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E. Grant Gibbons

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29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wonder i f the Premier c ould let us k now, in terms of t he costs of thes e trips, whether Government intends go ing forward to make t hem publ ic. I gat her that s ome of t he websites w hich were done for t he previous Government have been taken …
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is the Minister aware that there was a Mem orandum of Understanding [MOU] between the ACBDA and Marine and Ports with respect to the America’s Cup ferry services? The Speaker: Thank you. Minister. Hon. Walter H. Roban: Yes.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Could the Honourable Member say how much was paid to the Department of Marine and Ports as a consequence of that MOU?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it was a matter of r ecord, certainly for the former Government, that the bus schedule contributed towards the issue of maintenance and cost. Will the Minister be going forward to revise the bus schedule, something which has been in the works for some, I think, almost 15 years now, to essentially Bermuda House …
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplementary. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So is the Minister saying that they will not be proceeding with a revised schedule for the buses?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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No, Mr. Speaker. It is another question.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, exactly. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: Supplementary. I have a supplementary on the other question.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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New question, Mr. Speaker.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, second question. The former Government indicated that for the purchase of new buses it would look at hybrid or electric buses. For the eight new buses, which I think are being proposed, is the Minister looking at hybrid or renewable energy -sourced buses?
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Yes, supplementary.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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The question I think that the Minister needs to answer is, is the spending for the new buses going to be in this budget year, 2017/18, or in the next budget year?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker; certainly. The question that I think we are trying to get an answer from the Minister is, will the money for the eight buses be spent as a capital expenditure in this budget year, which is the 2017/18 budget year, for which $2.5 million (I think) has been allocated a lready? Or will it be in …
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. I think the question we were trying to get out of the Minister, and the pr evious Member asked, was . . . it would appear that the former Progress ive Labour Party Government bought some lemon buses, which the previous OBA Gover nment had to deal with. Is the Minister going to avoid those mistakes, going forward? [Inaudible …
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Honourable Member mentions the singlecell parasite called Brooklynella, in his Statement. Is the Honourable Member aware of whether this pathogen affects humans? And would he be aware as to whether raw fish might present a problem if ingested? A lot of people do eat sushi, sashimi, these days. So is there any possibility of cross …
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker, yes.
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I am looking at enrolment going back to 2004 for both full -time and part -time at Bermuda College. Is the Honourable Member aware that in that period, 2004/05, up until about 2010/11, there was a continual decline in enrolment at Bermuda College?
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you , Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , I am taking note of the fact that we are being asked to be relatively brief in terms of our comments this afternoon because there will be a report of the Committee at a certain point in the not too distant future. Let me just reiterate quickly that, as my honourable …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the Minister could speak to what actions were taken by the Government or the Attorney General’s Chambers for those files which were not subject to the extended period fro m 2010 to 2012? In other words, the files for which no amnesty had been sought, and therefore would clearly have been …