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The Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP, MP

The Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP, MP

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20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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It was on one of the last pages, I did not note the page, but he did talk about registered home gardeners and hobbyists. So I was just wondering if we could get a little more detail on what that programme is. I am sure there are a ton of people out there saying, Huh? When they are liste ning, …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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How much time do we have left?
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Quite honestly, I was listening to the debate and I was not intending to speak, but I felt compelled because just listening to the speech reminded me of something. It reminded me of something from Febr uary 8 th, 2013. February 8th, 2013, was the first Throne Speech given by this Government. And the cover …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker . When I think about what the Honourable Member who stood before me said when he said he would not want to be the Finance Minister because of the difficult decisions he has had to make and I be-lieve, I could be mistaken, I want to quote, he said We have cut to the …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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So, what else can we do? What else can we do to bridge that gap? And making it more difficult to live in Bermuda, financially, is not the answer. It cannot be the answer because it is just going to make that gap widen even more. Now, Mr. Speaker, we heard things thrown around like trust and loyalty amongst other …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. Listening to the explanation of what the expense was for it seems like it was quite justified, especially when you are talking about the main tank at the aquarium, one of the main attractions at that [f acility]. And, as the Minister said, the tank would run dry after so many hours if this repair …
15 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Deputy Speaker.
15 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Acting Speaker, thank you. Thank you, Acting Speaker. When we look at this Bill and following in the same vein as my MP, from constituency 6, it is obvious that this Bill, that the taxes that he is proposing will hurt the middle class. Everything that is being proposed will be passed on. We are going to be taxing insurance, …
15 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker . I just wanted a brief time to speak on this m otion and to the actual motion because I remember when this was brought by the former Minister of this Ministry. And I remember one of the things that were prevalent throughout the music community was the lack of consultation, the lack and disrespect …
10 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning.
10 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to my feet today to ask that this House send hearty congratul ations to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, fraternity Epsilon Theta Lambda Chapter, here in Bermuda, who have just concluded a very successful Annual Alpha Week. For those in the audience and those in this House who do not know, Alpha Week is a …
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. Madam Chairman, as one of three Members of the Legislature who actually has a child in the public school system, my interest in this topic lies not only beyond the debate that goes back and forth in this House, but I have a personal vested interest in the schools doing very well. As a matter …
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order.
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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The Member is misleading the House. I will have him know the first person I r eported that to was the Minister of Education at that time. And it did not reach the newspa per until he did nothing about it.
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order.
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, once again the Member is misleading, the former Minister is misleading the House. I spoke about the further ed ucation awards. They are quite separate from the scholarship. The further education awards did drop, if you want to look in the Budget Book. They dropped from 760 to 340 to 40K, and that is proven. 948 8 March …
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order —
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order. Point of order.
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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He is imputing improper m otive!
8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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The Member is misleading the House by imputing improper motive. He needs to withdraw that. The budget for further education awards dropped to $40,000. That is a fact. And he cannot deny that.