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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

1768
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18 Mar 2024 Senate
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2,017 words
She is stating things that are untrue about our plans — The President: I have made a ruling already, Senator De Couto. Senator Robinson, carry on. Sen. Leslie Robinson: Madam President, thank you. We have also heard today from the Opposition that we do not know how to handle this economy. That the economy is worse than in 2019 and …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Point of information. I can explain for the Senator. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President — The President: Will you accept a point of information? Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: No thank you. No. The President: Carry on. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, when the One Bermuda Alliance Senate Leader spoke noth-ing was mentioned about future vision, …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Point of information, I can provide the answer if he will accept it, Madam President. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: No thank you, Madam President. The President: He is not accepting . . . the Minister is not accepting— Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: And when you say the way they ought to be done, are we talking about the …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Point of order, Madam President — Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: —how the Government is
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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—the Senator does . . .— Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: —investing in our people.
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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—the Minister does not know what we want or do not want , Madam President, so I wish he would retract that. Thank you. The President: Your point is taken. Minister. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: When it comes to Tourism, since it was raised by Senator Tucker, we are expanding tourism investment orders and you would have seen in …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Of course.
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Business unit 20996, Cyber Incident 2023. Please provide a detailed breakdown of the $3,092,000. Please confirm or deny that a ransomware was paid by the Government . Please confirm or deny if a ransomware was paid by a third party on behalf of the Government . Please explain why there is also a cyber incident cost centre in a different …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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I am a little conscious of the clock, Mr. Chairman, and I know that other people would like to ask questions. Please provide your estimates of the cost of refinancing of the bonds due in 2027. That would be [page] B-131 [ business unit ] 68000. And then if we turn to B-124, Land Tax, item 8027 in the Revenue …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Yes, I have additional questions, Mr. Chairman. Referring back to the cyber incident, page B - 110, [business unit] 20996. Are there any contracts related to that which were $50,000? Can you please confirm if they have been gazetted yet as per PATI regula-tions? Turning to page B -129, please explain why the Exempted Companies Tax is budgeted with a …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Excuse me, Mr. Chairman. I do have additional questions. Should I hold them? Or what would you prefer?
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If the Junior Minister would please explain the purpose of the government captive insurer for Public Works. Is there a specific set of risks that it is for? Or is it general? Or any other quick commentary she can pro-vide. And then on [page] B -116, the Performance Measures, the third item down under Financial Reporting, …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, can I ask a clarifying question?
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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If the Junior Minister could answer that question perhaps saying they choose not to answer it or saying she doesn’t know the answer, that would be clarifying. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I am referring to page B -183, Status and Naturalisation and then I am cross -referencing with page B - 184 and it is a two- part question. There seems to be close to $1 million ($952,000) under 8301, Status and Naturalisation in revenue. But that Status and N aturalisation department in Operations doesn’t seem to …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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I am just looking at the Performance Measures, and perhaps I see under Per-sonal Services the percentage administrative tasks au-tomated, and 25 per cent of them were automated in 2022/23; 25 per cent were automated in 2023/24; a target to automate another 25 [per cent] . . . I guess if we go for another year like that it will …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Yes, it is with respect to the Performance Measures under 37020, Personal Services. Would Senator Robinson be able to explain why it takes two to three months to process ex - spouse’s rights certificates and why it takes six to nine months to process Bermudian status grants for Commonwealth citizens? Thank you.
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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99 words
Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. I am trying to keep it to Immigration to assist the Senator to collate her answers. Page B -187, performance measures. I am looking at the time to grant PRC certificates, and I am mindful of the recent news about intended changes to the Government policy around PRCs. If the Senator could inform us as …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I have some questions on Workforce Development. Should I proceed or should we wait and give the Senator a chance to come up with some of the other answers?