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The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

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27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
[Microphone off ]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Do the entire House, yes.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes. [Inaudible interjections]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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She said the whole House. She said the whole House.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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[Microphone off ] [Laughter]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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[Microphone off ] [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Minister Weeks, being you are such a gentleman to give it to your classmate, I'll call on you now. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. You are so kind. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start off with associating myself with remarks for Burton Cox. He was known in the neighbourhood to be coming …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Mm-hmm. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: You know, she was a Howard [University] A lumni, so I have known her for quite some time. You know, she went to the Mecca and that set her on the path of being a great educator. [Inaudible interjections] Hon. Michael A. Weeks: I would like also—
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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On the Daily Talk [Show], Dalton Tucker. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Yes, yes, yes, yes. But okay. Moving on, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter] Hon. Michael A. Weeks: I would also like to associate the remarks for Mr. Z aniko Hendrickson. He was a young man gone too soon, Mr. Speaker. The Speaker: Yes. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: And he was definitely …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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We have done that. We have done that already Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Yes. Okay, yes. The House has been associated.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: And I say Bermuda Real because, like I said, I only met her when I came here. And my memory of her, Mr. Speaker, is that she was sharp. She was fearless. She was authentic. You know, when I first met her, I said, W ho is this woman talking to me like this? But …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Mm-hmm. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: So, my heart goes out to her mom, her brother, and the rest of her family. And before my time is up, Mr. Speaker, I want to end on a positive note. I just returned from Jamaica seeing our young soldiers down in Jamaica helping with the hurricane effort. These young men did not have …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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And we will associate the entire House with that. Deputy [Premier] , are you on your feet for condolences ? Go right ahead. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise and ask the House to send congratulations to Equitable Holdings Limited, a nd also Equitable Financial Bermuda Re Limited. Mr. Speaker, …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Mr. Whip, would you like your three minutes now?
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Members, I am looking at the clock, and I think . . . that is what I'm trying to gauge now. How many more Members wish to give condolences? We’ve got — [Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Well, I was going to say we have got lunchtime. We are at that moment where we could break. I would like to break and get us back to start, if you don't mind. And is that all right with everyone, rather than just continue on? Okay . And we will come back, and we can go right on with …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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—I will not speak to them at this point. We will break at this time, Member s, so that we can come back on time to continue. [Timer chimes] [Crosstalk and laughter ]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Deputy, would you like to move us to . . . Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Hey, Mr. Speaker, I was taking your lead. I just . . . we wouldn't want to interfere, but I ask that we now do adjourn for lunch and return at two o'clock.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Any objections to that? There are none. Members, the House now stands adjourned until 2 :00 pm. [Gavel] Proceedings suspended at 12:3 0 pm Proceedings resumed at 2:01 PM [Hon. Dennis P. Lister, Jr., Speaker, in the Chair]