Speeches by Susan E. Jackson

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I like to ask questions and get answers that meet all levels of under-standing. Bermuda House of Assembly Minister, I just wanted to go back to the instruction and mix it in a bit with the accreditation that you mentioned in your answer. So when we are look-ing at the accreditation, and I do not know the ins …

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Just since we have a few more minutes, I am just wondering if the Minister might be able to speak a little bit about the actual building and the facilities and what we might be able to consider in future grant money or partnerships or something to address some of the ageing parts of the Bermuda College. Hon. Diallo V. …

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Yes. Thank you. So one of my final questions to the Minister is around campus life. I am still sticking with the facilities part and campus life. Whether the Minister feels that there may be a threat of lowering enrolment and participation in the Bermuda College. I know the Minister is going to have to say no, they are going …

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a couple of questions on Head 18, Libraries and Archives. I would like to start on the last page, B -146. It is a performance measure. It is Head 18, Libraries and Archives. Ther e was information about getting some —well, let me start with business unit 28130, Administration. And I just wanted …

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have another question on page B — 1092 13 March 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: MP Jackson, just be mindful you have approximately five minutes left for this debate.

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I would like to go to page B -145, Head 18, Libraries and Archives. And this is the Youth Services, page B -145, and it is business unit 28110, Youth Services. I am just wondering if the Minister mig ht be able to provide an average number of participants who are attending the programme. I am going to …

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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I am just looking for if they knew like sort of the average number of people who attend each of those programmes. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Okay. The average number of attendance—

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Yes. That is right. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Well, I could quickly pull out my calculator and say what is 2,500 divided by 175? And that will give yo u the average of numbers. But I am encouraged where it says the Youth Library use per annum is 1,200. And the total membership is 7,800 which is really, really …

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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I just have one fin al question. Do I have time for one final question? This is on page B -141, which is Head 18, Libraries and Archives. Just curious why there is just a little less money for operating the Youth Services, line 28110? We have got $431,000, which is down $18,000 this year. I was just wondering what …

13 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker, yes. I just have a few words. And that is that certainly the Opposition supports the fact that it is a tax increase. So it is what it is. It is for the international ships, so this does not affect any of our smaller local ships. So that part is a relief. And I certainly want to …

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for providing the update on the Bermuda Housing Corporation. I am just curi ous if the Minister might be able to provide us some indication of the numbers of people who are still looking for help and who may be on waitlists for housing through the BHC.

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Second question.

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister had just mentioned seniors in the introduction of the Statement . So I just would lik e to ask the Minister whether there is any thought to expand the inventory of sort of more senior -focused communities within the inventory of the Bermuda Housing Corporation?

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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I do, Mr. Speaker.

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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And just as the Minister has mentioned the Cann residential community, it tri ggered a thought. Does the Bermuda Housing Corpor ation or the Ministry have any stop- gaps in place should seniors be identified with particular ailments? So not only at the Dr. Cann facility are the materials may be a little in need of repair or not sufficient …

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I thank the Minister for providing that overview of the conference that she attended. It spurred my question of wondering how things are going with the United Nations Bermuda D evelopment Programme that was introduced about a year ago? And the Minister invited me to listen to the introduction of the new programme. And it …

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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I have a supplementary.

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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My question is, and I thank the Minister. It is all very exciting. I have been on the website, and I have read the job description because it is quite attractive. And it is very nice to see Bermuda being included in worldwide applications for jobs wit hin the United Nations. So it is an inspiring spot to be in. …

10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly

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I have a supplementary.