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The Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP, MP

The Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP, MP

366
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19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, my supplementary for the Honourable Minister is that the National Training Plan was put forth as a blueprint for the next five years of what would be needed as employment in Bermuda. We have now passed into the fourth year since the first one was released. Would the Honour able Minister agree that the data that was used …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Second supplementary.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Minister just spoke about solutions. Could she point out to us what solutions have been identified?
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary for the Minister. Minister, who will be charged with removing anyone who that violates this order? You mentioned earlier that it falls under the Vending Act . As we know, under the Vending Act there were supposed to be people assigned to go out and check. And to date, I do not think there has been anyone who has …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . First off, I would like to associate myself with the comments made by my colleague, Ms. Foggo, about the Bermuda College graduation and as she said, you were there as well. Mr. Speaker, it was a pleasure to see 136 graduates walk across that stage. That is absolutely phenomenal. And of particular note was how …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to all of the speakers that have gone before me. Mr. Speaker, it was back in May 2014, three years ago, that the Cannabis Reform Collaborative Report was tabled in this House and was debated. Mr. Speaker, we have had some progress in this area but most will agree, and I think we …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Before I get into what I really wanted to talk about , I just wanted to let that Honourable Member who just sat down [know] that if the Government did record statistics of people leaving the Island then perhaps we would know if they are leaving the Island. But, Mr. Speaker, I move on. You know, …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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—from rhetoric, Mr. Speaker.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, that is not a point of order. I am stating facts. The numbers are—
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to ask that the House send congratulations to Teen S ervices for holding their 2017 Outstanding Teen Awards. And I will associate MP Lawrence Scott and MP M ichael Weeks with that. Mr. Speaker, this awards pr ogramme has been going on for quite some time, and …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker, point of order. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the Member is obviously misleading the House and reading his notes incorrectly. The Progressive Labour Party — The Speaker: We all read notes.
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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—has not been in power for 30 years.
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to my colleagues that have spoken before me. You know, Mr. Speaker, there have been several people that stood up and mentioned and said, What will happen after June 2017? And, of course, they are relating to the America’s Cup. Well, Mr. Speaker, I think we had . . . I want to …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Minister for bringing this. This is certainly a vexing topic that many have spoken to. I think all of us have had someone who has come up to us, as Members of Par-liament, to say or have some complaints about this particula r policy that euthanizes dogs. But, Mr. …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like for the House to send condolences to Mr. Eric Landy, the father of a very good friend of mine, Dr. Jewel Landy, who passed away and was interned. And if you could associate— actually you can associate the entire House with that.
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank the Minister for that comprehens ive brief that we were given. It leaves little wiggle room over here, but I will endeavour. Mr. Chairman, when I am talking about Head 50, the Ministry Headquarters, it is a curious thing. This was a new Ministry formed in May 2016 as the Minister did talk …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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But as it stands now, it is almost a useless sy stem. We have talked about the ability to submit plans, to submit revisions digitally for years now —for years, even stretching back to the previous administration. I , for one, am very happy to see that we are finally moving toward that because it is going to r eBermuda …