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The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

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17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Supplementary, if I could, Mr. Speaker?
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, since the report has been issued and the Minister has been made aware, has the Mini s-ter been able to do any digging or uncovering as to the reason wh y Bermuda’s macroeconomic profile was reduced by Moody’s [Investors] Service?
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Will the Minister of Finance be following up with this particular institution to confirm the reason why they have downgraded their asses sment of the rule of law, seeing that it affects the World Bank’s ratin g? And will the Honourable Minister please report back to this House as to the reasons for that reduction of their rating on the …
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you. The Honourable Minister said he does not have the answers in front of him. Well, pursuant to Standing Orders, will the Honourable Minister undertake to bring an updated balance to the House at our next day of meeting?
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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I will ask the same question again,
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Pursuant to Standing Orders, will the Honourable Minister undertake to bring an updated figure, inclusive of the interest, to the House at our next day of meeting?
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Question number 1, Will the Junior Ministe r confirm to this Honourable House that the Caroline Bay Development at Morgan’s Point, which was issued a guarantee by the Minister of F inance, will be branded as a Ritz -Carlton or Ritz R eserve Product?
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will move on to my second question if I could. 2112 17 June 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Yes.
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Will the Junior Minister please advise this Honourable House why the Government is comfortable that the Caroline Bay Development, which was issued a taxpayer guarantee for $165 mi llion, will succeed with a funding model that has proven unsuccessful at t he Reefs, Tucker ’s Point, and Newstead ?
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very m uch, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Minister for his statement. But the Minister did not answer the question. And I guess the question is, Why is the Government comfortable that the Caroline Bay development will succeed, whereas others have failed? And what was the reasoning behind the $165 million guarantee? There were written answers from the …
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, it does not seem that the Minister and Junior Minister are on the same page. I am only reading from the items which were provided for us. And what was provided to us says — Hon. E. T. (Bob) Richards: Ask the question.
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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I am going to ask the question, Honourable Minister, if you will let me read the r esponse that was given.
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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No problem. Just, you know, the chirping is over there. But, Mr. Speaker, the answer that was giv en by the Junior Minister that was provided to me says, There is a risk in this approach and model. But Government considers it is manageable, given the princ iBermuda House of Assembly ples and management tools “we” are putting in place. …
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, first I would like to send condolences or ask that condolences be sent to the family of Mr. Wilfred Eldon Norman Dill, who passed away recently, last week . Mr. Dill was a co nstituent of mine in the Cox’s Hill area, and he will be missed by his family, his friends, and his neighbours as well. On …
17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Acting Speaker. Mr. Acting Speaker, I will be extraordinarily brief.