the Senate with information to make sure they can ma...
Mar 03, 2011
Available for
iPhones and iPads
Available in
Google Play
Use of this website signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Notice
© Copyright 2024 royalgazette.com. All rights reserved.