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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
242 words
Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. With respect to Workforce Development. I turn to pages B -192 and B -193, the goals . . . Performance Measures . . . sorry, excuse me. I will ask my questions with respect to them. Under the Administration, business unit 70000, there is a goal supporting accounting processes, policies and procedures align with financial …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
43 words
Thank you, Madam Chairman. I am still hoping for an answer on the number of PRCs granted in the last financial year and antici-pated in the upcoming financial year. Thank you. Sen. Leslie Robinson: Madam Chairman, we are coming with that answer shortly.
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
41 words
Thank you, Madam Chairman. 266 18 March 2024 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate I have questions with respect to Head 94 if everyone is okay if we move along to that. Sen. Leslie Robinson: Madam Chairman, I am okay with that.
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
158 words
Okay, thank you. Would the Senator be able to provide us with the top three priorities of the Economic Development Plan? Because it is quite a long list and I know that general feedback on it was that it would be important to prioritise. How does the Government view its top three priorities and the timelines for those? And are …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Madam Chairman, can I ask a clarifying follow up on my question about the Economic Development Strategy?
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
92 words
What I really meant was if you go and you print that Strategy out, there are five strategic priorities. But underneath each high- level priority, there are several strategic initiatives —too many for me to mention. I really would like to know of all those more detailed initiatives, what are the top three? That is what I was asking. Thank …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam Chairman. I want to thank the Senator for providing that number of PRCs , which was 282 to date. I would like to know if the Government has a forecast of how many will be provided in the future— the financial year coming. And then I have a few further questions with respect to Head 94 …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
283 words
Thank you. I am looking on page B -195 and I see that Concierge Services seems to have gone away or moved out of this head. That is 9405. And then I flip over to the Performance Measures on [page] B -197 where they still remain —several performance measures there. So, I would like to understand why there are still …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
11 words
All right, Madam Chairman. May I proceed with some more questions?
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
246 words
Thanks. And as a reminder, I would still love to know that forecast for the number of PRCs granted in the forthcoming fiscal year. With respect to page C -19 and the grants to the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation of $2.2 million, I believe, if I am correct, the most recently provided audited accounts are from 2018/19, and the most …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
227 words
Yes. Thank you. My understanding is the last audited accounts for the BEDC are from 2018/19, and the last annual re-port was provided in 2017/18— as in provided to the Legislature. I would like to know when we can expect any one since then, frankly, but preferably the most up-to-date available. Thank you. Sen. Leslie Robinson: Thank you, Madam Chairman. …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
237 words
Yes. Thank you, Madam Chairman. I actually just want to preface this. I wanted to say thank you to the Senator for quite an informative and an efficient brief. I think this has been very useful and beneficial to the public. So, I am grateful to her for ensuring that she provided a great ba lance of the time. And …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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Madam Chairman, I do have a follow up if we would be able to know if it was a local company or an overseas company. That we would be grateful to know. Thank you. Bermuda Senate [Pause]
18 Mar 2024 Senate
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389 words
Thank you, Madam President. Just before I start, those who will be perusing the [Register of] Members’ Interest statements will note that I have an interest in real estate in Hamilton. But also those who have been perusing the various statements on the budget and economy know that the One Bermuda Alliance is fully in support of increasing the development …
18 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
288 words
Madam President, just a follow -up question, or a supplemental if you permit it . . . for the record. The President: Senator Robinson. Sen. Leslie Robinson: Madam President, I thought we were going to move this Bill. The President: The Senator has agreed to move her Bill. So we will allow her to do so. Sen. Leslie Robinson: Madam …
13 Mar 2024 Senate
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326 words
Thank you, Madam President , and thank you, Senator, for that presentation of the Bill. Broadly, we do support the Bill. We recognise the changing and expanding role of the Registrar of Companies in our modern world. We also recognise that it is important that they are appropriately staffed and resourced to carry out this role effectively and efficiently for …
13 Mar 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President , and thank you to the Senator for that presentation. As we said on the earlier Bill, these two Bills go together (is my understanding) and this Bill amends various other bits of legislation so that the fees all work together and have all the right bits in all the right places of the legislation. Therefore, …
13 Mar 2024 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President . If I just may follow on [with] the comments. Would the Minister happen to know what the current percentage number of Bermudian workers is at this facility, at this property? And I also look forward to the answer to questions from my colleague about plans to help increase that. Thank you, Madam President . The …
13 Mar 2024 Senate
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Point of order, Madam President . POINT OF ORDER
13 Mar 2024 Senate
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I believe we are discussing the Azura property. And we have a specific question with respect to the Azura property — Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, we are talking about the question about how many locals are actually in the tourism industry. And I am taking the opportunity to —in detail —answer the question of Senator De Couto’s …