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Ernest Peets

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23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President.
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. It is a bit tiring at the moment, but that’s okay. Thank you, I really appreciate the correction. Programme 2008— School -Age Activities/ Summer Day Camps
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the budget allocation for the Summer Day Camp Pr ogramme is $750,600, an increase of $18,050, or 2 per cent increase. Madam Chairman, this programme supports approximately 1,500 school -aged children and is provided in various schools throughout the I sland. Approximately 130 part -time work ers deliver these programmes, supervised by qualified educators. There is also a …
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the After School Programmes budget allocation pr ovides for staffing, communications, materials and su pplies for 14 programmes . The budget allocation for business unit 30125, After School Programmes, for fiscal year 2022/23 is $1,188,350, a decrease of $5,000. The programme supports approximately 450 primary and middle school -aged children across 14 facilities and employs 61 seasonal workers …
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam Chairman, the performance measures for the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation can be found on pages B-250 and B -251. For business unit 30030, Athletic Awards, the intended target for 20 junior athletes to [receive] financial support to develop skills in their chosen sport could not be met due to the necessary reallocation of funds in light of …
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Thank you, Senator Ben for your comments. Senator Ben is correct. We have had opportunity from time to time to chat. And I certainly enjoyed those conversations because we certainly share a very, very similar passion for our athletes, particularly those that are coming through our junior ranks. I can try the best way I can …
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Just going back just a few questions to the Senator’s question about the National Sport Centre in relation to the funding for that, particularly as it rela tes to their issues with the budget. I think the question was around the savings. The average thereabouts for the monthly BELCO bill is about $50,000. Depending on what …
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you. We have been doing this so long . . . It is either by force of habit and/or . . . So, I will just wrap that last little part up stating that the Ministry is very inter ested in developing a programme to support the athletes and creatives with health insurance. So, we have publicly disclosed that …
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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I also want to thank our new Senator for his c omments earlier. He is right. We wish we would have had more money. And if we did, we certainly would have given it to the sporting community for their use and for their betterment. But hopefully, in years to come, we are staring down the barrel of a very …
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Yes, Madam Chai rman. I move that Heads 71 and 20 be approved as printed.
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman.
23 Mar 2022 Senate
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I move that we adjourn until tomorrow, [Thursday] the 24th of March. The President: Would any Senator care to speak on the motion to adjourn? Senator Ben Smith, you have the floor. MASK WEARING IN SCHOOLS Sen. Ben Smith: Yes, and thank you, Madam Pres ident. I would also like to echo the comments of thanks to Senator Michelle Simmons …
2 Mar 2022 Senate
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I am grateful, Ma dam President, and good morning to you all. The President: Good morning.
2 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam President, the Government wishes this Honourable Chamber to now give consideration to the Bill entitled Matrimonial Causes (Faultless Divorce) Amendment Act 2022 . I move that it now be read a second time. The President: Is there any objection to that motion? No objection. Carry on, Minister Peets. BILL SECOND READING MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (FAULTLESS DIVORCE) AMENDMENT ACT 2022
2 Mar 2022 Senate
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This Bill amends the Matrimonial Causes Act 1974 to reform the current legal process for obtaining a divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation , [and] for related matters. The Bill represents the first part of a raft of reforms aimed to modernis e matrimonial law in Bermuda. The proposed amendments in this Bill are to statutorily aid in the …
2 Mar 2022 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. I move that [Standing Order] 26 be suspended in respect of the Bill. The President: We have to d o the second reading first.
2 Mar 2022 Senate
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I am grateful. Madam President, I move that the Bill entitled the Matrimonial Causes (Faultless Divorce) Amendment Act 2022 now be read a second time. The President: Is there any objection to that motion? No objection. SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER 26
2 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam President, I move that [Standing Order] 26 be suspended in r espect of the Bill. The President: Is there any objection to that motion? No objection. [Motion carried: Standing Order 26 suspended.] BILL THIRD READING MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (FAULTLESS DIVORCE) AMENDMENT ACT 2022
2 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam President, I move that the Bill entitled the Matrimonial Causes (Faultless Divorce) Amendment Act 2022 now be read a third time. The President: Is there any objection to the third reading? No objection.
2 Mar 2022 Senate
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Madam President, I move that the Bill do now pass. The President: It has been moved that the Bill ent itled the Matrimonial Causes (Faultless Divorce) Amendment Act 2022 do now pass. 158 2 Mar ch 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate Is there any objection to that motion? No objection. The Bill is passed. [Motion carried: The Matrimonial Causes …