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Walter H. Roban

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27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Because he is misleading the House.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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He is giving information that suggests that their leaving had something to do with what the Government did. Those companies changed because—
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of clarification, Mr. Speaker, if I can ask. Which industry is the Honour able Member referring to, specifically? Thank you.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I would just like to speak to a few clauses, and obviously segueing in from the other part of the debate. I understand why the Government is doing the change in clause 2(1)(2) in relation to the removal, the adjusting of the date of the qualifying date. Your ar-gument has clearly been that you desire to …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. I would also like to go back to clause 5, as my honourable colleague has just referenced, to the 25 down to the 10 figure. Again, I am interested in knowing something about the r ationale behind why the Government felt that the reduc-tion to 10 was appropriate. We still argue the case that the reduction in this number …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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I will speak to this, yes.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, Madam Chairman. We have articulated our view on this. And the Indepen dent Member has clearly put forth a proposal around it. We have found that the number $25[,000] was exorb itantly low. The Minister has not actually given any r ationale as to why $25[,000] was chosen, any more than why $120[,000] is so prohibitive. So, the Honourable …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My presentation will not be as long as the Minister’s on this. We have no objection to the amendments that the Government is bringing here. As the Minister has made it clear, the Government has made certain promises that they would increase pe nalties around the immigration framework. This is clea rly what they have proposed …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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—to say anything on those points. But what I will suggest is that it is very interesting that these amendments are coming, because we have had some indication by questions previously answered in this House that there have been some, that on the permit side that there is not as much strength and perhaps discipline for the Government, particularly in …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Just for the record, irrespective of the questions that the Honourable Members are posing, I do not have any real substantive questions. I am just waiting for the amendment to be dealt with.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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As the next provision. Thank you.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, we just wish to certainly give our approval to this. It is obviously a more co mprehensive measure and includes all of the legislation that would give the whole opportunity of effective whistle -blowing and governance around the provisions to be more complete. So I just wish to give our a pproval, and have no objections to it at …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You know, Mr. Speaker, I almost hesitate getting up t o speak at this point only because this motion to adjourn started not on a very good note. Frankly, it started on a very less -than-high standard in reference to the presentation that we were subjected to— not with much optimism, not with much encouragement. It …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The question is to the Honourable Minister for Public Works, L. Craig Cannonier. Would the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House of the name of the company removing the loose rock and vegetation at Black Watch Pass and state the ratio of Bermudian versus non- Bermudian employees.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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So can one surmise from the Minister’s answer that there are no Bermudian em-ployees of Cimota then?
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, —
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Second question. Would the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House of the cost . . . I am sorry.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I am sorry. Okay. Would the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House of the cost Black Watch Pass and the cost of the renovations to the senior centre at Admiralty House, Pembroke?
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Admiralty House as well. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes, an d Admiralty House, the total was $27,750.44.
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, this is supplementary. Can the Honourable Minister give some further description of the types of changes that are being made to the senior centre at Admiralty House under the $27,000?