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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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12 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam President. And with your leave, I will read all three out in a row. The President: Minister, are you prepared to receive all three in a row? Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Do one at a time, Madam President. The President: He would prefer one at a time.
12 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Of course, Madam President. [Laughter] QUESTION 1: REPORT ON SEPTEMBER 2023 CYBERATTACK ON GOVERNMENT
12 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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I am easy. Question 1: Given that the Minister of National Security stated in the House of Assembly that a report on the September 2023 cyberattack on government systems had been produced, will the Honourable Mi nister please inform the Senate as to when the report was provided to the Government? Thank you. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. Will the Honourable Minister please inform the Senate as to whether the report was produced inter-nally within government? Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, the report was not produced internally within the government. The President: Senator De Couto, you have a third question. QUESTION 3: REPORT ON SEPTEMBER 2023 CYBERATTACK ON GOVERNMENT
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam President. Of course, thank you to the Minister for his answers. Will the Honourable Minister please inform the Senate as to whether any parties outside of gover nment have had access to the report? Thank you. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, those who prepared the report external to government have had access to the …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. What time does the sailboat race start, Madam President? I need to make my plans. Thank you. The President: Minister, that is a nice question for you. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, I believe that I am leaving West End Sailboat Club at 9:00 am to head to St. George’s. And the sailboat race …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. We in the OBA also support this increase. As everybody in Bermuda knows, the cost of doing business increases everywhere. That includes our court system. And we have also been calling for fee increases since 2019, including a graduated fee increase that could see certain large cases, large commercial cases and things like that. So [these …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. And thank you to the Minister for that presentation, and thank you to the Government for bringing this Bill. It is a pretty complex Bill, Madam President, and it creates many layers of organisation and accountability. And there are some things in here that are hard to argue against. But I think we can all agree …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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That is my opinion, Madam President. And I believe I am entitled to it. Thank you. The President: Minister, what is your point of order? POINT OF ORDER [Unparliamentary language] Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: The Senator is using derogatory language, Madam President. I do not think it is appropriate to speak about public officers in that manner. I mean, …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Of course, Madam President. To recap, I believe I said that I recognise how hard the public officers are working. The President: Mm-hmm.
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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I am very, very aware of that. I am going to come to that actually, Madam President. We hear about the report to the Minister, Madam President. It is our view that these ought to be disseminated and shared with key stakeholders to get the benefit of this information and collaboration. And I did not see that that was indicated …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Point of order, Madam President! The President: Senator — POINT OF ORDER [Implying improper motive]
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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The Senator is implying improper motive. And I am not having it, Madam President. I would like him to retract it, please, Madam President. The President: Senator De Couto— Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: It is on record, Madam President. The President: Minister, carry on. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: So I will answer his question. I mean, Senator De …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam President. I do have a supplemental, and I have three outstanding questions which I could remind the Minister of. My supplemental is again regarding the Cybersecurity Unit as the entire unit. I appreciated his infor-mation provided about the appointment of the chief information security officer in June of last year. Could he also provide a comment …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. I did have a question about the timelines in clause 9(3) about the issuing of policies and procedures. I think it is important that that stuff is time- bound. I did have a question about the $100,000 fine. How would that apply to, say, an employee of an organisation? And I used the example of a …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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My apologies, Madam President. I have one outstanding question, and I am grateful for the other answers. But regarding clause 9(3), if you will permit me to restate the question, Madam President? The President: You may restate the question.
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Clause 9(3) makes reference to the CNII governing bodies to make policies and regulations. And my question is, Would it be timebound? Would they have a timeline by which those various policies and regulations had to be produced? Thank you, Madam President. [Pause] Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Thank you, Madam President. And to that final question, the timelines will …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Yes, I do, Madam President. Thank you very much. It is unfortunate that the Minister is not able to be with us at this moment because so many of the great items I want to comment on are well within his remit. (Oh, perfect. There we go.) I want to actually thank the Minister for attending the National Museum of …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. As I alluded to in my congrats and obits, we have a big weekend coming up —Father’s Day, National Heroes Day —and it has created a moment of contemplation for me, Madam President, and has given me an opportunity to appreciate everybody in Bermuda who is wor king hard for our Island. Of course, with National …
29 May 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. I would like to have a follow -up question on that. The Minister stated the criteria were included. Were the detailed results of the score and according to each criterion included in the communications to the principals and the parents? Thank you, Madam President. The President: Minister, question — [Crosstalk] Bermuda Senate Sen. the Hon. Owen …