Diane Dodds accused of lacking vision over protocol potential Economy Minister Diane Dodds.
SDLP economy spokesperson, Sinéad McLaughlin.
A NEW 12,000-word document setting out Economy Minister Diane Dodds’ vision for the next decade has been criticized for omitting any reference to the Irish protocol or the all-island economy.
Presenting the 10X Economy: An Economic Vision for a decade of innovation paper yesterday, Ms Dodds spoke of her vision as being “purposefully bold and ambitious”.
A summary of the report said the north is “facing a once in a generation opportunity to reshape the economy in a way that we have never before been able to achieve”.
International Tourists can Revive UK Cities, Government Action Needed 30 April 2021
UKinbound and seven leading tourism bodies have written to the Prime Minister to highlight that the survival and recovery of over 200,000 city tourism and hospitality businesses they represent is dependent on international travellers returning to the 69 cities located across the UK.
The letter outlined that city restaurants, bars, hotels, shops, theatres, visitor attractions and inbound tour operators and intermediaries - who bring in over 50% (Source: VisitBritain) of all international visitors to the UK and arrange for them to visit cities across the country - will struggle to remain profitable and viable if international visitors do not return this year.
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“As you’ve seen from our colleagues in Westminster they have been moving ahead in relation to the relaxation of the Covid regulations,” the DUP leader added.
“It’s very important that we also continue to relax the Covid regulations because the statistics are very good again today.
“If you look at the statistics, the numbers of positive cases have again shown to be very small, which of course is welcome.
“My colleague, Diane Dodds (Minister for the Economy), has put papers in in relation to the lifting of restrictions in terms of close contact services, hairdressers and beauticians and non-essential retail, which of course is very important as well.
An additional 57 positive cases of Covid-19 were also reported in the last day.
It is the lowest number of cases reported in a 24-hour period since last September.
Meanwhile, a tourism body has called for travel restrictions between Great Britain and Northern Ireland to be eased.
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The Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance (NITA) said Great Britain’s market is important for local tourism.
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