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Walter H. Roban

593
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15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of information, Mr. Speaker . I am sorry, point of order. This Member is definitely imputing improper motive and has done it more than once already, and he should refrain from suggesting that someone on this side has done something with hundreds of mi llions of dollars. He has no proof. [Inaudible interjections ] Hon. R. Wayne Scott: Poof!
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Call the name or sit down!
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker . Hon. R. Wayne Scott: So, Mr. Speaker, how —
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, are not these matters that he is referring to the subject of the Commission of Inquiry? So should he not be very careful about what he suggests?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker ! That is out of order, Mr. Speaker ! 2658 15 July 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Yes?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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That is absolutely out of order.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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That is out of order, Mr. Speaker .
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker .
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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He is imputing improper motive and it has nothing to do with this House or a Member on this side and he should keep that business out of this House.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Inappropriate!
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I wish to be associated with the birthday greet ings given to Dr. McPhee. I have known him a long time. He is an example of a man who know s how to take care of himself, but also knows how to live well. And there are so many things I can reflect on …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. First, we would like to say that we certainly support these amendments. We support any effort to modernise, particularly aspects of the police service and structure which will contribute to greater transparency; accountability; and also, frankly, protection of the rights not only of the officers, but those who interact with them. These changes . …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I wish to firstly say that we are supportive of these amendments as has been presented by the Government. We had always stated publicly that we were supportive of any provisions that were to come forth from the discussions of the Working Group that dealt with the adoption question. That was always a matter …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. My one question relates to clause 3 section (3)(b) the description of “approved jurisdiction.” I do not know if the Honourable Minister [can provide] (because he is sitting for the principal Minister ) the defin ition of “appr oved jurisdiction. ” Is there a list of countries which it refers to or is it just a …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank yo u very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to kind of bring something to the attention of not only the Members but also the general public. I am not sure it was appropriately recognised. It was reported on in the media. But it has, perhaps, not gotten the att ention as some other interesting activities as it relates …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Fine. I am not going to get too heavy, but I think it is important to raise —
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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—make mention. And I am just going to read a section; I am not going any further.
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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“The Government’s disputed airport redevelopment” —and these are the words of the . . . the paper, not mine— 2“The Government’s di sputed airport redevelopment contract is to be invest igated by the Commission of Inquiry.” That, Mr. Speaker, is interesting only because, certainly in this House during parliamentary questions and the m otion to a djourn, we have wi …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, it is a supplementary
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Madam Deputy Speaker, my supplementary question to the Minister is, In his reply he mentioned the B. TEC programme and how that started in the private sector and then migrated into the public school system. So my question is, What is cu rrently the state of that programme as it migrated from private into public? What is the current state …