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The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

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4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Chairman
Yes. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: —pursuant to [Standing] Order 39, and read with 40( 4), and then they set the time. And we are obliged to comply.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Chairman
That is right. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Thank you. Now, Madam Chairman, thank you for that indulgence. Business Units 32010, Community Health Administration and 32060, Community Health [Continuing] Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Pursuant to . . . I was at s ection 20 . . . sorry, for the 2026/27 Budget Estimates under Community Health, and I am reading from …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Chairman
Yes. I am following you. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Thank you.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Madam Chairman, that line item represents a budget allocation of $2,433,000. The Community Health Nursing t eam comprises highly skilled and dedicated nursing staff and is currently staffed by one community health coordinator , nine public health nurses , and one community health worker. A recruitment initiative is underway currently to secure one advanced practise …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Chairman
Members, we are in Committee of Supply on Heads 21, 22, 24, and 91 u nder the Ministry of Health, and the Minister is going to resume. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Thank you. PCR testing for sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhoea and chlamydia remain to be the gold standard for sexually transmitted infections identification. During the 2025/ 26 budget …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Is it vaginitis? Hon. Kim N. Wilson: No, it isThe Chairman: No? Vaginismus? No? Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Yes.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: The inclusion of trichomon as—
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, trichomoniasis , I believe it is. Okay. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: —now allows both males and females to be screened as screening in previous years was limited to females only. Thank you, Madam Chairman. BGCL has technological advances such as real-time PCR and will in the future have the capacity to perform whole genomic sequencing benefiting the several sectors …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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I will just take two seconds to let the listening public know in the House that we are now in the final hour of this debate, and we are debating Heads 21, 22, 24 and 91 under the Ministry of Health. Minister, you may continue. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Thank you. Madam Chairman, the school -based programme is an essential …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Chairman
A little bit more than that. You have just over a half an hour left. You have about 32 minutes, 33 minutes left. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Okay. I can continue with Hospitals, which is Head 24, and Health Insurance, which is Head 9. Should I continue?
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes. 2154 4 March 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Kim N. Wilson: BHB is the only provider of 24hour healthcare services in Bermuda, seven days per week. BHB services are delivered from the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, the Mid- Atlantic Wellness Institute, and the Lam b Foggo Urgent Care Centre, as well as various group …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Members, we have about 11 minutes remaining. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Do you want me to keep going? [Inaudible interjection] Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Do you want — [Inaudible interjection] Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Oh. Okay. Do you want me to do? Will I get to human resources? Okay. Or do I . . . I do not mind pausing …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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You have six minutes. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Madam Chairman, the Bermuda Hospitals Board employs 45 local students who were selected from 141 applicants . And they are between the ages of 20 and 29 and are studying in the healthcare field or related fields during the summer of 2025. Following the successful partnership with BHB's Intellectual Disability Programme in …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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You have approximately six minutes. Yes. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: How did she go from five to six?
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Chairman
Well, you know what? I actually subtracted a minute , I did. I was looking the opposite way. It is exactly . . . well, you are down to five now. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Do you want me to go now? Thank you , Madam Chairman. I will yield to the Member opposite —
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Are there any other members who wish to speak on Heads 21, 22, 24, and 91? Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Thank you, Madam Chairman.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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I recognise the member from constituency 12. Member, you have the floor. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Thank you very much. I would like to just essentially close out by saying that I have been doing this for quite some time now, and this budget brief for H ealth was quite extensive. It is probably one of the most detailed that …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Wow . [Laughter] Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: This is a huge M inistry. I did.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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It is a huge ministry. [Laughter]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Chairman
Well, that would have taken, what, eight hours within itself, right? Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Taken a whole notepad. However, I will say this : Because of the detail of the Minister and her team, a lot of those questions Bermuda House of Assembly were actually answered. But one of the concerns that I do have, and I will go …