Wayne Furbert: ‘Time To Dream Again’

Tourism & Business Development Minister Wayne Furbert last night [Feb.8] said the island’s hospitality industry is on the cusp of a major renaissance, imploring locals to dream bold dreams about its potential. Speaking to the Sandys Rotary Club, the Minister invoked the examples of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington during [...]

Cabinet Mulls Casinos Opening In Port

[Updated with video] The possibility of allowing cruise ships to open their casinos while docked in Bermuda is an option that he will explore with his Cabinet colleagues, Transport Minister Derrick Burgess said this morning [Jan.9]. “If the casinos were allowed open while the ship is in port, some lines would consider coming in a [...]

Bermuda Casino Policy Backlash?

Major cruise lines may be pulling out of Bermuda in a bid to pressure Government to allow their casinos to open while in port here, a nationally syndicated Canadian columnist says today [Dec. 2]. Phil Reimer, whose “Ports & Bows” column on the cruising industry appears in newspapers across Canada run by Postmedia, says Bermuda’s [...]

Gaming A ‘Strategic Imperative’

The Bermuda Tourism Board identified casino gambling as a strategic imperative for resucitating the island’s hospitality industry when it was formulating the forthcoming action plan, Minister Wayne Furbert revealed today [Nov. 16]. And the Tourism & Business Development Minister [pictured] said Government would announce in the near future whether or not to hold a referendum [...]

Furbert On Gaming: ‘Let The People Decide’

Tourism & Business Development Minister Wayne Furbert [pictured] told a Caribbean hospitality industry website he would not attempt to pre-judge how Bermuda’s people would vote in a referendum to legalise casino gambling. In a report posted yesterday [Nov.8], the newly-appointed Tourism Minister — currently conducting talks in London – said while he was personally opposed to [...]

Government May Consider Gaming Referendum

Government will consider putting the controversial issue of gambling to a referendum and let the Bermudian people decide whether casinos should be introduced to help the island’s ailing hospitality industry. In today’s Throne Speech — outlining the Government’s legislative aims for 2012 — Governor Sir Richard Gozney said Government was considering the idea of a [...]

OBA: ‘Gaming Should Be Put To A Referendum’

OBA Shadow Minister for Tourism Pat Gordon-Pamplin addressed Minister Patrice Minor’s recent comments about gambling, saying: “The OBA has already said that the issue of gaming should be put to a referendum preceded by a comprehensive education campaign. This would highlight the pros and cons of the proposal and enable the public to render the [...]

Gambling Ship Crew Seeking Lost Wages

Pablo Riera, his son Pablo Jr. and Juan Aleman – the three crew members of the gambling ship ‘Niobe Corinthian’ – will be seeking judgment for lost wages in the Supreme Court on August 3, 2011. The Workers Voice reported in the July 22, 2011 issue that the ‘Niobe Corinthian’ will be auctioned by the [...]

Gaming Wrapup: Vast Majority of MPs Against

Scroll down for a concise wrap-up of the political debate last night over the controversial subject of gaming in Bermuda. Bernews decided to live blog the entire gaming debate in the House of Assembly, for the full coverage click here, and below are the major points: MPs who spoke for gaming: PLP Premier Dr Ewart Brown [...]

Live Blogging: Parliament’s Gaming Debate

[Updated with final tally: 32 MPs spoke, 23 against, 7 for, 2 undetermined. Full 10 hours of debate coverage below, and concise wrap-up here] The subject of gaming has been much discussed and debated amongst locals, with it now officially being debated in the House of Assembly right now, with no vote to be taken. [...]

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