Speeches by Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. [These] are a little bit more specific. I note under subjective analysis of current account estimates on page B -195, we are seeing object code . . . we are seeing descriptions for expenses including salaries, training, travel, communications, advertising and promotion, professional services, rentals, repair and maintenance, materials and supplies, other expenses, and grants and contributions. My …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Under the descri ption advertising and promotions we are seeing a requested spend of $270,000. Given that we have the Bermuda Business Development Agency and the BEDC, who undoubtedly have their own budgets and line items for advertising and promotions, can the Minister speak to how we got to the number of $270,000? Why we need it? If he could …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the Honourable Minister. I would just say from my experience, I hope he gets credit because I would hate to raise money and not get it in my performance appraisal. But, okay, so the question here, Mr. Chairman, revenue summary, we see under business unit 8291, land ac quisition fees. We saw that this …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Okay. Hon. Jason Hayw ard: Mr. Chairman, I am in a position to answer the—

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Much can be said of that, Mr. Chairman.

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Minister. Hon. Jason Hayward: Mr. Chairman, one other question.

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Honourable Minister. My questions now move on to page B -197 which we spoke about in general before as it related to the objectives outlined on page B -194. I want to ask a bit more specific questions. Especially giv en, Mr. Chairman, with all due respect to this format, I am more …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Last year I butchered your title, so let’s hope I can get it better this year. Yes, I was asking the Honourable Minister if he could define, under the performance measurements, on page B -197, what i s meant by new business partnerships, what is meant by strategic business initiatives, and what is meant by business …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Madam Chairman, may I continue?

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Just so you know, your camera is not on, so we wouldn’t be able to say, Oh, you are muted. Just so you know.

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Got it. Thank you, Madam Chairman. And I thank the Honourable Minister for his answers. 606 7 March 202 2 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Mindful that we are still waiting on questions on page B -195, for subjective analysis of current account estimates . And the next question under the performance measures will probably relate to it, …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Absolutely. Thank you, Madam Chairman.

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, Madam Chairman. Not a question, but with any luck a valuable critique. I suppose that will be determined by the Hon-ourable Minister. The $270,000 on advertising, certainly the local advertising is understandable, but the overseas advertising (again, just my contribution) strikes me as an overlap with the BDA. So I am not sure what cost savings could be made …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I have spoken before that we have the consultant who will be providing the project management office and at the same time this department will coordinate and monitor the Economic Recovery Plan. Honourable Minister, as it relates to the spend of $259,000, how will this work in practice given that there appears to be that we are spending …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Hon-ourable Minister. [Hon. Derrick V. Burgess, Sr., Chairman]

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Would the Honourable Minister . . . my questions are moving on the grant on page C-19. So I do not w ant to take us away if anyone else has a question as it relates to pages B -194 through B - 197. Mr. Chairman, my intention is to move to page C - 19.

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, sir. The Honourable Minister gave a detailed brief as it related to the Bermuda Business Development Agency and the BEDC operat ional grant, on page C - 19. And I have some questions as it relates to the BEDC, business unit 7000. I note, or rather it is in public that the BEDC has had some problems, or …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Honourable Minister. 608 7 March 202 2 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly My contribution on that point is I definitely agree that the good works . . . well, what I am saying is, we are on the same page. The good works should not be stopped. And we are on the …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for that. Like I said, I am new to the government appa-ratus, so I do want to make sure I am learning. My contribution would also add that when I went to look up the BEDC, not the audited financial statements, but I went to look up the annual report, which is just a report of …

7 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.