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Column: 100 Homes, Grand Atlantic, Housing
[Opinion column written by Trevor Moniz] On Friday in the House of Assembly the story of the 100 Homes project in Ireland Island South continued. In the morning I was allowed by the Speaker to give a ‘personal explanation’ to record on the Hansard the correction of untrue statements made by the Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch. The Minister... Read more of this article
Bill For Tax Relief For Bermudiana Beach Resort
A Bill tabled in Parliament seeks to offer relief from customs duty, hotel occupancy tax and exemption from the employer’s share of the payroll tax for a period of ten years for the Bermudiana Beach Resort. Titled the “Tourism Investment [Bermudiana Beach Resort] Order 2018,” the Bill is in relation to the Grand Atlantic property on the... Read more of this article
Senator Answers Questions On Grand Atlantic
The 78 Grand Atlantic condos are vacant, the approximate annual operating and staffing costs are $168,400, and the plans with the property are advancing. This was stated as Junior Minister for Public Works Vance Campbell responded to questions in the Senate from Opposition Senator Marcus Jones relating to the Grand Atlantic development on South Shore... Read more of this article
Column: Project Will Create Opportunities
[Opinion column written by Junior Minister for Tourism Senator Crystal Caesar] Recently, the Government began a legislative process that will see the Grand Atlantic transformed into Bermuda’s next hotel property. This project, which will be known as the Bermudiana Beach Resort, creates a tremendous set of opportunities for Bermudians and Bermuda... Read more of this article
Audio: BHC/Grand Atlantic Discussion In Senate
The Bermuda Housing Amendment Act 2018 — which relates to the Grand Atlantic development — passed in the Senate this week, with the Bill having already passed in the House. The Bill seeks to amend the Bermuda Housing Act 1980 in relation to the powers of the Bermuda Housing Corporation to “provide statutory exemptions from stamp duty... Read more of this article
Videos: Update On Plans For Grand Atlantic
[Updated] Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch, joined by Minister of Tourism & Economic Development Jamahl Simmons and Robert MacLellan, held a press briefing this afternoon [March 28] to provide an update on the plans for the Grand Atlantic property in Warwick. It was announced the property will become a “new mid market boutique resort... Read more of this article
Minister Confirms: Grand Atlantic MOU Expired
The MOU in relation to the Grand Atlantic property has expired, Public Works Minister Craig Cannonier said this morning [Feb 26] in the House of Assembly. Grand Atlantic was planned by the previous administration as a housing development, however only one unit sold in the first six months, and the Government announced it will be taken over by Caribbean-based... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Team Moving Into Grand Atlantic
Team Oracle — which is due to be housed in the Dockyard area which is presently under construction — will move into the Grand Atlantic development starting in April for approximately three months, the Government announced today [Mar 27]. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Housing Corporation [BHC], in conjunction with the Bermudiana... Read more of this article
Parliamentarians Discuss $9M Grand Atlantic Fee
[Updated] Public Works Minister Craig Cannonier told the House of Assembly the developer will be paying $9 million over four years for the Grand Atlantic Development. “The Grand Atlantic loan balance currently stands at $36.7 million,” Minister Cannonier said. “It is anticipated that the agreement with the new developers for Grand... Read more of this article
Update On Plans For Grand Atlantic Development
The Government announced that the Bermudiana Beach Resort development team lead partner, MacLellan and Associates, has provided them “with a Memorandum of Understanding Presentation Pack which provides documentation for the specified conditions set forth in their agreement to acquire the development property currently known as Grand Atlantic.” Last... Read more of this article
Second Extension Given On Grand Atlantic MOU
[Updated with videos] Grand Atlantic developers MacLellan & Associates have been granted a further 120 day extension to the MOU, Minister of Public Works Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said this morning [Nov 14]. Earlier this year MacLellan & Associates entered into an MOU with the Government to “upgrade and reposition” the Grand Atlantic development,... Read more of this article
PLP Oppose “Attempt To Displace A Family”
The latest attempt to displace the last remaining residents of the Grand Atlantic Development is one that “we condemn and pledge to oppose with every measure at our disposal,” Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva said today. In a statement earlier this week the Government said, ““The remaining lone occupants of the development have... Read more of this article
MOU Extension For Bermudiana Beach Resort
The Bermudiana Beach Resort has been granted a 90-day extension to the MOU, and the Ministry has also noted that the remaining lone occupants of the Grand Atlantic development have “thus far refused all offers to relocate. ” The Ministry of Public Works said that they have been granted a 90-day extension to the Memorandum of Understanding... Read more of this article
Warwick MP: Residents Should Be Consulted
Lawrence Scott — the MP for Warwick South East — said the One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet and what he termed the “alleged independent environmental activist” group BEST have “continued to articulate plans” for the proposed revised Grand Atlantic project “without formally meeting with the residents of the area who... Read more of this article
BEST Comments On Bermudiana Beach Resort
BEST said they are “pleased to see that the resurrection of the development formerly known as Grand Atlantic is taking shape,” saying the latest plans for the project, renamed Bermudiana Beach Resort, “appears to us set to transform the boxy, gray, stone buildings into pastel-hued and livable tourist residences.” The Grand Atlantic... Read more of this article
Bermudiana Beach Resort Submits Application
The Bermuda Housing Corporation [BHC] has revealed that a planning application has been submitted for the proposed redevelopment of the South Shore development known as ‘The Bermudiana Beach Resort’ [formerly Grand Atlantic]. Plans accompanying the application submitted this week by local architecture firm OBM depict an ocean front resort property... Read more of this article
