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Jeanne J. Atherden

128
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10 Nov 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, obviously, anyone who cares abou t our seniors and the people of Bermuda appr eciates the fact that this increase in pensions is som ething that seniors have been looking for. And, as the former Government, we had indicated that we believed that the increases in pensions should be i ndexed t o the …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question to the Minister is this: We have heard lots of talk about sugar. But I am mindful of the fact that now people are really understanding that salt is very, very significant and i mportant in terms of being a silent killer. And I just wonder, what is the Ministry doi ng …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, is it poss ible—
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you. What I would like to know from the Ministry’s point of view is the fact that . . . what is the Ministry doing with respect to making people understand that salt also is a contributor? Because there is a tendency here in Bermuda to really use salt for e verything to, if you will, so my question …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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—salt is actually being put forth as something which is more important, that the DASH Diet ––
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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My question, if I could just repeat again, Mr. Speaker, is, I would like to know what the Ministry is doing with respect to making the public understand that salt also plays a major role in controlling hypertension, which we call the silent killer. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [Inaudible interjections]
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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With respect to the Mini sterial Statement and the comment just made, recog-nising that the DASH Diet, or understanding that salt plays a real role in terms of hypertension, I wondered whether the Minister would understand that perhaps — Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Point of order, Mr. Speaker. Point of order.
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Right. I wonder whether the Minister will acknowledge that dealing with salt is as important, or even more important as it relates to dealing with sugar.
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary.
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Clarification, Mr. Speaker.
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, to the Honourable Minister. On page 3, you indicate that a prov ision for unsolicited proposals has been incorporated into the government procurement practices. And it indicates that this would ensure the fairness and transparency in the handling of unsolicited proposals. And I just wondered if you could perhaps clarify how an unsolicited proposal would be handled through …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary. The Speaker: Continue. SUPPLEMENTARY
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Recognising that there was reference to the Aecon/CCC proposal, I just want to clarify —and also the fact that there was reference to the supremacy of Cabinet in the Bermuda system of government, I just want to clarify that ––is the Mini ster saying that if a proposal came in, that Cabinet would not examine it, but it would go …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Recognising that in this Statement there was reference to the proposal that was submitted to the Government, such as the Aecon/CCC proposal to redevelop the airport, and there was the suggestion of the supremacy of Cabinet in the Bermuda system of Governm ent, is the Minister suggesting that, if a proposal came in—i.e., an Aecon proposal —under the new proposal …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to be associated with the remarks that were sent to the MOVE group for their community day, because I thought that it was one of those events where they did not just give you food, because food was provided, but they gave you food for thought. Because they made sure that …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, we are obv iously aware that the consideration has been di scussed with respect to appeal tribunals. And I know that perhaps one of my other colleagues might speak to this. But I think, Mr. Speaker, we recognise that it is important that an appeal tribunal gets the type of Bermuda House of Assembly calibre of individuals to …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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—CARTAC actually r eminded us that Bermuda’s economy is service- based and very open to . . . very vulnerable to external shocks. So they reminded us that we operate in an environment where lots of things can happen out there that impact on us. They also reminded us in their Executive Summary that tax reform brings in . . …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I am asking this question here because I am not sure whether this is the place or further down. On clause 4(4) it is ind icated that “ There may be paid to the Chairman and other members of the Commission such remuneration and allowances as the Minister may determine. ” That is the only place that I …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I am looking at clause 9 and clause 10. And I guess, from my perspective, I assumed that any member who is “an officer or an employee of the Government or of a statutory body” that the responsibility to provide information and assistance is, if you will, just embodied in their employment and that is why . . …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, if the F inance Minister can clarify, and maybe in clause 11 it says “ all grants, subsidies , and contributions pai d to the Commission or received from any source, and funds raised by all lawful means. ” I must admit I understand the first part in terms of monies appropriated from the Legislature because that is …