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Glen Smith

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3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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The other side that I would like to share is I was recently overseas and I happened to meet a very wealthy individual that had heard about the America’s Cup but wanted to know more. So I had dinner with him, my wife and I did. And consequently he said, Well, I am interested in perhaps sending my yach t …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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And the Bermuda Tourism Authority has done a fantastic job. You know, to me, when I look at that, that was a start -up business in 2014, and it takes time. It certainly does. And at this time I would like to publicly thank Mr. Bill Hanbury, because with his perseverance he stuck through and he made it happen. I …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. And vans over the last year. I look at my own business. I started wit h the business three and a half years ago. We started with 32 staff. Today we are at 45, which is an increase of 38 per cent—and those are Bermudians. The Honourable Member , the Opposition Leader, said I would have to find other …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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The tour operators are doing all right, too. [Inaudible interjections and crosstalk ] The Deputy Speak er: Can we, can we still just listen to the one voice? Members! I do not want to hear a nother voice. Thank you. Please proceed.
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Sure. And, you know, with the a dvent of Airbnb, my understanding is . . . and this hap-pened to be in a Public Account meeting the other day the Tourism Authority came. I believe they said there were over 480 residences and it is growing, and that is great. When I look back when I was a very young …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Did not try it with me. [Inaudible interjections]
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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So, you know, we need to do that. I know we are revising tax structures. I know we are looking at GST, but at the end of the day the moral of the story is, either we like it or do not, we need pe ople. And I am talking about overseas people. I am not talking domestic help. I …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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So at the end of the day, there are a lot of promises in here, but not once does this doc ument address the national debt —do they honestly think this Government, as wonderful as we are— Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: Point of order, Madam Depu ty Speaker.
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Madam Deputy Speaker, you can go to the World Bank and borrow money of off this that is for sure. So, in closing, Madam Deputy Speaker, we will continue to serve the people— everybody. We will continue to try to grow jobs. We will continue to r educe the debt, which we are doing. We are creating jobs. And you …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good afternoon.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I would like the Honourable House to send condolences to the family of Mr. Ian Mackie. Mr. Mackie had indomitable spirit and had water and di ving in his blood. Mr. Mackie worked with his father, Doug Mackie, who had Mackie Marine for many years. He also used to work for me at IBC many moons ago. And recently, he …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much. The vote has been tallied. There are 18 Ayes, and 16 Noes. So the Ayes have it. [Agreed by majority on division: Clauses 1 through 33 and all Schedules to t he Bermuda Airport Authority Act 2017 passed as amended.] The Chair man: Minister, I ask you to proceed. We still have to go through the …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, and good morning, Mr. Speaker. I would like this Honourable House to send condolences to Mr. Jahni Outerbridge’s family. Mr. Outerbridge was a popular resident and icon of Cedar Park, who wa s tragically gunned down last weekend. [Inaudible interjections]
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I would like to associate the whole House. Thank you. Mr. Outerbridge was a young man in his prime. He was 31 years old. He is survived by his mother, Linda Outerbridge, and father, Terence Ming, and also leaves behind a brother, Malik Outerbridge; sisters Simone, Colina, Tericka Outerbridge and Denika Williams; and of course, the Cedar Park fam ily. …
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, and good morning, Mr. Speaker. I support the Motor Car Amendment [(No. 2)] Act 2016, known as the minicar renta ls and livery services. I would also like to thank the Minister, who did consult with the taxi association and various other stakeholders, such as the police, road safety, and other officials. Mr. Speaker, I want to declare …
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Non- interest as a managing director of Auto Solutions, which, as we all know, is an aut omotive company. We sell vehicles, parts and services to the taxi industry also. However, I can inform this Honourable House, once again, that Auto Solut ions does not have any distributing agreement or agreements in the pike with any mini/quad/cycle business or minicar …
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Well, what I am trying to do is just show the analogy ; it is a very tight, tight space. And the good thing about this particular vehicle that I looked at is that it is eco- friendly, which is good for the environment. And it has numerous sorts of safety features with it, such as seatbelts, front airbag, front …
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Well, perhaps I should have said a six-pack of water would probably be more appropriate to what I have just said, then, for Members across the House. [Inaudible interjections and laughter]
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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I do not need to t hink about Burt’s Bliss. [Crosstalk]
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, when I travel overseas, if I rent a car, I never drive at night. I always hire a taxi or I hire Uber. First of all, I do not know where I am going at night, and with lights and what have you. I use HITCH in Bermuda—great service. And, you know, it sounds familiar . You have …