Speeches by The Hon. Jache Adams, JP, MP

21 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.

21 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I move that consideration be given to the draft R egulations entitled the Clean Air Amendment Regulations 2025 proposed to be made by the Minister responsible for the environment in exercise of the power conferred by section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1991.

21 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, long before a complaint is filed, the impacts of air pollution tell their own story. Sometimes that story is written in a fine layer of dust on a neighbour's car. Sometimes it arrives as a harsh odour drifting across a backyard. And sometimes, Mr. Speaker, it is felt in the silence of families who have grown tired of …

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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I will not be that long, Mr. Speaker, but I would be remiss if I did not also associate myself with the condolences to [the family of] Ms. Brown, the mother of the late Walton Brown. Well, we have already associated the House. Believe it or not, she was my first constituent whom I saw when I became elected. I …

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move that the Bill entitled the Corporate Entities (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2024 be now read the second time.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present the Corporate Entities (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2024 to this Honourable House. This Bill proposes amendments to several corporate laws, namely, the Companies Act 1981, the Limited Liability Company Act 2016, the Exempted Partnerships Act 1992 and the Overseas Partnership Act 1995. And these changes are necessary to support the implementation of Bermuda’s new …

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Honourable Member for his comments. I think we are all in alignment with that. So, with that, I move that the Bill be committed.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, I would like to move clauses 1 through 5.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Madam Chairman, c lause 1 provides a citation for the Bill. Clause 2 amends the Companies Act 1981 to require local companies, exempted compan ies and to permit companies to forward information to the Registrar as to whether they are Bermuda constituent entities for purposes of the CIT Act. Clause 3 amends the Limited Liability Company Act 2016 to require …

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, I move that all clauses be approved.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Madam Chairman, I move that the preamble be approved.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Madam Chairman, I move that the Bill be reported to the House as printed.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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All right. Mr. Speaker, I move that the Bill entitled the Companies Amendment Act 2024 be now read for the second time.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, the Bill before the House is the Companies Amendment Act 2024. This Bill amends the Companies Act 1981 to remove the unintended exemption from annual corporate regulatory fees for certain classes of exempted companies and thereby ensures that these fees apply to all entities on Bermuda’s corporate register over which the Registrar of Companies [ROC] has regulatory supervisory …

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Sorry. Yes, to his first point, there has been consultation and for the large part these companies have been in agreement. [They] certainly agree that the concerns or taken into consideration adding to additional costs to doing business in Bermuda. But with those brief comments , Mr. Speaker, I move that the Bill be committed.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move clauses 1 through 4.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, c lause 1 provides a citation for the Bill. Clause 2 amends the principal Act by repealing section 131(2B) and substituting it with a provision that requires exempted companies referred to in that section to be liable to pay both the appropriate fee and the corporate regulatory fee. Clause 3 provides for the validation …

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In short, the Honourable Member is correct.

13 Dec 2024 House of Assembly

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Mr. Chairman, I move the preamble be approved. I’m sorry . . .