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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I just said where it is. I just explained where that was. [The Honourable Minister] said it in his statement. So I have got to refer to his general statement. [Inaudible interjection]
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I was not in that Ministry. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. All our times are coming. We have all got time. I am sure yours is limited, too. [Inaudible interjection and laughter ]
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes, yes. That’s right. You keep chirping. Your former Finance Minister has got a whole lot to say about you, your team.
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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You have got a lot of interpolation going here. It is not necessary.
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I am goi ng to my next point. I am going to my next point. Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: So if you can just head to your next point, then—
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Absolutely. Call everybody in check, Chairman. Okay. So I am going to go over . . . Some of the lines are blurred, of course, because you have the communication between Headquarters and communi-cations with WEDCO for Transportation. I understand that Transportation—they used to have a transportation expert up at WEDCO. I do not know if that is still the …
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. But it goes into public transportation, and I think I will wait until we get to that part. So the initial question is understanding a little better, How is the communication for the Headquarters and all of the interest groups like the ferries and like, for instance, the bus service—how is that working as we ramp up all of …
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, good to see you. Yes, on page B -201, under the Revenue Summary. I am just curious, we seen an increase here of about $565,000. Of that $565,000, is that due to in-creased traffic or did we increase fees in any way, a combination of both? It would be good know about that. I think part …
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. Number 2.
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, just a further question to that. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and Minister. When I was asking that question I was particularly referring to the increased traffic of tourists and the ferries that go back and forth. I am also curious that it takes an hour from St. George’s to Dockyard, you said, on a ferry? A straight …
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I can do that. I can do that in like 40 minutes.
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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How much time do we have?
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Seven minutes. Okay. Per-fect. Seven minutes. Listening to the overview from the Minister, I think I want it to be clear that we have approximately 4,000- plus people who are in our second pillar of the community and the economy here—4,000 individuals who are hoping that we get this right, 4,000 employ ees who, quite frankly, are struggling right now. …
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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They have done a wonderful work. But at the end of the day, our resources are being taken away. And you know, the question, I guess . . . let me just say this here. If we are going to continue to [reduce their] grant but yet our people are doing a wonderful job at trying to get us back …
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I am asking him. You are the Chairman. I have to go through you, right? I am asking the Minister if he will do like his fellow Minister and allow us to get the questions to him so that we can get a re-sponse. I must admit. They were quick answers. I mean, the Minister got them to me very …
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Two minutes. So, I am going to go through a few more questions. We have 1,700 beds. I am asking the Minister: Does that include Airbnb? He did not clarify that at all. [Inaudible interjections]
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Don’t waste my time. Airlift and hotels go hand in hand. [Inaudible interjection.]
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Ye s. Speak to the Chair. His Minister read for four and a half hours. What role has the Minister played in this here as far as airlift and hotels in making that relationship work better together so that we can start getting some of these airlines back here? I commend the Minister. He took transport . . . he …
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Your turn is coming. Two hundred cruise calls —are any of those cruises coming into Hamilton or St. George’s? Are any of those coming into Hamilton or St. George’s? Also, for the BTA head count —it is at 42 now. And they were, at one point , at 55. Maybe they did not have all 55, but they budgeted for …
6 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Round up my question? The Chairman: Yes.