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N. H. Cole Simons

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9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Supplementary.
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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When will the Ministry have public meetings with the employers to get them all on board to make this programme an event?
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Clarity, Mr. Speaker. The S peaker: Would you like to clarify your question?
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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My question is, has the Mi nistry spoken with a number of employers to get their input to make sure that they are all on board with the programme?
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to send co ndolences to the family of Winifred Florabelle Powell. She was a lady from Smith’s Parish and Flatts. And she will be sadly missed by her husband, Winston Powell, and daughters, Gayle Stowe and Tammy Bean. Ms. Powell was a fixture in Flatts. She had the Little Green …
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, as was said by someone earlier, over time, families evolve, cultures Bermuda House of Assembly evolve, cultures change. And Bermuda has been caught up in this cultural change. Just think of it, 50 to 60 ye ars ago females did not have a vote. Females stayed at home. Families had four to six children. T oday, they have …
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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It could have occurred from 2013. It did not start as a result of the May 5 th judgment. As I said, this was a declaratory judgment and it says we have checked the laws, and the laws as they currently stand allow same- sex marriage, given the Human Rights Convention overlay along with the Marriage Act. So, what do …
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Preserve Marriage has r ecently come out and said that we should vote against this legislation. And that confused me. It confused me because they were saying that if we voted against this legislation then there will be less opportunity for samesex marriage. It would be getting rid of a slippery slope because they believe that civil unions automat ically …
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay. So the court’s responsibility is to interpret the law. And the court’s interpr etation was that same- sex marriage is legal in this country. And if that was not an issue before, the courts gave a declaratory judgment stating that same-sex marriage is legal in this country. And, as a cons equence, they had interpreted the law, and I …
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Just a question, Mr. Chai rman. [Clause 10](4)(b), on page 7. It says, “T he Minister shall not grant a special licence under this section unless — “(b) there are special or exceptional circumstances justifying the grant of a special licence;” Can you give us one or two examples of what —
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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[Clause 10](4)(b), on page 7.
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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I would like to revisit [clause] 25, the “Appointment of domestic partnership officers .”
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Clause 25, page 14.
8 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Minister, would you be receptive to allowing a Justice of the Peace to be consi dered as a domestic partnership officer if they applied? Hon. Walton Brown: Mr. Chairman, I have been advised by many lawyers that it is never a good thing to [answer] abstract questions in any detail. But what I will say is th at this Act …
24 Nov 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First of all, I would like to commend the parents, students, staff, and the acc reditation team of the CedarBridge Academy for a job well done. I was Mi nister when the team was here from the Middle Schools Association. And the team leader indicated that C edarBridge was indeed—
24 Nov 2017 House of Assembly
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I am coming to it.
24 Nov 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. But indeed it is a special gem.
24 Nov 2017 House of Assembly
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So, my question to the Mini ster of Educat ion is this: Is he aware of any other schools that have been accredited by this association in Bermuda?
24 Nov 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I will educate him.