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N. H. Cole Simons

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6 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes. A few of my questions have been asked, but I have one remaining question. Does the Minister intend to lift the ban on glyphosate for the private sector? I know that [there are] conditions [under which] the public sector (i.e., the Works and Engineering) can use it. But is it the Government’s intention to lift …
6 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplement ary.
6 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Is it the Ministry’s intention to order their glyphosate from local wholesalers or bus inesspeople, or will they go directly overseas and do their own importations?
6 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . I would like to send condolences to the family of Mrs. Blanche Wade. She was from Warwick. She was a retired teacher. She was one of the oldfashioned teachers who had a passion for teaching. She loved teaching and she loved engaging in helping to develop young people. So to her family I would like …
6 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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I just have a couple of questions, Mr. Chairman. Applications to the Minister clause 3(2). I was wondering if the Mi nister would entertain the possibi lity at some point in the future of including details on the developer or investor and details on their exper ience and financial strength as part of the information required to complete the application …
6 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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[Microphone not on.] In preparation for the debate I did some r esearch and I found that in other jurisdictions the Mini ster of Tourism, on receipt of an application to develop or operate a tourism product, must within 90 days of the receipt of the application either notify the applicant in writing of its approval or refusal; or request …
6 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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[That he can] be assured that he can have some type of response, so would it be 90 days, would it be 120 days . . . either it is approved, rejected, or they would require more information. So it is embossed in the regulations.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Given the rise in water temperature and the prevalence of parasites and bacteria, I think this will apply primarily to our inshore waters. Do you antic ipate any health risks for those fishing in our ins hore waters?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Minister, given this is an almost annual occurrence, does the Ministry of Health have any protocols that can be used to ensure that the fish caught in our inshore waters through sampling are safe for consumption, given that this is not a one - off occurrence?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. He spoke to the commercial fishermen. I am speaking of inshore fisheries, where the average Joe, the weekend fisherman, might go out and go fishing. They, obviously, do not have the responsibility for reporting their catch like the commercial fishermen. So if I, as a weekend warrior, go out fishing, can I be sure that the fish that I …
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, they spoke to various criteria required to be successful in achieving the scholarships. The first question that I have is this: Was funding ever entertained for the master’s pr ogramme? I see you have it for the bachelor’s pr oBermuda House of Assembly gramme. But, you know, we need to provide support at all levels at Bermuda College.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary. And this goes back to criteria. The other question is, they say that the appl icant must have a minimum grade [point average] of 2.0 or higher. [Inaudible interjections]
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Do you think it is time, Mr. Minister, that we really consider raising the minimum grade [point average] to 2.5 or 3.0 so that we can have our young people aspire to better performances instead of just hanging everything onto a 2.0 or high-er?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary. Mr. Speaker, I have heard the Minister’s comment. But we are policymakers. And if we want to set the standard for better performance in schools, then surely, Mr. Speaker, do we have— [Inaudible interjections]
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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—as policymakers the authority to recommend that the minimum criteria be raised from 2.0 to 2.5, as policymakers?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Second question.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Would the Minister explain or confirm whether, if a family made $102,024, would they be eligible for scholarship?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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This is a supplementary.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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So, simply put, if a family made $103,000, would they qualify for subsidy for ed-ucation? It is a simple question.