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Renee Ming, JP, MP

Renee Ming, JP, MP

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24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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To some degree, Mr. Deputy Speaker, representing can be difficult but it must be done. We are entrusted with votes and so we have to represent and even if that means we become unpopular, we still have to do it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I am a loyal servant of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Some would say that I bleed green, but the reality is, as you know, I bleed blue. [Laughter]
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Light blue and dark blue. 146 24 November 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly [Laughter]
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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I take very seriously the fact that my constituents entrust me with their vote. Everyone who knows me knows that I will go to bat for my people with-out any hesitation and I will assist them wherever and whenever I can. Mr. Deputy Speaker, we represent our people in this House. They do not come to this House and speak …
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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But they vote for us, and we become their voice.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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And for that I am grateful that I have that trust to stand here today, especially, and do it. Mrs. Gibbons actually sits in the Gallery today—
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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—as we speak about her matter.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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She sits here today, though, without her husband. So, this resolution is bittersweet. And maybe, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for one side it is more bitter than sweet. Nonetheless, we are here. Two nights ago, I sat at Mrs. Gibbons’ house as a representative should and I asked her what would she want me to say today, because when I get …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Deputy Speaker and listening audience. This morning I bring obituary prayers and thoughts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, St. George’s, where my heart is —
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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—has suffered over the last probably six weeks. So, I will take them in the order that the person has passed.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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I would like to remember Mrs. Sandra Moniz. For those of you who are from St. George’s, you would know Mrs. Moniz. She was a strong Seventh- day Adventist.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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But she watched a lot of the St. George’s children. Fortunately I had Aunt Lucy. You either went to Mrs. Moniz, or you went to Aunt Lucy , or you went to maybe Aunt Angie and Ms. Daniels , just like that. That is how St. George’s is. But you went to one of them. And they were old- time …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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But her way of training was very different.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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You know, she said, You just tap their hand. They know not to go over there.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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So, I used to appreciate some of the notes that she would give you in terms of motherhood. [Laughter]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Because she had been a mother, too, of so many. I would like for her husband of many, many years to know that he is in our thoughts and prayers, and her children as well. And I also want to give obituary prayers and thoughts to [the family of] . . . I am going to say his full name …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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But he had been around my Anderson family for years. He was really good friends with my Uncle Lewis. And I believe he worked at the hotel in St. George’s for many years. So, you may know him, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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And he passed in September as well, and he will be missed as a fixture around St. 14 10 November 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly George’s, on the square, at his regular seat at Richard Allen AME Church as well. And I would also like to let the family of Nina Smith [Cordeiro] . . . Nina …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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So, she has been converted. [Laughter]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. And she spent a good portion of 20 or 30 years down in St. George’s. [Timer chimes]