Speeches by Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes . . . no, I am not —

17 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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I am not a golfer like the prev ious Member before me.

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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I would like to speak also, Mr. Speaker.

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker.

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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Good morning, all.

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I just have a few short —

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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Oh. Okay. I just have a few short comments. I would just like to send condolences to the family of Ms. Phillipa Bassett, of 34 Pearman’s Hill, in her 86 th year, with condolences to her family. And also, Mr. Speaker, I would like to send a Happy Birthday shout -out to my fiancée, [because] today is her 25th birthday. …

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, good evening, Mr. Speaker.

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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How are you?

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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Good evening to you and to my fellow MPs and to the listening audience. [ Crosstalk; Feedback]

3 Jul 2020 House of Assembly

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[I NAUDIBLE] today the Education Minister’s statement regarding the Social Studies Curriculum in Public Schools –respecting Bermuda & Global Studies . I wholeheartedly support this and I endorse the Minister and his team for reintroducing and emphasising Bermudian, African and Caribbean studies. Mr. Speaker, Honourable Member Atherden questioned the Minister [about] his statement by asking, What about Anglo- Saxon and …

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker.

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Good m orning, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, all. I would just like to send out congratulations, this past week, to Mr. Tariq Simons and Ms. Kirsten Saltus, who in the run of our first return of sports won the MTM Covid Championships at Fairmount Sout hampton. So I would like to send congratulations out to them. Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: …

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I would also like to send out congratulations to Ms. Tina Nash, who since our last sitting was selected as the Executive Director of WindReach, which is in my constituency. So I would like to just send congratulations to Ms. Nash.

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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And then, Mr. Speaker, as this week, Sunday is Father’s Day, I would like to send out congratulations to all of the fathers out there. And I must be remiss, Mr . Speaker, as since the last sitting of this House, I did overlook your birthday, Mr. Speaker.

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes. Saturday after our last si tting. So I have missed it. So I would just like to send some late congratulations to you, Mr. Speaker, on your birthday. I will not say the year. Congratulations, Mr. Speaker. And thank you, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter ]

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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I would like to also be associated with the comments with condolences [ of] MP Ty rrell to Ms. Janice Dill, who happens to be my great - aunt, as my grandmother’s sister. I would just like to give a few comments about her, that she was (I can be corrected if I am not correct) the first black head …

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Postmistress, yes. I stand co rrected. And she was also one of the leaders of the Bermuda Salvation Army, and she represented the Salvation Army at (again I stand to be corrected) the coronat ion of Queen Elizabeth in the 1950s.