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Susan E. Jackson

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2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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And so no matter how the equation works, Mr. Deputy Speaker, people in Bermuda are just very concerned about how anything around the economy is being managed. Because these are fragile times. And so, as much as we understand, as the Premier has very clearly stated, there is still going to be a perception out there that this might be …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I was not aware that this had anything to do with the Fairmont Southampton.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. Fairmont Southampton already has their concessions. We have been through that. These are other concessions. So it may leave the listener wondering, Why are we giving these kinds of concessions to places that are closed? Yes, we want them open again. Hon. E. David Burt: Point of order, Mr. [Deputy] Speaker.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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So yes. Maybe I will just use what is in here, like land tax relief or something like that. Yes?
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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So just getting back to the relief such as land tax relief, as the Bill has stated, that is fine. But then there are people out there who actually were doing quite well. And who I think about are the Airbnb folk who had a real going concern. And now for whatever reasons, the Government is charging them an astronomical …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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And I appreciate that clarification. Thank you so much. So I will end by asking again the question of, Does this mean that we actually have some existing guesthouses or small hotels on the Island (or large) that are actually prepared and ready for any kind of frame-work to be brought to the House for these kinds of con-cessions to …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Yes. I am just curious. Are there any other unpaid advisors working with the government right now? [Inaudible interjections ] Hon. E. David Burt: Mr. Speaker, I can refer to the first question and the answer given that this i nformation is already in the public domain as they have already asked questions on that and …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I just have a supplementary.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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I am just curious. Are any of those unpaid advisors who have been publicly listed, still working for government?
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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No. Thank you.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. Mr. Speaker, I did receive correspondence from t he Permanent Secretary, or Acting Permanent Secretary, to say that question 1 may be received in a written statement, a written answer.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Premier. My first question is to the Honourable Premier and Minister of Finance: May he please provide to this Honourable House a list of contracts and/or consulting positions that have been approved by the Head of the Public Service from the 1 st of January 2022 to today ? This would be inclusive of the contract amount …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Am I allowed to sort of abbreviate? Because the list could be three times as long. But my second question is, Wondering whether the Honourable Premier/the Minister of Finance could just give us an indication of whether each one of those suppliers and contractors was part of a full request for pro-posal for the consulting positions and the contracts that …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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My second question.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Sure. Will the Honourable Premier and Minister of Finance please provide this Honourable House a list of each supplier/contractor invited to participate in each of the requests for proposal (RFPs) for the con sulting positions and contracts listed in question 1?
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That was sufficient.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, please. Thank you. I am wondering whether the Honourable Premier/Minister of Finance will please provide this Honour-able House the reasons why any unsuccessful applications were not selected for the positions or contracts listed in the answer to question 1? Hon. E David Burt: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From the Head of the Public Service, question 3 follows from question …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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No supplementary.
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. B ermuda House of Assembly I just have one question. On page 1 the Minister was just listing the biggest contributors to our air arrivals and listed that the leisure visitor was the largest. Then secondly was the business visitor. And I am just curious: Is that visitor number increasing, or has it decreased from previous …