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The Hon. Crystal Caesar, JP

The Hon. Crystal Caesar, JP

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17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, you have noted that there are several beautiful ladies in the Gallery today adorned in red, as am I. [Desk thumping, inaudible interjections and laughter ]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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No, they are not here to support the OBA. They are actually the ladies —
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. Yes. I will say that. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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Well, I forgive them for that. I forgive them for that.
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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No, they are not here for those reasons. They are the illustrious members of the Bermuda Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. [Desk thumping]
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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My sororals and I are celebrating our inaugural Delta Days in Bermuda, which is akin to the similar conference in the United States, Washington, DC, in the capital at the United States Congress. In particular, the Social Action Committee of the Bermuda Alumni Chapter arranged for this event as a means to educate our sororals on legislative and parliamentary processes …
17 May 2024 House of Assembly
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In addition, this is the 25 th year of our signature community event which promotes reading and literacy, popularly known as the Reading Festival, Children’s Reading Festival. I now take this time to greet my sororals and welcome them to the Chamber. Welcome, ladies. [Desk thumping]
15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to also add my congratulations to Rotary International. I know of the great works that they have done. And in supporting young people, traveling overseas of which I was one of the recipients some years ago. (I will not say the year; I would be ageing myself.) But I was one …
15 Mar 2024 House of Assembly
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It changed my life immeasurably and happened to give me insight into all that we have in Bermuda and gave me an appreciation for that. I also would like to say congratulations to my very first cousin, Khano Smith. As you all know, he re-cently brought his football club to Bermuda to train. And he will be having his inaugural …
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I come with heavy heart this morning to recognise the passing of a constituent, and I would like to say a good friend whom I have gotten to know in my time as a candidate. Her name (and also my namesake), Crystal Lightbourne. [Inaudible interjections ]
24 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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And I associate MP Swan, MP De Silva and MP Ming and also MP Famous. Crystal was always a bright spark when I met her in spite of her health challenges in the last several years. Always very positive. And I attribute that to the fact that she was able to hold on for so long because she was a …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Good morning. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I come with heavy heart to bring condolences for three families today, the first being Ms. Juneann Lambert, who was laid to rest in August, a member of the Mount Zion AME Church. I knew Ms. Lambert or have known Ms. Lambert from when I was young. Her daughter Renee and I danced together for the better of …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, thank you.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Also Mr. Clyde William Richardson from Monkey Hole Lane in Southampton, another of my constituents whom I loved to have chats with. He would always tell me, Oh, I don’t have much to say. But I was always there longer than I think he intended. But it was always a great visit. He was always quite pleasant. He was always …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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That’s right! [Laughter]
14 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you. Good morning. I rise on a sad note to recognise the passing of one of my constituents, Mrs. Wendy Lambert.
14 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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Mrs. Lambert, a very, very gentle, kind person. So I associate the Premier and all others in the House who would like to be associated with this. I know her daughter, Carla, very well. And I sent her my condolences in addition to her husband, Carlton, and her son, Carnell and his wife and children, in addition obviously to the …
5 May 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also rise this morning to add my condolences to those for Ms. Cora White. She was also a very avid supporter of the Progressive Labour Party out of Som-erset and a constituent of mine of Southampton West and constituency 31. I also want to make sad mention that my cousin- in-law, Mrs. Madree Furbert, passed …