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Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

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18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary, just to be clear. It is either result. It is either a referendum or it is the result of a general election. Both would be de fined as “unambi guous democratic mandate.”
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Oh, I’m sorry. I will rephrase.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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For the avoidance of doubt, did the Honourable Attorney General say that either a referendum or a general election would be sufficient to demonstrate an “unambiguous democratic mandate”?
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I thank the Honourable Minister. Would the Honourable Minister clarify or have any information relating to, given that there are so many traffic interruptions on the road and it will be that way fo r a little bit going forward, is there any place that a member of the motoring public can see where the …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And again, thank you to the Honourable Minister for bringing this Statement forward. On page 2 of his Statement he speaks to the problem that he is seeking to remediate in the Berm uda Immigration and Protection Act. Could the Minister elaborate on why having more people reside for lon ger in Bermuda is a problem? …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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None. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Honourable Minister for bringing this Statement to th e House. My question relates to the final strategy. When will that be drafted and circulated? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you for the question. I do not want to give an exact date. I will say, though, that we are almost there. And …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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No, but a second question.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Will this strategy, or has there been any deli berations that will interrupt the current policing strategy to disrupt and deter criminal organisations?
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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None, Mr. Speaker.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: You have your three minutes.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Hello, Members and those in the listening audience. I just wanted to stand really to specifically associate m yself with the comments of condolences to many persons who have actually been mentioned a lready, but they are all in my constituency. I want to make sure that I reinforce that. There has been Shondelle Paynter. Again, other Members have a …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes. Good evening, Mr. Speaker.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Members may not realise it, but this is actually the first time that I really had a chance to speak in the House in this in this format, because once I got elected, we went through the COVID -19 experience and had so many remote sessions. So I am very thankful for the opportunity. Mr. Speaker, I will start by …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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What a first start. And a few of the previous speakers spoke to the fact that the picture or the illustration on the front is of, what? Green shoots, which speaks to what the PLP has talked about all along —we have to have these shoots and they will grow into firmer trees as we go forward. And that is …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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What I often do is refer to an analogy which goes back to some degree of my childhood. And that is part of my childhood was, well, in my middle years, actually, was growing up at what I call the familiar Dock Hill. Now, at Dock Hill there is the Dock Hill itself. And if you go down to Devonshire …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, again on page 2, we drop [down] a little bit further and the Honourable Cole Simons’ has said “Bermuda must grow her economic pie, and handouts will not help the pr ocess. The cannibalization of the farming, fishing and courier package industries will not help to grow our economy.” Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Minister, Jason Hayward, spoke already …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes sir.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, Thank you. I am not saying he did not say that. I am sim ply telling you what has happened and what the exper ience was in recent times. Mr. Speaker, If we move to page 6, the Opposition Reply says “This government must do all it can to encourage entrepreneurs and silent investors to invest in small …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, exactly. And guess what, Mr. Simons, you have now said that you support the National Health Strategy. So Minister Kim Wilson, guess what? Thank you, MP Cole Simons supports what you are doing so we can keep on moving forward, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, now we come down to this comment on page 12. “In addition, KEMH” (our hospital) …