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Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

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2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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So, you know, my grandpa, being a fisherman and a farmer and a little country mason from White Hill, used to always say, you reap what you sow. The Slave Compensation was made to ensure that the economy built around slavery could still exist. The people who built the economy could still survive. It meant that the mind- set that …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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And so, we do not have enough persons like Dr. Eva Hodgson prepared to be academics to really delve into how this subject is impacting this country today .
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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But I'm grateful that in my lifetime I saw what courage really looks like. I see peo-ple who, when she passed, spoke so eloquently about her and the like. B ut I can tell you what . If you think people had a dislike for any PLP L eader, Dr. Brown being the most dreaded amongst all from persons who …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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And I just want to say that when we are looking to educate this country, when we are looking to make this country grow, we need and we owe it to this country, to the children, to the people who come into Bermuda from overseas, the people who come into this country to work from other places. That education is …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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You know, I had a conversation with someone. You know, a lot of people look at me, Yes, he’s a golfer. But you know what? I know what it's like. You know, I used to do something, Mr. Speaker. When I went to airports in Europe in year two, I used to walk right to the police station. The guys …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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You know? Why? Is it because I look North African? Is it because I could pass for an Ethiopian or Somalian or an E ritrean? Is it because they didn't know if I was Moroccan or Algerian? Or was it simply because I was the only dark person in the line, the only Black person in the line? That's the …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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And my Aunt Emily, she had a mother that was born a Higgenbotham in St. George's, the White Higgenbothams in St. George's. And so, I know what it is to have love for my White relatives in this country. And I know the pain that my Black brothers and sisters have felt over years . And how this particular subject …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Understanding that people who sit in high places need to be reminded that there is a system that will benefit you and your children and you turn a blind eye to it because it benefits you. But one day it may just land on your doorstep. This world, Mr. Speaker, I'm worried about this world. I called a friend who …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would like condolences sent to the family of Mr. Kenneth Fr ay from Wellington Back Road in St. George's. Mr. Kenny Fray, as a young fellow growing up, for me, was one of those iconic wicket keepers who . . . there were so many good cricketers in Bermuda that not everybody got the opportunity to play …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes. With those congratulations to Oliver and J evon winning the Bermuda 4-Ball Championship, having been many times runner - up, they finally ascended to that. And Oliver repre-sented Bermuda well and was the top Bermudian in the Butterfield Bermuda Junior Championship, finishing third on the podium as he goes to serve as a freshman at Colorado State University …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Madam Deputy Speaker, I listened with great interest to the final segment of that Honourable Member Fah y's speech when he said, “Pure luck, pure luck. ” And in my trade, in my field—we all come to this place in trades and fields —the benchmark of my trade was a man named Ben Hogan. Many people copied his saying. Ben …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The numbers tell the real story. Well, I am going to go back to some numbers, and I am going to declare my interest. This is my 21st budget over a 28- year period. And I declare my interest that in another life, I represented the United Bermuda Party. And I want to tell you that there were persons . …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Oh, I accept that I was a part of the United Bermuda Party. And I can tell you why. But I am not going to use up my time talking about how they broke every constitution to become the OBA . [They] did the same thing that they did to my good man, Mr. King. They do not know how …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Now, so this is the Budget Book . And I will table this to say that in 1998/19 99 . . . actually, it was a $355 million deficit. Why? Because it was an election. And they went into deficit spending. [Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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But, but, but — [Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Well, billion with a B. Well, I actually went to AI. I said, AI, tell me, what does $355 million in 1998 equate to in 2026?
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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And the amount is so close to a billion dollars, you would shake your stick. It is right there. Google it for yourself. Okay. [General uproar ]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Are the numbers right?
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The numbers are not lying.