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9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I am moving in that direction now. So . . . [Pause] 1592 9 March 2018 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: If I c an offer you some assistance, Workforce Development, which is Head 60, is on page B-147.
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Uh-huh. Thank you, Madam Chairman. Workforce Development, as we see here, has been one of the cornerstones of our melding the education and tr aining with the real -world economy. And getting back to Ms. Wells, we have seen this symbi osis taking place to prepare our students for the 21st century economy as opposed to the 19th or 20th …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, pride proceedeth the fall of a man—and their Government — and, may I add, the former Attorney General. And, Mr. Speaker, I did not say that in jest. We still want him to produce the files. [Inaudible interjections and desk thumping]
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I hope he is doing that now, wherever he is. Searching in his backyard, Mr. Speaker, in the trunk of his car, in his locker at the gym—bring those files! [Laughter and i naudible interjections]
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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To know that a Bermuda Government in 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 would violate due process on behalf of a naked, political agenda, or a political vendetta, boggles the mind. Who is safe? And let us remember that the ordeal for Dr. Brown and his family has not ended. We spoke in his house about this protracted investigation that still …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Six! By our own Police Service! When will it end? When will this political vendetta come to an end? But it is not the first. Dr. Nicholas Tweed, vendetta!
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Political vendetta! What about the vendetta against the Berm udian people, Pathways to Status? The Pepper Protest? All the same thing. [Inaudible interjec tions]
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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That is the MO. And I want to say this to some of my Members, with all due respect. Let us not give to Superman, the Member from constituency 25, nor the former leader of the OBA, any credit here. Because they willingly eng aged in an alliance with a party called the United Bermuda Party and with that brought …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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And we are supposed to have some sympathy for them now? If Jeffrey Baron, with all due respect, Mr. Speaker, was really interes ted about Bermuda he would do what Zane De Silva did, and cross the floor. Superman? He would never do that! [Laughter and inaudible interjections ]
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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He would do what Zane De Silva did, and cross the floor. [Inaudible interjections]
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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No, no. I repeat. Zane De Silva is here. Right? What I meant was, as a white Bermudian, if he was really interested in breaking the cycle and changing the dynamic, he would cross the floor. He would have joined the PLP. That is when he would have shown some guts. Mr. Superman? I doubt it. [Inaudible interjections]
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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You see, Mr. Speaker, when the y saw the re -emergence of the UBP faction back in the 2014 period, they went from bad to worse. It brought back to the fore, the former Attorney GenBermuda House of Assembly eral that just walked out —or, ordered to leave the House—the former leader who is over in the back, back over …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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I mean, it was amazing. Michael Fahy . . . as if nothing happened. I am still the smartest person in the room, according to M ichael Fahy. That is how . . . and the Member is so correct. The Member from [constituency] 2. Who should know better? The Honourable Kim Swan, he says, That is how white privilege …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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They own the paper lock, stock, and barrel. And they can find the narrative ev ery day with th eir economic power —that which they would deny to everybody else—so that they can reign supreme like their fore- parents did, and have us on our knees begging for crumbs. Ewart Brown is an honourable man. Half the Members right here …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Let’s celebrate that toget her. Let’s move forward in producing an agenda for all of Berm uda, including black Bermudians who continue to be marginalised. They would continue to have us in a country where, despite us being the numerical m ajority, they still hold all the reins of power, so they can dispense patronage as they see fit. Those …
2 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Very quickly, I have associated, of course, with the comments by MP Swan with respect to Mr. Frankie Rabain, the great Mr. Frankie Rabain. I got to know him, of course, as a young boy with respect to my father and the Esso Steel Band and that larger Bermudian musician family, who actually made the Bermu …
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, thank you. You know, during our absence from the House, well, quite often, we have a number of indi viduals who have passed. And, of course, a number of them we wish to offer condolences to their families. I just noticed that, during the time when we were away, there was a significant number of persons. For exa …
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes, exactly. Thank you, sir. Well, I just want to say, firstly, with respect to the wife of the legendary “Scratchie” Lawrence, Gloria Lawrence, great friend of the family. And I have asso-ciated with the comments of the Member from consti tuency 22. She was a great friend of the family, so much so —both to my mother and …
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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I just want to acknowledge the passing of Ms. Patricia Astwood, from Spanish Point. For us who grew up born and raised in Spanish Point like I was, on behalf of the Member who is now the Opposition Leader, she was one of the matriarchal pillars of that community by her loving kindness and grace. You know, when you went …
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.