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The Hon. Michael Weeks JP, MP

The Hon. Michael Weeks JP, MP

546
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20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start off my r emarks by asking to be associated with the Under -17 Women’s [National] Football Team. It is a tremendous accomplishment, and it is always good when we see our youngsters perform so admirably. Because, so often, when we hear about youngsters, we hear about …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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So, it was like something happening to our own, away from home, down there.
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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So the good work that our community has done by coming together and raising those funds was heart -warming, as we all remember that those are our family members down in the Carib-bean. Mr. Speaker, on a little sombre note, I also want to associate myself with the remarks for Mr. Reid Outerbridge. Mr. Reid Outerbridge, as so humbly known …
22 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . I just rise on a point of clarification. When the Government laid the Bill last Friday, I as the Whip was instructed to approach the Opposition Whip and ask her can we bring it . . . to take it to our caucus and see if we can bring it today. And she said she …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning to you. Mr. Speaker, can the Honourable Premier please advise the Honourable House and the properly listening public if there are any other unexpected ex-penses from the America’s Cup which you have found, which may not be captured in this supplementary?
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, for the Premier.
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. In today’s daily, I was reading this morning that the Opposition Leader said that the former Government’s projections had indicated that there will be no need to call on the guarantee. However, Mr. Speaker, the Premier’s Statement sai d that the former Government was told to budget at least $18 million, as we have heard. Can the …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker, I would like to start off my r emarks by asking this Honourable House to send congratulatory remarks to Mr. Trevor Lindsay. He was a long-time cameraman for ZBM but now he has got his own news website, which was launched on July 17th. It is called TNN and I am sure I …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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—I see the hands going up. Trevor Lindsay is a real entrepreneur, and when he parted ways with ZBM he ventured out into his own business, TNN. So stay tuned because he is one of 50 15 September 2017 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly those guys that . . . he puts the news on as it ha …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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So he is one of those guys that, you know, does his thing. Mr. Speaker , on a sad note, I would like to associate myself with the remarks of condolences for Mr. Lee Holder. He was a good friend of mine and, like my honourable colleague, the Minister of National Security said, he was very much a fixture in …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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So again, I would like to associate the Members of the House with that. I would also like to associate the remarks for the condolences for Mr. Larry Anderson. He was one of my constituents and, like it was said before me, he was very much a baker and cake decorator, and we are going to miss him , miss …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Well, actually the whole House. And when I say “neighbour ,” he stayed in the same complex , he is really right next door to me so he would not let me rest if I do not take a minute to congratulate him on a job well done.
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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You know, and for those few remarks . . . but oh! Mr. Speaker , before I take my seat—Mr. Lawrence Hendrickson. Those that knew him well in Back o’ Town area in Pembroke knew him as “Stickers.” He was like a mentor to us. When I tried to learn sailing, he was there. When I tried to learn Gombey …
15 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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—associate myself —
8 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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I do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors, according to law. AFFIRMATION OF AN ASSEMBLYMAN MR. MICHAEL A. WEEKS
8 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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I, being a Member of this pr esent Assembly, do solemnly and sincerely affirm that I will use and employ my best endeavour therein for the general good without respect to private interest, gain or advantage, and will strive to discharge a good con-science in all equity and integrity during my continu-ance therein. The Clerk: Now, to begin with, I …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start off by saying that I would like to thank the Hon ourable Shadow A ttorney General for finally bringing this. You know I have heard some Members before me . . . some say it is being rushed, others acknowledge that we have been talking about this issue for …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes. I am not a singer so I will leave it at that, Mr. Speaker . [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Some Honourable Member s have a voice, Mr. Speaker . [Laughter]
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, but, Mr. Speaker, there is something else I heard one of our Honourable Member s speak of. And a lot of time we gloss over stuff. The Honourable Member from constituency 19, I think, said that she does not differentiate b etween yo ung black men and young white men because they are all one. Right? Not in the …