Annex 1: Visit programmes
Visit to Ascension Island, Bermuda, the Cayman
Islands, the Falkland Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands
10 - 18 March 2008
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The Committee split into three groups for this visit:
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Group 1 consisted of: | Group 2 consisted of:
| Group 3 consisted of:
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Mr John Horam | Sir John Stanley
| Mr Eric Illsley |
Mr Andrew Mackinlay | Mr Paul Keetch
| Ms Gisela Stuart |
Mr Malcolm Moss | Mr Greg Pope
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Group 1: Bermuda
Sunday 9 March
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20:15 | Briefing with Sir Richard Gozney, Governor of Bermuda
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Monday 10 March
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09:00 | Meeting with Dr Ewart Brown MP, Premier of Bermuda
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10:15 | Meeting with Mr Wayne Carey, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Social Rehabilitation
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11:30 | Teleconference with Arlene Brock, Ombudsman of Bermuda
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12:45 | Lunch with Hon Paula Cox MP, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, and Senator Hon Kim Wilson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, and also Acting Minister for Labour Home Affairs & Housing, hosted by Mark Capes, Deputy Governor
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14:30 | Meeting with Senator Alf Oughton, President of the Senate
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15:15 | Meeting with Hon Stanley Lowe MP, Speaker, and Dame Jennifer Smith, Deputy Speaker, House of Assembly
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16:00 | Meeting with Mr Richard Ground OBE QC, Chief Justice, Supreme Court
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18:00 | Reception at Government House
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Tuesday 11 March
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09:30 | Meeting with Hon Kim Swan MP, Leader of the Opposition, and other senior members of the United Bermuda Party
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10:45 | Meeting with Matthew Elderfield, CEO, Bermuda Monetary Authority
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12:30 | Lunch with representatives of Bermuda's business community
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14:30 | Meeting with Lt Col William White, Commanding Officer, and other senior officers, Bermuda Regiment
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17:15 | Public meeting at Mount St Agnes Auditorium, Hamilton
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Wednesday 12 March
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08:00 | Breakfast with CEOs of banks, hosted by Philip Butterfield, CEO, Bank of Bermuda
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09:45 | Meeting with Bermudians Against the Draft
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11:00 | Visit to St George's and St Catherine's Fort
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12:15 | Meeting with Mariea Caisey, Mayor of St George's
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12:45 | Visit to Dockyard
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15:00 | Meeting with Dr Ed Harris, Executive Director, Marine Museum
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17:00 | Wash-up meeting with Sir Richard Gozney, Governor, and Mark Capes, Deputy Governor
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Group 2: the Cayman Islands and the Turks
and Caicos Islands
The Cayman Islands
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Monday 10 March
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08:30 | Breakfast briefing from the Governor, Mr Stuart Jack and other staff in Governor's office, followed by tour of office
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10:00 | Financial Services roundtable, hosted by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
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11:15 | Meeting on illegal migration, hosted by the Chief Immigration Officer at the Department of Immigration
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12:30 | Lunch with cross-section of senior local figures, hosted by the Governor
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14:15 | Meeting with Hon Kurt Tibbetts, Leader of Government Business
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15:15 | Meeting with disaster management experts at the Emergency Operations Centre hosted by the Director of Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI)
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16:40 | Meeting with Sara Collins, Chair, and other members, Human Rights Committee
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18:40 | Reception for the Cayman Islands Youth Parliament
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20.00 | Dinner with the Governor
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Tuesday 11 March
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09:15 | Meeting with members of Cabinet
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10:25 | Meeting with Hon McKeeva Bush, Leader of the Opposition
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11.15 | Meeting with Mrs Edna Moyle, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
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12.00 | Lunch with members of the Legislative Assembly
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12.45 | Depart for Turks and Caicos Islands
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The Turks and Caicos Islands
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Wednesday 12 March
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09:00 | Meeting with Governor and Head of Governor's Office
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10.00 | Meeting with Premier and ministers
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11:00 | Tour of Providenciales accompanied by the Governor, including visit to detention centre and police station
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12:30 | Lunch with Governor, Premier and business people, investors and media editors
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14:00 | Private meetings
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15:30 | Meeting with Mrs Quelch-Missick, Chairman-designate of Human Rights Commission
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18:30 | Reception with Governor, Premier and cross-section of community in Providenciales
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20.00 | Dinner with Governor, Premier and ministers
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Thursday 13 March
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09:00 | Meeting with Mr Floyd Seymour, Leader of the Opposition, and colleagues
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10:10 | Meeting with Church leaders
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[Flight to Grand Turk] | |
12:00 | Meeting at the Financial Services Commission
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13:15 | Lunch with Chief Justice, Chief Auditor, Complaints Commissioner, Police Commissioner, and senior officials
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14:20 | Tour of Grand Turk accompanied by the Governor, including visit to prison and drive by cruise centre
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15:30 | Wash-up meeting with Governor, Deputy Governor and Attorney General
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[Return to Providenciales] |
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Group 3: Ascension Island and the Falkland
Islands
Wednesday 12 March
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Ascension Island
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07:30 | Briefing from Mr Michael Hill, Administrator of Ascension Island
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| Meeting with Lawson Henry and Johnny Hobson, representatives of the former Island Council
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| Meeting with Malcolm Mo, Member, Ascension Island Advisory Group
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The Falkland Islands
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18:00 | Reception hosted by Mr Paul Martinez, Acting Governor
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Thursday 13 March
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09:00 | Briefing from Dr Tim Thorogood, Chief Executive, Falkland Islands government
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14:00 | Discussion with members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council (LegCo)
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15:30 | Meeting with Jake Downing, General Manager, Falkland Islands Tourism
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Friday 14 March
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09:00 | Briefing by Jon Clark, Acting Director of Fisheries, Fisheries Department
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10:30 | Meeting with Chamber of Commerce Council
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12.00 | Meeting with Chamber Council members
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13:30 | Tour of King Edward Memorial VII Hospital
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17:00 | Public meeting in Chamber of Commerce
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Saturday 15 March
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[Transfer to San Carlos] |
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11:00 | Visit to San Carlos Cemetery to lay wreath, escorted by Sheila and Terence McPhee
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Tea and chat with local residents |
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12:00 | |
Visit to Argentine Cemetery to lay wreath |
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13:30 | |
Lunch at Darwin Lodge | |
[Return to Stanley] | |
Sunday 16 March
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19:00 | Dinner at local residents' homes - Mr Keith and Mrs Val Padgett and Mr Stuart and Mrs Lillian Wallace
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Monday 17 March
Tuesday 18 March
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09:30 | Briefing on oil by Mrs Phyl Rendell, Director of Minerals and Agriculture
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12:00 | Lunch with Councillors
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| Wash-up session with Mr Paul Martinez, Deputy Governor
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