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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Sure.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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So, for the first question regarding the acting CIO, I think we could associate it with . . . on page B -63, under the employee numbers. I would imagine under the Admin and Management, the 53000, Madam Chairman. For the Microsoft Office 365, for me that sounds like Digital Services and on page B -62, I would associate it …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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—Capital acquisitions. Thank you to the Minister for that assist.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Let me just refer back to my notes. And under page B -63, under Security, 53090, for Security services such as monitoring and threat assessment and penetration testing. Do we have those as an ongoing sub-scription or it a sort of one- time cost? And if so, w hat is the annual cost of the subscription? …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, well —
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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So, this subscription is related to basically security monitoring, threat assessment, penetration testing. I think, especially with what was on the Order Paper these days we can appreciate the importance of that. Thank you, Madam Chairman. Those are my questions at this moment. Thank you.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker !
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of order.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of order. The Premier is perhaps mistakenly misleading the House, Mr. Speaker . There was not a budget surplus in the prior financial year, Mr. Speaker . Thank you. [Desk thumping and laughter]
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Good evening, Mr. Speaker. Pleasure to speak with you again. Tax cuts, whopping tax cuts. I'm sure somebody out there, Mr. Speaker, must have spat out their supper. I did a little research to see what I could do with $6. It's unfortunate the Minister of Home Affairs is not here because I perhaps could have helped her with her …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, $7.69, that's local eggs at Windybank [Farm] if you can get them. White or wheat loaf of bread from Crow Lane Bakery, Mr. Speaker, $6.95.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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MarketPlace house brand, $6.20. And if you want a basic sandwich, $7.99 and up. I recommend you don't ask for the avocado on top, Mr. Speaker. Look, I'll take a $6.00 cut. I'll take it. We're not going to say no. No, you know, we support this.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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But let's be honest, Mr. Speaker. Let's be honest. And we can acknowledge that communications is a lifeline, that it would perhaps be one of the basic needs of people in this modern age. So, we could support making sure that everybody in Bermuda has acces s to this fundamental communication. Okay —$6 a month. I looked up a couple …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Well, let me turn . . . so we support this. But I would suggest —
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I would suggest, well, I would hope, Mr. Speaker, that the Government could have some better ideas on how to support the people in this country with real need to get the basic telecommunication services that is becoming a human right for somebody. So, what I would have suggested is, for example, perhaps the Government could have worked with the …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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In fact, in fact, Mr. Speaker, it is indeed myself. I do not need a $6 cut. I'm not lying. [Inaudible interjections]
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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In fact, Mr. Speaker, I would put to you, with the recent pay rises, nobody in this Chamber needs a $6 cut. [Inaudible interjections and general uproar ]
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Nobody in this Chamber needs a $6 cut! [Desk thumping]
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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So, while we support this . . . while we support this, frankly, — [General uproar]