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Robert King

Robert King

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16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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That is correct.
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I'll draw your attention as well to page B -146, Performance Measure, business unit 1708, Senior Schools. Target outcome [is] 55 per cent. Student scoring is three or higher for writing. Target growth [is] 50 per cent. So, if we are trying to challenge our children, as I said before, to improve, to excel, I'm not understanding how the performance …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have one more question that follows on from what my colleague was expressing about assessments . Page B-147, Performance Measures , Head 17, Department of Education. P ercentage of clients assigned to or eligible for early intervention who receive early intervention services . Actual outcome [for] 20 23/24 [was] 100 per cent. T arget …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Constituency 10, sir.
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No worries . [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Regarding page B-147, performance measures . If I understand the H onourable Minister properly , he was saying that the families who gained knowledge, skills , and tools from participation in parent education classes and groups , that was as a result of the different types of students that were in the learning environment . And so that the 50 …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay, well, I'm glad I'm asking then . That's good. Okay. G ood. I'm glad. And to the second part , percentage of clients assigned to or eligible for early intervention who re-ceive early intervention services . If I understand the Honourable Minister correctly , that had been discontinued. I'm hopeful , understanding that it is a critical area of …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and Members of this Honourable House and the listening public. Myself and Members of the Opposition wholeheartedly support this legislation. We think it is a good piece of piece of law, and it can actually pave the way for some employment, future employment, for Bermudians in this field. A couple of questions or concerns that …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise for no other reason but to give the listening public some variety based on what is being said here this evening. For no other reason than that. I thought we were going to go home early. But that is not going to happen, unfortunately. [Inaudible interjections]
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No, no, no. So, we are asked to consider that the glass is half empty or mostly full or that we have a glass in fact. But the point is that yes, we are very happy about the hotels that . . . well, Southampton Princess is going to be built. I am not sure when, because when you drive …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, if you can get there, right? [Laughter]
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I don't see any construction vehicles on either side, but it is going to happen. I mean, the paperwork's being signed, and we are happy about that. Grotto Bay and Hillcrest, absolutely, we are happy about those things. And on the other side of things, it is a fact that we need more people here. And we need to take …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Not all of it bad. But the point is when you are looking at . . . from the part that I am especially concerned about is the crime and the deaths of young Black Bermudian males. And what is being done to reduce that in a meaningful way. We have had discussions in the budget debates about education and …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you for that. So, the point is kids need a solid education, and we are spending a lot of money on recommenda-tions made by consultants and these signature schools —eventually they will be built. Eventually the people will be moving into them. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Point of order.
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Multiple.
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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So the educational system is humming along nicely, and the kids are all right. That is not the case. But I will continue. So, there are some steps being made in the right direction. Absolutely. There is much work to be done. When we are talking about housing, how do you explain that statements were made about that place in …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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There is no discrimination. And yet, when we look at the history of that property . . . statements were made that one would consider would be Bermuda House of Assembly prejudicial, based on race, and that certain folks should not be on South Shore. Essentially what has happened is the current policies under this administration have effectively ensured that …
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No, it is a fact. [The Premier rose]
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Fair enough. I withdraw that comment.
16 May 2025 House of Assembly
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What I will say, though, is that it was meant to be affordable housing, and then it changed to a hotel and now it is a place that is — [Inaudible interjections]