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Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

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20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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37 words
That is absolutely massive. And the impact for us now, every single person, Mr. Speaker, even though we can say we think whatever, we do not know what the impact is. It is going to exceed expectations.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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203 words
Mr. Speaker, it is going to exceed expectations. The one significant impact is going to be the fact that some people are going to do more than actu-ally worry about jobs. We are going to see, Mr. Speaker, new businesspersons, new entrepreneurs. New businesses, Mr. Speaker, that people are going to take th e risks and understand the joy of …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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340 words
So, it portends for us significant . . . significant improvements for each and every person in Bermuda. But guess what, Mr. Speaker. Be-fore I go more into comments about the Fairmont Southampton, I wanted to also make sure . . . not make sure, but I wanted to emphasise for Bermuda that, again, t he PLP has demonstrated significant …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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258 words
Why? Because the Bermuda economy has been doing exceptionally well, to the point whereby we can do this and still maintain a balanced budget, Mr. Speaker. Minister Burch, actually, also gave us some great news and I trust that those, again from the east, will appreciate the fact that there is now a lease from none other than the great …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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30 words
Let me press pause for a minute, Mr. Speaker, because I have to declare of course I am the MP for constituency 7, Hamilton South. And guess what? [Inaudible interjections]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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28 words
That is just Tucker’s Town. But guess what, Mr. Speaker? One of the main propo-nents of the Fairmont Southampton project is a resident in constituency 7. [Inaudible interjections]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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122 words
He is a resident. And what I will say, Mr. Speaker, is that there are others in that area who are equally involved in the project and so that will be, if you will, my bias. And I smiled also, Mr. Speaker, because as I thought about the other impacts of this project, guess what. We know that there has …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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16 words
A whole lot. And Mr. Speaker, I am going to smile— [Laughter and inaudible interjections ]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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172 words
Don’t worry. I am smiling, Mr. Speaker, because we do not appreciate. Right? That in some contexts the legal fees are more than $1,000 per hour. So we can only imagine how much the total legal fees have been for this entire transaction for over more than a year. It is absolutely incredible. Because then what you get of course …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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28 words
Now, why am I emphasising that? Or why have we been saying that, Mr. Speaker? It is because again we in the Legislature and what — [Inaudible interjections]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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21 words
No, he is right. No, hold on. He is right. He is correct. You are told, Mr. Speaker — [Inaudible interjections]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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25 words
We heard an interpolation, Mr. Speaker. The big difference, and the reason why I am mentioning this, Mr. Speaker, is because for Mor-gan’s Point —
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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51 words
—which is one of our black eyes —is that it was not fully funded. [Inaudible interjections] Mr. Anthony Richardson: And what was interesting, Mr. Speaker, is that even though now Morgan’s Point is partially complete, it was not able to be fully completed because they were not fully funded. [Inaudible interjections]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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81 words
Mr. Speaker, again, it is important for all of us, and I will say . . . There is a lot of interpolation, Mr. Speaker, I am trying to stay focused. I will put this here. This may calm everybody down. This morning, I think the Premier started with a Biblical quote. And, Mr. Speaker, as you would know, in …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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26 words
And so, Mr. Speaker, that did not happen with Morgan’s Point. They did not first count the cost and then have all the money. [Inaudible interjections]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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25 words
But, Mr. Speaker, in this case, for the Fairmont Southampton, based upon the Statement they did count the cost and they are now fully funded.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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111 words
To the listening public I want to say also, just imagine on an individual basis, when you go to build a house you need to make sure you have all the money because there is nothing worse, Mr. Speaker, than getting a house three- quarters finished and, guess what. Oops! I am out of money! You go back to the …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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21 words
I am not going to defend them, that is for sure. But I will comment — [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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53 words
MP David Burt, in his role as Minister of Finance, took a lot of “flak” because sometimes he would say that he expected it to close (say, next month) and it didn’t happen. Mr. Speaker, the emphasis is that this is a private project. Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. E. David Burt: Yes.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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812 words
It is a private project. However, the Government in its collective wisdom, decided, or agreed, to give a sovereign guarantee of $75 million. Why is that important, Mr. Speaker? It is important because we made the point during the debate that when it comes to financing, it is not science, Mr. Speaker. It is an art. And we in this …