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24 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker .
24 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, concerning the fact that we have Bermudians down there some of whom are seniors who are subjected to these cond itions, I hope that the Minister will move in a post haste fashion to effectuate—he and his Ministry —the rem edies that are needed. Is the Minister aware that it may take six to eight months even if …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay. Thank you.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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My omission, Mr. Speaker, and I apologise.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to ask the Premier, has there been any thought in event of a hard Brexit to harnessing the office, our London Office, and other relevant government bodies to convey to members or companies within the Lo ndon-based insurance sector that Bermuda is open for business, and that with the ascension of Solvenc y II equivalency, …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just want to say that I decided to ask a fellow Member to allow me to get up to follow the former Premier because I have noticed over the last few years that that Member from constituency 12 consis tently mispresents the record of the PLP Government. Tonight he egregiously and insultingly evoked …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I am getting to that. Now, let me tell you something. The bottom line is we had some people who were in leadership positions who thought that the way to deal with the racism coming from that party and its supporters, very powerful men and women, was to appease them. And I am not condoning what happened to ProActive, but …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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With all due respect.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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With all due respect. No, I am on base.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would just like to wrap up on that and say that for the last three years I have heard that Member keep coming back to this, about how the PLP abandoned the black entr epreneurs before the election. Again, he is talking about the Jerry Webb’s and all the rest. People who consistently played the game thinking …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, with your i ndulgence, I just want to read a couple of paragraphs from a Gazette article. It was published February 2nd, 2017.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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It was writte n by Mr. Wendell Hollis and Mr. Andrew Outerbridge. And I quote: “We write, not on behalf of any particular party, cause , or group, but as two Bermudian professionals who have worked in our respective professions for more than 40 years, have a great love for our island, and are deeply concerned for its future. “Michael …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I have heard it said that in some respect this process has been like trying to put lipstick on a pig. And, certainly, Bermudi-ans deserve much better. You see, Mr. Speaker, today we witness clandestinely surreptitiously the Government coming into this Chamber, in this building at 5:00 am or so in the morning, under cover of darkness. Who …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Classroom training. I u nderstand the Government’s frustration, but like I said, it is a frustration of their own making. I wrote a piece in the paper not too long ago, Mr. Speaker, where I talked about that this is like manna from heaven, in essence, with the Canadian developers. And part of it is that with these P3 pr …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes, the bait . And then the switch to now we are at the point where the pr oject is going to cost over $400 million. [Inaudible interjections]
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay, okay, no C auseway then. Okay. So $200 million without a Causeway , but now you are up to over $400 million without a Causeway. Bermudians are not stupid! There is some contention around that some Members are saying there was — [Inaudible interjections]
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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So, you know, I hear interpolations over there. But I am going to ignore them. Again, Bermudians are not convinced that these types of projects, knowing what are the predic table outcomes with projects —major projects and ec onomic engines that have been fostered by that side of the aisle . . . they know that it will be only …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, that is my view. I could be wrong, but that is just my view. I mean, for months now I have been trying to say, Well, where has Michael Butt been in this? First they were saying no, it is not that Michael Butt . People were confusing him with a guy in insurance/reinsurance. People were not sure about …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr . Speaker, same timeline for the Premier. Premier, did you have any discussion with Gover n350 3 February 2017 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly ment House with respect to the deployment of the riot squad? Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: Mr. Speaker, the same answer I just gave applies.
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I do, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, will the Premier confirm that, in effect, it is Government House that has the ultimate operational control of the police?