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Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

831
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6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
19 words
Good morning, Mr. Speaker. 3402 6 March 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Good morning.
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
34 words
Good morning to the listening public. I just want to first recognise that today is I nternational Women’s Day, the day of the woman. And hopefully I can associate the whole House with this.
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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My tie, a purple tie.
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
66 words
There you go. But, Mr. Speaker, I think it is even more fitting that on this day, March 6th, 2020, we have International Women’s Day . I have to highlight and send congratulations to a woman who has basically made me who I am today. Today, Mr. Speaker, is the 65th birthday of my mother, your wife, who is actually …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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I would just like to say to my mother, Happy Birthday! Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: A point of order, Mr. Speaker. Point of order. [Laughter] POINT OF ORDER [Misleading] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: The Honourable Member must be misleading the Hous e! There is no way that his mama could be 65. [Laughter]
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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But I think also, Mr. Speaker, it is even fitting that as a schoolteacher, my whole life (I go 35). So my whole life I have known my mother to be a teacher. And she has brought with her her most recent students from Dellwood Middle School. So as you see in the Gallery, she has brought some st udents …
6 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Oh, Mr. Speaker!
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
22 words
Yes. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker, Members of the House and the listening public. Much has been said already on this debate —
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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—so I will keep my comments brief.
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
242 words
But I do stand in support of the Minister. I stand in support of changing the name of the public holiday from Sir George Somers Day to Mary Prince Day. And I also stand in support of clearing up the confusion with the 24 th of May holiday so that we know every year that it is a set date …
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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But we did not learn about Bermuda history, Mr. Speaker. So, I just w ant to make sure and to go on to add to some of the comments that the previous speaker before me said, we have to learn about our history to know where we are going. So, in conclusion, I again encourage this Government to look to …
31 Jan 2020 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
31 Jan 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
215 words
Good afternoon to the House and the listening audience. I too also stand to offer support. I stand in support for the Minister for making the amendments to this Act. In my position as Road Safety Chair man, I also have to say thank you to the Minister for bringing this because we have seen that road safety is a …
13 Dec 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
197 words
Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. I would just like to send congratulations. First of all, recently the 2019 Caribbean Equestrian Assoc iation Regional Jumping Challenge, where Bermuda participated. And we won the Overall Team Division, and also we had three individual winners who each won in their individual class. We had young Tyler A dams, young Jaeda Smith and …
29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and to the rest of the House and to the li stening audience. I would also like to associate my condolences with those mentioned by Colonel Burch for Ms. Ross, who, growing up in the Somerset community, I had the privilege of also being on watch by her at times. Her family and my family …
29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Good afternoon to the House and to the li stening audience. I find it fitting that I stand here today after the comments made by the Minister of Education about setting the mark and changing. And also I find it fitting, ironically, I stand also as a few hours prior to us sitting here at …
29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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And I say that, Mr. Dep uty Speaker, because when we say “climate change” and we see how most Bermudians react, it is a bit like “sustainable development”, a phrase in which many people quietly glaze over and switch off. So, here is the first point: Do not switch off. Climate cha nge is not just words, it is a …
29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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All right. It is not a report, but it is almost finished. It is only one paragraph left.
29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
382 words
Using algae as a raw material would turn any mode of production into a way to help the environment. The reason that climate change has gained so much attraction among Bermuda’s youth is because in reality, policies related to climate change are affecting them more than anyone else. The youth- led mov ement is building a coalition of first -time …
29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
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“With great pow er comes great responsibility.”