Members
Parliament
Transparency

Ernest Peets

588
Speeches
475,758
Words Spoken
44
Sittings Active
8 Jun 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
24 words
I could. The President: Yes, all right. M inister Peets, it looks like, yes, you have the floor. JEWEL BANK RECEIVES DIGITAL BANKING LICENCE
8 Jun 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
455 words
Yes. Thank you, Madam President. I do not get a chance to read the daily often. I am just really, really super busy. But I did catch the daily recently, and I was really overjoyed and really excited about the announcement that was in the newspaper regarding the new bank licence for Jewel Bank. That kind of sort of took …
25 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
11 words
Madam President. The President: Yes, Minister Peets, you have the floor.
25 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
1,682 words
Thank you, Madam President. I certainly do not want to take too much time away from the Junior Minister in responding and speaking to this issue, but I just have to reiterate what I think we alrea dy know . And that is that the World Health Organization has not declared that the pa ndemic is over. It has not …
25 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
236 words
Yes, thank you. I certainly want to associate myself with the condolences shared by Senator Tucker. It was certainly a surprise and a heartfelt loss to hear about Millicent Minors . We certainly send our love and pra yers out to her husband and her children , her m other -inlaw and the entire family . She was a really …
25 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
794 words
Thank you, Madam President. I move that the Senate do now adjourn to Wednesday, 8 June 2022. The President: Thank you. Would any Senator care to speak on the m otion to adjourn ? Yes, Senator Lindsa y Simmons , I see you. You have the floor. FOSTER CARE MONTH Sen. Lindsay Simmons: Thank you, Madam Pres ident. I am …
25 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
1,377 words
Looks like Senator Robin Tucker . The President: Oh, I beg your pardon, Senator Robin Tucker , you have the floor. KEY QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED BY THE GOVERNMENT Sen. Robin Tucker: Thank you, Madam President . I actually just want to say a few words follo wing on from some comments that my Senate c olleague, Doug las De Couto, …
25 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
736 words
Sure , thank you , Madam President . I get the distinct pleasure of speaking last. I have enjoyed our Senate session today probably a little bit more than previous sessions . I will say for the record that 30 to 6 sounds like a mandate to me. We can make a lot of conversation about voter turnout . The …
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
120 words
Madam President, I can offer a point of information. I have been waiting, Madam President, to see if the Honourable Senator would arrive at his point. I am not sure if he ever will. This Bill is not about condos. This Bill is about extending concessions from 10 years to 15 years. That’s it. Nothing else; nothing more. Asking questions …
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
176 words
The Fairmont Southampton Act that we are debating today is extending concessions. This is what this Honourable Chamber needs to be considering. It is whether or not we are minded to make a decision, in order to secure a deal so that we can have the benefit of a hotel and all the things that come along with it both …
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
17 words
Yes, Madam Pres ident. Bermuda Senate The President: You have the floor, Government Leader in the Senate.
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
2,173 words
Yes, thank you, Madam President and thank you to all of the Senators who have spoken this afternoon, and of course, I am pretty sure there are many, many people listening to this Senate debate today as it relates to this particular Bill. I think it has already been said, Madam Pres ident, how important this Bill is. What I …
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
23 words
Madam President, thank you for indulging, everything that we've been doing today has been unusual and a little complicated. The President: Yes, yes.
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
527 words
I have major reservations about adding to that circumstance, of which I am afraid a second revised amendment on the fly on your feet is not appropriate. It is in my opini on, Madam President. The President: Thank you, Minister Peets. Senator Ben Smith, you — Sen. Ben Smith: Thank you, Madam President . The only issue is that we …
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
323 words
Thank you, Madam Chair man. This Government , of course, has been working on this for quite some time and we have reco gnised a lot of the issues that are related to this partic ular clause . As such , the way that the clause currently reads takes into consideration a couple of things . One, we recognise that …
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
241 words
I thank the Senator for his questions for, I guess , an attempt for clarific ation. What I am trying to communicate is that there are other Acts that are running in tandem with other Acts. And one of those Acts that is running in tandem with this particular Bill would be the Tourism Inves tment Act . So, where …
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
23 words
Madam Chairman, would it not be simpler if we just go by name? 486 18 May 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate [Crosstalk]
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
18 words
Thank you for the clarity, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, has everyone had an opportun ity to speak ?
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
5 words
Understood. Thank you, Madam Chairman.
18 May 2022 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
572 words
Yes, thank you Madam President . Of course, Government Senators certainly extend our condolences to you and your fa mily. I would also like to join in congratulations to all of the organi sers at SailGP. Like Senator Simmons, it was a real spectacle to watch. I got a chance to watch it on my birthday , [so] that was …