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Column: MP Scott Simmons On BTA Legislation

Column: MP Scott Simmons On BTA Legislation

[Opinion column written by MP Scott Simmons] The Bermuda Tourism Authority Amendment Act 2018 was passed on Friday. The main purpose of the tabled amendments is to ensure that the Government of the day has input into who sits on the Board of this taxpayer-funded entity. Currently, the board of the BTA was appointed by the former OBA government, and... Read more of this article

Column: MP Leah Scott On BTA Legislation

Column: MP Leah Scott On BTA Legislation

[Opinion column written by OBA MP Leah Scott] In the House of Assembly on Friday, November, 23, MP Scott Simmons spoke of “dismantling” the BTA. When challenged on the use of the word “dismantle”, MP Simmons then tried to waffle his way out of the statement, but there is no denying that MP Simmons used the word “dismantle”. He was then... Read more of this article

MP Scott & Minister DeSilva On BTA Board Bill

MP Scott & Minister DeSilva On BTA Board Bill

Minister of Tourism & Transport Zane DeSilva said it “is unfortunate that the Opposition seems more interested in scaremongering and innuendo,” while Shadow Minister of Tourism Leah Scott said the Government’s “standard reply, when they have absolutely no rebuttal to facts and accurate data, is that the Opposition is practicing... Read more of this article

Bill To Amend Bermuda Tourism Authority Board

Bill To Amend Bermuda Tourism Authority Board

The Bermuda Tourism Authority Amendment Act 2018 was tabled in the House on Friday, with the Bill seeking to “amend the Bermuda Tourism Authority Act 2013 in relation to the Board of the Bermuda Tourism Authority.” The Bill states that “future members of the Board will be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Board... Read more of this article