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N. H. Cole Simons

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2 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman , Mr. Chairman , I do not have much to say, but I just have a couple of questions that I would like to raise with the Minister. The first question I would like to raise has to do with the Agricultural Exhibition and the contract that is in place with AG Show Ltd. As you …
2 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Just one question that has not been answered, and that is the ongoing servi cing of the toilets in our parks. Will that be outsourced? Or are they managing Horseshoe Bay when the toilets at Horseshoe Bay will be open up until ten o’clock at night? Will there be overtime for the employees? What type of plan does the Minister …
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, good morning. I would like to send congratulatory remarks out to the Outstanding Teacher of the Year 2018, Ms. Sharmaine Nusum. She is an M3 teacher at T. N. Tatem Middle School. She lives on the ethos that, Every day is an opportunity, every day is a good day for growth, and every day is a good day to …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker . I have been sitting here listening attentively, and I want to say this has been an interesting debate. Mr. [Deputy ] Speaker , when the 2018 Ec onomic Review was presented, when the budget was presented, I was not surprised at the reception. And I am saying that simply because I have travelled with …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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He is articulate.
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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He is charismatic. He is el oquent. But, Mr. [Deputy ] Speaker , he has a way of capturin g people’s attention; he has a way of capturing their confidence. I would love to have him in my sales team. Mr. Deputy Speaker , it is good to have a salesman out there. But it is another story for the …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Pardon me? [Inaudible interjection]
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Sorry, they had $50 million they were holding back for an investment. So why would the Government (or the Mini ster of Finance) be prepared to give them more money when they were sitting on a reserve of $50 million that they wanted to invest? Hence, we cut the $25 million payment from the previous year. To me this makes …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker , he can call it scaremongering all he wants, this is fact. This is reality, Mr. Deputy Speaker . [Inaudible interjection]
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker , if we do not pass this assessment it will compromise our Solvency II agreement with the EU, it will compromise our status as an approved member by the National Ass ociation of Insurance Commissioners and it also co mpromises our banking industry. Mr. Deputy Speaker , as you know, our banking industry is continuously updating and …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Anti-terrorist financing. And, Mr. Deputy Speaker , we have to conti nue in that vein. If we do not meet the standards pr escribed by the CFATF then it would send the wrong message about our banking industry and our financial services industry, Mr. Deputy Speaker . 1086 23 February 2018 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly It would …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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No, I am not reading. The Tax Reform Commission is in place to look at opportunities for Bermuda. This is wise. We should be doing it. We always do it. Every government does it. It is not new. This is an initiative that we star ted. The former Minister, Mr. Richards, had a Finance Council that he was working with. …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Oh, okay. Mr. Speaker , I have heard nothing to support our fishing industry. I have heard nothing to support our local fishermen. I have heard nothing to support our agricultural industry. Mr. Speaker , I have heard nothing to support our dairy farming industry. I have heard nothing to support the elimination of plastics in Bermuda. I have heard …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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So, Mr. Speaker —
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister provide me with the total budget allocation for these new training initi atives and how much the employers will be expected to pay for their employees’ training?
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Supplemental. Will master masons or master electricians or master plumbers who have 30, 40 years of experience Bermuda House of Assembly be grandfathered and not required to take the test, and automatically get the cer tification based on their lifetime experiences?
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Second question. The Statement speaks to apprenticeships. How many companies do we have registered under the apprenticeship pr ogramme that are willing to work with the development of our employees?
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Supplementary.
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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What incentives are in place to encourage local companies to participate in the a pprenticeship programmes?
9 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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My question now —