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16 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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Only 11. And, in fact, the haemorrhaging did not stop with the last election because they subsequently lost a bye- election. Mr. Speaker, for too many Bermudians, a m ajority obviously, the misplaced and short -sighted austerity regime that was imposed upon Bermudians played a huge role in their rejection of this party. They ran as fast as they could …
16 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. [Deputy] Speaker — point of order. The Depu ty Speaker: What is your point of order? POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
16 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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He is misleading the House. I did not say they had a crystal ball. I said he had a crystal ball light.
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on the second day of Cup Match—
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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I have got to admit I had to leave Somerset Cricket Club. In the afternoon, I just could not take it anymore. [Inaudible interjections]
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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And I headed home at around three or four o’clock. But when I got there, I was able to join my wife. And we sat down. My wife is a cousin of Onias Bascome. And we were able to sit down and at least get some small comfort, in the con-text of what happened, the two- to-one, by his performance. …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Third time running. Okay? No one has ever done that. And now he ties Janeiro Tucker with having won that distinction, achieved that distinction, three times —but in his case, in succession. Mr. Speaker, the Safe Hands Award celebrates 20 years this year. And I hope it provides us with 20 more. Mr. Speaker, I just want to move on …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Thanks so much.
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, I will, Mr. Speaker.
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now take under consideration the following motion, notice of which was given on the 20th of July 2018. BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House consider and approve the “Report of the Par-liamentary Joint Select Committee on the Establis hment of a Minimum/Living Wage Regime” together with the recommendations contained in the …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, in the for eword in the aforementioned final Report, I will begin as follows: “In 1940, in his book, “ Base Colonies in the Western Hemisphere, 1940 –1967 ”, author and hist orian, Steven High, wrote that the then United Kingdom Government passed, in the House of Commons, the ‘UK Colonial Development and Welfare Act’, which created a …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, sir.
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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“The JSC agreed that while establishing a statutory wage floor under the most economically insecure Bermuda workers is vitally necessary. It is not enough at a structural level to ad-dress the growing challenge posed by rising income inequality over the last two decades and the attendant impacts that have been identified in this report. “Therefore the JSC has compiled a …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Over $75 million. On recip ients categorised as able- bodied unemployed [and] earnings low, from 2011 to 2018. I am just extrapolating again, Mr. Speaker. We have to acknowledge that that is a phenomenal amount because they also spend more, I believe, on the largest category, which goes to our seniors. (Back to the script here.) “The Earnings Low category …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, sir. Mr. Sylvan D. Ri chards, Jr.: But it needs to work in tandem with efforts to reduce the cost of living in Bermuda.
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, sir. Mr. Sylvan D. Richards, Jr.: Which leads me to the question. It says right on the cover, Report of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Establis hment of a Minimum Living Wage Regime. Okay. What is a “living wage” in the context of Bermuda? Because we are not talking about this is what they do in the …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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We are gearing up for that too. We are gearing up for that . . . Mr. Sylvan D. Ri chards, Jr.: And as an ex -Minister of Social Development that had responsibility for Fina ncial Assistance, it broke my heart to see people have to come to the office. The employees are very professional. But I see what it …
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker, if I may. And I would really appreciate —
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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I am really appreciating the Member’s comments. I get his comments about the $12.25. I also note that the Wage Commission that is going to be established will have the responsibility of setting the living wage.
10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Will the Member accept a point of information?