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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

2498
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8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I also want to give a short plug for Devonshire Church. They are having a candlelight service this Sunday. And this one is going to be slightly different because they are going to be honouring the young men who have spent their weekends for t he last couple of years helping to keep Devonshire as clean as possible …
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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So I want to just give a plug to Rev. [Jamaine] “Jay” Tucker. Even though he is a Liverpool fan, I look across that because he does a lot to ensure that the young people of the community are recognised. So thank you, Mr. Speaker.
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
4 words
Welcome back, Mr. Speaker.
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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The new Standing Order is 30 minutes. [Laughter]
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, how are you? Nice to see you back. The Deputy Speaker . . . I want everybody to give him a round of applause. He did a herculean job in your absence.
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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And also his deputy, MP Foggo. [Crosstalk ] 220 8 December 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly UK CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED AS FRIEND OF BERMUDA
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, are you familiar with the term Stockholm syndrome?
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Stockholm syndrome. There was this lady named . . . I want to say Patty Hearst. She got kidnapped. She was the heiress of a very rich family. And she got kidnapped by some rough guys. [Inaudible interjections]
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Yes, SLA [Symbionese Liberation Army].
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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And during her time of being incarcerated with them, she came out one day and became a bank robber just like them. She got caught, went to jail, wrote a book, made more money. But the point is, how does someone go from this one state of mind, being kidnapped by people, and then sympathising with them to the fact …
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Sorry, I cannot hear you. Would you like to point -of-order me? [Inaudible interjections ]
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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So, fast -forward to 2019. This Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK House of Commons, which comprises persons from all of the parties —they have the Labour Party, Tory Party, SNP [Scottish National Party], the Greens [Green Party]. They put out a report in February of 2019 recommend-ing that any British subject residing in any Overseas Territory shall have the …
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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That would be it, “foe.” Not Foggo, but foe. [Laughter]
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, here is the thing. One of our jobs as parliamentarians is to educate the people not just on the little things that are happening, the potholes, the grass is growing. Those are things that we need to deal with. But it is important for people on both sides of the aisle to tell the truth about what the …
8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
162 words
Yes, and they also, earlier a couple of weeks ago, said, Hey. Tell you what! We want to do out your captives, too. They want to come after our captives. So we do all this, we go through all these hoops to protect our international business. But our adminis-trative power is looking at how to get it from us. They …
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Good morning, colleagues. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I would like to know if the Minister can quantify the value of CARICOM coming to our aid in 2018 when the United Kingdom, our administrative power, put an order -in-council for public registers of beneficial [owners]. [Inaudible interjection]
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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I beg your pardon? [Inaudible interjection] 120 24 November 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. Christopher Famous: He did mention that. The question is about the value of CARICOM standing up for us (right?), our association.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Okay. So, may I rephrase my question?
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker. Mr. Deputy Speaker, may I rephrase my question?
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I would like to ask the Honourable Minister, Deputy Premier, the value of CARICOM coming to our aid whenever the United Kingdom, our administrative power, has sought to put us underneath the bus in re-gard to our international business s ector.