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Rev. Dr. Emily Gail Dill

Rev. Dr. Emily Gail Dill

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20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Mr. Chairman, I move the Committee do now take into consideration Head 83—Ministr y of National Security Headquarters; Head 6—Defence; Head 7— Police; Head 12 —Customs; Head 25—Department of Corrections; and Head 45 — Fire Services.
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
212 words
Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to present the current accounts estimate for the Ministry of National Security Headquarters, Head 83, which can be found on pages B -257 through B -260 of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure Book. Mr. Chairman, I will briefly discuss the Ministry as a whole followed by the information for Head 83— Ministry Headquarters, and …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, violence and antisocial behaviour continue to plague our community. Combatting it continues to be a primary focus of this Ministry, and the budget for the departments reflect this focus. This includes the following: • increased funding for additional officers at Customs and the Coast Guard to tighten our borders to interdict and deter the importation of weapons and …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Mr. Chairman, I would now draw your attention to page B -257 of the Estimates Book where you will note that the Ministry of National Security budget for the financial year 2023/24 is $131,334,000, an increase of $6,621,000, or 5 per cent, which will be dis cussed in more detail in the individual heads. This increase is mainly owing to …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, on page B -258 of the current account estimates you will note that there are seven bus iness units within the Ministry Headquarters. The estimate for business unit 93000, Administration, is $1,567,000, an increase of $360,000, or 30 per cent. This comprises $150,000 to cover the fees for the Liquor Licensing Authority, $190,000 for legal fees and incidentals, …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Mr. Chairman, I would now like to address page B -259 of the current account estim ates. This page includes the subjective analysis of current account estimates and the employee numbers, or full -time equivalents. Mr. Chairman, four of the object codes see no change in estimates for financial year 2023/24 over the original budget of 2022 /23, and I …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Mr. Chairman, the estimate for 2023/24 for the Ministry of National Security Headquarters is $1,310,000, which comprises $13,000 for computer equipment, a carry -forward of $1,036,000 for the upgraded Island- wide CCTV system that I spoke to earlier, and $261,000 toward the Cybersecurity Inci-dent Response Team or CIRT programme. Mr. Chairman, I will now speak very briefly to some of …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, a Cybercrime Bill is currently being drafted that will ensure that Bermuda’s legislation meets the requirements of the Budapest Convention. This legislation will provide modern definitions of cybercrime and will provide an effective foundation for investigating and prosecuting cy-bercrime. Mr. Chairman, the cybersecurity key accomplishments during financial year 2022/23 included to ensure that Bermuda’s critical services, such as …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, the mission of the Gang Violence Reduction Team is • to aid in the tr ansition of at -risk individuals away from delinquent peer groups and toxic environments with the aim of reducing violent crime in Bermuda; • to change the pattern of behaviour of individuals involved in group and gang violence and reintegrate them back into mainstream …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are going to go on to Disaster Reduction Risk Management, or DRRM. Disaster Reduction Risk Management
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, in 2018 the Ministry of National Security formed the Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation team, known as the DRRM team. The mission statement of the DRRM team is, To build national disaster risk reduction and mitigation capacities with our community, partners and stakeholders by identifying and reducing the underlying drivers of risk to save l ives and protect …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, in keeping with our mission of working together to keep you safe, our plans for the next financial year are in cybersecurity, Mr. Chairman, . . . the cybersecurity plans for 2023/24, in addition to the legislation already mentioned, will include the following: • National Security will establish the dedicated Cybersecurity Unit. The unit will provide independent assessments, …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, the Gang Violence Reduction Team will continue to work in our community to reduce gang tensions and provide a way out of gang life as well as provide children with al-ternative life choices to gang life. We mus t give the next generation a viable alternative to gang life. Mr. Chairman, the [Gang Violence Reduction] team will not …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, the Disaster R eduction Risk Management [DRRM] team will assist government ministries in developing business continuity policies and plans for implementation post impact of a disaster; [and] through the Emergency Measures Organisation coordinate the government’s response to a disaster (whether natural or man- made) where the local community has been greatly impacted. This will require the Disaster Reduction …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Thank you. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to present the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Head 6, Defence, which can be found on pages B -261 through B - 265 of the current account estimates book. General
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, Head 6 comprises the Defence Department and the Royal Ber-muda Regiment (or “the Regiment”). The Regiment’s irreplaceable role is to provide operational and surge capacity to support Bermuda, the government and its people in routine matters or in times of emergency. Mandate
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, under the authority of the Defence Act 1965, the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s mandate is to be a military force maintaining the necessary standards of manpower, training and equi pment to enable it to protect Bermuda’s interests at home and overseas. It conducts its training and operations while also acting as a centre of excellence for all Bermudians to …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, the mission of the Department of Defence is, The Royal Bermuda Regiment is to provide military resources in order to protect Bermuda’s interests. Mr. Chairman, under direction of the Gover nor as Commander in Chief and in consultation with the Minister of National Security, the Regiment’s finances are used to execute its mission of protecting Bermuda’s interests. It …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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[Page] B -263, Current Account Estimates General Summary. The original budget for 2022/23 was $7,857,000. The budget estimate for 2023/24 is $8,558,000, which in an increase of $701,000, and represents a change of 9 per cent. Business unit 16000, Finance. [Mr. Chairman], the Finance business unit covers the Defence Depart-ment which holds the civilian full -time staff and the accounting …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
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Mr. Chairman, the Regiment currently employs 39 full -time staff of which three are civilian. You will note that the original estimate for the 2022/23 budget year was 44 employees. The 2023/24 estimate will provide for 44 employees including four additional Coast Guard employees, which is an addition to the current full -time staff of the Regiment, and a part …