Speeches by N. H. Cole Simons

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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—sincerely —

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Taken sincerely their contr ibutions. But knowing that their legislation was already crafted when they started to have a public meeting, is just totally, totally, unacceptable. And it flies in the face of proper governance and respect for our community, Mr. Speaker . [ Inaudible interjections]

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, as my co lleague said it was a sham —

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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And this is the type of Go vernment —

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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—that we have in this cou ntry, Mr. Speaker . [ Inaudible interjections]

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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So, Mr. Speaker, I want the community to know that this here is part of a grand scheme, Mr. Speaker. And the communities of St. George’s and Hamilton need not be fooled by the way that this agenda is being progressed. As I said, it started in 2003, continued under Dr. Ewart Brown in 2010, and the battle was picked …

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, on those comments, I take my seat. Thank you. [ Inaudible interjections and desk thumping]

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: No, no, no. You got to say point of order first.

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Point of order.

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Your interpretation was abs olutely correct, Mr. Speaker. What I said was when we were having the public meetings, the legislation was drafted and had been approved by Cabinet. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: How do you know that?

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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I said two weeks to three weeks later, it was tabled in this House. So, why would we debate and talk to the community and collaborate to get their input — Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: You made, you made your point now.

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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—when the legislation—

13 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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—was already approved by Cabinet ?

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Premier, the 2018 Budget indicated that the civil service would get a salary increase of 2.5 per cent, retroactive to April 1, 2017. In this year’s budget, we say that, and I quote, “Included in . . . operating expenses is the 2.0% salary increase awarded to some public officers.” My question is, Can you …

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the Minister for the progress that she is making in this space. But I think what we need to also look out for, who are also key stakeholders in this industry, are the teachers and leaders in the schools. I am not certain that they have any representation, Mr. Speaker. It has …

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Yes. Supplementary.

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Okay. My supplementary . . . okay, new question.

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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We have to ensure that our teachers are committed and dedicated to delivery of world -class standards to these young people. And they can ill afford to have actions going on within their classroom settings because they are unhappy with their terms of employment. Can the Minister [assure us] somehow, when she does an inspection of those schools or when …

4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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[Microphone off] . . . t he exercise, yet again. First of all, I would like to begin by stating that I am del ighted that the Plan 2022 has, basically, taken grips. And when I first reviewed the Budget Book I saw that all Heads, visions, and objectives were realigned to the Plan 2022. So I know that the …