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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Second supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Could the Junior Minister please advise when those funds were moved out of the sinking fund and if it was before or after the Gov-ernment Loans Amendment Act came into force? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I would like to send my condolences to the family of Mrs. Eve Redford, her children Vivian, Judy and Graham, and I am sure some others will associ-ate with that as well, and all of the grandchildren. As well as Mrs. Janet Bento. I send condolences to her on the passing of her …
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of Order.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of Order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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He is not using the appropriate—
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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The Minister — [Laughter and crosstalk ]
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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The Minister, Madam Deputy Speaker, is not using the appropriate parliamentary procedures.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of order. The Honourable Minister is misleading the House.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Minister is misleading the House, Madam Deputy Speak er.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, most voters did not vote for this Government, Madam Deputy Speaker. [Laughter]
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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I still believe that the Minister is perhaps confused and unintentionally misleading the House because my understanding is that the net debt has actually increased in the prior year. Thank you.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker . The—
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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The Minister is perhaps unintentionally misleading the House. It was in the budget twice and I believe that it was draft legislation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: I am not sure what that point of order is, Mr. Speaker, because I said it was not in their manifesto. [Laughter] Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: I …
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you very much,
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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It is indeed, and I am very appreciative of this once- in-a-lifetime opportunity.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I hope I can bring some fraction of the energy of the former Member that spoke.
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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I may also dip into a little bit of history that perhaps a few people in this Chamber might remember. Perhaps not as much as the prior Member, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker, the Throne Speech as we would say should be an expression of the Government ’s vision and I wanted to talk about some of the influences behind …
21 Mar 2025 House of Assembly
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I am very pleased to see his portrait has arrived upon the wall. For those of you who do not know (and Minister De Silva, I know you will appreciate this too and maybe some others in the Chamber), the first Portuguese Bermudian Speaker. B ermuda House of Assembly An Hon. Member: Uh-h uh. [Desk thumping]