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E. Grant Gibbons

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10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I know they had some problems with the invitations because a number of colleagues on this side . . . they apparently were sent and they did not receive them. So I think they were trying to rectify that.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, lost in the ether; it was an e- mail invitation.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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But I would like to be associated with the Premier’s comments. Mr. Speaker, you certainly will know that, going back many years, Pink Beach Cottage Colony was in the forefront of Bermuda tourism for many, many years. It had an extremely loyal following, guests. It was con-sidered to be premier property in Bermuda, and I think it did a lot …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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But also, he was a very, very keen sailor as well. And I think certainly his children have followed him in many respects in that footstep as well. But Cooper still is, obviously, well represented on Front Street, and indeed Reid Street as well. And certainly we pass on condolences for his contributions to tourism and to retail and to …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker , point of order.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is impugning, certainly my integrity, giving $4 million to an associate? He should withdraw that.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . I had forgotten how easy it is to be in Oppos ition and to make all kinds of claims, to make all kinds Bermuda House of Assembly of speculation, to throw out suggestions which are half-baked, and to basically feel very smug about it. Mr. Speaker, I think we have . . . I guess …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, it is —
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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You are not picking it up? What we have seen over the last year or so has been a very disturbing set of inaccuracies and mistruths coming from the Honourable Member who speaks for Finance, the Opposition Leader on that side. Let me just remind those listening about the conclusions of the Blue Ribbon Panel. It says: “In summary, we …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . I think the issue is (and I am going to get to this in a minute) when we look at a comparable deal, which is the hospital deal, the idea is that when you look at a project of this sort, what you really want to do is to look at the net present value …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member had his turn. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Or point of order, point of order.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thought I was very clear. I said the $290 [million] included construction costs plus design and demolition. [Inaudible interjection]
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, that is right, exactly . . . exactly — [Inaudible interjection] The Hon. Dr . E. Grant Gibbons: It is $302 [million] or $304 [million]. It is roughly in that category. So, anyway, the point is that $290 [million or] $300 [million] it is all in the same ballpark. So the costs are somewhat comparable. But with the hospital …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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—decided in their own terms that it was both a creative and resourceful thing. So, Mr. Speaker , I think it is clear that the O pposition Leader has done his best over quite a long period of time to throw out all sorts of numbers. Those have been debunked, by and large, by those who have analysed the deal. …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of information if the Honourable Member will allow.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I think it is publicly known that some of the existing airport will be r etained. It is not all going to be knocked down.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of i nformation,
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Fair enough.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. The early price probably did not include the demolition part on the airport and I think that probably makes the difference. [Crosstalk] The Spe aker: All right. Thank you. [Crosstalk]