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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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13 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
279 words
Thank you very much, Madam President . I of course also would like to associate with the comments regarding Ms. Richardson and all the women of Bermuda. I will leave it short like that. What can I add? I would like to thank Casa dos Aç ores on their ninth anniversary celebration. I was not able to be there but …
29 Feb 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
538 words
Thank you, Madam President. One thing is that we are certainly glad to see this legislation cleared up to be correct with respect to the various namings and it also seems to adjust some procedures to be a little more streamlined. As you know, Madam President, the One Bermuda Alliance is a fan of cutting government red tape. I do …
29 Feb 2024 Senate
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353 words
Thank you, Madam President. Unfortunately today I have two o bits that are quite close to home. One is quite personal. I would just like to send my condolences to my brother -in-law, Richard Hartley, on the passing of his father, John; to his mother, Margaret; to his whole family; to his father’s grandchildren; and most especially my niece and …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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123 words
Thank you, Madam President . I did want to follow up on our last session where Minister Darrell did undertake to provide us with the rest of the answers to our questions on ministerial 1 See Question Period [ Recommitted] , Page 120 travel. Specifically, the Premier’s travel which I have not yet seen appear on the Government travel calendar. …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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I wonder if the Minister might commit to a time by which we should expect that ,
18 Dec 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you, Madam President, and I will just follow on from my colleagues’ support with a couple of questions. I was pleased also to see that this [Order] made the relief conditional on the construction being complete within three years. As you know, that is the kind of thing that we have mentioned from the OBA’s perspective to ensure that …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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43 words
Thank you, Madam President . I thought I would . . . well, first, I do want to say thank you to the Junior Minister for, as always, her fulsome briefs. I am glad I do not have her job right now. [Laughter]
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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But I wanted to actually start off by acknowledging the visitors we have today, the Financial Secretary, the people working on this pro-ject, the various technical staff. Madam President, as you know, they of course gave several great briefings to all of the legislators which were very informative and very useful. I have occasion to work with some of them …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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—and decisions of this — Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Point of order, Madam President . The President: Minister Darrell, what is your point of order? POINT OF ORDER [Standing Order 51(2)(a) ] Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: I am pretty sure that the content of what the Senator has just spoken is an exact extract of the proposed amendment …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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Yes, Madam President . I would put forward that since the Government ’s statement spoke to the use of the proceeds of this income and how it might impact how the Government spent its money and how they were used that that would be an acceptable topic of debate, Madam Presi-dent. The President: You may continue — Bermuda Senate Sen. …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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Thank you. There are those who have said that the OBA’s policy is based on some kind of personal characteris-tics of the Government ’s Ministers. I do not know, but like I said, our conclusions are a response to what I would term a specific fact pattern based on specific de-cisions and outcomes of this current Government . I would …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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—chasing crypto currency — POINT OF ORDER Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, I am not sure that any of what he is speaking about speaks to the actual corporate income tax of which we are supposed to be debating. Madam President, I would ask that you ask the Senator who is speaking to refer again to your judgment …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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121 words
I will provide one specific example that I think is highly relevant, and that is the use of the sugar tax revenues which were promised by— POINT OF ORDER Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, point of order. Again, after you have just asked the Senator to go back to debating the corporate income tax, he is going on …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President . The Government has spoken quite generally about how the proceeds of this CIT Bill will be used. The OBA feels those needs to be ring- fenced. There are many examples I’d be happy to give at the appropriate time as to why we want to see that in writing. If you would permi t me …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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“Bermuda should make an early and binding commitment to use a substantial proportion of the net revenues from introducing a CIT for companies coming within the scope of the Global Minimum Tax to reduce Bermuda’s net debt — Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, again, point of order.
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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220 words
—eventually converting it to a net asset position. ” Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: This is the exact ethos of the amendment that they wanted to put in place. And you have made it clear, Madam President, that you are not going to allow that. It is outside of the Standing Orders of the Senate and Senator De Couto and …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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2,089 words
Thank you, Madam President . Look, let me cut to the chase, Madam President. It was suggested that the One Bermuda Alliance policy came out of nowhere, out of a place of arrogance, our view on how these proceeds of this tax ought to be used for the betterment of our country. I gave you one example from the Government …
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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10 words
Point of order, Madam President . POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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She is misleading the Senate. There has been no amendment introduced to the Senate, Madam President .
18 Dec 2023 Senate
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40 words
Point of order, Madam President — The President: Senator Dill, Senator Dill . . . I have taken the point of order. Senator Dill, I have already ruled on that. You should make no mention of the amendment. Thank you.