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Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

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18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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It was one of the biggest tragedies. You talk about all the things that we have done which are good that you want to negate. But, hey! Took a lot of money to . . . A mind -set that will cause a former Government on the eve of the election to go out and make a deal that cost …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Now let me get back to— [Crosstalk]
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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—where I wanted to start. [Crosstalk]
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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This season I talked about the significance of County [Games]. And I believe eve-rybody in there would agree that County is about fair-ness, and so is Cup Match. You know, when County and Cup Match were started right within a year of each other nearly 125 y ears ago, it would have been people like my great grandmother who would …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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And I am praying for a St. George’s victory — [Inaudible interjections]
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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—but I am wishing for the spirit of Cup Match and the spirit of our ancestors because I am sure if they are able to speak through their families more than a Cup Match win, they would want us to get our young people right. And I feel we need to go down. When I came back to Bermuda in …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. 1224 11 July 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. Speaker, citizens in my constituency are used to the PLP Government increasing pensions by the rate of inflation each year. Could the Honourable Premier advise if my constituents in St. George’s can expect the Government to keep that promise again this year? [Inaudible …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, since the PLP Government has returned to office, could the Honourable Premier advise how many times seniors' pensions have been increased and the rate for those increases? Thank you. Hon. E. David Burt: Well, Mr. Speaker, allow me to say this, because I can speak to the number of times. But I think …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would like to follow on and associate myself with those congratulations on celebrating 100 years to my friend, “To-kyo” Mills. I'm one of the few people that'll call him “Tokyo” Mills. No, because that's what my uncle told him. He said, “Tokyo” Mills, you'll never be able to buy a set of clubs that can beat …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. [Inaudible interjections] EDUCATIONAL TOURISM
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to give thanks first of all because today is a very important anniversary for me. A year ago today this House was sitting, and I was unable to attend because on 11 July [2024], on a Thursday, I had an operation that was sup-posed t o be a simple one, and there were some complications. …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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And BIOS, 100 years ago, well, 98 years ago, in 1927, was developed as a golf resort called Shore Hill Golf Course and Hotel, when St. George’s had four . . . had three actual golf courses in St. George’s Island. If Bermuda had more golf courses 100 years ago per square mile than anywhere in the world, which it …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Well, I’m not going there. [Laughter]
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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But yes, I am proud to have coached him, and many others, Kenny Leseur, and the like. But I am here to say that I learned a lot from his parents because they were home schoolers. And when the time came, I said to his mother, We are not going to argue and we are not going to get involved …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Walter King, Tokyo Mills, and I can call him Tokyo, the Honourable Member’s fa-ther there, I can call him because when he was 50, he was mentoring me and he is still here at 100 as a testament to what I say, has credence and reason. And I am here to tell y ou, that this model does not have …
11 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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You know, when I speak about vision and the like when it comes to, in this case, tourism and development of people, I talk about . . . and people say, Well, you are sticking that chest out. . . . Well, I am in reinsurance. Well, I tell you, one of my mentors was a fellow called Jack Moseley …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I ask this House . . . and [would] like my St. George's colleagues [MP] Ming and [MP] Foggo to be associated with the condolences for Mr. Ivan “Bootsie” Smith , a constituent of mine but who grew up in [constituency] 1. A St. Georgian through and through. …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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That team did well . Mr. Allen continues to even compete. He competed. But on the podium was a [Zoe] Talbot in the Under-10 division , third place. Chan Simons , second place in the Under-10 and Talia F ox first in the O ver-40 category serving Bermuda. R epresenting the Bermuda K arate Federation team against USA , Chile …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Thank you ever so much. I am very much in support of this initiative, and I thank the Minister for his part in ensuring that it has come forward to this point . Just last weekend Mr. Speaker, I was in an indoor sporting facility purpose - built by [Robert Morris] U niversity in Pittsburgh in which …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker in retort to the s peaker who just took his seat from constituency 10. Earlier this year 1192 27 June 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly we had a General Election of which we are all aware. And there is one thing that I learned sitting in another place which I went there …