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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

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14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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148 words
More people are going to starve to death because of aid being blocked. But yet we have politicians around the world afraid to speak up because, Ooh, I don’t want to get blacklisted. (No pun intended.) Ooh, I don’t want to get cancelled. (No pun intended.) Well, what were you elected for? I am going to take a cue from …
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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198 words
Good morning, Mr. Speaker, colleagues and to the listening public. Mr. Speaker, as you know, Devonshire is a very close -knit community. And over the last week we have lost three persons. I will start with young Nakia Smith. He played for Wolves Sports Club. He also played for North Village. Rev. Mr. Joe Perry of Devon Springs Road. He …
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, not so fast.
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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38 words
Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, colleagues and to the listen-ing public. Mr. Speaker, I am not sure why the Standing Orders only give us three minutes during congrats and obits, but it does until it is amended.
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, after my congrats and obits, someone text ed me and said, Hey! But you forgot to mention XYZ . (Good afternoon, Ms . Smith .) I said, Three minutes is not enough to talk about XYZ. So, I am going to talk about XYZ right now. Mr. Speaker, ther e is a thing called a Timex . [It] …
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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They watched that, and they watched that, and they watched that. A nd you know , they had good opportunities but they just never capitalise d. But then a ray of sunshine happened. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Point of order, Mr. Speaker. The Honourable Member is misleading the House. There were not but about 10 people watching that …
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Okay. [Inaudible interjection and laughter ]
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Anyway, Mr. Speaker, everything leads to something. Work with me. Anyway, long story short, Mr. Speaker . I was texted today by someone asking why I did not mention [that] Manchester United beat Manchester City for FA Cup [Football Association Challenge Cup] ?
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. So, for all those who are for other teams, Spurs, Chelsea, City of Liverpoo l. Hon. Derrick V. Burgess, Sr.: That is the team. That is the team. Liverpool.
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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It does not matter w e got the FA Cup. Mr. Speaker, that leads to my second point. Tomorrow some of us will be celebrating the anniversary of someone’s birth, a lady who walked up and down Devonshire—no phone banking, no ro-bocalls, no email s because they were not invented at the time , but walked up and down Devonshire—talking …
31 May 2024 House of Assembly
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I could spoil it , man. And I tie this in as I end here, Mr. Speaker. The last time we were in this House two weeks ago, all of us focused our energy on a young lady who keeps on going, a young lady who walks up and down Devonshire, Smith ’s, Paget, wherever there is a need. She …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon to you. Excuse me for not — [Inaudible interjections]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Excuse me for not being here at the morning session, but I was working until 8:05 and I had to get some rest. [Inaudible interjections]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Remember that on my payday. [Laughter] Mr. Christopher Famous: Mr. Speaker, often we have these (what [do] they call that?) . . . fables. Right? Fables?
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Stories. Some are true; some are not. Some are relevant. And there is this fable called the Tortoise and the Hare. [Inaudible interjections]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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You are hearing the Tortoise and the Hare? So anyway, we all know the story. The hare thought he was fast. He slowed down. The tortoise caught him up and kept going and beat him. So, Mr. Speaker, I think maybe one or two people who are sitting in this House may have been around when we started our tourism …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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81 words
The fact of the matter is [that] it was the UBP who destroyed the narrative that tourism is good. Yes! Yes, indeed, because we were not the Government when we put tourism aside. So we are the Government now and we are investing in tourism. We are looking at the models at what our cousins in the south are successfully …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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So I say, Maybe industry — [Inaudible interjection]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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You want to apologise again today? Talk to the Chair. [Laughter] 1250 17 May 2024 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Direct the comments here. The floor is yours, Mr. Famous. Mr. Famous —
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Talk to the Chair. [Inaudible interjections]