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Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

566
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4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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53 words
But, Mr. Speaker, I remember as one of two black candidates, the first two black candidates in the UBP stronghold of Pembroke West, canvassing houses and having people slam doors in our faces because they thought we were PLP b ecause there was no white person with us. An H on. Member: Ooh!
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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52 words
And they would tell you, Oh, I didn’t realise. You know? And I remember people at the polling station when there were two black candidates, Which one do I vote for? (UBP suppor ters.) Which one do I vote for? I don’t know which one to vote for. Now— [Inaudible interjections ]
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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130 words
Now, I do not hear any points of order or anything like that. But, Mr. Speaker, let me continue. When I began my tenure in constituency 33, I made a commitment that I would try to canvass every single member of my constituency with no prejudice, no pre- assumed notions, nothing. And a number of people, elder statesmen of the …
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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12 words
But . . . but, understand. Understand. I have never had that.
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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39 words
But I had never exper ienced that, Mr. Speaker, when I canvassed as a black man for the UBP. I never experienced that. I have only experienced it from white households, only exper ienced it from that. [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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28 words
Will the Honourable Member from the Azores please . . . you know, keep his mouth shut? He has had his chance. Hon. Trevor G. Moniz: Mr. Speaker.
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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And you know what, Mr. Speaker?
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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232 words
I was laughing, because you know what? I have been invited to every single one. So, obviously, somebody on that side thought I had value. Somebody thought I had value on this side. But the fact that remains is this, Mr. Speaker. The fact that remains, Mr. Speaker, is this, right? Whatever side I am on, I have beaten them …
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Again, those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. But let us move on.
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, there is a clear divide in this country. And it is dishonest to claim that race does not play a part of it. But we are not going to waste my time on that any further, because we are not prepared to have that conversation, not ho nestly. Because too many of us are benefiting from that divide. …
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, we see in this House a lot of mouth, a lot of arr ogance, a lot of [Member beating his chest], I’m the man! Right?
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Oh, you ain’t seen me be the man. You do not want to see that part of me.
4 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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207 words
But keep tal king. Mr. Speaker, but what we see here is a lot of mouth, right? But I am begging you. I am begging you please, please, you have to change. I am begging you. Okay? And I am begging you because I see the path you are on. The doctor will pull you into the office and say, …
2 Mar 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I echo my colleague’s comment as a member of the Boundaries Commission, in relation to [page] B42, the importance of accurate data. But I think it also is a critic al, critical . . . we are in a critical period of our history with unemployment levels at an unacceptable level, with migration —emigration out of …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, I have. QUESTION: COMPANIES ACT , SECTION 114B 1. Will the Honourable Minister please i nform this Honourable House of the names of the companies that have applied for a licenc e under section 114B of the Companies Act dur-ing the year 2016? 2. Will the Honourable Minister please i nform this Honourable House the names of the companies …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, and good morning, Mr. Speaker. Would the Honourable Minister inform this House the total amount of government revenue that would have been c ollected were it not for government tax and fee exemptions associated with this event? Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: I am not even sure I would know where to begin on that, Mr. Speaker. …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary. Would the Honourable Minister commit to bringing the information to the House at the next seat-ing?
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with the viewer numbers read out by the Honourable Minister, and the fact that this [event] was ranked 91 st among cable TV sporting events, behind (quite actually) inferior sporting events, would the Honourable Minister concur that the reach is certainly not what it should be for the amount of money that was spent?
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Would the Honourable Mi nister agree to provide us with a list of the accredited media that attended this event? Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: Sorry, Honourable Member?
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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A list of the accredited m edia that attended this event.