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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
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
52 words
The Speaker
Thank you, Sarge. Good afternoon, M embers. I trust everyone enjoyed their moment away from here. Now we are about to do the afternoon session and lead us into the main purpose that we are here for today. I will just take care of the preliminaries before we get to that. [Gavel]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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24 words
The Speaker
The House is now in session. Members, when we broke for lunch, we had just concluded the congratulatory and/or obituary speeches. MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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5 words
The Speaker
There are none. PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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18 words
The Speaker
There are none. NOTICE OF MOTIONS FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE ON MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS GOVERNMENT BILLS
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are three Bi lls to be introduced this morning. And the . . . [Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
The first [Bill] is to be introduced is in the name of the Deputy Premier, Minister of Housing [and Municipalities] . Minister of Cabinet [Office and Digital Innovation], will you introduce it for him? BILLS FIRST READING MUNICIPALITIES REFORM ACT 2026 Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Sure. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing the following Bill for its first reading so …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you. The next item is in the name of the Minister of Tourism and Transport , Culture [and Sport] . Minister. BILL FIRST READING MOTOR CAR (RIDESHARING) AMENDMENT ACT 2026 Hon. Owen Darrell: Mr. Speaker, I am introducing the following Bill for the first reading so that it may be placed on the O rder Paper for the next …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you. The third item is in the name of the Minister of Economy and Labour. Minister. BILL 1902 27 February 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly FIRST READING EMPLOYMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2026 Hon. Jason Hayward: Mr. Speaker, I am introducing the following Bill for its first reading so that it may be placed on the O rder …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you. OPPOSITION BILLS
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none. NOTICE OF MOTIONS
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none. ORDERS OF THE DAY
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
The item for today is the R eply to the Budget Speech from the O pposition. And we are going to be led into that by the Junior Minister of Finance. Junior Minister. MOTION ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR 2026/27 BE APPROVED Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move that the E …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
[Are there] a ny objections? There are none. We will call on the Shadow Minister of Finance to begin his presentation. Member. OPPOSITION’S REPLY TO THE BUDGET STATEMENT 202 6/27 THE NUMBERS TELL THE REAL STORY
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Good afternoon.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you, Shadow Minister. We will just give the . . . oh, give him a moment to adjust the camera, fix the recording. He is done? Okay. The first speaker up on behalf of the Government is Minister Hayward. You have the floor and the clock will start when you are ready. Hon. Jason Hayward: Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Good afternoon. Bermuda House of Assembly DEBATE ON THE BUDGET STATEMENT AND REPLY TO THE BUDGET Hon. Jason Hayward: Mr. Speaker, thank you for providing me an opportunity to give intervention in today's economic debate. As we have transitioned from the Budget Reply, we now enter the economic debate. But there is one thing I did this morning before I …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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217 words
The Speaker
Let me just remind folks not to go down the road that is going to start personal comments back and forth, please. Okay? Thank you. Hon. Jason Hayward: Mr. Speaker, I am simply painting a picture here that the words which were used that lack empathy are because one cannot relate to the world from the lens of those individuals. …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Point of order? POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]