Speeches by Dwayne Robinson, JP, MP

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Hi, good morning. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Just for clarity for the public and listening audience, can the Honourable Premier and Minister of Finance please provide the names of the airlines that are currently receiving minimum revenue guarantees from the government? Hon. E. David Burt: What I would say is that is commercially sensitive information, and I would not …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, first supplementary. Can the Honourable Premier then provide the cost to the taxpayer for these minimum revenue guarantees without giving out specifics of who they are given to? Hon. E. David Burt: I am certain that information may be able to be provided to the Honourable Member, as I said before, but I am not certain about the existence …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, Madam Deputy Speaker. Could the Honourable Premier and Minister of Finance then confirm for the listening audience whose remit does this minimum revenue guarantee fall under? The Ministry of Finance or the Ministry of Tourism, Transport, Culture and Sport? Hon. E. David Burt: They fall under the remit of the Government of Bermuda led by the Ministry of Tourism, …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. My question on the first s tatement is , Is there a component within the Tourism Investment Orders that takes into account, or at least during the process of granting takes into account how potential communities or folks that are surrounding may be affected by the I nvestment Orders that are being granted? Thank you.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Yes, my supplemental would be: Is there any recourse for anyone who feels as though they are impacted by anything granted by this tourism investment to lodge any sort of concern? We all support . . . I just want to be sure. We all support the investment in tourism; but we just want to make sure that …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. So, we all rejoice in the opportunity for artists and creatives to be showcased on a scale that's more than Bermuda. My question is , What was the official . . . or was there any official criteria for selection of the art-ists and creatives that joined the Minister on this delegation? Thank you.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Point of order.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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I think the Deputy Leader covered it quite well. Thank you.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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My supplemental would be, [Madam] Deputy Speaker , What was the criteria, since the Minister spoke so passionately and boldly about it. I would love to hear for the listening public what was that criterion. And give us some details on it. Thank you.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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I do, and I want to just pose I guess the supplemental again. As the Minister —

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Well, okay. Then I will use my second question—

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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—Madam Deputy Speaker. My second question would be, because it seems the Minister is confused with a theme versus the criteria I asked for. So, I will re -ask: What was the criteria of the creators to be selected to join this delegation? That has nothing to do with the theme that CARIFESTA is trying to achieve. Thank you, [Madam] …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Point of order.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Minister is misleading the House. I'm going to put a stop to that line of statement right then and there . I am a supporter. I am just asking a very simple question. And if the Minister cannot outline how he made the selection for the artists that joined him, that does not …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Third question. Thank you.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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My third question is how much did the delegation attending CARIFESTA cost the taxpayer? Thank you, [Madam] Deputy Speaker.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam [Deputy] Speaker. My supplemental is : Does that amount include any sort of support or payment for the actual creatives who went? Did Government take up that tab for them or was it all for minister ial travel? Thank you.

18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly

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Good morning, [Madam Deputy] Speaker. My first question is : The Statement refers to the logging of real -time issues , and I just wanted to know whether or not the real -time issues will be made available to the public who are using that platform, or is it an internal thing for the civil servants to keep track of …

18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly

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I do, thank you.

18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly

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And we welcome the real -time information. I am sure it will make a big difference to many families and those who are utili sing public transportation. My supplemental is : Just for clarity, does that mean that this upgrade will now allow people to see cancellations of various public transportation such as buses or ferries? Thank you.