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The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

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27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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I have one supplemental.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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It is my second one. Mr. Speaker, it is good to see that the Minister is holding true to form and blaming the former Government when they are in the chair. However, since January to September there has been a 15 per cent increase in the fuel adjustment surcharge. Now, they can say that it is not their direct responsibility. …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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So I ask , again, if he will explain to the people of this country why his Government is sa ying that they will work to reduce rates while they are taking action and rates are increasing.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, just a supplementary on the question that was asked the Minister regarding whether there was a Bermudian component or not. Would the Government consider —
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the question that I would ask is, Would the Government consider, be-cause we say Bermudia n component , et cetera — would the Government consider selling that property to a foreign owner?
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to ask the House to send a note of congratulations, and this note of congratulations would go to St. Paul’s AME Church on the celebration of their 128 th anniversary. But specifically, Madam Deputy Speaker, the St. Paul’s AME Church are recognising golden couples. And I would like to ask …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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So I would ask that—I am sure that all Members would like to be associated with the message specifically to Mr. Morton, and we wish him and his wife many more years of happiness. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I object.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I object to the Second Reading of the Tourism Authority Act 2013, pursuant to [Standing Order] 27(2), which states that “Every Bill shall be accompanied by a short explanat ory statement of its objects, and if it involves expenditure, a financial memorandum indicating the estimated annual recurrent cost and any capital cost.” Mr. Speaker, this financial memorandum was …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is mi sleading the House. It has been said by many Members on this side before. You cannot make an indivi dual redundant. If you eliminate a position you are ma king that position redundant.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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As you say, Madam Deputy Speaker, saved by the bell. I have my prepared remarks and I am going to go through them and hopefully they will not take me the full half hour which I have allocated. I find it really remarkable what I just heard from my good friend, the Government Whip, and that he, you know, said …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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But let us be clear. This is som ething different. So, they have decided to eliminate all the positions inside the Department of Tourism —47 people made redundant. I am going to reiterate the question that was asked by the Honourable Shadow Attorney General, How yo u have to make the redundancy payments when a position is made redundant. What …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Which one is it? Are we making redundant all 47 positions in the Department of Tourism? Or are we making 40 of them redundant and moving hotel administration? Or are we making 47 redundant and creating six new positions in the Ministry of hotel administration and then reapplying for that? Which one is it because we are hearing mixed messages, …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Absolutely, there you go. [Laughter] House of Assembly
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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It wa s from my father, but I was pretty good at making the Swizzle. [Laughter]
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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But, here is where we go, Mr. Speaker, because it is very important. It is all good and well to talk about the Tourism Authority Bill and what the Tourism Authority will do, and we are mov-ing, you know, creating political independence from Tourism Authority to make sure that it is consistent, et cetera, and that is okay because I …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Our place— Yes, yes, Mr. Speaker. There was a time when Bermuda was unique. There was a time when other people did not offer what Bermuda had to offer. There was a time when, if you wanted to go to a wonderful beach at a nice hotel with a nice calm and relaxing atmosphere and, you know, [you could be] …