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N. H. Cole Simons

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1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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And the ecosystem is what I am speaking about.
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I take his point. But there is no information in this legislation saying that mining is precluded from being handled or managed in Bermuda. [ Inaudible interjections]
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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And so, Mr. Speaker , I am just asking the Minister what discussions has he had with the Energy Commission and BELCO to ensure that they can provide the support and the required infrastructure to make this work. Mr. Speaker , ICOs . . . the fund offering . . . I was in New York yesterday from Tuesday until …
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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I was saying this to say that in New York . . . and I went to another asset management house and I asked them, again, the same question. And their private equity people are cautious about this new industry. And they are s aying, You know, we have to see how this develops, we have to look for frameworks …
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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[Clause] 6, Codes of practice. I note that throughout the legislation in this area. They talk of permissive language. It says, “The Authority may issue codes of conduct.” I take the position that the Authority should be compelled to issue codes of conduct, and not be permissive, because they could choose not to issue a code of conduct. And w …
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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No, you have got it wrong.
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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[Clause] 18, Custody and operations . . . is it the intention of the Minister and the BMA to have a panel of service providers that are authorised to issue indemnity insurance or surety bonds or custodians of the t rust account? Will we have a list of businesses that will be authorised to provide this type of protection and …
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Will it be acceptable to have overseas insurance . . . indemnity insurance companies or bond issuers . . . and not local ones?
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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On occasion, Mr. Chairman, shareholders and directors delegate some of their functions to employees or other executives within the organisations that are not directors or owners, but they still have a controlling interest in the business. Is this accommodated for, i.e., an authorised signatory or somebody within the organisation that has the delegated authority to act on behalf of the …
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Okay.
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Can the Minister speak to whether the BMA will be publishing for the public record and for the public interest ––whether they will publish it on a webs ite of some sort, or whether it be in the Gazette, or whether they are going to use the l ibrary or public notices . . . can you provide some clar …
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Will the Authority investigate actions that occur overseas that are not illegal in Bermuda?
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes. [Inaudible interjections]
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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That are not. So the business may violate an overseas piece of legislation, but in Bermuda we do not have that legislation. Will the BMA assist foreign entities pursue any infractions of inter-national regulations that do not apply to Bermuda?
18 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First, I would like to state that I am fully su pportive of this programme. So, my question to the Mi nister is, Are there any other hotels involved in this type of training programme? And if they are not, what is being done to get them on board?
18 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Further question.
18 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Has the Ministry considered extending the programme t o cover front -desk serBermuda House of Assembly vices, concierge services, and food and beverage services?
18 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise to associate myself with the comments just made by the Education Minister. I, too, was at the graduation. I want to commend all of the graduates for their performance and achiev ements. Obviously, the Minister may have been looking at my notes. This Azhanae Oliver, who got two degrees, a degree in …
18 May 2018 House of Assembly
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The other persons who I would like to recognise are the number of mature st udents. Evidently, a 70- year-old mother made a bet with her children and said, I’ll bet you I can get my degree starting from scratch, quicker and cheaper than you. And she did.