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David A. Burch

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17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the five reserve ones are Bermudian. So by “reserve” I mean they have a full -time job somewhere else. And they do lifeguarding as a weekend activity or evening activity.
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, good morning.
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer condolences to the family of Lucinda Wor-rell Stowe. Mr. Speaker, I had known Lucinda for more than 50 years. We served in Youth Parliament together and have been friends ever since. Mr. Speaker, I had the tremendous amount of respect for her. She was a teacher, but she was more than a teacher. …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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When she taught there it was the Educational Centre where you sent students who could not survive or operate in the normal school environment to that place. And she demonstrated a skill set that every teacher should have, which goes beyond just teaching the curriculum that is provided for in schools. She saved more children out of that school than …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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And there are countless other young people who fall into that same category. Thank you.
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. In relation to Head 82 supplemental brief, the Ministry of Public Works budgets $5.5 million each year as an estimated amount to be recharged to other government departments for work done at the Government Quarry for non- public works activities. This work includes fuel for all vehicles that use the quarry or Marsh Folly, garage services …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, the Shadow is understating my views on this matter. [Laughter]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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But what I can say is that I have stood on this floor for a number of occasions talking about recharges. Let me just say I do not fully understand why the bureaucratic process is the way it is. I am not an accountant. And the accountants cannot explain it satisfactorily to me either. But what I have asked the …
3 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
3 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Okay.
3 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, good morning. I would like to be associated with the condolences to the family of Cecil Durham, particularly his widow whom I worked with several years ago. I would also like to extend condolences to the family of Lt. Col. Michael Darling, the Third Command-ing Officer of the Bermuda Regiment, who served with distinction. It is an interesting …
15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker. The Speaker: Yes.
15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Just a few words on $10 million. Mr. Speaker, I want to say that we have been working on increasing the housing stock since we re-turned to Government. And for a significant portion of that time, there was a period of austerity where most requests for funding for housing and many other things were not able to be approved. So, …
15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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There are a number of other items that are bubbling on the back burner that currently there is no funding for. That is not a criticism or a complaint; that is a giving of notice that once we get through the funding and projects that we currently have in place, we will have others that we will bring to the …
15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, I move that Head 65, Capital Development for the Quarry Refurbishment of $2,960,000 be approved. Madam Chairman, the Ministry of Public Works undertook the purchase of a new asphalt plant and paving equipment in the amount of $6,197,470. Due to the estimated total spend, a technical supplement is re-quired to increase the total authorised figure from the current …
15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, I move that technical supplement for Head 65, Capital Development of $2,960,000 be approved.
11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. UPDATE ON THE MERGING OF THE BERMUDA LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND THE WEST END DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give an update on the ongoing merger between the Bermuda Land Development Company (BLDC) and the West End Development Corporation (WEDCO) . Mr. Speaker, let me start by saying nothing in government moves fast. Almost two years ago in July 2022, I announced the intention to amalgamate the BLDC and WEDCO. From a business …
11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to provide an explanation of Bermuda’s approach to asset retirement obligations . On April 1 , 2022, the Government of Bermuda adopted Public Sector Accounting Standard PS 3280. This standard addresses the reporting of legal obligations associated with the retirement of certain tangible capital assets such as asbestos removal in …
11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, it can be anticipated that all buildings built before 1970 will have asbestos in the flooring. In most cases the asbestos has been encapsulated over the years by the layering of additional flooring. Although this insulates the occupants from exposure to the toxins while the building is in use (no liability to recognise), there is a cost for …