Speeches by N. H. Cole Simons

8 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a lot has been said — [Inaudible interjection]

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Pardon me?

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Okay. So I will be very brief. Mr. Speaker, this COVID -19 pandemic is very similar to a tsunami. It comes in and it is catastrophic to the coastal communities. It does its damage both economically and physically, healthwise, to infrastructure, and then it goes back out. And sometimes a second wave comes in, and that is where we are …

8 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker.

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Yes. On that same—

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On that same point —

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—if you have retired at 65 . . . I have heard the Minister say that the retiree may withdraw 25 per cent of that balance. If I retire at 65 and then I take a hustle three months lat er, where does that put me? Because some of these retirees are lasting longer and are beginning to work after …

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That is correct . That is correct. Hon. Curtis L. Dickinson: Well, I am awaiting a r esponse from my technical officers, and so we will see if they can provide some clarity for us, with your indu lgence.

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I am asking about excess. So, I have retired and I decide a month later and, as the Finance Minister said, to take on a responsibility that may be almost as equal to my pre- retirement job, will that disqualify me from withdrawing my 25 per cent option? Hon. Jeanne J. Atherden: Well, technically you are still retired, according to …

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He is getting an opinion on that, Jeanne. Hon. Curtis L. Dickinson: So, Mr. Speaker —

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So, what does that mean? Yes or no?

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Thank you. Hon. Curtis L. Dickinson: You are welcome.

8 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker, I would like to just follow up with the Minister of Education’s comments. In essence he mentioned that, you know, this has been a challenging time and his team has basically pulled up to the wicket and did what they had to do. And basically we trans itioned 5,000 students, 600 teachers from …

8 May 2020 House of Assembly

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I am not disputing what he has just said. If he just listened to me . . . all I said was be proactive and say publicly. I know that the comm unity is willing to help the student population in this country with resources from an IT perspective. Say, This is what we need. And you can coordinate the …

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I would like to comment on that if you do not mind. My comment is that I would l ike for this matter to be deferred in that we have not had the opportunity to consider or discuss these amendments. Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Would any other Member wish to comment? Yes. Minister. Hon. Zane J. …

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I agree with the Minister in r egard to an appetite for change in education. My first question with two supplementaries is, Who handled the RFP process?

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Can the Minister provide d etails on the qualifications required for the bidders? Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned in the Statement, we were looking for a team. The RFP detailed a team that had extensive, extensive experience in the transformat ion of educational systems. This particular team comes with over 15 years of such.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Supplemental.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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How many bids did they r eceive in regard to this RFP process? Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Mr. Speaker, three.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Okay. As my second question, Can he give us the estimated cost for each of the three bids?