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N. H. Cole Simons

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10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to take us back in history. I read her biography. And she actually started her training in 1892 at the AME Church School Collegiate Institute. That AME Church set up the school as a high school to train teachers. And in fact, in t hose days, there were no government schools. They were all privately …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, you could see her riding to school on a push- bike. And many a day she would ride to school with a fork hoe to teach the children gardening and agriculture. She also raised Bermuda House of Assembly money for cricket uniforms, dancing and netball and swings for the students so they could be fit and have some …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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And we salute her for her contribution, a nd we want to make sure that she is not forgotten.
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I will continue where the Honourable Member just left off. I would like to start by thanking the Royal Bermuda Regiment for their yeoman service, for their contribution to Bermuda, and their contribution to developing young Bermudians. They have done a s terling job and I have to admit I was disappointed when we got rid of conscription, …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker —
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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—you know, if we are to be effective we have to put in writing, set a plan, and make sure that we follow it. Without a plan we cannot be as effective as we ought to be. So the Oceans Protection Plan basically has four main priorities — 1. Create a world- leading marine safety system that improves responsible shipping …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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While on drug testing, Mr. Chairman, once you are a member —
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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I am speaking to the same clause as my colleague, Ms. Gordon- Pamplin.
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Clause 3, 5B(e), and it refers to drug testing be it the hair follicles, or blood spec imen. The question that I have is once they become members of the coast guard, will there be ongoing random drug testing after they become to ensure that while they are there, not just when they enter, that there is no drug use?
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just for clarity, for batch transfers, can the Minister confirm whether there will be due diligence done on all the payees in the batch transfers? And I am asking because— Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Point of order, Mr. Chai rman.
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I work for the bank. And as a consequence, I declare my interest.
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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I have nothing to hide, Mr. Chairm an. [Inaudible interjections]
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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We do not need anything from the peanut gallery, thank you.
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I could not hear myself think , they were making so much noise. [Inaudible interjections]
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you. In regard to batch transfers, can the Minister confirm that the beneficiaries or the various payees in the batch transfers, they will be assessed and monitored from a KYC and AML point of view, all the ben eficiaries that are in the batch transfers?
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to refer you to [clause] 8, “ Berm udian evidence for use overseas – civil recovery pr oceedings .” Can the Minister tell us what form or what legal instrument can overseas agencies use to secure the information from Bermuda? What legal instrument will be accepta ble for us before we make a …
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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No, I am not finishe d.
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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I would also like to refer [clause] 9(5) and it reads as follows: “ The register of companies, containing the information entered under subsection (4) and such other information as the Re gistrar may determine, shall be open to public inspection at the office of the Registrar during normal bus iness hours.” I would like for the Minister to help …
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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—and we are now opening our registers for public, locally and overseas?
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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In [clause] 9, [subsection] (3), “In section 65(1) of that Act, repeal paragraph . . . and substitute—[(a)] the names and addresses of the members, and in the case of a company having a share capital . . . .” So here is my question: Is there a shift in pol icy in that the share registers may be made …