Speeches by Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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I would first like to start off by associating myself with the comments for Ms. Delores Tucker, the passing of her. She was actually my wife’s godmother. So I would like to just add my condolences. Mr. Speaker, it is always good to open up the newspaper and see good news of Bermudians. I would like to send some congratulations …

23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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So the work of our three groups coming together and doing a cleanup, hopefully that can encourage other groups around the Island to help get back to beautifying our Island. So thank you, Mr. Speaker. [Desk thumping]

9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker, and good morning to the listening audience. I would just like to rise to give congratulations today to Somerset Cricket Club. This week is their anniversary week, and the club celebrates 98 years of ex-istence! [Inaudible interjections]

9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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While I say, Mr. Speaker, 98 years of existence, we have to remember that the club itself is in the location of . . . Somerset Cricket Club is much younger —76 years old. But Somerset Cricket Club after the amalgamation of West End Rovers and I cannot reme mber the other team —

9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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So they celebrate 98 years of existence, the Somerset Cricket Club. So as I said, this has been their anniversary week this week. But I do want to switch sides, Mr. Speaker. Very, very rarely you will hear me say congratulations to this. But congratulations to the new incoming Presi-dent of St. George’s Cricket Club. I will associate MP Swan …

9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Second- longest.

9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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All right. Well, I am corrected. But as I said, very rarely you hear me give congratulations to St. George’s. While I congratulate them on the change of president, I hope that it does not bring a change of fortune for them when it comes to Cup Match. [Inaudible interjections and laughter]

9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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So, thank you, Mr. Speaker for this time.

9 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Definitely not! So congratulations to both Somerset Cricket Club and St. George’s Cricket Club. [Inaudible interjections and laughter] Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Does any other Member? Minister Burch, you have your three minutes.

15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.

15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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Good morning to the listening audience, fellow colleagues. I would like to start off by associating myself with comments made by MP Jamahl Simmons in regard to Ms. Tajuana Dean. I declare an interest; she is family. But I did read that she had been educating for 38 years. That is my entire life, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter]

15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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Thirty -eight years is a long time to commit to being an educator and to make it to being a principal. So again, I just want to congratulate her on the 38 years of service that she put in to public educa-tion in Bermuda. Bermuda House of Assembly On that note, Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Great Christmas Carol -Off was …

15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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I was not in attendance. [Laughter]

15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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But I just want to congratulate and recognise all of the students and all of the different schools that participated. And I hope you will vote for those schools. I will declare my interest; I will be voting for Bermuda Institute. But congratulations to al l of the schools and students who participated, that they did a good job. While …

15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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I would say I have not been on any of the trips with him yet. [Inaudible interjections and l aughter]

15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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But as I said, Bermudians are well travelled. And out of the 7 billion- odd people, only 6,000- odd people have reached that milestone of travelling to 100 countries on this earth. So again, I want to just recognise him for that achievement. And hopefully one day many more Bermudians can join in that achievement. I have lost track. I …

8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. [Timer chimes]

8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. I feel like the Premier read my notes because that is what I was going to start off with, sending congratulations to Ms. LeiLanni Nesbeth, undefeated a whole season two times, national championship —not much more you can say. But as I mentioned in the last [sitting of the] House, Bermudians in all sport disciplines are …

8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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I associate the whole House.

8 Dec 2023 House of Assembly

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As MP Caines said, school of the prophets. Eighty years! As alumni, I can say that I value the education that I learned, the Christian education I learned at Bermuda Institute. [Inaudible interjection and laughter ]