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Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

566
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11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplemental, Mr. Speaker.
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the Premier needs to answer Parliament and the people, why is he refusing to answer legitimate questions on why they believe there i s a majority of people who support this measure? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with the Premier’s condemnation of racist statements, would he object to the outing of OBA/UBP operatives who have been paid in the past to post online, attacking black Bermudians?
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 did not answer my question. Would the Premier support the outing of OBA Members who are posting ra cist comments online anonymously, Mr. Speaker?
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr . Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I would like to congratulate the Minister for staying on her feet for so long and filling in for the substantive Minister. I do not intend to keep her in her chair as long as she kept me. Mr. Chairman, first, I would like to beg in by thanking the Bermuda Tourism Authority …
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Chai rman.
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Minister must have missed the point of what I was saying, just to clarify for her, I am criticising the 49- year low in air arrivals and the poor, poor performance on all those jobs because most of those they have listed are not permanent jobs. Thank you.
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Chai rman. The Honourable Member —
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is misleading the House. Numerous Members of the Opposition have repeatedly said that we want to see these projec ts succeed, which is why we want people to be held accountable for a 49- year low in air arrivals. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 1494 11 March 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: Thank …
11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, w e will be supporting this legi slation. We recognise the need for Bermuda to become as adaptive as possible when it comes to attracting new business and growing the asset management industry in Bermuda is a worthy, worthy cause for us to pursue. Mr. Speak er, this is, from the research that we …
9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I wish the Minister is feeling better soon. Mr. Speaker, we on this side have long been calling for more money to be pumped into the marketing effort of Bermuda. I think that we are all aware that we are very seriously, seriously outgunned by our competitors in terms of being able to get our …
9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in a letter to the editor written on October 17 th, 2015, with your indulgence, “Bermuda’s hotel taxes are too high.” And in this letter, Mr. Speaker, the person writes, “When I looked at the bill I became . . . annoyed. I was quoted an excellent rate, which I was very satisfied …
9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. I do not want to belabour the point, as I understand the Minister is acting. But it is deeply co ncerning that it seems to have been a mad scramble to sort of consult on the back end instead of the front end. And I think this is something that we would not like to …
9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning. A favourite quote that I love is by the Honourable Elijah Muhammad who said, “A nation can rise no higher than its women. ” And the conditions that our land faces now has driven many of our women low — from high states to very low. Despite that, I am humbled and honoured …
7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and my personal thanks for accepting this motion and understanding the importance of this motion. And thank you to my colleague, the Honourable Member, Mr. Walton Brown, for bringing this to the House. This is a matter of national urgency. It is a matter of that. And, Mr. Speaker, you would know first-hand, having lived this …
7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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I have listened with great interest but the Honourable Member is [imputing] i mproper motives. This has nothing to do with the inner workings of the PLP and if he read something other than the Royal Gazette, he might not be so misled. Thank you.
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not going to go too deep into the issue of race, because we are not prepare d, as an Honourable House to be honest. We are not prepared to be honest. But, Mr. Speaker, I remember as a candidate for the United Bermuda Party, the first time that they had two— Hon. …
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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May I direct the comment at somebody?