Speeches by Christopher Famous, JP, MP

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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It has been a rough week for the Augustus family because there was another younger member , some knew him as “ Jake, ” some knew him as “ Wai Zwu .” He is actually the grandson of Mr. Daniel Augustus and the son of Brenda Poole and Mr. Carlston “Blondie” Spencer of d own the c ountry. Also, Mr. …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I won't be long , Mr. Speaker.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Happy Sabbath, Mr. Speaker.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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And junior Lister.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I just saw a note from a reputable news agency in the Cayman Islands , that said that their population has now exceeded 90, 000 persons , a 5 per cent population growth in the last two years . Some may say that is good. Caymanians are now the m inority in their country . The other day I had …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Who do you call?

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Ghostbusters. [Laughter]

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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All right . [Knocks on the lectern.]

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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It is the plumber . I have come to fix your sink. Mr. Speaker , there was an avid online discussion on F acebook earlier this week . A lady complaining that she cannot find Bermudians working construction, plumbing, electrical , blah, blah, blah. R ight? And she was quite perturbed . I can understand that somewhat . But the …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Unfortunately, I have a very long list of condolences. Ms. [Cecilene] “ Tiny” Dill; Ms. Deanna Wade; Mr. Sidney Mason; Ms. Patricia [Deane-] Gray, she's in the ballet, from the ballet persons ; Mr. Gerald F ubler of Somerset ; Mr. John Hill ; Mr. Kenneth Boyles of Devonshire; Ms. Sonia Grant of Devonshire; and Ms. Glenda Gilbert of Smith's …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I am going to be bowling line and length tonight because I see if I slip, I'm going to slide. [Laughter]

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, over the last seven years, eight years, this Government, your Government, has made a concerted effort to work with—

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Okay. I'm sliding already.

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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We have made a concerted effort to build and maintain relationships with our cous-ins to the south, especially those other British colonies. We are not Overseas Territories, we are colonies. One of which is the [British] Virgin Islands —somewhere you've been a few times. Mr. Speaker, this morning, well during these times, we have had interactions with the Premiers and …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, today will be nine years to the date almost, 2 December 2016. We all know what led up to persons standing outside of Par-liament. I won't get into the details here. But the reason that people stood there, people of all ages stood there, was to protect public property. They wanted transparency. They just wanted answers. Mr. Speaker, …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I'm just — [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Surinam cherries . In case anybody thought I meant maraschino cherries . I meant Surinam cherries. [Laughter]

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I had a cousin that looked out for the younger boys in the neighbourhood and guided us. Right? And in his life, he has continued, dedicated himself to the young people of this country. And for some reason over the last month or so I have seen countless attacks on him in this media, that media, the other …