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Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

566
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27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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5 words
Good morning, everyone. [Inaudible interjection]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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That’s it. I rise today to join in the condolences for Archdeacon Arnold Hollis, a trail blazer , a champion for social justice, and a person who overcame a lot just to be able to serve his God. And so, I'm thankful to him and his family, long -term residents of c onstituency 33. I would also like to pay …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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And he was . . . No, I was terrible. I was worse he had ever seen. Right ? But despite that, he instilled in me and many others the mind- set of winning, sportsmanship, of never giving up. And so , I will always be grateful and thankful to him because it took something that was an unpleas-ant period …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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And I am sure the whole House would like to be associated with her. I first met C eola when I returned to Bermuda as a journalist and I worked alongside her. And C eola had a great way of mentoring, which involved, I guess I could say, unparliamentary language. But she was always straight. She was always firm. If …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, and thank you.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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I would like to begin by thanking God for all the blessings that H e has given me and my family. I want to thank my family for all the ir support, and I want to thank the people of constituency 33 for giving me the honour to speak on their behalf in this Chamber. Now, today is of some …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Oh, well, you know . I know the story of what they did to Clarence. Am I being used? Now, Mr. Speaker, reviewing and listening to the Opposition 's Reply , I was reminded of an experience I had a number of years ago working on a doomed election campaign. Everybody on the campaign knew the election was doomed. And …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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I’m sorry, Honourable Member. Dr. D oom wants to say something? [Laughter]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Understood, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, look, this budget delineates the clear difference between those who will make promises they do not believe they will ever have to keep and those who have to live with the consequences — [Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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—live with the consequences. I am sorry. I am sorry, Dr. D eCouto, I cannot hear you.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Well, well, Dr. D eCouto, you say the Premier will not be here. But I have no confidence that you will be there the way you change leaders. I have zero confidence in that. It could be the Honourable Member, um . . . Honourable Member King, are you ready to be the Shadow Finance Minister ? Because you could …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Oh no, no, no. I would rather bleed from every pore in my body than be the leader of any political party . Thank you. Others are better suited to that. But let us say this . This budget . . . Returning to my point , this budget delineates some of the clear difference between us and them. We …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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They, they — [Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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I will tell you I will not be distracted, Mr. Speaker, because they are not my audience. It is the people that I represent that are my audience because I am going to disagree with something the Honourable Member who just took his seat said. You do not hold us accountable; the people do. You do not hold us accountable; …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Run through the list . We built houses . How many did you build? Less than one by a bunch. So, let's . . . Let's be clear here . There is a reason why . . . There is a reason why there continues to be a lack of faith and lack of trust in the Opposition because you …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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I am sorry . I do not . . . I have no idea what . . . I do not understand that point of order. [Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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But let us continue, Mr. Speaker. You will note, Mr. Speaker, they did not cor-rect me on the housing. They did not correct me on youth. They cannot correct me on seniors because while we increased pensions every year and invested in our seniors more this year . They said, Money does not grow on trees. So, understand there is …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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—about mistakes that we have made. So, I find it funny when you have an Opposition who wants to talk about foreign investment and has never apologised, never acknowledged, or never dealt with the fallout of their investment shenanigans. That is the problem, and that is why people do not trust them. You cannot have it both ways. Mr. Speaker, …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Good evening, colleagues , and good evening to the people of Bermuda. Last week I had the pleasure and the opportunity to see one of my predecessors in S andys South, the most Honourable Walter Lister, a former Member of this Honourable Chamber . And seeing him at an event where he was honoured, and other people from the Sandys …