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Neville Tyrrell, JP, MP

Neville Tyrrell, JP, MP

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16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning.
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Good morning, colle agues, as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask this House to send condolences to the family of the late Alan Leigh, a former schoolteacher and principal. Mr. Leigh was one of my constituents. And he seemed to have taken a lot of interest in my career from way back, because when I canvassed him, we always …
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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But if condolences could be sent, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much.
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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First time.
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good evening, everyone. Mr. Speaker —
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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—I think there was a par agraph in the Minister’s brief last week Friday, that I think would sum this whole thing up. Permission, if you would allow me to read it?
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you. It says, “Mr. Speaker, this Bill proposes to defer el ections for a year until May 2019 while the Government undertakes consultations with the Corporations of Hamilton and St. George’s, with the residents and ratepayers in each municipality, and with the general public of Bermuda. ” Mr. Speaker, I think that wraps it all up. We are going …
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, everyone els e.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, on a sad note, I ask that this House send congratulations to the fam ily—
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Ooh. Condolences to the fam ily of the late Clarence Leroy Jones, commonly known as “Bonky” or “Chicken.” He was part of that Jones Village family. He will be certainly a loss to them. He was certainly known as a good carpenter, so other people will, obviously, miss him as well. So I ask that condolences be sent, Mr. Speaker. …
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, very much, Mr. Speaker. Good evening.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I will try not to keep the evening too long.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, when we adjourned here last Friday, after much fire and fury, I intended to just go home and put my feet up and have a relaxing weekend, as I sometimes do. However, I did not realise that many of my constituents actually stayed up and listened to us because by the time I got home I was either …
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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—or speak behind the back of an Honourable Member, but as the Honourable Mem-ber has chosen not to be here—
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I am going to—
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Oh, sorry.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Oh no.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I will.
12 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, what I was about to say was that I would not normally speak beh ind a person’s back, but I am going to make an exception tonight. That is what I meant. I hope that is accept able.