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Susan E. Jackson

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21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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My other question is [regar ding] 27095.
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I’m looking . . . 27095.
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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It sure is. Head 17, page B - 132, school attendants. There isn’t any money all ocated to that line item. But I still have a question around absenteeism and whether the Minister might be able to shed some light on the . . . I don’t necessarily want to know the number of children who were absent during COVID …
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes. Line 27061.
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I am just basing . . . these are just off my notes from the brief. The Chairman: Minister, did you get that? Continue, Member Jackson.
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I have another question st ill on page B -132. I believe it is 27071, office support. I believe that this includes gifted and talented. No, no. no. Madam Chairman, it is 27069, gifted and talented. I am just wondering if the Minister might be able to explain to me how the gifted and talented services are provided within the …
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I have a question on page B -134, line item 27020, assessment and evaluation. I am just curious whether the Minister might be able to give an indic ation of what assessments may be given to the incoming S1 students in order to gauge their preparedness to enter the signature progr ammes in September. And still on page …
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, I have two additional questions that I would like to ask. And one relates to the Bermuda College, which in on page B -148, Head 41, Bermuda College. And this is general . . . the one line item is the grant amount. But I would like to take just one minute to compliment and thank the members of …
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Okay. I am going to ask it this way. Given the $389,000, how much of that budget is allocated to preserving the future of the Bermuda National Library and its ability to sustain i tself in a building that is ageing?
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I do not have any further questions, but I genuinely thank you for responding to the questions that I asked today. I really appreciate learning more about the Ministry and t he Department of Education, libraries and the Bermuda College. So I am genuinely grateful for the information you have shared today. Thank you. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: And …
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Minister. That was an inspirational end to the debate. [Laughter]
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you.
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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We cannot hear you, Mr. Chairman.
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Chairman, I have a few words.
21 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you and good evening. Yes, so we have been through some tumult uous times this year, and the past couple of years, with COVID -19. Certainly, much appreciation to those essential workers who were carrying on their duties, especially in public transportation and the airport staff through those times. And of course it has come at a cost of …
18 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you and good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. My question to the Minister is: I am curious as to whether this Child Advisory Commission will work independent of the Director and then the Director would be ex -officio . . . I am just trying to get a feel for where the Commission would sit. So they handle the children in- …
18 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
18 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Good afternoon, Minister. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Good afternoon. QUESTION 1: UPDATE ON EDUCATION REFORM - HISTORY AND LEGACY WORKING GROUP
18 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I am curious as to whether your vision is to create, at some point, an actual curriculum for the different levels of schooling in Bermuda and apprise them of the history that is going to be co llected. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Thank you. That is a very topical question. Thank you, MP Jackson. The History and Legacy Working …
18 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, I think I can add this as a supplementary, or a second question.