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N. H. Cole Simons

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16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Right now, Mr. Chairman, I know that there is not much influence in regard to the contributions made by th e team of the Ministry in the governance of the Berkeley Institute. The school is governed by its Board of Governors — Hon. Wayne Caines: Point of order.
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I accept that , Mr. Chairman. I accept his comments, but I am talking about oversight and governance on a day -to-day basis, given the amount that we invest in this school. Bermuda House of Assembly The other issue that I would like to question is . . . yes, what are they doing? They are an aide d school.
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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And we provide money . . . what are they doing in regard to their own fund rai sing? What are they doing with the revenues received from the old Berkeley Institute building, which I know is rented out? Do we have any idea what type of rent is collected from the old Berkeley Institute? And is that used to …
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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But I also want more say in oversight, Mr. Chairman, and more active oversight because we provide 95 per cent, almost, of the oper-ating expenses for the Berkeley Institute and we, at this point in time, have very little oversight. And like I also said . . . I think I said it in the Education budget, it is time …
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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So, okay, then, I take your guidance, Mr. Chairman.
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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So, my question then becomes, can the Minister tell us how the $1 million will be spent [and] give us a breakdown as to why they need an additional million dollars? My proposition is if we had more ins ight and oversight on the Board on an ongoing basis, we would have these answers. Thank you. The Chairman: Thank you. …
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I listened to the Minister’s presentation, and I can say that the legislation is catching up with what already goes on in the industry in the larger trust companies. As she said, when a trust relati onship is established, there are certain pr otocols in place that will have to be followed. We bas …
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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As the Minister said, you know, you have lay trustees. And I have a real exam-ple that I am aware of. I know of a trust that has, the truth is, a housekeeper as the trustee. And it was pr oduced by a law firm. And I am saying, you know, it is irresponsible for the law firm to appoint …
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, for clarific ation, I am saying this because, when you act in a trustee role, you should understand the role that you are undertaking.
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Okay.
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Go over section 261B(1) again.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I just have a question for the Premier.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Given that we are adding a FinTech repr esentative on the board, does the mandate for the BMA have to be amended to include the FinTech industry as far as a regulatory point of view?
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, thank you, Mr. Chairman. A lot has been said about the Dog Act this morning. But let us put this into perspec tive. This i ssue has been going on for a number of years. Mr. Chairman, we are currently operating under the Dog Act 1978. In 2008, a replacement Act was approved in this House. We are …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I do not know. But they found their way there, and I am delighted that they are hanging around. [Inaudible interjection and laughter ]
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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So, again, let us encourage the people of this country to get involved. There are bee gardens that you can set up that will attract the bees and keep them there, Mr. Chairman.
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. C hairman, I am delighted to learn under Head 32, Administration, that the North East Hamilton Development Plan is complete. It represents a doc ument that has been in the pipes for quite some time and I look forward to seeing it and I look forward to public discourse. As you know, North Hamilton is …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Pages B -318 and B -317, Administration, I am speaking to, basically.
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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It is item 3203, okay? Mr. Chairman, the other issue I note is that they have a draft version of the 2017 Bermuda Plan. Obviously, that is updated regularly and that is also completed and I look forward to discussions to see how that has evolved to ensure that our planning codes and planning restrictions and planning gui dance dovetails …