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Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

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28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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3 words
Yes, Mr. Speaker.
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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373 words
Yes. I certainly appreciate the Honourable Member De Silva’s associating me with the condolences to the Todd/Darrell family, whom I am very close to through the great game of golf. And I actually knew Peachie as well, growing up. Mr. Speaker, I would like to be associated with the congratulations that were expressed to the Ebenezer Methodist Church. I had …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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784 words
Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker, I stand today because this may be my last speech before summer. I am scheduled to have some surgery in July prior to the next meeting. So I offer my apologies today and depending on how I progress, I will then advance how I . . . if I will be able …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Probably a lot more. But when he made a decision to become PLP he made it a choice, and over time, you know, his family . . . your family goes with you. They get treated as if they were PLP. But you ask yourself when you talk about, you know, people always say, You get control of Parliament. You …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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She is welcome. Tina Nash, PLP member. Dr. Barbara Ball, the late. Courageous folk. My good cousin, Graham Hall , with a lot of St. George’s relatives. My cousin Colin Gilbert, whose wife just passed away, whose family is well into, you know, supporters of the UBP from way back when. But I want to close by saying this, Mr. …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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And just finally, Mr. Speaker, I just want to close by saying that the recession wasn’t caused by the PLP of 2007 and 2008, but the narrative was that people were leaving Bermuda because of the PLP. Between 2003 and 2007, the country had the greatest economic growth ever. I was not PLP at that time. I was criticised saying …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker . POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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I think the Honourable Member is inadvertently misleading the House. I was not referring to him being para . . . in fact, he was the antithesis of parachuting when I said that he only won by a handful of votes. He got the opposite experience of his colleagues.
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Because Dunkley won that; Dunkley won that seat.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is a two- pronged question. The [answer to the] first half of that is regularly.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. The answer to the second part of that question is, Usually weekly updates are provided by the developer. Hon. Jarion Richardson: Thank you. Would the Honourable Minister be able to inform this Honourable House who is updating the Government on this matter?
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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I believe that answer was provided by the Honourable Minister on the previous question. But it is a private matter, and the developer will advise accordingly.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. While these matters are matters for the developer, as and when substantive updates are available, these will be shared with this Honourable House and the public.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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When those are provided to the Minister, as stated previously, we will make them available.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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13 words
As stated, Mr. Speaker, when the Minister has information, we will provide it.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Yes, it has.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the House will be advised that the CEO and the Chair of the Bermuda Tourism Authority were advised in the face- toface meeting on Friday, the 17 th of May, of a further reduction in the grant to the BTA from the Government. Further to this advice, it was followed up by a formal response to the BTA …
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, it is. Thank you. Funding was also essential for the completion of the National Sports Centre Energy Project, which faced substantial challenges due to issues with shipping supply chain. The most crucial component of this, the microgrid, began installation last week. Once the necessary legislative updates are implemented, the National Sports Centre will be self -sufficient in energy and …
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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4 words
Yes, $500,000, Mr. Speaker.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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32 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe I mentioned in that response that the Minister did meet with the BTA and gave them assurances that they can adapt to meet the situation pre-sented.