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Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

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19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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No, he did not go there. It may have been one of his aunts ; but it was not like that. Mr. Speaker, there were hotels built in this country to meet the needs of a growing tourism economy and the relationship between the water through sailing, through boating and sports like golf and tennis and through reading and writing …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Wharton was an outstanding golfer. He was one of the best ever. I played with him in 1976. I was ver y honoured to have done so. Hamiltonian Hotel, right up there on the hillside, was one of the early timeshare clubs. Now it is a condominium. Inverurie both on the waterside and across the street, which are now condominiums, …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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And Brother Derrick says it has to be done first. And the opportunity to grow hotel beds to help counter the amount of hotel beds that have been lost is in that component right there. And what I would encourage those persons out there who may be sitting on the fence or who may not be minded to lend suppor …
19 May 2023 House of Assembly
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That’s right. Yes. Because the people with money —they like yachting. They can facilitate it. They love golf. They love beaching. And we have to encourage persons here, make them feel welcome now. Make [them] your friends before you need them. And you can make them [friends] by making them feel welcome. Because do not think that the persons out …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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I did not bring my platform to stand on this morning, Mr. Speaker.
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to be associated with the condolences being offered to Debra Nesbitt, nee Bassett. Actually, the Ferry Reach family are reeling as well. My good friend, Bronky, where she lived for well over 30 years even prior to his wife being passing away, she lived in the same house out there all that time. May she …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker . I was minded to weigh in on this debate this afternoon from a perspective of having come into Gov-ernment in 1985 for the purposes of managing a new quango. And from that lens had to formulate another quango, and from that position was involved in the c onsolidation of another quango some 12 years later, for …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Potable water. Potato, potahto. You know, tomayto, tomahto. I mean, you know, I am taking a cue from my good friend. But I am here to tell you— [ Inaudible interjections and laughter ] Bermuda House of Ass embly Mr. Hubert (Kim) E. Swan: But you know what I am talking about. [ Inaudible interjections]
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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And that was the advice that was given to me in the early 1990s. And here we are some . . . what? Twenty, thirty years later. We are getting there. And I am very grateful. And when I saw those water lines being dug up . . . and I called Member Foggo and certainly spoke to the Minister. …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I will use it wisely, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to speak today ever so briefly about the importance of tourism in our county for our economy. I think it is safe to say that the presence of international business in Bermuda has been able to develop and thrive because of a very successful tour-ism industry that …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. And I forgot about . . . thank you. Liberty bought that. That was Coral Island. But before that it was Frascati, and there was a ninehole golf course up there that became a housing devel-opment. I believe the Opposition Leader lives where a golf course once was. Bermuda House of Ass embly An Hon. Member: I think he …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Was on the other side. What point am I making with all these hotel properties that gave rise to the Bermuda that we enjoy today? They no longer exist! They have moved over time into commercialisation of residences, one way of the oth er, or office space without objection to sustainable thinking. The people that want to talk about sustainable …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Right? Because right now where would be without fast ferries and where would St. George’s be—
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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—without cruise ships because we do not have cruise ships because they do not build cruise ships that size? [ Laughter]
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Because, look . . . Do not talk about . . . do not take away my few minutes on airports because I travel to countries, big countries. I go to Gatwick and Heathrow far more than I care to right now. And you are shuttled into Heathrow. You do not drive up to Heathrow. You are shuttled in. Okay? …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. I do not need two minutes. Mr. Speaker, I started this motion to adjourn listing all those properties from west to east (in that or-der) who have closed to become residential units. Why? Because the country grew over that period of time. And in the process our hotel beds have dwindled down to a quarter of what it was …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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—point of order. Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: And now he uses my time—
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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I think the Honourable Member is unintentionally misleading the House and making wrong accusations about myself. When I was aligned with him, I spoke about fast ferries and made a good case as to how we could redeploy the money for fast ferries. I moved forward in years and long before . . . when I was even an Independent, …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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And yes, at that point in time—