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Susan E. Jackson

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9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Okay, thank you. I would again like to congratulate the team of about eight members of staff who have been able to develop the National Youth Policy. This is clearly a comprehensive document. The document covers ev ery aspect of youth development. I could not think of anything that was missing. So, it is a comprehensive overview and a great …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Please excuse me if I have gotten it mixed up. If I look at the number of the budget for anti -doping, I would suspect that it has been 668 9 March 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly moved to line 30065 because the anti -doping budget for this year is about $450,000. And, of course, that new …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I am on Head 52, page B - 254, it is the second line item, administration 62001. Hon. Tinee Furbert: Okay. Thank you.
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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I am just curious what has been added, whether that is an additional salary or whether that is some amount of money that is going to be allocated towards the National Cultural Policy. I am just interested in finding out who or what has been added to the administration under the Department of Culture. I am going to the next …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Okay, thank you, Mr. Chai rman. I am just reading over my notes. Some of these the Minister answered in her brief , so I am not going to be repetitive. Folklife Bermuda, 62070. In 2020/21 we spent $100,000 for the celebration of Parliament’s 400th Anniversary I believe, which was very well done in my personal opinion. And this year …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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That’s fine. Hon. Tinee Furbert: Okay. There was a question in regard to whether the National Youth Policy have any meat around it, or budget for it, or are there any stipends or payments to the working group. So, there is not a dedicated budget for the working group. However, Youth, Sport and Recreation will support it when necessary and …
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, may I just ask for clarification? Was that B -255, professional services? On page B -255? Hon. Tinee Furbert: Sorry, I was speaking to page B - 254, [cost centre] 62001. It was asked what had been added to the administration.
9 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Got you. Thank you. Hon. Tinee Furbert: You’re welcome.
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker, thank you.
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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And good morning, Minister of Education. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Good morning. QUESTION 1: MEASURING GAPS IN EDUCATION DUE TO COVID- 19
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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My question is directed to the Honourable Minister of Education. Can he please i nform this Honourable House how the Ministry is qual ifying existing achievement gaps between the last published assessments and how he is going to determine the extent of learning loss experienced by our st udents given the volatility of school closures and inter-mittent remote schooling due …
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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No, I don’t have any. I am not sure if any colleague does.
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you. That was a wholesome response. Thank you, Minister. My second question is: Will the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House whether the Education Ministry developed any plan for assessing students who will be applying for higher ed ucation and would possibly not be at the level required for them to enter or apply for colleges and universities …
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Lost you, Minister.
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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There you are. Hon. Di allo V. S. Rabain: Okay. Can you hear me now?
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Minister, I am just wondering, is the Bermuda College considering preparing a like kind of pr ogramme that you just mentioned in your last sentence? Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: I can state that the Berm uda College does have college prep programmes and they do, as they have always done, test —especially our local …
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you.
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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No further supplementary.
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House if the Education Ministry is providing additional support to teachers in reducing the learning gaps of our students? Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. MP Jackson, the simple answer to that is yes, we do supply support, but let me go into what those …
4 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, I do have a supplementary and I hope it is not oversimplified, Mr. Speaker.