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Ernest Peets

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26 Jul 2021 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam President. The President: Minister Peets, you have the floor.
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. I think it is important for this Chamber, as well as the listening public, to know that the Minister, the Perma nent Secretary [PS], the Director and all of the individuals who were responsible for bringing this par-ticula r amendment before us, [recogni se] the fact that Bermuda is 26 square miles, [this fact] has not …
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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To going into Committee? The President: Yes.
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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Object. The President: Two objections. An Hon. Senator: Three. I object. The President: So the Clerk will take a vote of all Senators with respect to whether or not the Senate will go into Committee on this Bill. Sen. Marcus Jones: A point of clarification, Madam President. Can this Chamber get some understanding of how a request to go into …
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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I do apologise, Madam President. I was just taking my seat. Madam President, I have had the opportunity to work in social services for the better part of ma ybe perhaps two decades. And there is a lot of convers ation that we can have about the various factors on unemployment, housing and all of the situations that have given …
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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Yes, Madam Pres ident. The President: Dr. Peets, Hon. Dr. E. G. Peets.
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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Thank you. Just for a moment to offer one [expression of] condolences, as well as one congratulatory remark. I was saddened to learn this weekend that we lost one of our seasoned entertainers in Gilbert Caisey, also known as “Bill.” And we certainly want to send our condolences from the Department of Culture to [the family of] Gilbert “Bill” Caisey. …
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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Just a little west of Maximart, Dana Selassie has had her inaugural ope ning of the Buna Gallery & Coffee House. Apparently it is going to be the brand- new hub of entertainment and culture and the arts. And I had a fantastic time last night. I certainly will be working with Dr. Kim Dismont - Robinson to see how …
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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Madam President, I make a motion that the Senate adjourn until Septem-ber 15, 2021. The President: Thank you. Would any other Senator care to speak on the motion to adjourn? Hearing, seeing none, Senators, we will a djourn until September 15. And I want to wish you all a very enjoyable Cup Match and Mary Prince Day. Whatever you do, …
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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Yes, Madam Pres ident. The President: Minister Peets, you have the floor.
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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All right. Thank you so much. And good morning to all of our Senators this morning and listening audience. This morning I have heard a few things. I would just like to offer some comment, particularly about layers and scrutiny and planks and criminal activity. None of those things are issues as it relates to this particular amendment. The Government …
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. That is fine, Madam President. I have been doing my best to follow the train of thought and the conversation. The President: Yes.
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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So just for clarity, there was a previous question that was put to the Government, How many debt collectors did we have who were unlicensed? The answer to that was zero. There are zero debt collectors who are unlicensed. There are zero audited financials that are required. There might be some confusion or some mi sunderstanding that perhaps there is …
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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I think it is important that we actually get back to the actual business of the day. This particular Bill is very, very, very clear. We are not here to discuss things that are unclear outside of somewhere else. We have debt collectors who are licensed. This is a Bill to amend the requirement for them to submit audited financials …
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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Yes, Madam Chai rman. The Government objects. [Inaudible interjection]
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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That is correct.
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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Thank you. It gives me a great deal of privilege as well as pleasure to wish happy birthday to Myrtle Edness. She will be turning 107 years young on Sunday. Obv iously, a pillar of our community and someone whom we all dearly love and appreciate. We certainly wish her the very best as she celebrates her birthday. I also …
21 Jul 2021 Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam President. I make a motion that we adjourn until Monday, July 26. The President: Thank you. Would any Senator care to speak on the m otion to adjourn? Hearing none, I would just like to remind Senators that we will be meeting on Monday, not on Wednesday. And whatever is discussed, the Bills that will be …
14 Jul 2021 Senate
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Good morning, Madam President. Good morning, fellow Senators and good morning to my fellow countrymen. It is indeed with a great deal of prid e and pleasure I have this morning to bring a Ministerial Statement containing good news and information that we can all look forward to. Madam President, the Bermuda cultural calendar highlights three events that we mark …
14 Jul 2021 Senate
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Madam President. The President: Yes.