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David A. Burch

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2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I do not have that information either.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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But I will give an undertaking to provide it, ideally today.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I did not mention the events lawn. I mentioned the events lawn building. And I talke d about the work that has been taking place with that. With regard to the events lawn itself, that is currently on appeal to the Minister responsible for the En-vironment. And in fact, whilst that appeal has been go-ing on, we …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, first I would like to be associated with the condolences for [the family of] Carneal Smith. The Deputy Speaker: Yes.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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As we ll as the congratulations to Carlton Pepe Dill on the occasion of his 80 th birthday. I do not know if I want to fully congratulate or congratulate and commiserate with Mr. Randy Rochester. I did not know him until he came to the Ministry [of Public Works] as a Permanent Secretary. And I was anticipating that they …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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But it has been an actual joy to work with him because I think that one of the things that we uniquely have in common is a willingness to help all of the people in the Ministry in the sense that from students to people who have been promoted to people who come to work for us to people who …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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And so in a very positive way I say to people who have asked me, What are you going to do without Rochester? I am saying, We’re going to be fine. Because we plan for the departure of everybody. He used to (I think he still does) blame me for the departure of many of the young engineers whom we …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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And so I wish him well in his new adventure. And I know that the Ministry will Bermuda House of Assembly be fine, and he knows that the Ministry will be fine. We have already figured out who is going to act. They turned down my offer to act as PS while they find a permanent one. But be that …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, outlined in the Government’s platform of 2017 were a number of commitments made that were designed to enhance the lives of our citizens. Specific to the Ministry of Public Works, the Government committed to reviewing the approaches to public water supply and wastewater disposal systems. To that end, I wish to provide an update on the status of …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I think we are doing better in terms of grease balls. But there still is a level of concern that the work that is carried out at the waste . . . it is not really a waste treatment plant. It is a waste pumping station on Front Street. [Inaudible interjections]
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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It does not actually treat the waste. And so we are still pumping raw waste into the ocean, which is the biggest challenge.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, that is a matter for the Corporation of Hamilton. And to be per-fectly honest, they have not been cooperative in terms of joining with us to address the water and wastewater Bermuda House of Assembly situation in the country. They have an opposite view to ours in terms of our ability to address it and have expressed it. …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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I do not think it has been costed. I am not aware. And I have not seen any of those indications in those resolutions that have been presented to me for approval.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, there have been some conversations amongst the c onsultant and our technical officers in the first public consultation. So it will be considered when we get to the end of the second consultation.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, that is a wide question. But I will say this. Certainly the ability to produce and store water has improved significantly, particularly at Southside. One of the challenges there was that the tanks had not been all serviced and were in good order. That has been corrected in anticipation of bringing on a new reverse osmosis plant at …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I would like to be associated with the condolences [regarding] Marc o Warren. I did not know him, but his father served in the Army with me and works at Parks now. So I know that it has been quite a time for the family with this sudden loss of what is becoming widely known now as an …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker and honourable colleagues, last week (April the 27 th through the 29th) the Department of Parks held the 2023 Agricultural Exhibition, more commonly known as the “Ag Show.” It has been three years since the last in- person show and trust me when I say it was not an easy undertaking to revive this sacred event. Mr. Speaker, …