Speeches by Susan E. Jackson

25 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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So in the guidelines then, let us put the optional mask -wearing aside. But within the guidelines, can the Minister please confirm that we are able to have students get back into some activities such as sports days, field trips and some mixing of bubbles? Those more social activities will now be r elaxed whether children are wearing a mask …

25 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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I do not have any further supplementary. Thank you very much, Minister and you,

25 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have spent some time over the past year just reading through, li stening to folks and trying to get a feel for how this legislation is going to work within our community. And I am going to begin by stating at least what I would like to see this legislation do if it is going …

25 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Point of order. Either one.

25 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister might be unintentionally misleading the House. I am not saying it [as] whether they have an ability to run a business, but the desire to want to get into running a business. That some folks simple want to manage and produce their craft and be able to have a simple exchange of goods for …

25 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Chairman, call for names.

25 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Names.

25 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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We are calling for names.

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask a few questions.

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I would like to begin by thanking the Minister. That was a fulsome brief. It certainly is an awful lot of 1072 21 March 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly information to receive at one time, but I also apprec iate receiving a full overview of the Ministry and all of its departments because this is …

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I would just like to speak about the Board of Education for a bit. They certainly have a significant role to play in the strategic direction of education in Bermuda and are a part of our reform and Plan 2022. One of the strategic exercises of the Board of Educ ation is around the recruitment …

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chai rman. I am speaking generally to Head 16, Ministry of Educat ion Headquarters, and I am starting on page B-128, or B -127. I am speaking generally.

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Absolutely, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, very much. Remaining on page B -127 and I am still speaking generally to the Ministry of Education Hea dquarters. I had a few questions around the Bermuda Educators Council. And again, I am connecting the Board of Education and what some of their functions and activities and objectives are as a part of the …

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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I most certainly am. Thank you very much.

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes. But I just have a couple of additional questions around the Bermuda Educ ators Council. And yes, because they report to the Mi nister and because it is — POINT OF CLARIFICATION Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Once again, a point of clar ification, Mr. Chairman. The Bermuda Educators Council does not report to the Government of Bermuda. They …

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Okay. I’ll leave it alone. Thank you. My next topic is the Education Authority. The Minister had mentioned that there is a committee that has been for mulated in order to start the process of the Education Authority, and I am just wondering (1) whether there is a timeline of when the committee will produce a structure for the Education …

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, and I am taking advantage, as I mentioned earli er that within the Standing Orders I can speak to policy and services as well asking financial questions. And while we are on the overall Ministry of Education and Headquarters I would like to speak and lay the groundwork for some of the major issues that the Ministry is facing, …

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. In the budget going all the way back . . . and I am still on page B -127, Ministry of Educat ion, Head 16, and I am just setting general questions. I notice that back in 2020 there was a proposal for a mem orandum of understanding with teachers. And just to make sure that some of …

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I am just making note, Mr. Chairman. These are the reasons why we ask the questions so that we can learn and understand. Thank you. So, yes, I am curious whether there will be an extension of the Learning First model beyond Sep-tember 2022, given the fact that we have had the d elays from COVID -19. And …

21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chai rman. So that allocation is $1.29 million which is up 34 per cent. I am staying within Plan 2022, can the Minister give us some update on the data- driven priority? I am curious because this data collection is som ething that really gives us an opportunity to measure the results. And I am wondering if …