Mr. Speaker, in a Statement to this Honourable House on 4th February, I began this Session setting out for Honourable Members that this year of 2022 is a critical year for tourism recovery. Mr. Speaker in that Statement I referred to the development of the Fairmont Southampton hotel in these terms:
“As a Government we are keenly aware of what such a project represents to the economy in the short and long term and how it presents a singular opportunity to make a strong statement about Bermuda’s tourism fortunes.”