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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

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16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
68 words
So, today, Mr. S peaker, the Government of Bermuda with (What is the word I want to use here?) the full support of the Opposition enacted some things. Minister Foggo worked towards implementing unemployment insurance to support hospitality wor kers with MP Jason Hayward’s help. Minister De Silva, as he rightly said, spent a lot of time at PTB ensuring …
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
227 words
The Deputy Premier, Walter Roban, met with utility companies to ensure that workers who are finding themselves in a financial si tuation do not get their lights or telephone turned off. And our Minister of Finance worked to find the money to pay for all of this. So, what am I saying, Mr. Speaker ? Very briefly, I want to …
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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So I encourage us all to look out for one another in these perilous times. Mr. Speaker, I never thought I would say this, but I am going to miss seeing these guys every day, every other day —
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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You know, and to the pe ople of Bermuda, most importantly —
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Speed dating? [Laughter]
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Most importantly, Mr. Speaker, to the people of Bermuda, you know, stop the paranoia that is online. The Gove rnment and the Opposition have your best interests at heart.
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
55 words
Right? Do not say Well, we heard, or I heard this and that , it does not help. This Government and the Opposition are working hard in multi- ways to ensure that we see ourselves through this crisis. I just wish you all well and take care of yourselves. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [Desk thumping]
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
88 words
Good morning, Mr. Speaker , just one sad note. I want to give condolences to first of all the people of Shelly Bay, Crawl Hill for the passing of Mr. Kent Gibbons of Redkiln Road. Mr. Kent Gibbons was a proud cricketer, proud supporter of Bailey’s Bay and also thei r blue -and-blue team. And he was a techn ician …
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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I am on the silly mid -on,
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
20 words
Good evening, Mr. Speaker. Good evening, colleagues on both sides, and good evening, Bermuda. I shall be very, very brief.
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, have you ever heard of the term rope-a- dope? You know, like you are baiting somebody in, and you are saying, Oh, well, you know, this is what it’s about. Then you think that is what it is about. Then they give you a laugh. A couple of weeks ago as a matter of fact. . . no, …
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Extremely brief. “The BPHL [Bermuda Press Holdings Ltd.] chairman lamented the lack of decisive action from the Government to support the economy, particularly 1 Royal Gazette , 3 March 2020 in the areas of immigration reform and education, ad ding that this inaction was ‘costing Bermudians dearly’. He described the last ten years as a ‘lost decade’ for Bermuda.” Hmm. …
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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I am saying, okay. Well, finally we have achieved some sort of integration. Even the people spending $20,000 a year for it. 3570 9 March 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly So the children are going in, and eventually they are coming out. So if the black children are going to the same schools as the white children, …
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Very brief.
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Jonathan Reiss: “ 2He said white -male dominance continued to prevail in the executive teams of companies whose workforces failed to mirror the diversity within their communities and ‘we all need to do much more’.” So I am backing that up and I am saying, okay. Black children go to private schools. White chi ldren go to private schools. But …
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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And they were threatening, saying, We need Peter Sanderson! We need Peter Sanderson! Anybody know who Peter Sanderson is? [Inaudible interjection]
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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He is the chief advocate for immigration reform for non . . . yes, loop- holers. Is that a word? Loop- holers. [Inaudible interject ions]
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Loop- holian. So okay. They are saying, Peter Sanderson is going to take the Government to court, and, This is a farce, and, Caines has wasted our time, and, Blahblah-blah- blah- blah, and, How could the OBA go along with thi s? So I look at today’s paper, the Royal Gazette again. And guess what it says? On the front …
9 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
220 words
“Proposed legislation to tackle problems faced by mixed- status families is a step forward, a human rights lawyer has said. “Peter Sanderson, ” (the loop- holist, the loop - holian) “who has represented several people in imm igration and human rights cases, s aid the Government deserved credit for its Bill . . . . .” (Can I repeat that?) …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, Bermuda.