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Walter H. Roban

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3 Jun 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and all those who have participated. Thank you, v ery much. House resumed at 2:35 pm [Hon. Dennis P. Lister, Jr., Speaker, in the Chair] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ELECTRICITY AMENDMENT ACT 2022
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. In light of the Minister’s Statement and also comment as it relates to that the Price [Control] Commission is not a priority, would the Minister at least admit that the issue of prices was made an issue by the Government around their negotiations with the Government workers and the 4.6 per cent decrease that …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, just I would beg your indulgence. So I am not going to get an answer to my question to the Minister?
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Fine.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I have a suppl ementary to the Minister of Economic Development.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Is the Minister prepared to at least confirm or admit that reducing the cost of energy in Ber muda would actually do much to increase our international competitiveness more than most other proposals that they have already produced? And also, that bringing the White Paper on energy as a prior ity, as they have discounted it, would actually also do …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for Minister Moniz in relation to his Stat ement. Minister Moniz did mention in his Statement that there were discussions of Heritage Wharf. And his a nswers , to date, in this House as it relates to the questions already presented was that Heritage Wharf is not complete. But I would ask …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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In a [ Royal Gazette] article on the 23rd of this month, it was mentioned that the Minister would be talking about the recently completed Heritage Wharf. So, which answer is correct? Is Her itage Wharf complete? Is that what he told the people in House of Assembly 2142 27 September 2013 Official Hansard Report Miami? What is the actual …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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I have a supplementary.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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All I can say, all I can ask is that I am not sure the Minister has answered the question, because statements that have already gone out publicly have suggested—
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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They have stated that the Mi nister said it was complete —not that there were ongoing modifications. So, what is the actual state? What is the actual state; and what are the measures taken on the wharf ?
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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No, it is not.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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May I go on to my next question, Mr. Speaker? The Speaker: Yes. Yes. QUESTION 2: KPM G INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, in the Statement that the Minister just made, the Minister mentioned the setting up of the Economic Development Committee, which was created, as the Premier emphasised, to cut down on the bureaucracy, thereby enabling projects to progress quickly. The Minister then also, Mr. Speaker, in the next paragraph, spoke about the P3 development at KEMH Hospital. And it …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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As a supplementary to that, Mr. Speaker.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Can the Minister clarify, since the Minister seems to be so knowledgeable, what the actual shortcomings were in light of the highly regar ded opinions of the P3 project and how it was done at that summit? And I am quite familiar with the project, because I actually guided it to its near getting started. So I u nderstand how …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am happy to rise to speak to this Bill, the Bermuda Tourism Authority Act 2013. I thought my honourable colleague who just took his seat made some very valuable points about some of the issues that we feel concerned about. And despite the fact that this is just about the Bill that the Minister has …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Well, yes, perhaps. All right? Perhaps he has already got rid of it so he does not have to worry about it. But, Mr. Speaker, that is one thing he does not have to worry about. This House endorses the Touris m Plan. And so we look forward to the Plan fulfilling itself, Mr. Speaker. But we have not heard …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Sorry, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, I do think the Minister’s defence, support, information, on the rationale for this Act has been short and has not really proven the case on why the Authority will do what the Honourable Members of the Government said it will do, or they told the country it will do. There are just some key …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you. So in my conclusion I say this: I do hope the Government makes a better case. The concerns that my honourable colleagues have raised around this Act are completely valid, and perhaps the Government can show us a more clear vision as to how this A uthority is going to advance the very Plan that we all have …