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E. Grant Gibbons

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26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Honourable Minister please tell us what the maximum speed of these ATV vehicles is?
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Honourable Minister give us an i ndication of how many ATVs the proposer intends to bring in, should he be successful?
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on the first page, the Honour able Member refers to the BAR Base buildings and their use. Could the Honourable Member give us ind ication of any arrangements that have been worked out with the Oracle base, and also the Softbank Team Japan base, in terms of their use or rental?
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Actually, a new question,
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes. At the top of page 2 again, the Honourable Member refers to the music studio at Moresby House. Could the Honourable Member give us indication of the rent that is being anticipated by WEDCO and the duration of the lease that has been anticipated?
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplementary. Is there any further work that WEDCO has to do, or is the fitting- out of the studio and any other a rrangements, is that at the cost of the new tenant? Bermuda House of Assembly
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplementary, Mr. Speaker, or further question. This is my last one. Could the Honourable Member give us an indication of the percentage . . . and I could not remember whether it was revenue or profit that the m usic studio will make with respect to their re nt arrangements?
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I also rise on a sad note this morning and ask that the House extend condolences to the family of the late Gloria Lawrence, who many Members will know was the wife of Charles “Scrat-chie” Lawrence, who r an Scratchie’s Barber Shop for many, many years. Mr. Commissiong and Ms. Wilson would like to …
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you. While I am on my feet, I would like to ask that congratulations be extended to Tucker Murphy, who, as some Honourable Members will know, competed in the South Korean Olympics recently in the 15-kilometre freestyle cross -country skiing. Actually, it was the third time that Dr. Murphy has actually competed for Bermuda. And I would like to …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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And that didn’t worry you? Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: And I said, I was going to call you up and tell you that somebody had forged your name. But he said, “Burt opens his Budget i nnings with a straight bat.” With a straight bat. And I know it upset so many people on the other side. The response from …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Not in 1994. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: In 1995. I said the payroll tax. I did the payroll tax. [Crosstalk ] Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: Mr. Speaker, the payroll tax. And the Honourable Member can get up and speak about it later on. [Inaudible interjections] Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: All I am saying to you is that the payroll tax …
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Who was that? Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: It was not you. [Laughter] Hon. Way ne L. Furbert: It was not you.
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Give me an example. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Member would know that there are certain decisions that a Minister of Finance can make that have impact.
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Give me an example.
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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No, your math is way off.
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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I would have thought that somebody on that side would have wanted to hop up and talk about all the wonderful things — [Inaudible interjections]
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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You were waiting for me, I suspect.
23 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Let me start, Mr. Speaker, by thanking the Opposition Leader and the Sha dow Minister of Finance for bringing her Budget Reply today. I think it would be fair to say that in the Reply she certainly highlighted a number of important issues that had been discussed at some length today. Certainly I think a lot of the comments in …