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Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

566
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11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
3 words
Yes, Mr. Speaker.
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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186 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the comments by the Honour able Member from Paget . . . it is very disappointing, because I would have appreciated it if there had been some mention of the v ictims of December 2 nd, [2016]. I would have appreciated some concession for what others outside this Chamber would call lies, but what …
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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654 words
Mr. Speaker, I am moving on. I would like to take a few moments to talk about something that hit the news today, and this is in reference to the alleged arrest of Dr. Brown coming forth, and being charged with corruption. And Mr. Speaker, I would like to put this in a historical context. In 2008, the Premier of …
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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But today, on our final session for 2020, I would like to take a few moments to reach out through the House to the young of Bermuda who . . . we know most are not listening, but I think this is an important message to deliver, not just here, but when the time comes to be face- to-face as …
13 Nov 2020 House of Assembly
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3 words
Yes, Mr. Speaker.
13 Nov 2020 House of Assembly
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2 words
Yes, sir.
13 Nov 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I will not be taking all of that, Mr. Speaker.
13 Nov 2020 House of Assembly
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3,148 words
I would like to begin by thanking all of my colleagues who spoke in advance and took the lead ahead of me. I want to particularly single out my comrade, Michael Weeks. And the reason why, Mr. Speaker, is that there are points in this Throne Speech that really harken me back to 2014, when he and I worked on …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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2 words
Mr. Speaker?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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6 words
Can you hear me, Mr. Speaker?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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2 words
Yes, sir.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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5 words
Can you hear me now?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Okay, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just so I can speak briefly on this. I think that for those of us who have heard this debat e about the cost of living and the cost of food in Bermuda going back to the 1980s, this is a journey of a thousand steps. And this is just a first step. But I …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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3 words
Yes, Mr. Speaker.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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MP Simmons.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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135 words
Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just in response to the Honourable Member who just took her seat, she is a representative in an area that has been held by her party for almost 50 years. If they do not know how to [help] her to get in touch with or know who is in their constituency, well, no wonder they …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Any Member who is in her constituency needs more help than the Parliamentary Register can pr ovide.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I want to go back to an earlier matter raised by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Now, over the past two years the Department of Child and Family Services has been used as a political football. In my opinion, there are people in this country who have attempted to politica lly exploit vulnerable children of that institution …
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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10 words
Mr. Speaker, are you referring to me or Scott Simmons?
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think that it is very interesting because for many, many years we have heard the voices of the elite and the privileged call for the wor ker, call for the people poorer than them, to sacrifice. And we have heard how the business community has sacrificed, but we never speak of the wealthy …