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Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP

Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP

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18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Okay. Thank you. Supplemental? Hon. Jarion Richardson: Second question.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Question, I meant. QUESTION 2: NATIONAL VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY GRANTS Hon. Jarion Richardson: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yes, thank you. Would the Honourable Minister clarify how the Ministry ensures that the allocation of funding prioritises the at -risk populations, including those affected by trauma and homelessness?
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Okay. Minister. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Can the Honourable Member repeat that question? Hon. Jarion Richardson: How does the Ministry ensure that the allocation of funding prioritises the most at-risk populations, including those affected by trauma and homelessness? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. What we are targeting with the application process that comes in, are those …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Member. Hon. Jarion Richardson: Thank you. Supplemental please.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Yes. Bermuda House of Assembly SUPPLEMENTARIES Hon. Jarion Richardson: Thank you. Given that half of the grant funding is going to sports clubs, how is the Honourable Minister ensuring that the underserved and high-risk youth who may not engage in sports are not being left behind? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Minors are going to these sports clubs. But, as I …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Thank you, Minister. Supplemental? Hon. Jarion Richardson: Supplementary, please. Thank you. What specific grant programmes, then, are focused on the rehabilitation and trauma and grief of the survivors and broken families resulting from violence? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you for that, Madam Deputy Speaker. Part of our national strategy, we also have a team of trauma trained specialists who …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Thank you. Third question? QUESTION 3: NATIONAL VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY GRANTS Hon. Jarion Richardson: Third question, yes, please. Thank you. Given the public interest in violence reduction across our community, why hasn't the government re-leased a public implementation plan or progress dashboard for the strategy, similar to other projects?
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Minister. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. We brought the anti -violence strategy to the House in December. And I think in the first session we gave an update on it. And every quarter, I think we will be giving updates as is relevant and necessary.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Thank you, Minister. Supplemental? Hon. Jarion Richardson: No, it is a repeat of the same question. The question was, why hasn't the Government — [Inaudible interjections] Hon. Jarion Richardson: A point of order, some clarification would be helpful here, Madam Deputy Speaker.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
That is not a point of order. But you are choosing to make your supplemental — Hon. Jarion Richardson: Sorry, I thought I did read in the Standing Orders that I could apply to the Speaker for clarification on how to conduct a question.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
I think you know how to conduct a question. Hon. Jarion Richardson: Mm-hmm.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
But, you are not satisfied with the answer that he gave. That is what you are saying? Hon. Jarion Richardson: I didn't seek . . . Yes, that would be a good way of saying it because I didn't get an answer. So, I was trying to say how do I re- answer? [Inaudible interjections]
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Here, just go ahead and repeat your question and let him . . . Hon. Jarion Richardson: So, my question was , Why hasn't the Government implemented a dashboard, pro-gress dashboard? And the reply was, we have given updates in the House. So, the question is, you know, why have you chosen that option instead of a public dashboard? Thank …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
That is your supplemental question, why has he chosen the option of reporting that he is doing? Hon. Jarion Richardson: Yes, ma’am.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Minister. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Thank you. Hon. Jarion Richardson: That is all.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Thank you. Minister. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Madam Deputy Speaker, I do not know how many different ways I can say it. We brought the strategy to the House, and we will be updating the public and this Honourable House as the strategy unfolds.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
So, you are saying that your Ministry chooses to report in the manner that you do? Yes. That is what you're saying. Yes. Okay, thank you. Do you have a second supplemental? Hon. Jarion Richardson: No, thank you. I greatly appreciate the guidance and clarification. The Deputy Speaker: Yes. Thank you, Opposition Leader. That brings us to the Bermuda Regiment. …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Minister. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Madam Deputy Speaker, I think that was in my budget statement. But if I could just kind of summarise it, we know the fleet is ageing, and it is being looked at to modernise the fleet, and we will do that as soon as we possibly can.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Deputy Speaker
Okay, thank you. Supplemental? SUPPLEMENTARIES Hon. Jarion Richardson: Yes, thank you. Has the Ministry explored co- funding vessel procurement models leveraging our deep security connections to the US and UK?