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N. H. Cole Simons

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3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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It works.
3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly
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I would like to follow up on what my colleague has just said. At the end of the day, you know, we are about investment. We are about improving the tourism product. And we are about ensuring that gaming is an amenity. But I think, as she said, the legislation c ame into being in 2014. And we are here …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Good morning to you. Will the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House what procedures the Gover nment has in place when ships are in port or traverse Bermuda’s territorial waters to ensure that these ships adhere to MARPOL standards and conventions, and the Bunkers Convention?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. S peaker, is there a pr ocedure to ensure that each ship is inspected to ensure that they adhere to the MARPOL standards and the Bunkers Convention? And what is the status of the team that does this examination?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Will the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House, what verific aBermuda House of Assembly tion process does the Government have in place to verify and ensure that all ships traversing our i ntern ational waters and entering our ports have environmental impairment insurance which covers all environmental impairment risks, including pollution risks? So the question is, What procedures do …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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It was a summary. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: All right. Mr. Speaker, f or land-based businesses, there is a relatively new i nsurance product that has entered the market known as environmental impairment liability insurance, com-monly known as EIL, that provides cover for clean- up costs and legal defence. Although it does not c over fines, it can …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Supplementary.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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So can the Minister confirm that the inspectors actually, as part of their inspection, look at the insurance certificates for each ship that comes in to ensure that the insurance policy is current and in order ? Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Yes.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Okay. That is my only question on that. Thank you. Everybody else is invited to ask a suppl emental.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Will the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House, if a ship is found to have inadequate insurance coverage, what remediation protocols are required, and how does the Government of Bermuda report these deficiencies and infractions under MARPOL and the Bunkers Conven-tion?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Can the Minister confirm whether ships that travers e our international waters, are required to provide evidence that they have met the MARPOL and Bunkers Convention even though they do not come to port? Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Yes.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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How is this done?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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A supplementary, my first supplementary.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Okay. Mr. Speaker —
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes. He talks about port pr ocedures. I am talki ng about ships that pass through our international waters that do not stop here and they may have a potential risk of pollution. So they do not have to come in port; they traverse our international waters. How do we address those risks, is my question?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Okay. Okay. That answers it.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, sir, I am.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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No. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Mr. Speaker.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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I am; thank you. Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: No. MP Gordon- Pamplin put that question. Are you satisfied with that answer? Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: No. The answer is just a little unclear, because the Minister has just ind icated that the ships are selected based on their port history and the like. How do we verify, …