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Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

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8 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I have the honour to attach and submit for the information of the Honourable House of Assembly the Tourism Investment (Rosedon Hotel) Order 2024 proposed to be made by the Minister responsible for Tourism with the written agreement of the Minister of Finance in exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Tourism Investment Act …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, sir.
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to be associated as I appreciate the Honourable Member from constitu-ency 1 doing so also, but condolences to Wanny Signor and Reverend Dr. Erskine Simmons whose family are very iconic in the AME Church. I was reminded by the Deputy Speaker that [the] famous St. Philip AME Church, when it was …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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—and I am now officially a senior for . . . and as of a week from today, two years. And as you become a senior, initially, you are . . . some of us, are in denial. But as time ticks on you come to certainly appreciate the thought process of other sen-iors. [Inaudible interjection]
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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And I would like to associate the Honourable Member from Warwick with that comment. The one thing that I can say in favour of our Government is that . . . and you hear persons chirping away when an increase is provided every year. And I have lived long enough to know that one year adds up to two years, …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to support the legislation brought forward by the Junior Minister responsible for finance in this Honourable House, which is designed for first time homeowners in this country. I have heard a few terms thrown about today. “Financial literacy” was one. And I agree that in some households financial literacy is …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, I accept it. I heard the term “financial literacy.” I did not hear anybody objecting to it being used. So I am just speaking to the fact that . . . and I have given some examples of how financial literacy gets practiced in a practical way in the sphere of politics, and how I apply financial literacy, talking …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, just ever so briefly to share the importance of the need for refurbish-ments to assist and encourage hotels to remain fresh and just to say that during these summer months the hotels have been enjoying a very good season. But we do know, Mr. S peaker, that the opportunity for Bermuda to grow ourselves in the tourism market …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you. And I am not going to take the bait and use up any of my time. [Laughter]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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I would like to start off with some condolences to some very key constituency num-ber 2 stalwarts who have passed on. And I would like to associate condolences to the family of Ms. Elsie Crane [Shaw] with the Deputy Speaker, who knew her very closely, havi ng been a trade unionist from St. George’s, a staunch Progressive Labour Party, Wellington …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I move that the Bill entitled the National Heroes Act 2024 be now read for a second time.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to introduce the Bill entitled the National Heroes Act 2024 which establishes and for-malises the criteria which is to be applied in the selection of a National Hero. Mr. Speaker, as my colleagues will be aware, in [the] November 2022 Throne Speech a commitment was made to invite the legislature to codify the …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Opposition for their support of this Bill, and I appreciate the history lesson provided by the Deputy Speaker and his comments on, particularly, Mr. Askia , who lived in St. George’s for a number of years. I got to know [him]. He came to a meeting one time and said, If you want …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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And I will always remember those comments indeed. 1652 20 September 2024 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly And with that, Mr. Speaker, I move that the Bill be committed.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Chairman. I just want to let you know that your microphone might not have been turned on.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move clauses 1 through 7.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, clause 1 provides the citation for the Bill. Clause 2 sets out the definition used in the Bill. The definition of “committee” meaning the Naming and Recognition Committee whose powers are outlined in the Bill. Clause 3 establishes that nothing in this Bill has the effect of establishing a system for the grant of honours or awards by …