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22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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I am associating myself with the comment s I made last week, and the Government Whip, Mr. Michael Weeks, also. I highlight that particular because —
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay. I am associating m yself.
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, okay.
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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And thank you, so we can untie this knot here. I just want to say I thought it was very i mportant, and I am glad that the Government Whip had made mention of Mr. Lightbourne’s achievements, because of the fact that, if there is one area that is going to represent growth for employment, it is going to be …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the Honour able Opposition Leader implies that the golf course was closed specifically to make that Member unemployed. [Inaudible interjections] Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: Mr. Speaker —
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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That is the inference. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: —thank you.
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, what el oquence! What eloquence have we witnessed here t oday; I am so proud of that Honourable Member. CerBermuda House of Assembly tainly, the Members of the Opposition are getting a taste of what task lies before them. I mean, they had trouble, unsuccessful ultimately, keeping up with us before the election when we were in Opposition. …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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And so, for all those people out in radio land, I have the unenviable task of follo wing Mr. Simmons. And remember, this was his first [speech] in this House. And for all those people in r adio land, on July 18 th we did have a great expression of democracy ; some would say our still somewhat i mperfect …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Now, Mr. Speaker, my next point on the same line about how we can begin to move forward, how we can begin to close the racial 200 22 September 2017 Official Han sard Report Bermuda House of Assembly divides that continue to alienate us, four and a half years, it was one of my first presentations to this House. I …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Now, Mr. Speaker, I am going on to my third point here. I am so happy that . . . and I have to use that word advisedly because in some ways it is nothing to be “happy” about. But we are seeing a growing awareness about the need for us to come to terms with the multigenerational issues confronting …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Ten. You see, 1.0 was with my generation when it came to this issue of at -risk young black men. Okay? And we are tal king about these young men then who are coming out of the 1970s and 1980s. Many people have forgotten the older me mbers, and many of the young people are not even aware of this. …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you. What is the difference? Do they go to church more than you? Are they more religious than you? The most salient and deterministic difference is that they have a higher soc ial economic status; they are more affluent than black Bermudians. So they are, therefore, insulated from these issues. I just want to add this: For some people …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Let us get that right. [Timer beeps]
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It appears that the America’s Cup not only failed politically, but also commercially. But just segueing to the issue of the airport and Aecon, in the Premier’s Statement he talks about the redevelopment of the airport. And the anticipated supplementary shows that taxpayers will need to pay a quarter of a million dollars for the weather …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is Rolfe, with an “O.”
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Will the Minister concede that these practi ces have the effect of dis -incentivising the hiring of Bermudians?
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As m any of us know, life can be fleeting. Certainly, those who have been blessed with long life are indeed truly blessed. I just want to take time out to offer some condolences here. Firstly, I will go in order of age and seniority. We have Ms. Elizabeth Dillw orth, Bermuda House of Assembly from …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Exactly, the Anderson fam ily. Lastly, I want to congratulate the young Mr. (if you just give me a chance to pull this up here), the young Mr. Waleed Lightbourne, who became a male nurse. [Timer beeps]
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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And I want to just thank him for his accomplishment. Thank you, Mr . Speaker.