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Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

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15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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50 words
Mr. Speaker, immigration has been abused, not by the Progressive Labour Party but by the United Bermuda Party. And at another time I will show how the OBA is an extension of the UBP Government, so they have to claim, take responsibility for the abuse of i mmigration. [Timer chimes]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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6 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [Desk thumping]
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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373 words
Good morning, Mr. Speaker, and to my colleagues, and those in the listening audience. Mine are actually commendations, Mr. Speaker. And it is to, probably two groups. The first I will say, I will describe it as being the aviation family. Mr. Speaker, on occasion, persons are required to respond at short notice, and they do so, in my mind, …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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1,658 words
Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon to my colleagues and that clearly goes for those in the listening audience. Mr. Speaker, I do want to obviously pick up from where we left off this morning, and I guess what I will say first is that it may sound a bit of a contradiction, depending on your perspective of what was …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I thank the Honourable Premier for bringing it to our attention that he is moving 14 along with item 1. My questions on 14 relate to, obviously, the digitisation project. Specifically, the Minister did speak of a jointed- up work with Cabinet. My question is, The project for digitisation under immigration has already spent $350,000 …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Obviously, the Corporate Income Tax Agency is crucial to advancing Bermuda’s compliance with international requirements and is quite aspirational, so we look forward to this work. But we do have some questions for the Honourable Finance Minister. Specifically, I see that he has put forward supplementary estimates of $3.5 million for the agency as well as …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. S peaker.
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Do not w orry. I am inspired. I am inspired. I am i nspired, Mr . Speaker.
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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This is one of those things whereby we should have started the day with this and then end it right after that.
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Last week, Mr. Speaker, we started with the announcement about the Fairmont Southampton $560 million. Watershed number one! Tonight, Mr. Speaker, it is watershed number two! We have all been overseas, Mr. Speaker, and we see these big-old malls and those sorts of things. And guess what? They start with an anchor tenant. So Google now becomes the anchor tenant …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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I do not mind where it goes. I like those things. We never should complain, of course, about the noise. But I am looking forward to seeing where that goes, Mr. Speaker. And in my note here I said to myself, You know what? St. David’s is becoming now the place of milk and honey. The money is flowing, flowing, …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, I hear you, MP Burt. I know it is late also. But we also know, Mr. Speaker, that this is not just another tenant. Google, of course, is a world leader. And they should then be able to set up in Bermuda a template. As we know, just as the hotels will start coming, other businesses will start coming. …
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Good evening, Mr. Speaker.
27 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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1,366 words
I have a big smile. I do not say this normally, but I will be brief. Mr. Speaker, I have to stand and first of all declare my interest. I am the Deputy Chair of the Bermuda Health Council, and so I sat back quietly. And I guess I have taken my licks as they say. But I want to …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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13 words
Yes, sir. Good morning, Mr. Speaker, colleagues and those in the listening audience.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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437 words
I want to start off with condolences really for [the family of] Ms. Catherine Joy Smith. She was one of my constituents. I will associate Minister Rabain with this. As he said earlier, it is interesting because in the area where she stayed, it is the whole family. So, I will not mention their names, because when you mention one …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, sir.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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4 words
Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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88 words
And the reason is this is . . . it was so fundamental, Mr. Speaker. It is so fundamental for Bermuda, that I thought we would do that so that we are able to let Bermuda fully digest the impact of what was announced yesterday, and then the Premier emphasised it today. That is, of course, Mr. Speaker, the fact …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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22 words
None of us know how much money that is, Mr. Speaker. That is more than half a billion dollars —with a “b.”