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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

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19 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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12 words
And all representing blue and blue. I was told to say that.
19 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, let me first congratulate MP Jason Wade on his maiden speech, a speech full of passion, not just about politics but about something that he himself has invested his life into. His grandmother invested her life into it, so he is carrying on a legacy. Mr. Speaker, I also want to congratulate the MP from constituency 28, commonly …
19 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Remedial, sorry. (I need to go back to school.) [Laughter]
19 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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815 words
Remedial classes if he wants to get to trade school. So let us be clear. When we move forward with these signature schools, academics and trades go hand in hand. Mr. Speaker, as you know, the trades are worth tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Yet , sadly, not enough for our people. Not enough for our …
19 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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271 words
Stop telling them that if they go into this trade it is because, Oh, you’re no t good with your brain, so you’ve got to use your hands. It is the smart people who are in the trades, Mr. Speaker. So I say let us reverse the problems that were started under the old UBP. We took too long. Let …
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Good evening, Mr. Speaker.
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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I will yield, Mr. Speaker.
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Good evening, Mr. Speaker. How are you?
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Yes, I am to the south of you.
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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I won’t be long, Mr. Speaker.
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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What I find curious . . . there is a saying, Things are getting curiouser and curiouser. What I find curiouser is that if those who are in the industry are agreeing with our policies, those who are in the industry are saying that our ho listic policies of whether it be vaccination, whether it be digital nomads, whether it …
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, we are now debating “I heard.” Mr. Speaker, I do not have much more to say beyond the fact that I support this Bill. This party supports this Bill. The Government supports thi s Bill. Thank you to the Minister and his team.
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Can you see me, Mr. Speak er?
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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I won’t take that long, Mr. Speaker. First of all, I want to congratulate our colleague for her inspiring maiden speech. She can speak from the capacity as someone who worked holistically, that she put all her effort in the short time that she had to retain that seat for constituency 25. Constituency 25 has traditionally been a seat that …
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to pivot to one other thing before I close. I find it a bit irritating, to say the least, t hat persons who do not work in a profession seem to act like they know all the answers. Tonight I am putting on my BELCO hat for a quick moment. I know that we have …
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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No, I am speaking as a BELCO —
17 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I thank you for your guidance. I am here to speak as a BELCO worker of near 30 years. Mr. Speaker, BELCO workers work in the most arduous conditions, 24 hours a day. We go out in the weather when peopl e are sheltering in. So when persons, whether they be elected persons or nonelected persons, take liberty …
12 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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5 words
Yes, Mr. Speaker. Good morning.
12 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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169 words
Yes. Good morning, Mr. Speaker. I am going to be brief. I just want to give condolences to the Si mmons family of Devonshire, Roberts Avenue to be specific , on the sudden passing of Mr. Lloyd Si mmons. He was a veteran taxi driver. He was a staunch PLP supporter. Just two months ago he was out assisting us …