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Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP

566
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27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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56 words
So, let's be clear . Your position is not the same as ours . We don't have to explain our position because our position is not the same as yours. Y ou have to justify your position of granting status to whoever and wherever . And let me understand. Let me make something very clear .
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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One of the things —
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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No, I’m not taking it.
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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113 words
One of the things that disturbed me about the One Bermuda Alliance since their defeat in 2017 , you made policy decisions without consultation that were not in your platform which led to the people blocking Parliament . Right? The largest protests since the 19 70s. And never once have you said, You know what? I'm sorry. You know what? …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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So the licks weren’t enough in 2016? T he licks at the polls in 2017 wasn't enough ? The licks in 2020 wasn't enough ? [Inaudible interjections]
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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133 words
You think you know better than the people we work for . They don't want it . They've told you they don’t want it. You know why they don’t want it? I had an interesting book I found in a thrift shop recently on Bermuda’s history . The People of Bermuda. Beyond the Crossroads . And there was an interesting …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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It's a fact .
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. This is the history we have experienced. So, when we speak, we are not speaking [about] some bogey -man we have never of. We have seen this movie before. And we have seen the same players involved with this movie before. You cannot put out a remake saying the same script and the same nonsense that we have had …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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Same scriptwriters. Now, when I came to this House, I did not come here to speak for real estate agents who cannot sell houses because they are overpriced. I did not come here for retailers who were complaining about the market not being big enough for them to exploit. I came here because I saw what my contemporaries 1190 27 …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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272 words
To sit in a department where every single Bermudian in the department is more qualified than the person they brought in on a work permit. We have had to sit and see the job descriptions manipulated. We have had to see people inside businesses being told, Oh, do not apply for that job because we like you where you are. …
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Madam Deputy Speaker. Good morning, Bermuda, and good morning, colleagues. I would just like to raise today to extend my thanks and gratitude to the organisers, the volunteers, everyone who helped make the recent Bermuda Day festivities a roaring success. I encourage you to continue to grow from strength to strength, and I encour age you to not …
19 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise today to pay tribute to Hilton Wing ood, who passed recently. A historic figure for his being a part of helping to integrate the Bermuda Police Service and all the Sandy s MPs and I am sure many other Members would like to be associated with these remarks. A trailblazer, a ground breaker, …
19 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. You know, for the past couple of weeks we have been talking a lot about not just how well as-pects of our economy are doing, but we have also talked about the people who have been left behind. Recently I had somebody stop me. And they said, Why are you spending all this money on …
9 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No, sir. No, sir. I have got an early night, and I am all dressed up. I think I might as well say a few things.
9 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker —
9 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, you know — 370 9 May 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: —ordinary little things —
9 May 2025 House of Assembly
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—my motto is to hit quick, fast, and leave them wanting more. I am going to stick to that. CONGRATULATORY AND/OR OBITUARY SPEECH
9 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising today because the two minutes during the congrats and obits were not enough for me to speak about two very important constituents of mine who passed. And Mr. Speaker, I am going to begin with your bride, Ms. Miranda Lister, who I cannot speak enough about how grateful I am for the support that she …
9 May 2025 House of Assembly
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—when I was a member of Youth Parliament. And Mr. Speaker, I can tell you I was a very sick little boy. I have wanted to be a Mem-ber of Parliament since I was eight years old, and from the time I was that age, I was reading everything about parliament, everything about elections, every-thing. And I was so grateful …
9 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I do not think I have ever been in the House and had the OBA ap-plaud for me as well, so I feel — [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]