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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
213 words
In terms of the Gay Pride parade . . . that is a challenge for me. And, you know, one of the things that I have been made to understand about the parade . . . it is not so much that it is cel ebrating Gay Pride, as it is kind of advancing against what happened during the Stonewall …
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker . Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Many of them are.
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is misleading the House. He said that the only plan that he has heard of is FinTech. We have also talked about diversifying tourism with the National Tourism Plan which means getting more airlines in from different destinations. We have also talked about reducing the cost of living through affordable health care. We have also looked— [Inaudible …
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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There are certainly . . . he has heard about a lot of different plans. He cannot say that FinTech is the only plan that he has heard of.
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like to have the House send a letter of congratulations to the new Councillor of St. George’s, Councillor Nyon Dowling. And I do have to [declare] my interest, as he was my university roommate and also high school cl assmate, as well. I will associate the Members from constitue ncies 1 and 2. …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you , Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , I have a lot of information here, and although I know there is backwards and forwards, I want to be able to present it so that people can act ually understand what is going on. I have to say thank you to the Minister and to the Premier. The Premier actually …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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No, but if I did have $500 left over. Well, you know, we have got what is supposed to be known as the rule of law and sovereignty, where somebody cannot come into your country and tell you what to do in your country. And I do not u nderstand how Bermuda, Cayman, BVI, Turks and Caicos, Jersey . . …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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And I am sorry, I realise that wh oever it was has a job and a family, but we are now on the back foot because of a human mistake! And that is unacceptable to me, and it should be unacceptable to the Premier, to the Minister of Finance, and to all of Bermuda because we are now jeopardised! [There …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Sorry, “advantage” (yes, thank you). We do not have certainty because we still have other changes that we need to make to our legislation. I have a colleague who has a trust company and she was in the UK two months ago. And, if you will allow me, she sent me an email — The S peaker: Go ahead.
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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—and she was so upset. She said: “Dear Leah, I am in London today for what I thought and expected to be a meeting with one of our large families and their advisors for general update and planning. It was somewhat of a surprise to r eceive our walking papers from a family that we have looked after for over …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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So, Mr. Spe aker, all I am saying is that the blacklist has really messed us up and really put us behind. And I do not know [if] we can catch up. And we think . . . you know, one of the things that we continue to say is that if we can get our legi slation on par …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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—Cited (thank you) , for a big money laundering case or anti-money laundering? No. But, Mr. Speaker , just the other day, if you do not mind.
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Deutsche Bank . . . “Deutsche Bank Faces Criminal Investigation for Potential Money-Laundering Lapses” — [Inaudible interjection]
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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That is Trump’s bank, yes. Multiple money -laundering offences and a whistle -blower were disregarded. She put in reports and they were ignored. She was their compliance officer and she flagged these transactions concerning Trump’s and his son- in-law’s, Jared Kushner’s, accounts since 2016. That is not Bermuda. That is not Cayman. That is not Turks and Caicos. That is …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Seduced. The US said that by 2017 they would enter i nto reciprocal arrangements so they would do colle c1874 21 June 2019 Official Han sard Report Bermuda House of Assembly tion of data and information. And when we were intr oduced to CRS [Common Reporting Standard], they said that they would become party to the CRS agreements. Well, we …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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“ 2The basic salary is specified in the offer letter and is payable in euros, as are all other allowances (family -related allowances, expatriation and installation) . . . Emoluments are exempt from taxation in most Member countries of the Organis ation, including France. “Income tax in the United States: A specific article (article 3) of the tax reimbursement agreement …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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The ultimate goal —and what they have done from TIEAs to economic substance—is to dismantle this jurisdiction. I said it before, and I will say it again. At the end of the day they do not want to see people of colour being successful. They can hide 2 OECD Bett er Policies for Better Lives Bermuda House of Assembly it …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Sorry, Mr. Speaker , could I just declare my interest? I did not say so when I was speaking. I am the President of the Bermuda Associ ation of Licensed Trustees and the General Counsel for Harbour International Trust Company. Thank you.
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker , could I just clarify?
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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88 words
And maybe I did not . . . I guess, say it correctly. Essentially, before we can enact any legisl ation, what we draft has to go to the OECD, so that is . . . so they have to d etermine whether or not what we are putting forward is going to be acceptable to them. So, I do …