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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am attempting to be as transparent as I can on questions that were asked and meetings that were had, so I appreciate . . . I understand the questioning. And I appreciate being given the opportunity to give clarification on this. As I mentioned already, again, this is a very touchy subject for …
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, no . . . no . . .
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes. I am mindful, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I am not trying to throw stones. I am sim ply saying it would be nice to have more information at this point and juncture. That’s all I am saying. It would be nice to have more information and I take to heart, Mr. Deputy Speaker, what you have had to say. So, …
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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I do not want to belabour the point. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I would like to draw our attention, if we will, to a recent article. And I want to t alk about synergies here between governments. A recent article on May 5, 2022 , in the Royal Gazette , where the Honourable Crystal Caes ar mentions, on the bottom of the first page of the article …
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes. The reason I am saying that is because the tourism industry has changed. It has become more competitive since we had that 77 per cent. And now that it has been closed, some people have fallen away. So, again, I am hoping that we get to that point, but it could prove to be difficult. And so hopefully the …
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Thank you for the heads up, Mr. Deputy Speaker. What I am attempting to do is to highlight, quite frankly, some of the concerns, and I think the major concern that we are hearing is why the 15 years. And we do not, still to this date at this time, have any way of being able to substantiate …
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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I think . . . well, I was going to say not intentionally , but it is intentional . He is misleading the House. Just because someone questions matters of the Bill does not mean they do not support it. This is not a monolithic situation here. We have all different opinions about the same thing. But we are on …
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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I did say he is misleading the House, [when he says] that we are not on the same side.
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, if I might be indulged, that is the process . If we have 1282 6 Ma y 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly questions we should ask the questions . And that is all we have done.
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Not the Opposition Leader. Shadow Tourism Minister.
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. Clause 3( c), where it mentions that “the hot el developer shall be entitled to the following relief —for a period commencing six years after the hotel’s opening date and ending on the fifteenth anniversary of the opening date, full exemption from land tax otherwise payable in respect of the hotel .” What …
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Okay. Under 4(1), terms and conditions, the Minister has stated here “ To qualify for the exemption from land tax [under section 3(1)(c)], the hotel developer shall, for the relevant period, confirm in writing to the Minister that in years six through fifteen at least 70% of the hotel’s staff are Bermudian.” I guess what I was trying to understand …
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, Madam Chairman.
6 May 2022 House of Assembly
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I did not get an answer. At least I did not hear it for clause 3(c) for a period commencing six years. I wanted to know concerning land tax. Up until that six years, is anything being paid? Are there any concessions that are being given to that already? We need to know.
22 Apr 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. And good morning, colleagues.
22 Apr 2022 House of Assembly
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Just a quick question. On page 2, the second paragraph down, the Minister says, “The Bill’s proposed grant of concessions for 15 years represents that flexible approach . . .” and it continues on. Just curious —are they considering this to be a new standard for the industry? Is this something that they are considering, or is this a one-off …
22 Apr 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplementary.
22 Apr 2022 House of Assembly
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Was this a request by the purchaser of South P or was this an offer fro m the Government? Hon. V ance Campbell: Mr. Speaker, as we stated in the Statement, there were certain things to be finalised between the Minister of Finance and the parties for the developer. So we would like to refrain until those matters are concluded. …