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N. H. Cole Simons

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17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Do you know if any funds were paid and accepted by Meals on Wheels? Hon. Renee Ming: No, I do not.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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I would like to speak, please.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, it is me. The Speake r: You have the floor.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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First of all, I want to make it abundantly clear that I support this SDO, but I do have reservations. I have reservations. But before I get to my concern I would like to make some clarification. As was said b y my colleagues, yes, we do have to review the process of DAB approvals when it comes to these …
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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What is the point of order , Mr. Speaker? I just said I suggest that we review the process. I am not making any allegation— Hon. Walter H. Roban: Mr. Speaker, it is my point of order, it is not Mr. Simon’s.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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I am not misleading—
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would like to continue.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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There has also been talk about the letter of intent and why it was not embedded in the SDO. Let me make it clear that the people b ehind this project are in the well and I asked them about this letter of intent and as far as they were co ncerned they were doing as what was asked of …
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Continue . . . point of order.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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I am not retracting, I have heard what he said and I will continue, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, in addition— Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: A point of order, Mr. Speaker. Point of order.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Can he — POINT OF ORDE R Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva : The Honourable Member must retract that because it was not an open tender bid. It was not.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Can you — Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: And I am saying that from personal experience. As one of the possible purchasers for it I can tell you it was not an open tender.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Present the evidence, Mr. Zane DeSilva.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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He said he was going to participate.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Okay, I accept that.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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I accept that.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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I accept that. But I will go on to say that was just part of my comment. So I will go on to say, if they had thousands of objectors, then those thousands of objectors could have gotten together and purchased the property from the receiver. That is my point.
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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They could have purchased it from the receiver, but they chose not to, for whatever reason. And so, these Bermudians put together a pr oposal and gathered other Bermudian investors to buy this property for a business proposition and, also, to provide a gift of conservation land to Bermuda—a gift of access to conservation land to Bermuda. There was also …
17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, point of clarif ication.