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N. H. Cole Simons

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13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Different salary levels.
13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Right. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: If we were able . . . if we just wanted to do that. But I was speaking strictly for numbers. But I did want to illustrate that because then that presents us with the opportunity of . . . and I b elieve the amount I said was around $12 [million] or $13 …
13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Okay. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: I know Mr. Hayward asked about the Summer Programme and what that paying was for. I know personally that programme is in addition to what Youth and Sport offers. That programme covers the Digibotics, the gaming programme, and the Ah! Tempo programme. I know it quite well because my daughter has participated in it …
4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes. I would like to associate myself with the comments made in regard to Mr. Simmons. As the Minister of Works and Engineering said, we went to Sandys together. He was a character there; he was a character in life and in public life. As the Minister said, you always heard him before you saw him. But he was a …
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise this morning to send congratulatory r emarks to the Bermuda Festival. They had a fantastic event, Nobuntu. They were a capp ella group of ladies from Zimbabw e. And they gave a performance that was world- class, as usual. 3220 2 March 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly But in particular, I …
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Premier, you may pr oceed with the next head, Head 94, Economic Development. You have one hour. Hon. E. David Burt: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move the following head, Head 94, Econom ic Development, be now taken under consideration.
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think the Honourable Member Zane De Silva hit the nail on the head. This gentl eman, Tony Brannon, wrote this piece of vile corr espondence because he was writing it to an audience. He was writing it to somebody, or a group of people, who he knew would support him. Let …
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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As a number of colleagues said, I refuse to place all of our white brothers and sisters in this category, because I know that the m ajority of white Bermudians do not subscribe to this behaviour. But I also know that there are a vast number of people who may not voice what Tony has said, but if you follow …
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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I would not even say they are empathetic. They are polite. But if you watch their behaviour, you will see the truth.
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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But, Mr. Speaker, I was raised in a family whereby we embraced everyone. And I also felt that we need all Bermudians involved in politics. We need to engage all the academic r esources and the capital resources of black Bermudians and white Bermudians. Mr. Speaker, that was my motive for getting into politics. And on the way, Mr. Speaker, …
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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But I know, knocking on some doors you could tell.
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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And they do not have to say it. Welcome, Mr. Simons; nice to have you in my house. But at the end of the day, your soul speaks to you. And that is what you have to listen to. And you have to give everybody the dignity that they deserve and show them respect. And likewise, we should be carrying …
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Here in the Chamber, I say to people, Mr. S peaker, this is theatre. The real politics and the real honest conversations are held in the side rooms of this Parliament. We have to bring this conversation here and show the same respect and dignity that we have for each other upstairs in this Chamber so that the media can …
2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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That is my point. And he has got people supporting him. And that is why I am sa ying it is not just him. He is speaking for an audience, and that is where we still have work to do in this country. But, Mr. Speaker, I invite our parliamentarians to henceforth lead by example. Show that this is a …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise to send condolences to the family of Michelle Woolridge Grimes. As you may r emember, Ms. Grimes from Loyal Hill, she was the a ttendant a t the airport, American Airlines. She was a true ambassador for Bermuda. I have known her for a long time, and she used to work at …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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I would like to associate m yself with the comments made in regard to Alma Hunt. I worked with him at Bermuda National Bank a long time ago before he became a carpenter. He was some character.
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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It wasn’t yesterday, I can say that. And I associate myself with the comments made in regard to Diane Trott and Jean Bath. I would like to associate myself with the comments made in regard to the Mi nister of Education with the Paget Primary Black History Month celebr ation, the event at Dalton E. Tucker and the IB week …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Mr. Deputy Speaker, this has been a very 3176 28 February 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly interesting day. The Budget Debate is always a very interesting event. Mr. Deputy Speaker, a lot has been said but I am going to take a macro perspective. I am taking this perspective, Mr. Deputy Speaker, …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, the F inance Minister’s budget started off with a comment about zero- based budgeting. And he basically said this year he re- introduced zero- based budgeting. And I said to myself, Well, well, well! What happened? What happened to the past two years? I do remember, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Minister Paula Cox. She always insisted on zero- …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, just bear with me, please. The Deputy Spea ker: Yes, we will.