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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

1768
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7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
52 words
Point of order, Madam President. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: —Madam President, that should surprise us. 520 7 June 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate The President: Senator De Couto . . . There is a point of order. Senator De Couto, what is your point of order? POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
80 words
He misleads the Senate. I provided several very specific tangible things that we would have done differently, Madam President, in my remarks. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, I quoted Senator De Couto when he says that the One Bermuda Alliance is against this Bill. And what I hear . . . I will interpret that as a translation …
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
20 words
Madam President, point of order. The President: Senator De Couto, what is your point of order? POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
411 words
He misleads the Senate. We explicitly said we are pro getting tourism development on this Island, Madam President. The President: Senator Darrell. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Well, Madam President, it is very interesting that he says that. When you start your comments with, We are against this Bill , you cannot then change it halfway through your speech— The …
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
18 words
Point of information. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: —Madam President, can actually — The President: Senator De Couto.
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
3 words
Point of information,
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
4,425 words
Thank you, Madam President. I have a few items, and I will start with perhaps the least happy one. We read . . . I think many of us understood about this accident up in St. George’s, and the last I heard is that we have a tourist who is not in very good condition in the hospital. And I …
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
556 words
Thank you, Madam President. I am going to address this Argus BF&M thing. And just to get it out of the way, I do own shares in BF&M, and I am an BF&M customer. Frankly I am not sure this would be better for me or not on a financial basis, but I want to thank Senator Robinson for laying …
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
225 words
Madam President, I would posit that for the people affected by this, they would probably be a little confused about what is going on based on all the various messages. And so, while the fact of the matter may be clear to someone who sits in Cabinet, I would suggest that f or the man and the woman in the …
7 Jun 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
171 words
Excuse me. I do hope that the Health Council and the BMA . . . I know, actually, that they will do their utmost professional jobs there. But there are certain things that span th e national interest that are in fact outside of their specific domains. And the Government needs to take a position, and it is too early …
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
28 words
Good morning, Madam President . 452 24 May 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate The President: Good morning to you. QUESTION 1: SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT FOR BERMUDA’S FUTURE
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
21 words
As we look outside today, this phrase comes to my mind: Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink. [Laughter]
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
279 words
I was pleased to hear this Statement. I know any resident in Bermuda has had their struggles with water, wi th the amount of water, with the safety and quality of water, and I also know that many renters struggle to get the attention to their water supply from the landlords that they would like. So, I was pleased to …
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
2,330 words
My second question. There was mention of the grease balls and how more investment was needed. I wonder if that comment takes into account . . . my understanding from quick research is that the City of Hamilton has in fact announced investment to install some very tiny, I guess they call them screens. They currently filter waste from that …
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
746 words
Thank you, Madam President. And th ank you to the Junior Minister for this important information. I was pleased to see some green shoots; however, I just needed to note that we have quite a lot of work to catch up, especially when we compare it with other economies around the world. You know, while we have had some recent …
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
4,024 words
Yes, thank you, Madam President and thank you Junior Minister. Given that we have done the Economic Recovery Plan and then now we are going to go into a new plan, what have we learned through carrying out the Economic Recovery Plan and what will we do differ-ently in the new plan? Thank you. Sen. Leslie Robinson: I will have …
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
3,100 words
Thank you, Madam President, and thank you, Senator Hodgson. We are pleased to see this Bill. Regarding the digital asset business in general, we are broadly but cautiously supportive. We are very keen to see legisl ation that brings additional powers and tools to the BMA. Some of the things that were mentioned in this Bill that I was pleased …
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
981 words
Thank you, Madam President. We definitely support this Bill. I think the Junior Minister outlined it very well and in quite good detail. My understanding, although I do not have specific numbers, is that this is in fact already a practice carried out by many companies who are doing it. And I believe the Central Bank of Ireland also requires …
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
262 words
Thank you, Madam President. We support this and are glad to see the fee issue taken care of. Thank you. The President: Thank you, Senator De Couto. Senator John Wight, you have the floor. Sen. John Wight: Thank you, Madam President. I am fully supportive of this Bill. Thank you. The President: Thank you, Senator Wight. Over to you Senator …
24 May 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
329 words
Thank you, Madam President. And thank you to the Senator for bringing these Rules to us. We know that our judicial branch needs more funding. We know that they need to support the staff that are required. They need the right equipment, whether it be AV or projectors and the kinds of things that are used and how we go …