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Robert King

Robert King

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27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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So, it is not about the money. It is how we use the resources at our disposal to meet the needs of the community . And all of us can agree that our future rests in the hands of the young people who are going to need to go ahead and take care of the 30 per cent of us …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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285 words
Yes, that will be the lasting benefits if they live to become old. We need to do things mate-rially different. We also know that at Westgate the incidents of assault against officers, assault against inmates, inmates on inmates, drug use, [and] cell phone use is a problem. And we also know that the only programme that is operating at Westgate—I …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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No, I’ll give it . Hon. Michael A. Weeks: But he is misleading t he country, Mr. Speaker.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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No, no, no, I am not. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Yes, okay, well, it is a point of order, then.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Let me clarify. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: It is a point of o rder, Mr. Speaker. It is a point of order.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The point is , that I have looked through the Book . . . but anyhow, we will get to that. There are some — [Inaudible interjections]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Under the Ministry of National Security headquarters, it is not there?
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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You sure? [Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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452 words
When did it go? Okay, never mind. I will move right along. So, what we are measuring is not making sense. We need to measure performance for the areas that we are trying to improve. We need to take seriously and make it a priority for areas, life, u npreventable deaths on our roads . It works out to every …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Good morning, [Madam] Deputy Speaker, Member s of this Honourable House and the listening public. First off, I want to commend the Ministry of National Security for making funds available to address violence in this community and adopting a holistic ap-proach. My question cent res on which body is going to provide oversight and ensur e accountability . I understand …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, Madam Deputy [Speaker] . Regarding this team, is it a formal team with formal structures and they meet on a regular basis to discuss performance metrics? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Yes, Madam Deputy Speaker.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Second question.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Regarding the community agencies and other entities that receive funds, what was the vetting process to determine who would receive funds? In particular, were they required to have an RFP which spoke to specific program mes that were going to be offered with specific budgets for implementation?
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Regarding the progra mmes that are going to be —
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, Madam Deputy Speaker.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Regarding the programmes : Are the recipients of the funds required to collect specific data which speaks to the success , or areas of need, in the programmes that they are receiving funding for?
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Regarding that, to add a supplemental.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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What specific data are they being asked to provide regarding the success and/ or areas of need for future funding and the success of the programme s? That is my final question, thank you. [Inaudible interjections] Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Yes, yes, yes.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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No, that is final. After that I am done.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, good afternoon, Madam Deputy Speaker, Members of this Honourable House, and the listening public. We have heard many things today about how the current administration is doing great things for the people of this Island as it relates to pension reform, giving persons more money and essentially making life much better for those vulnerable, underserved and in need. Although …