Speeches by Ernest Peets

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Yes, thank you, Madam President. And thank you, Senator, for your question. Training, of course, is vitally important, given the nature of the work. And as the Statement indicat-ed, this type of training is indeed professional and does come under certification of important oversight bodies. The recertification process is typically every [one] or two years. The substantive Junior Minister is …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Sure. I will certainly make an attempt, Madam President. As the Statement had indicated, in January 2019, there was a n Air Crash Incident Tr aining conducted. That particular training [course] identified some gaps in services , which of course we eventually filled with th e DVI training. So I guess the short answer to the question is that prior …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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The Overseas O ffice, of course, provides some guidance. As we had mentioned in the Statement, the i dentification of a lot of cross -ministry departments was important, so agencies that are associated with disaster either d irectly or indirectly, I do not have a complete number, but the list is quite extensive across the ministries. So these types of …

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Madam President, it is my understanding that the defici encies that were identified after the training in 2019 were fully covered by the DVI training. Perhaps maybe the question is asking, Are there any additional deficiencies beyond that? Sen. Ben Smith: Yes, correct. Is there anything else that is having to be added in order to deal with def iciencies …

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Okay. Thank you. Now that I better understand the question, Madam President, allow me some time to actually get a defin itive answer for the Senator. The President: Thank you, Minister. Senator Ben Smith, do you have a second question or . . . Sen. Ben Smith: No, Madam President. Thank you. The President: Would any other Senator care to …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President; we are prepared to proceed with the Bill you just mentioned. The President: Thank you, very much. Then the second reading of the Motor Car (Liveries) Amendment Act 2021 is in the name of Senator Curtis Richardson, Junior Minister for Transport. Senator, you have the floor. Sen. Curtis Richardson: Thank you, Madam Pres ident. Madam President, …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Thank you. The Presiden t: Here we are.

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Thank you. I do apologise. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. The President: Carry on, Senator Richardson. BILL SECOND READING MOTOR CAR (LIVERIES) AMENDMENT ACT 2021 Sen. Curtis Richardson: Madam President, the Bill I present today is the Motor Car (Liveries) Amendment Bermuda Senate Act 2021. Members of this Honourable Senate may recall that in 2016, by way …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Yes, Madam Pres ident. The President: Minister Peets, you have the floor.

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Thank you very much, Madam President . It goes without saying that this particular legi slation has the opportunity to create some employment opportunities as well as to enhance our tourism product. So I do not think it is really necessary to reiterate those points. But, given some of the things that I have heard post -lunch and prior to …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Madam President , my apologies for intervening, but I was not sure if we were able to speak twice on a Bill. 710 6 October 2021 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate The President: Yes, okay, thank you. Senator Wight, all the Senators have now spoken on the Bill and it will be now . . . we will be going …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Madam Chairman.

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Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman, just for a moment to take note of Senator Ben Smith’s comments. The comment made by Senator Smith is the intent of this particular Bill. As we have already mentioned, Madam Chairman, guided tour vehicles are currently licensed. Guided tour vehicles are also required to put in their proposed course in which they are going …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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I object, Madam Chairman. The Clerk: Okay. 714 6 October 2021 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate The Chairman: Then I think we have to have a div ision then, Mr. Somner . The Clerk: Okay, I will call the names of Senators and those in favour of the proposed amendment will vote aye and those opposed to the new amendment …

6 Oct 2021 Senate

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Madam Chairman.

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Thank you. I move that the Committee rise and report progress and ask for leave to sit again.

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I move that the Committee rise, report pr ogress and I ask for leave to sit again.

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Madam Chairman, just for clarification, this will enable the Committee to resume its consideration of the Bill at a subsequent meeting. [Inaudible interjections]

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Yes, Madam Pres ident, if I may. The President: Minister Peets, you have the floor.

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Thank you, Madam President . I would like to send condolences to two fam ilies within constituency 10 , first to the family of Mr. Mills, and secondly, to the family of Vernon Daniels, also of constituency 10. These are very, very i mportant families. I know them quite well and they have always greeted me with a great passion …