Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday insisted that Bermuda has too much to lose if the proposed airport development deal with the Canadian Commercial Corporation does not go ahead. “There is no final or intermediate agreement, as yet. But for Bermuda to end this process now and not seek an agreement would be an action that would cost […]
Archives for May 2015
Canada defends handling of Bermuda airport proposal
Canadian Government agency explains controversial emails
Canadian Commercial Corporation, Canada’s export sales agency, has defended the handling of a $250 million proposal to redevelop Bermuda’s airport following intense local criticism and controversy. Suspicions that the project has been tainted by collusion and backroom deals have been fuelled by the release of a cache of emails between CCC, prospective developer Aecon Concessions and Bermuda […]
Bermuda airport: Swiss Challenge a “no-go”
Aecon Concessions, the company sole sourced to redevelop Bermuda’s only airport, has dismissed the idea of opening up the deal to a Swiss Challenge as a non-starter. Canadian Commercial Corporation, which would oversee and guarantee the $250 million project, refuses to be drawn into the local dispute over the process. Bermuda’s Opposition Progressive Labour Party […]
Legal moves could jeopardise America’s Cup plans
Government silent as developer questions its dealings with his lawyers
Word count: 1,701; Original documents. Plans to use City of Hamilton property for the America’s Cup could be scuttled by legal wrangling over the waterfront, Politica can report. Lawyers for developer Michael MacLean say there’s a “real possibility” that an injunction will be filed to prevent Government from using land which is at the centre of a […]
Interns wanted!
Think Media launches Summer Internship Programme
Internship programme announcement As part of our efforts to address the critical need to build local capacity for high quality, high integrity journalism, and to level the playing field for young Bermudians seeking entry into the field of journalism, Think Media has launched its summer internship programme. What is it? Think Media’s Summer Internship programme is […]