Speeches by Jeff Sousa

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

5 words

Can you imagine the —

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

8 words

Mr. Speaker , I will not withdraw that—

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

45 words

I heard an Honourable Member on that side state that he would shut it down. Mr. Speaker — Mr. Jamahl S. Simmons: Mr. Speaker , I am sorry to be difficult, but the Honourable Member is misrepr esenting . . . whatever he heard —

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

56 words

Thank you, Mr. Speaker . One thing was interesting, if I can read the quote that was in that magazine, Mr. Speaker , that is the Departures magazine, and this is the Spring issue. I would like to read the quote so I get it right: “Ten years from now we will talk about Bermuda” —

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

8 words

This is from Departures magazine, the Spring issue.

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

172 words

This year, 2017. “‘Ten years from now, we’ll talk about Berm uda in the same breath as St. Bart’s,’ predicts Greg Raiff, CEO of Private Jet Services.” Of course, myself, Mr. Speaker, I do not think St. Bart’s compares to Bermuda. Bermuda, as we know in this Chamber , is truly the pearl in the Atlantic. But I feel what …

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

125 words

Mr. Speaker , Mr. Speaker, the gentleman that just burped when he was getting up out of his seat has the audacity to talk about trucks in this country. You know, this is a gentleman that pushed to have the super trucks that essentially took the young entrepreneur, you know, many of them being black Bermudians, just about took them …

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

7 words

—to touch on a subject that —

12 May 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

443 words

Mr. Speaker, it is always nice when you know you hit a nerve. But Mr. Speaker , again, as Bermudians move about the countryside —all 13,440 acres of Bermuda— they clearly can see how busy people are at the m oment. You know, you have to be blind, deaf, and dumb not to see that, Mr. Speaker . It is …

8 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

1,922 words

Yes. Good afternoon. Madam Chairman. I certainly look forward to adding to this debate today on the Workforce Development. And, of course, I want to particularly address Head 60, which is on page B -325, [programme] 6004, Training. First, I would like t o acknowledge the Director of Workforce Development, George Outerbridge, who is in the room, who I have …

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

152 words

Good afternoon, Madam Deputy Speaker , colleagues and those in the listening aud ience. I would like to start off, Madam Deputy Speaker , with a paragraph by the Deputy Premier and the Finance Minister of Bermuda on page 4 of the Budget Statement. And it states, “ I can assure Bermudians that your Government will remain vigilant to the …

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

376 words

That is right. But my team, of course, Somerset, has always had key people in those pos itions. And, of course, when we talk about safe hands, 780 3 March 2017 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly the people of Bermuda really have to look at the safe hands on this side, the people on this side that are …

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

144 words

Madam Deput y Speaker , during that meeting we highlighted, and, of course, then we found out we are pushing in tourism and the growth, and obviously we knew at that time already that gaming was taking place. And even on that, when you talk about job creation, you know, right now the hard-working team down at the Department of …

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

11 words

Again, Madam Deputy Speaker , I am just quoting — [Gavel]

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

417 words

I am quoting the Chairman of the Gaming Commission. This is not my words; that is what he said, all right? So, again, here we have opportunity . . . whether it is going to be 1,000 or 750 or 500 we are talking about a lot of jobs. Of course, we also see . . . anybody that has …

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

7 words

And if you have to ask —

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

16 words

I am focused, I can assure you. But of course— Bermuda House of Assembly [Inaudible interjections]

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

226 words

Okay. And you know, staying with the America’s Cup, once we have proved that we are successful with this world- class event, what that will do . . . that will prove to the world that we can handle other events. We have already seen the various Tr iathlon events that have been taking place here. And I do know …

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

860 words

And, of course, with the growth in tourism, Mr. Speaker, this has obviously created o pportunities in construction, an area that was really hurting for quite some time. And, of course, we finally have seen construction grow 30 per cent in the last year. This is an area that I obviously work very closely with, owning a landscape company. It …

3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly

Official Hansard Report

115 words

Yes. We are not going to have the numbers that we had because we do not have the beds. But, obviously, there will be ships coming, there will be luxury liners. You know, this opportunity for us is immense. And, of course, once it is . . . and, again, we do have to thank the BTA for this, Mr. …