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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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He has, perhaps unintentionally, said some things that are not factually correct, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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He has not responded to my emails. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [Inaudible interjection]
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, I have, thank you. Hon. Owen Darrell: Thank you. Let me go a little further? In the emails, in the WhatsApps, in the telephone calls—which I do answer, Mr. Speaker —I have told the MP from the area the exact same thing. I put a Statement on the House floor this morning, that when we have the information that …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Has the Minister —
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Supplemental question, Mr. Speaker. Has the Minister requested his technical officers or provided them with a deadline to come back with a plan? Thank you.
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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New question. You know, since the Minister was sharing private commentary, I would like to clarify that the expec-tations were with respect to the Minister's effectiveness. I actually have a great deal of respect for the staff who are busting their tails. So, my second question, Mr. Speaker. Has the Ministry considered the use of other boats to provide a …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplemental.
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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No, this would be the first supplemental for my second question.
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Would the Honourable Minister let us know what is the outcome of that consideration of the use of other boats? Thank you. 1236 11 July 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Owen Darrell: Mr. Speaker, I know the area MP is very well versed in the area of sailboats, but clearly the technical officers will not, and …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Third question, Mr. Speaker. And obviously you must understand, Mr. Speaker, that I am here in this House asking questions. I am not asking any questions on a WhatsApp.
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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So, for those listening, these questions are in the House of Assembly.
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Can the Minister please advise the House of the nature of mechanical issues with the three different ferries available for the Pink Route? Thank you.
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary. Given that we have well established the ageing nature of the fleet and the broad array of issues with all of the boats, which has been well known for a long time, can the Minister advise why have no plans been made to maintain or refresh this fleet or repl ace it or create …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Second supplementary.
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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In referring to the Minister's answer, can he confirm that in the past eight years the Progressive Labour Party has not made any plans or contingency plans to address the ageing Pink Ferry route?
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker , and thank you to the Junior Minister for the presenta-tion. With the passing of this Bill, we will have gone 11 years with an out -of-date, or not -up-to-date, land valuation list . And, of course, I think we can all understand the 2020 issue with COVID -19 and the requirements therein. It was …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. Regarding clause 4 , which states the date of postponement to 31 December 2026. Given that we are already in July of 2025, and my understanding is that we will have to create a new digital process , based on the briefing, they will then have to kind of execute that process, get the information, …
13 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, good morning, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. [Inaudible interjection]
13 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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This question is for the Honourable Premier, Mr. Speaker.
13 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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When will the tax reform— [Inaudible interjections]