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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

2498
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30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
385 words
Good morning, Mr. Speaker and colleagues and the people of Bermuda. Mr. Speaker, I start off on a good note. As MP Foggo said, Berkeley had their graduation, and 98 per cent of the S4 class graduated. Only two males were not yet successful. So, we want to congratulate our alma mater. I want to speak particularly of two young …
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
35 words
—colleagues and the listening public. The quote is, as I heard it, everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. Well, here comes the punch in the face. [Laughter and crosstalk ]
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
100 words
Mr. Speaker, I heard several comments about You gotta do something about the cost of living. You gotta do something about the cost of living . Then I am sitting here scanning the world news and every country has a cost -of-living crisis. Even the country that we have to answer to called Great Britain. Their government is in constant …
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
61 words
The Exchequer said, Well, if you got problems with the bank, give us a call and we will work with the banks to try to save people from, you know, not having to make payments for six months . That does not sound like a robust economy. It sounds like everywhere in the world. Moving on, Mr. Speaker . [Crosstalk …
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Yea, though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no— [Crosstalk]
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
21 words
Anyway, Mr. Speaker, happy Sabbath, Mr. Speaker . The sun has gone down. Happy Sabbath, MP Caines. Mr. Speaker — [Crosstalk]
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
247 words
Mr. Speaker, one of the things, the key things . . . let us stop beating around the bush. One of the key things in this plan is increasing the population on this Island because of our ageing population, because of this, that and the other. The thing that differentiates us from the OBA when they came with their Pathways …
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
128 words
Four hundred, exactly. We cannot even . . . well, I will not say the exact words, but . . . the point is, Mr. Speaker . . . Mr. Speaker, the point is we have to increase housing which is in the plan. Whether it be some sort of high- rises in North East Hamilton or other parts of …
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
8 words
That is not what I said. [Inaudible interjections]
30 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
195 words
No, that is not what I said. We can increase it. My point is, Mr. Speaker, in support of the Minister, in support of the Government , we have to be pragmatic. We cannot just have rose- coloured glasses and say everything is fine . No! Everything is not fine. Oh, see? Right? But the reality is we have to …
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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6 words
Good morning, Mr. Deputy Spea ker.
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
55 words
Mr. Deputy Speaker, I come with some sad news to announce, the passing of two of my constituents. Mr. Noel Pearman, father of Noel, Jr., Jessica, Paulette and Jacqueline; husband of Ione. All righty. Folks want to be associated. Mr. Deputy Speaker, more directly, I need to give honour to a lady, Marguerite Viola Lynch.
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
22 words
She was the wife of PLP stalwart Richard, “Doc” [or] “Comrade Lynch,” the man who was the cornerstone of Devonshire PLP after
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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186 words
The man who set the foundation for MP Tyrrell and myself. Mrs. Lynch was a stalwart at Heard Chapel African Methodist Episcopal. She was a stalwart boiler. But more important, she was a mother, grandmother, great -grandmother and a friend to all. Heard Chapel could not hold everyone who came to her service this week, Mr. Deputy Speaker. She spent …
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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22 words
Mr. Deputy Speaker , I yield if anybody else from our colleagues would like to give an emotional or speech as well.
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
44 words
Okay. Mr. Deputy Speaker , it is kind of hard to follow up when you have cousins that articulate so well. They have Jache Adams. So, forgive me if I falter in my speech today. I want to masticate on a few things. [Laughter]
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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15 words
There is one thing that I would say the Honourable Wayne Caines left out —
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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6 words
—after such an invigorating speech. [Laughter]
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
22 words
He failed to say, United we stand, Mr. Deputy Speaker , it sounded like he was going to be a union leader.
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
69 words
All right. And there is one thing that Hon ourable Jason Hayward failed to say or did not say as yet. Mr. Deputy Speaker , as you know, the PLP is built off of knocking on doors. We did not have big money coming in the doors. We have to go out there and knock. And when we go out …