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David A. Burch

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9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Okay. I will be associated with them then as well, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Richards taught me at West End Primary School a lot of years ago. [Inaudible interjections ]
9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Plenty, plenty. Too many to remember. So his celebration was on Tuesday of this week. Mr. Richards, people talk about schools and sav-ings schools and buildings. I do not have a whole lot of time for that because I do not remember what class-room I was in or what the innards of the school looke d like. I remember the …
9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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And I ask that condolences be sent to his family. Thank you.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, on numerous occasions I have risen in this Honourable House to provide updates on the continuing roadwork projects across the Island, namely, the BELCO Infrastructure Project, the Ministry of Public Works Water and Wastewater Master Plan Phase I works in St. George’s, as well as road paving generally. There have been five Ministerial Statements made on this matter …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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I could not let this opportunity pass without having a few comments on the Bermudiana Beach Resort. I am going to first touch briefly on its chequered history —and ever so briefly,
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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Clearly, we started this as a Government prior to 2012. And it has been a long and painful journey. When we returned to Government in 2017, this option was already on the table. And whilst there has been . . . I think it is a fascinating thing that you try to build housing and people criticise it. So, you …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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Do you acknowledge me?
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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Oh, thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker . I shan’t be very long— [Laughter]
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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I stood . . . I agree with everything that folks on this side have said.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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But I noted that my colleague who just spoke forgot to do something. So I am going to do it for him. [Laughter]
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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And that is to ask the Minister of Finance to remove that person from the Committee because it does not appear to me as if in any way, shape or form are they interested in following the procedure. They would much rather give their sub-missions to the peopl e via ZBM. And so I make that request of the Minister …
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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I have the honour to attach and submit for the consideration of the Honourable House of Assembly the Agreement of the Sale between Gard ine Izetta Gibbons and the Government of Bermuda regarding all of that southernmost strip of land to be subdivided from property situated at 18 Secretary Lane, St. George’s GE05 in the Island of Ber-muda, as more …
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, good morning. I would like to be associated with the congratulations to Cobbs Hill Methodist Church on their 196 th anniversary.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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It is a small but amazing church. And if you know the history —
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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—it was built by slaves in the dark.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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And it was very uplifting to spend two hours with them last Sunday. The new pastor (well, new to me) Dean Smith is someone who is well known to me.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. And he gave a message that was worthy of 196 years.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I would like to be associated with the condolences [for] Ms. Lois Weeks, Minister Weeks’s mother. I did not know her, but I obviously know him. So, he obviously comes from good stock.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I would also like to be associated with the condolences to the family of Sasha Swann , whose partner works for us in the Department of Waste Management. I got to know the family about five years ago when I ran into their twin sons, Jordan and Jeri cho, who are quite amazing young men. And I …