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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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That is “ Bustin’ Loose. ” [Inaudible interjections]
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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That is “ Bustin’ Loose” by Chuck Brown. Anyway, for those that know go- go music, they know that this is the heart of DC and the anthem of Washington, DC. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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You going to dance with me? [Laughter ]
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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So, go -go music is the anthem of Washington, DC. And I know that there are some Howard graduates here, and there are some Was hington, DC fans and they are aware of it. My colleague, Sylvan Richards, is fully aware—
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Okay. Okay. Got you. GW. All right. So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, if you allow me, I would like to tell a story about a gentleman who act ually lives in DC and his name is Donald Campbell.
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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He has a MetroPCS store that is in the heart of DC, 7 th Street and Florida Avenue. And that is an area that is called the “Shaw.” And the Shaw is like North East Hamilton, the hub of African Amer ican activity. And it has been a mainstay of the African community for years and years and years. So, …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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I am going to rea d it. And this is just in particular to DC. “The silencing of Metro b ecame another flashpoint in a debate over whether new residents are sanitising the city and more evidence to many that chocolate city has grown vanilla.” So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, again, I applaud the Premier for bringing this legislation, but I …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Point of clarification, Mr. Deputy Speaker, please.
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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That is not the point at all, Mr. Deputy Speaker. What we want to ensure is that North Hamilton, Somerset, and St. George’s are pr eserved. Not that it should go anywhere else; we want the preservation of those areas.
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I just have one question on page 3 of the pr oposed legislation. [Inaudible interjection]
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Sorry. Clause 2AC, Approval of residential scheme shall not be withdrawn. So I guess my question is, Is that an absolute approval, and under no circumstances are you allowing yourself any latitude or any discretion to be able to withdraw ap-proval if something happens that is just not feasible or palatable? Hon. E. David Burt: What I would say, Madam …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I am pleased to see that we continue to embrace blockchain technology and digital currencies and we are trying to create that as a business line for Bermuda. I respect the fact that we are enhancing our legislation, which is one of the rea-sons why we remain as a premier jurisdiction. I …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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We have no objection, and actua lly, there is not anybody who is going to speak further, so if you want to move all of the clauses, you can. [Crosstalk ]
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. We support the legislation on this side. I think that it is a good idea, and it looks like it is just purely administrative. I did have a conversation with the Government Whip, and he clarified some of the questions that I had. So, I am okay with it. And I do know that Kevin …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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I might be able to help you a little bit. My understanding is that there may be certain hotels that were granted concessions, but have act ually not utilised those concessions. But they have timed out. An d so, because they have timed out, they do not get the benefit of the concessions. But they can make an application under …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I will not be long, I promise. I will not be long. Mr. Deputy Speaker, last night I sat on the panel for the immigration meeting. And I made a comment last night that —
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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I made a comment last night that, unfortunately, the Royal Gazette took out of context. And had they repeated the verbiage before and after, I think the comment would not have been so offensive to some people. Because I actually got messages from people who said, Oh, I found what you said extremely offensive. And I’m outraged that you would …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Okay, you are the white one. [Laughter]
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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You are maki ng $10,000 more than me. You are getting $20,000 more for your bonus. And you are getting a housing allowance. And I am not getting that. So, how are you not living better than I am? How is that not understood? And how can you be outraged at my comment, w hen the fact of the matter …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Minister Caines has done ye oman’s work —I mean yeoman’s work —trying to get it all together and put it all together. And, you know, it takes more courage to say, We can’t table this than to 2530 27 September 2019 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly put it through and say, Screw the committee! I’m d oing this …