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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

2498
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10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
32 words
Mr. Deputy Speaker, I am talking about the Reply to the Throne Speech and the Throne Speech last week which they said they would have the answers in this week. [Inaudible interjections]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
258 words
So here we go. [Reply to the] Throne Speech. I took a glance through it. I am looking for the solution. I went to the last page and did not see anything. I thought it was just me. Then I looked at the comments on the Royal Gazette and OBA supporters were saying that they do not need to provide …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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No, this is relevant to what they said in their [Reply to the] Throne Speech, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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I will move on, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I will not be retracted.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, let me move on.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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They made great emphasis about we are not listening. We are not listening. Mr. Deputy Speaker, as you know, we canvass. And we also do surveys. And one of the surveys in Devonshire says that the greatest concern of people are the roads (52 per cent); foliage on the road, and then the cost of living. So, yes, we listen. …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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And they were all of Caribbean heritage—some first generation.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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When we hear OBA supporters saying we should not be joining CARICOM, Why do we have to be involved in CARICOM? These are our people, Mr. Deputy Speaker . It is in the Throne Speech, so I am bringing it to a point. Mr. Deputy Speaker, if you travel to those islands you will see businesses that you would think …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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OECD are the people that black -listed us. The UK are the ones that throw us under the bus all the time. The United States throws us under the bus. The European Union throws us under the bus. The only people that work with us, who stand with us is CARICOM. The only ones. But no, we should not be …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, good morning. Good morning to colleagues and the people of Bermuda. Mr. Speaker, I rise to give condolences to the people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the passing of one of their beloved Ministers, Minister of Social Services, Mr. Obediah Wilchcombe. I want to as-sociate the Deputy Speaker and others.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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He was well loved on whatever sides of the aisles because he was truly a people’s person in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Mr. Speaker, I want to give condolences to my BELCO family on the passing of Master Mechanic “Toe” [Gladwin Anthony] Dill.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Others will be associated.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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I want to give condolences to my Woolridge family on the passing of Mr. “Butchie” Hendrickson. I want to give condolences to the family of Paget Service Station and Somerset cricketer Mr. Dion Stovell on the passing of his father, [George Robert] Gladston Stovell. Mr. Speaker, I want to give condolences to the Burgess family of Sousa Estate on the …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, whenever visitors come to Bermuda and come check me, they say, Hey, I want some Bermudian food and some . . . you know. Then I have to scratch my head. Bermudian res-taurants. Bermudian servers. Then those few places come to mind. And I always head down to East to Wahoo’s. They have the best seafood, I think, …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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And more important than the seafood is the service, Mr. Speaker. The minute you walk past their door they say, Hey! Come on in. Come on in. The owners are not Bermudian born but they are Bermudian. The servers are Bermudian born. The persons cooking are not Bermudian born but they cook with Bermudian flavour. So, whenever I get that …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Okay, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, have you ever seen . . . ever been to Broadway? They have these plays all based on musical themes, right? They had this movie years ago, black -and-white, Humphrey Bogart. I swear Derrick was a double in there somewhere. [It had] Audrey Hep-burn [sic]. The theme was, Play it again, Sam. The guy was …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Now suddenly they have a leader and no internal elections. Every time I say something, say, Play it again, Sam!
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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That same leader for the last few years has said, You know, I’m just a humble guy. I’m not getting involved in any mix -up. I’m just here to debate on the clauses. You know, you can take him at face value. Say, That’s cool, bro. I respect that. Not once has he ever stood up on the motion to …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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241 words
I knew that, see? I tell you, cousin. We got this, cousin. Cover your head. Mr. Speaker, that interim leader got up on national TV and claimed that the PLP is a party that just works off of crusades. Hmm, crusaders, like we just kill people, just take people’s stuff. Like we do not work for the people. We have …