Speeches by Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Yes, maybe I'll wait for the motion to adjourn to talk about The Royal Gazette. [Laughter]

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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But on the bottom of the front page, Mr. Speaker, if I beg your indulgence, Plans afoot to dislodge bed blockers in hospitals . And I thought I had gone back in time because I'm pretty sure I read that story before. In fact, every year that I have been in Parliament, I have heard some version of a plan …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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The budget sounds stronger than Bermuda feels. Mr. Speaker, we are going to move on to education. Again, a structural opportunity here. We have the funding increase coming in, and again, deja vu . We have seen this before. We are talking about capital works expansion. I am not sure which one we are talking about because I just heard …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Yes. I'm not sure which one we're closing anymore. The simple fact of the matter is that we are having a crisis of confidence in our education system. Parents are uncertain. Teachers are getting frustrated. Every teacher I speak to. Execution matters. Administration confusion matters. As it stands, Dr. DeCouto , the Honourable Dr. DeCouto, emphasised our position that an …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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We need to [come] to grips with the security of our c ountry. This is no time . . . and so what I would definitely say is that what we need now is increased criminal intelligence, increased criminal interdiction. The internal mechanisms of policing themselves need to be reformed. We are spending so much time finding new ways of …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Well, thank God it starts next month. [It] should have started two years ago. Mr. Speaker, this G overnment is now going to be in possession of $2 billion in revenue. This Honour-able House, this Parliament, this instrument of our Constitution, and our constitutional officers must be equipped to oversee $2 billion. That means we have to ensure that our …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Yes, you sound v ery excited to hear me. Bermuda House of Assembly [Laughter]

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Good evening, Mr. Speaker. Yes, thank you. I think this would be a great opportunity to make some points. [Inaudible interjections ]

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I appreciate it. Very welcoming. Mr. Speaker, hindsight is 20/ 20. And we all know that. I was speaking with a friend of mine earlier, and we were remarking how you never know when the good old days are over. You just look back and know they are over ; but you are not quite sure of the …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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The simple fact of the matter is the Russian aggression has caused us to lose a good portion of our aircraft registry. That aircraft registry provided certain fees and services, or we provided certain services into that registry, and we have lost that contribution to our economy. So, I am [talking about] all of this global impact because I am …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate your guidance, as always. As I was saying, and I suppose that drawing a reference back to the corporate income tax, my point is that it is something that has manifested from overseas and has impacted us, and like these other risks, they are taking place overseas and are impacting us. The difference is …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I could get some clarification or guidance from you, the motion as I read it is that this Honourable House do take note of the opportunities, challenges, and risks to Bermuda arising from Bermuda's corporate income tax. That is what I'm referring to.

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will. We got it.

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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So, to that end, Mr. Speaker, we have this once- in-a-lifetime opportunity. My colleagues called it by various names, “ bonanzas ” and other such opportunities. I see this as an opportunity to course correct in a way that would radically change Bermuda and Bermuda's future. As it stands right now, we do have problems in education and crime and …

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Honourable Minister for bringing this legislation to Bermuda, to the Honourable House, and I agree that it is vital to the economy and to the best interests of Bermuda going forward. It is, however, further legislation and regulatory constraints on business and so is therefore worthy of an effective and thorough …

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Twenty -three.

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I rise to contribute to this debate, especially surrounding some of the earlier statements made. We in the Op position are, in fact, aware ( speaking to all of the clauses being moved at the same time) that previously we were assessed for technical compliance, but I just want to add for the record that we …

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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After the words “‘relevant competent authorities ’, insert ‘and supervisory authorities.’” And we would raise with the Honourable Minister that the Finance Minister would now be receiving ad-vice on financial groups from a number of different authorities, competent authorities and supervisory authorities. These are different things in Bermuda and different people. So could the Honourable Minister speak to the risk …

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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That's what I'm thinking,

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Dealing on clause 2( 3)(a), which is amending section 49( 1)(e), and with this is the case where we are expanding the scope of the National Risk Assessment from money laundering and terrorist financing exclusively to include the proliferation risks, again, of the financing of weapons of mass destruction. And I was curious . . . we are adding this. …