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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

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5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
197 words
Something brief. In Bermuda, Mr. Speaker, anytime we have had mass pr otests including white people, [it has] been when they protest against the PLP. “• 2003: mass protest at Government House against constitutional changes to ensure ‘one man, one vote ’ “• 2009: mass protest s at Cabinet grounds .” (Remember that, Mr. Speaker?) “[This was] against four Uighurs …
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
371 words
Black lives matter when people of equal qualifications cannot get a job in our country . The Honourable Member from constituency 30 just spoke about her own experiences, or people’s experience in insurance where you get one black person hired and you get a white person hired but the white person gets a housing allowance, the white person get s …
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
40 words
All right. When you go to Gorham’s or SAL, or wherever, for supplies, do they charge you a different price because your house is in Heathcote versus the guy’s house who is over, let’s say, I don’t know, Riddell’s Bay?
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
7 words
Oh? You pay the same price, right?
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
48 words
You pay the same price for that brick. You paid the same price for the pai nt. You paid the same price for that wiring. You paid the same price for the PVC. Well, how come the guy in Riddell’s Bay, his house is valued more than yours?
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
24 words
Even the guy in Fairylands or Point Shares, his house is valued more than yours. Did he pay more for that brick than you?
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
332 words
How come the houses on North Shore ain’t worth the value as houses on South Shore? We all know who lives on North Shore and we all know who lives on South Shore. So you see structural racism. So when you march on Sunday, march for that too because black lives matter when it comes to economics. 4172 5 June …
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
409 words
From the Royal Gazette (so that way white people cannot say it is not true). From the Royal Gazette of October 17th, 2012 : “Black Bermudians with the same academic qualifications as their white counterparts are still ear ning significantly less, according to Census [reports] . “Median annual income for black residents holding a bachelor’s degree was $80[ ,000] in …
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
8 words
Point of order. Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
78 words
I never once said I had a problem with them speaking out about black people. I said, if you are going to speak out about racism, let’s talk about legislation, let’s talk about the banks that are charging all this interest, let’s talk about the health insurance companies that don’t want to lower their rates. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: …
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Yes. Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, colleagues, and good mor ning, or good afternoon, Bermuda.
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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I just want to give condolences to the Tannock family. We used to live on Hermitage Road, Lightbourne Lane. Also to Mr. “Snake” Eversley, another resident of Devonshire on Roberts Avenue. Mr. Kenneth Jolliffe, w ho was of Hermitage Road in Devonshire. And another gentl eman who lost his life this weekend, Mr. Henry Santucci. He was actually the (quote/unquote) …
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
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And good afternoon, Bermuda. Are you hearing me well, Mr. Speaker?
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
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13 words
A little closer, yes, I moved to the west side of my house.
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
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237 words
Mr. Speaker, speaking of west, sometimes when I drive west, I see something about Somerset people . . . I am sorry, people across the bridge, who have these big yards. And, you know, coming from town you are thinking, Why, there is enough space to put three apartments right there, bye. What are these byes doing with all these …
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
178 words
2Forbes magazine, Senior Contributor Daphne Ewing- Chow: 2 Forbes 20 February 2019 “According to the FAO, between 2005 and 2017, the proportion of undernourished persons in the Caribbean region decli ned by 23.3% to 16.5 %.” That is based on the fact that people are eating more. But what are they eating? They are eating foods that primarily are coming …
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Anybody seen any ban anas lately?
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
23 words
But here is the thing, the bananas that we have in Bermuda are called Cave ndish Bananas. Did you know that, Mr. Speaker?
22 May 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
12 words
The bananas in Bermuda, commonly found in Bermuda, are called Cavendish Bananas.