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Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

566
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20 May 2016 House of Assembly
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1,052 words
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to begin by congratulating the new Junior Minister of Tourism on his new post. I am sure he will do his best to do what he can to help with i mproving our tourism product. Madam Deputy Speaker, I would also like begin in the vein that our country owes a tremendous …
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, and good morning, Mr. Speaker.
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give congratulations to the mighty Somerset Eagles, who earned their promotion to the premier division. [Inaudible interjections]
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Worthy of praise, I would say, Mr. Speaker, worthy of praise.
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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And I think most of the House would like to be associated with that. It is a moment worthy of praise indeed. I would like to single out the striker, young Mr. Nathan Rego, in his per-formance.
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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214 words
He has got a very strong, promising career ahead of him, and I look forward to his exploits in the future. I would like to be associated with the condolences sent to the family of the mother of Ms. Tinee Furbert. She has been very helpful with us over the years in the community, and we appreciate her sacr ifice …
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. When last I took my feet during the budget, I called for the resignation of the Minister, and, oh, what a difference a week makes. But I will not do that t oday. So, Honourable Minister, you are safe today. But what I would like to talk about as we go into the Heads relating …
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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I am speaking to the Hea dquarters of the Ministry of Economic Development, which is (hold on one second) . . . Head 95 and the mission of the Ministry of Economic Development Headquarters, as I stated in my first sentence, Madam Chairman. Now as I was sayi ng, the Progressive Labour Party continues to support international business and support …
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Apologies, I am guided by your wisdom, sir. But I do think that that was a mi stake to move that out of Business Development and I think it was a mistake because that is a level of sy nergy that should be combined and united. Madam Chairman, we are going to go over to Head 89, Energy. Madam Chairman, …
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. Point of order.
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is misleading the House. I had several white friends with me all day and several who attested they were not attacked. While these attacks, if they did occur, are reprehensible, certainly not all people who came r eceived these attacks . Thank you.
21 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning. Good morning to you, and good morning to the listening audience. Mr. Speaker, I remember reading a story in the Royal Gazette that the One Bermuda Alliance was searching around for a new consultant. And I hope that it is true, because the current consultant, Shaggy, the author of It Wasn’t Me, is …
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplemental, Mr. Speaker.
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Premier just said that they have been in contact with members of the Caribbean association. Is the Honourable Pr emier aware that there are members of the Caribbean association calling Minister Fahy a word you cannot use in Parliament (you could outside) of being disho nest about the conversations? Is the Honourable Pr emier aware of that, Mr. …
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplemental, Mr. Speaker.
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Is he aware that the Jamaican Association is referring to the conversation that Minister Fahy has led, and the West Indian Associ ation are referring to the Honourable Minister who sits in another place as a person who is not telling the truth, Mr. Speaker?
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplemental, Mr. Speaker.
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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All right. Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Yes. The Chair will recognise the Honourable Member from constituency 21. Question?
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Would the Honourable Premier answer, if the reason he will not provide this Bermuda House of Assembly information because he is counting non- Bermudians as the majority, Mr. Speaker?