Speeches by Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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And I just want to say thank -you to them for lifting our spirits in St. George’s — lifting our spirits in St. George’s. And we just cannot wait for Cup Match to roll around. The Cup Match team has been practicing every night since we lifted the FA Cup. And some of those same players will be playing Cup …

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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—But let me say this, Mr. Speaker. Having been part of that motorcade, which brought back memories to the motorcades of Cup Match, I cannot wait to see the start of the cricket season with the spirit that is permeating in island courts. All St. Georgians t o join us this weekend as we celebrate once again, as we celebrate …

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. [Deputy] Speaker. And I agree with you 100 per cent. But I was just negating some of the points that persons were trying to toss out there in support of a joint select committee.

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes. So that was the only reason I was moved to speak, to speak to its value and as it relates to something so significant in our country. The fact that, as you said, Mr. Deputy Speaker, there will be a diversity of persons in the composition: There will be persons from the other place. There will be persons from …

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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Well, I alluded to that. There certainly needs to be some funding put aside for that, as the Whip was trying to lure me into saying. But Mr. Deputy Speaker, I am guided by you. I am not going there.

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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I am not going there. I am not going there.

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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I am not going to be misled by my Whip on this — [Laughter]

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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—but I just want to say I am very much [in] support of it.

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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I think we can do this process justice. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. [Deputy] Speaker. Mr. Deputy Speaker, we have seen this country’s need for growing tourism necessary to help our economy, and certainly I declare my interest. I have spent my entire life working in hospitality as I know you have as well. And so, I want to continue to repeat and reiterate how important it is for us …

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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I have not even left Somerset yet, and I am talking about relatives. I am talking about Brangmans with Swan connections and Ratteray connections. I am talking about Burrows, and I am talking about Hudsons. And I am talking about Halls. And I am talking about Mortons. And I am talking about connections through Saint Kitts and connections in through …

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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Oh, I thought it was three. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]

3 May 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I just want to say this, and this is for the benefit of those persons who come from overseas to look at Bermuda. Have an honest look. Look at both sides of the coin. Look at the accountants that I serve with. Look at the people in IT that I serve with. Look at the …

15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.

15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to follow on from where the Honourable Member just left off with regard to making available by appropriating monies for housing because I have lived long enough to see many a cycle of housing shortages in Bermuda. I remember as a young man in 1983, Mr. Speaker, in the same year that I would have …

15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker . I guess, Mr. Speaker, at this juncture I can declare my interest. I have known Michael Dunkley for quite a long time. I think I first knew Michael Dunkley in the capacity as young golfers together and I remember . . . one of the first impressions that I remember was playing in the golf tournament …

15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Right, he was in Smith’s North. But I think it had a bit of Devonshire in there be-cause that was the first time when the boundary wasn’t strictly to a parish. It crossed over. So you could have a Smith’s boundary that could go down to Hamilton Parish, go down to Shelly Bay. I challenged him and he did it …

15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, in my few remaining minutes, I am going to speak about the Ber-muda UK Ireland Golf Links Society. And I am going to just say thank you to 25 people from overseas who, through friendships and relationships, appreciate the passion and the love between us that we have been able to share over the last couple of years. …

15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Plus seasick pills and all the like. I am here to tell you, that is a business oppor-tunity that is there for the offering. I remember, Mr. Speaker, the late David White, the editor of the Royal Gazette when I canvassed him back in the 1990s said to me, You know, St. George’s must be a working town to survive. …

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have been associated with the remarks to Judy Scott on her long service at Port Royal. I would like for this House to recognise the service of Ms. Patricia Tuzo at Ocean View, who is retiring. MP Tyrrell and MP De Silva associate with that, and MP Weeks as well. Mr. Speaker, I …