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Ernest Peets

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29 Sep 2021 Senate
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Absolutely. Thank you. Yes. Thank you, Madam President. The President: Senator Tucker, I am sorry. I did not notice that you wanted to speak. But you now have the floor. COVID -19—THE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACROSS THE BOARD Sen. Robin Tucker: Thank you, Madam President. Senator, thank you. What I wanted to talk about today …
29 Sep 2021 Senate
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Thank you, Madam Presid ent. I certainly appreciate the opportunity to address Senate and the opportunity to speak to the Bermudian people. Of course, we have heard very passionately on this motion to adjourn lots of comments from Sena-tors, and we certainly are grateful for thei r particip ation. The previous Senator who recently spoke is cor-rect. The early models …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Madam President. The President: Senators, I beg your pardon. [I forgot to acknowledge Minister Peets]. Minister Peets, you have a Statement. I beg your pardon. So you have the floor , Minister Peets . Honourable Ernest G. Peets, JP, Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, you have the floor. FLORA DUFFY DAY
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. Good morning. We certainly appreciate your indulgence, given the importance of the topic, as well as the timeframe in which the topic relates to. We certainly thank you as well as the rest of the Senators for allowing an indulgence of a Ministerial Statement. Having said that, I would like to proceed with my Statement, Madam …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Yes, sure. Thank you, Madam President. We have a policy through the Department of Sport regarding financial awards on this magnitude such as gol d medals, silver medals and bronze medals. So I can confirm to Senators that Flora Duffy will receive a cheque presentation upon arrival at Cabinet during her motorcade. The President: Thank you, Minister Peets. Sen. Marcus …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam Pr esident. In response to the question, we have the pol icy in place, of course. That policy right now is under review. So I am unable at the moment to verify to the Senate the contents of the policy as it relates to specific amounts for gold medal, silver m edal or bronze medal. At …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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I do not have the policy in front of me. I have had sight of it, but I do not want to rely on my recollection in the event that I may misspeak. But I can say across the globe, of course, countries do have policies like this. For us, of course, this is our first gold medal. And with …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Yes. I certainly u nderstand the point of view from Senator Ben Smith. And of course that is right that we cert ainly need to celebrate Flora Duffy. And our current resources and attention right now are directed toward the very, very severe spike in COVID -19 cases. So as such, we have to rethink and perhaps come up with …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Yes, absolutely. We certainly understand the magnitude of the situation, given the event that this is our first gold medal. We would love to be able to do thi s in a situation where COVID -19 was not a major factor. But unfortunately, COVID -19 is a major factor. And we cannot ignore that. So [all] that we can do …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Madam President. The President: Yes. Minister Peets, you have the floor.
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam President. I certainly want to acknowledge the Oppos ition Leader this morning. Earlier this week I got a message from the Bermuda Entertainment Union informing me that a well-known ambassador for the music industry, Mr. "Ted" Thaddeus Rudolph Ming, had passed. I did not know Mr. Ming personally, but as I began to look up some …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Madam President. The President: Oh, Minister Peets, Yes. I see you and I hear you. You have the floor.
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Yes, thank you. A ctually, I do apologise for interrupting Senator Ben Smith during his condolence remarks regar ding the passing of Karen Williams -Smith. I am deeply saddened by that. I was very surprised. And I do apol ogise for interrupting. But I have been notified that, if you will permit, the Junior Minister of Education does have some …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam President, for your patience today in deliber ations, and welcome back everyone. I move that we adjourn Senate until September 22, 2021. The President: Would any other Senator car e to speak on the motion to adjourn? [Crosstalk ]
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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I just have a few comments. The President: Sorry. I do not see who is speaking. [Inaudible interjection]
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Senator Ben Smith. The President: Senator Ben Smith, I need to see you as well. Sen. Ben Smith: Right here. Can you see me now, Madam President? The President: Yes. I do see you now. Thank you very much. You have the floor. Official Hansard R eport 15 September 2021 659 Bermuda Senate THE NEED TO MAKE SPORTS A PRIORITY …
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Madam President. The President: Minister Peets, Government Leader in the Senate, you have the floor. COVID -19—DRAWING ON OUR BERMUDIAN RESILIENCE
15 Sep 2021 Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. What I would like to share this [afternoon], just real briefly, I certainly want to applaud the Senate’s decision to actually meet remotely today. I think our example is important, particularly in recognising right now the severity of our current COVID -19 spike. This particular Delta strain is a particular menace, and this current spike is …
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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Good morning,
26 Jul 2021 Senate
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We have three questions that were submitted for oral response. If it is customary for me to read the question and then the answer, I will go ahead and proceed. The President: Yes. Well, I will read the question and then you will prepare the answer. QUESTION 1: NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE CONTRACT Sen. Ben Smith: Would the Honourable Minister please …