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Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

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17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, the Shadow Minister made a statement that we are not there. But I can tell you that the Hamilton Princess —which is the . . . the Order is about Hamilton Princess not Southampton Princess, by the way. (Just for anybody who might be listening.) But in 2020, Hamilton Princess had 71 per cent Bermudian. In 2021, Hamilton Princess …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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So, Mr. Speaker, it is . . . we are dealing with the Hamilton Princess Order.
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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I can understand the Shadow Minister is using the opportunity to make some political points.
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise at this time to note that not many questions — [Laughter]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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—were posed, so I will say this: There seems to be definitely universal support for the Tourism Investment (Hamilton Princess and Beach Club) Order 2024, Mr. Speaker, that was presented today. There were by the Shadow Minister a couple of points worth mentioning in this formal wrap- up. And I will reiterate the fact that as it relates to the …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Coral Island. He could at Coral Beach, but he was at Coral Island. But it is what, now? It is a private residence. Yes. And places like Belmont Manor, [when] I grew up 50 years ago, is a private residence. And places like Palmetto Bay, where I used to frequent for a nice lunch down there with Mr. Amaral, is …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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So the mind- set between the closures over those properties to transition away from the many 12,000 beds that we had in this country did not happen overnight. It happened with a change in mind -set away from tourism toward international company business that allowed persons to look at their for-tunes and their properties going in another direction. We are …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, May 24 will be the holiday that we will celebrate this year and they say the clock will stop on six o’clock twice. So, it is stopping on May 24. My good friend, Minister Weeks, and I always have a good chuckle as to the significance of May 24. It is an anniversary week, as …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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For good reason. And we have a good chuckle about it. [Inaudible interjections]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Last year on the holiday, the Bermuda Day holiday, we were greeted with some of the most inclement weather for a festive occasion that you could ever have imagined. And to the credit of the Minister responsible for (at that time it was Youth, Culture and Sport) now Tourism, Culture and Sport, Senator the Honourable Owen Darrell, the decision was …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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So it is a very important holiday for many Bermudians. A lot of younger people probably would not realise that the Bermuda Day holi-day was something that grew out of the actual Pitt Report during the periods when Bermuda had some riots in the 1960s and 1970s and social scientists evaluated Bermuda and came up with some recommendations that would …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Because at some point in time people have to realise that it is about making a commitment to people. Making a commitment to issues. Being consistent. Not just saying what people want to hear or not just coming up with an argument. Earlier today, not to reflect, it was crystal clear, the difference between the concessions that are available for …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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And I hear people . . . look. I’ve said it before. I’ve seen, Mr. Speaker, where we have a commission of inquiry. But I know, and I would encourage anybody who wants to really look at history, I mentioned that persons who come to Bermuda from overseas to look at Bermuda whether or not they be representing governments from …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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It’s true. Ask any of those boys up White Hill. I was a fisherman’s grandson. His beloved. Took him through the Town Cut at age three to watch his cousin, Gladwin Lambert, sail for the first time in the Comet Race, unbeknownst to his mother who left him home with her mother. John says, Come with me. Stop crying. And …
3 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
3 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to attach and submit for the consideration of the Honourable House of Assembly the Tourism Invest-ment (Hamilton Princess and Beach Club) Order 2024 , proposed to be made by the Minister responsible for tourism with the written agreement of the Minister of Fi-nance in exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the …
3 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
3 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to be associated with the condolences to the Wells family. Certainly, my brother Darron and the Wells family are very closely connected through Mr. Wells’s son and of course his grandson. I saw quite a bit of him because he loves golf. I am hoping that when he ties up his football boots, he will …
3 May 2024 House of Assembly
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—to taste more red this summer!