Speeches by Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker, colleagues, and members of the listening public.

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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I would like to take this opportunity to provide initial comments to congratulate four international business professionals: Noel Pearman, Marlon Williams, Jasmine DeSilva and Deshay Caines. Mr. Speaker –

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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—these four professionals launched the Association for Corporate Racial Equality [ACRE] and held a very informative virtual panel discussion on Wednesday, October 13. The theme of the discussion was “Connecting the Statistics to the Experience: A Conversation on Race and Bermuda’s International Business Sector.” The Association, they said, was done in response to the historic and present underrepresentation of Black …

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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I will defer to the Honourable Minister.

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker.

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to congratulate Melissa Rodrigues McBeath on being recognised as a 2021 Rising Star in The Bermudian magazine. On occasion, Mr. Speaker, in my career, I have the opportunity to work with people who have joined the compliance industry with as much gusto and professionalism and consideration as I have ever seen. And Melissa …

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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I would, Mr. Speaker.

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank the Honourable Minister for bringing this Bill before this House. I won’t be long, Mr. Speaker. I have read the Bill and the necessity of introducing the fee is clear in this regard and consistent with the expectations we have outlined in Government Fees Regulations 1976. So to that end, Mr. Speaker, this is …

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Chairman.

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Would the Honourable Minister assist with a point of clarification in that when looking at Government Fees Regulations 19 76, and this validation under clause 3 saying that any fee that has been paid under [paragraph] (16)(d) . . . and Mr. Chairman, with your permission I would read [ paragraph] (16)(d) just to make sure …

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. “(d) on the issue of a residential certificate,” (meaning the section, it relates) to persons who freehold property and are eligible for residential certificate. Would the Honourable Minister explain why the validation is neces sary as it appears? And I believe he spoke to applications that have been made and were successful already under this, and …

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Chairman.

26 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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I am fine, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Honourable Minister.

12 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. ( I was just waiting for the video. There it is.) And I thank the Honourable Premier. Mr. Speaker, his Statement reads on page 4 or 5 that “the consultants will deliver a Project Management Plan complete with resource requirements, key milestones and timeli nes, actions and enablers required to progress the 31 initiatives . . …

12 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker. And I thank the Honourable Premier.

12 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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So it would be fair to say then that there was no centralised Project Manag ement Plan at that time? Hon. E. David Burt: If I may, Mr. Speaker, that is a bsolutely correct. The fact is that individual plans certainly had those things. But we were speaking on a project management, PMO perspective. And if we go and refer …

12 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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—Second—

12 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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New question, Mr. Speaker.

12 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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As it relates to the Honour able Premier’s Statement, on page 2, which reads, “ A business plan f or a Fisheries Development Centre is being completed under a steering committee” and that “the plan will consider how such a facility will benefit the public .” Mr. Speaker, my question is, Given that the ERP on page 18 says that …

12 Nov 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Honourable Premier please inform the Honourable House why —