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Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

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15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Will the Junior Minister please inform this Honourable House, what was the total cost of airline tickets, ac commodations, meals, amenities, and transportation for the aforementioned journalists in Question 1?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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What, if any, projected r eturn on investment did the BTA [expect] in this nearly $200,000 investment?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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You are promoting me. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Of the accommodations, what percentage of the $38,993.73 was spent on guest [houses] or smaller properties?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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There is a little bit of conf usion here. The response is saying the BTA is saying that they will never provide an informed response.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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During [their response], they are s aying that the BTA, on the information I have, were unable to get an informed response. Just for the record, I would like to put the question. The question is quite clear. I do not understand why they are unable to give an informed response. But the quest ion I was asking is, What …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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What I am asking is, what was the amount spent that they paid to accommodate tourists, or visitors, during those two periods, and compare them? I thought it was pretty clear, but they seem to be unable to answer it.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon colleagues, good afternoon to our listening audience. We ar e very pleased to be able to support this bit of legislation today, Mr. Speaker. The issue of pr ivacy is one of global as well as local importance. Of particular significance, Mr. Speaker, the advent of technology has created new challenges and new opportunities …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. And while I will also speak briefly, as was r equested, I do have a few points I would like to r aise just for the Minister. In clause 5, we should consider , going forward, looking at requiring organisations to demonstrate their compliance on a regular basis or upon r equest. That is something, I …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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No, I will not. I actually b elieve that is illegal. But just for my own clarification, in reading this is it clear , or am I not reading it fully, that the Commissioner himself falls under these provisions in terms of the penalties for dis closing and things of that nature? Now, to my unlearned eye , I am …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr . Speaker. Good afternoon (good evening, now).
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, we on this side have made a very strong effort not to oppose just for the sake of opposition. When we make the dec ision to oppose an initiative or a Government Bill, it is only after careful consideration and thought. And we will be opposing this Bill today. And the reason why we will be opposing this …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. I am reminded of Maslow’s theory of instr ument, When the only tool you have is a hammer, ev erything looks like a nail. And we have seen from the Government a myopic view that is focused on one property, but we are changing legislation that can af-fect many properties. The perspective has been shaped …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Well, Madam Chairman, I think that one of the things we have learned when it comes to the OBA, when they cannot answer ques-tions, they come back with, You don’t understand. You don’t get it.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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I am going to speak to the Bill—
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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—but I am speaking to the responses that we have gotten. We are amending the Hotels Concession Act. We understand that. We are saying that with this change, in the original legislati on there are conditions and terms put specifically relating to investing in the hotel property for the benefit of guests and people coming in. Correct? What we are …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is not contentious legislation. It actually is, and I am a bit of policy wonk , so sometimes these things get me a little bit more exci ted than probably members of the public or my colleagues. But the issue of spectrum, and I make no claims of being an env ironmental conservationist, but the …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have made most of the case in terms of what we feel about the concept. And recognising that this concession is for the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club, I would have liked to have seen— as we do not see it in this [ draft Order ]—an attempt to a ddress the issue of the …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, today is the day for quotes. And I am reminded of one my grandmother used to say. She would tell me, Never wrestle in the mud with a pig. You will only get dirty and the pig likes it . Mr. Speaker, we all seem in this Chamber to think it is a joke—