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Shawn G. Crockwell

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19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a supplementary, Mr. Speaker, and I also have a substantive question. But my sup plementary is in relation to a question by MP De Silva. The Minister will recall last week during question and an-swer period, Mr. Speaker, the Finance Minister actua lly stated that it was his view that the casino fees played …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Another supplementary. Just to be clear, because the Minister earlier answered “no” to the question as to whether or not the supplementary agreement was precipitated by the high casino fees, whether or not it was the only re ason. But can the Minister clarify as to whether or not the casino fees played a role in the Government and the …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Due to the fact —
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, so this will be another question.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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A question. [Timer beeps]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker, I would like to join in the comments of condolences to the family of the late Dr. D avid Saul, who was the Premier . . . actually Premier at probably one of our more interesting times in politics. And at that time I was very much interested in obser ving politics, it …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , I do not think it is a coincidence that there are two Bills on the Order Paper in 2017 addressing this issue with an election looming, par-ticularly when we have been in this House for the last five years and the issue that is being addressed today in this Bill has …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker .
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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This has been an issue and it has been a problem in our community for a very long time. And I said last week, I believe on motion to adjourn, that I would like for this House to do som ething that is going to have a direct positive impact on the average Bermudian out there. And this is som …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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—certain Members —I a ppreciate the invitation from the Honourable Member . But, Mr. Speaker , I have been around long enough to know that there are certain individuals on this side of the House because of their religious con-victions who have been completely against these types of advances. But I am glad to see that we can separate sometimes …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker , there has been nobody at the steps of the church. You know, so we always have these fears, but yet we go ahead and we catch up with the rest of the world and life just keeps ticking along . . . keeps ticking along. So, I support this. I am not too conc erned about the …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman, and some of the difficulties of amending on t he floor. Just as I was bringing to my honourable and learned colleague’s attention, he is amending the amendment, which is [clause] 2, but that is amending the principal Act which is section 6.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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So, in essence, by adding this clause we are adding it to section 6 so it becomes 6(1) and (2). But I think for even greater clarity the amendment should say section 6(1) is subject to the discr etion of the Director of Public Prosecutions to pros ecute if the evidence indicates intention to supply contrary to section 6(3) of …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I think I am from 31, Madam—
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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That is okay. I will defer to the lovely lady.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, Madam Chairman, I just wanted to highlight that this issue is also found in relation to those individuals who are found driving u n-der the influence and they go to court and there is a programme which is provided— but is not mandatory. The Magistrate cannot force them into the pr ogramme. However, there are benefits —the Magi strate—by …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is some confusion as to whether or not the judge has discretion. And based on what I have read, based on the opinion of the former late Chief Justice Brown, the judge does not have the discretion. There may be some understanding of the discretion on a pre- judgment debt, but certainly not discretion …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had not planned to speak.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I certainly planned to have been in my bed a long time ago, Mr. Speaker, tonight. Certainly, the Minister of Sport made some references and, let me say, did a fabulous job in her presentation. I think we can all recognise the growth of that Minister in this House. [Desk thumping] FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STATS — CLARIFICATION
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, however, I do want to address a few things, particularly what the Honourable Member who just took his seat said. But before I do that, Mr. Speaker, I was sitting there sa ying to myself, looking at the Gallery, and I am always marvelled when it is around one o’clock or two o’clock in the morning and there …