Speeches by N. H. Cole Simons

18 May 2018 House of Assembly

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She graduated with distinction yesterday.

18 May 2018 House of Assembly

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So I would like to also commend her. The other issue is Zita Pitt. She spoke on b ehalf of the graduates, and she told us of her very em otional journey. She never gave up. And she showed the lesson of the butterfly. Again, I say to her, congratulations. I know Bermuda will be in good hands Bermuda House …

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Both.

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First of all , I would like to acknowledge my support for the Statement. The reason for the Ocean Risk Summit did not just happen. It was through diplomacy and making contacts to make sur e that Bermuda is recognised for its contributions. So my question to the Minister is, does he have any environmental diplomacy …

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Supplement ary.

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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While he has mentioned the Hamilton Declaration, does he have any other countries that are pending in regard to signing onto the Hamilton Declaration?

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, back in December, the Minister of Education made a Statement that the Department of Education will be working on delivery plans during the month of December. Today’s Statement indicates that they are still working on delivery plans. Can the Minister give us an update on the status of the delivery plans for increasing academic …

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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I accept the Minister’s comments. But my question is, and I will rephrase it . Before we initiate these priorities, when will a blueprint be in place for the delivery of the programme? That is my question: When will the blueprints for the de livery of each of the priorities be in place?

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to associate myself in regard to the comments m ade re the recent graduates and scholarship recipients of the United World College. These kids were phenomenal. They knew what they wanted. They were looking for worldly experience, and they stood up to the wicket and did an excellent job of …

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister said the mandate of the Archives is to collect, arrange, and preserve the essential historical records of Berm uda, the admini strative records of the Bermuda Government, and to facilitate access to documents. Mr. Speaker, the A rchives and the Library play a crucial role in recording, preserving, and conserving Bermuda’s social, …

11 May 2018 House of Assembly

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God’s country.

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Under the provisions of Standing Order 34(3) of the House of Assembly, and on behalf of the Chair, Pat Gordon- Pamplin, I hereby present for the information of the Honourable House of Assembly a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee [PAC] on the Public Accounts regarding the committee’s visits to the National Assembly for Wales, and to Westminster, in January …

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in regard to the Memorandum of Understanding for FinTech development, I just want to say that, quite frankly, we on this side support our examining these initiatives, and we will lend support wherever possible. Now, in regard to Binance, I salute them for the work that they hope to do in Bermuda. And I …

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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I am getting to the question. [Laughter]

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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My question is this, Mr. Speaker. This new company which started, was founded last year in Hong Kong, has moved to doing business in Japan [and] Singapore. And they have built up an interesting reputation.

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, the Japanese regulatory authority, finance and service agency, has asked them to cease doing business in Japan. My question to the Finance Minister is, How was this information addressed during the vetting process?

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Yes. He was quoting the —

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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Yes, supplementary.

4 May 2018 House of Assembly

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He was quoting the CEO’s comments about the organisation. I read an article that said the CEO indicated that the company had no legal headquarters. Can the Minister speak to where the base is for this company? And could he also speak to the comments wherein the CEO indicated that, We are okay with doing things very creatively to avoid …