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19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Question number three, Mr. Speaker.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Will the Honour able Mini ster please inform this Honourable House as to the na-ture of the said revisions to the National Training Plan, Part 2, that were deemed necessary.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please tell us how much of that exclusive market-ing zone . . . what does that represent in terms of the size, the amount of Bermudian real estate that has been preserved for the America’s Cup and its ap-proved vendors? I am talking about 7 per cent or 8 per cent of Bermuda’s total land …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker, over the last . . . over the last seven, eight years if I have not processed at least b etween 175 to 200 waivers on behalf of persons who required waivers to go to the US, in particular, then I have not processed any. Two things come to mind when I think …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, I am sorry. That is the Honourable and Learned Member, Ms. Wilson, from [constituency] 34, is it? [Inaudible interjection]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thirty -four, yes. The Honourable Member made reference to clause 4. I think in previous debate . . . without reflec ting too much, I would also remind the House that we also will need to ensure, particularly on the Gover nment side, with the successful passage of this (and that will be determined not too long from now) that …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. I think the Member may be misleading the House, because the corresponding figures on employment do not indicate that jobs are being genera ted during that same period. So, where are these pe ople going? [Inaudible interjection]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Oh, they may be le aving the Island. . .maybe leaving the Island.
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, we in this Chamber are often called to tend to the secular and more profane matters on behalf of Bermuda. But we also have spiritual leaders in the community who tend to the spiritual and religious needs of our people. My constituent, Alton Thompson, Reverend Alton Thom pson, was one of those persons. And I want to assoc …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . M r. Speaker, many Bermudians were shocked last night on the news when we heard our Premier –– in a fashion that I can only describe as bald- faced–– seek to convey to Bermudians that he and his Government have fulfilled their pre- 2012 promise to create 2,000 j obs. Mr. Speaker, I immediately was …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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—I cannot use that word. 1646 12 May 2017 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: No, no, you cannot.
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I cannot use that word. But, Mr. Speaker, there is a word I can use a bald- faced prevarication.
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Ah! But Mr. Speaker , I want the Premier to tell that . . . to repeat that fact to Bermudians again, but in this context: Tell that to the 2,000 Bermudians, mostly black —a growing number of whom who are white— and who are unemployed or underemployed in this country. Let him tell that to the estimated 2,000 Bermudians …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker — [Inaudible interjection]
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker — [Gavel]
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I am staying on my wicket here. Mr. Speaker , listen . . . the other day we heard of the news of the Butterfield Bank talking about they are going to basically transfer all the back office staff or functions to Halifax, bragging about how they are going to be able to save 50 per cent on the cost …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order, point of order. The Ho n. Dr. E. Grant Gibbons: —is over a year old. The Depu ty Speaker: Yes, your point of order is? POINT O F ORDER
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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The Member is misleading the House.
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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He said that the Premier acknowledged that there were also job losses. He did not. The Depu ty Speaker: Thank you very much. The Chair recognises the Minister. The Ho n. Dr. E. Grant Gibbons: Well, actually, I — [Inaudibl e interjection] The Hon . Dr. E. Grant Gibbons: —I asked the Premier whether he acknowledged there were job losses …