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The Hon. Tinee Furbert, JP, MP

The Hon. Tinee Furbert, JP, MP

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8 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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And I said, Well, God, there must be a lot sugar in that snowball! But what she said that was very interesting, and I did not expect her to say, but she said, But, you know, it’s okay. She said, I can find other things to use. I can find other alternatives than sugar. And I thought, Wow! What a …
8 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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We have to make more conscious choices when it does come to the things that we put into our bodies. And if this is a deterrent for that, Mr. Speaker, it is definitely something to think about, and it is definitely something that we hope will be better for our country and the people in our country going forward. Thank …
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move that the provisions of Standing Order 33(8) be suspended so that I may now present a petition for the passing of a Private Bill.
1 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I hereby present the following petition: The petition of the Bermuda Society for the Blind requesting the enactment of amendments to its incorporating Act , entitled the Bermuda Society for the Blind Act 1957, to allow for a change of the name of the Society , to update and modernise the purpose and powers of the Society , …
18 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning.
18 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would also like to be as sociated with the comments regarding the Bermuda Invitational [Permit] Meet that occurred in Ber2084 18 May 2018 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly muda, where we had the opportunity to witness some para- athletes, including our very own Jessica Lewis, who participated in that particular press meet. And it i …
11 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning.
11 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. S peaker, I just would also like to associate myself with the National Day of Peace, which happened at National Stadium. But I particularly want to stand to acknowledge the organi sers who made sure that the deaf/hearing impaired community was represented and that they were also able to access the information that was being shared that evening. So …
4 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I also just want to elaborate and give congratulations and elaborate on the Leadership Day that Francis Patton, as well, that Minister Roban had mentioned. The event actually brought tears to my eyes, because many times we do not hear about the good things that our schools are doing. And it was a good …
4 May 2018 House of Assembly
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Also, I would just like to give congratulations to Patrice Frith Hayward. I do not know if anyone had the opportunity to see the play Grown Folk Talk by Hasana Productions. But it was a great production. A lot of hard work went into that pr oduction. And I would just like to congratulate Patrice Frith Hayward and her team. …
4 May 2018 House of Assembly
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And just, also, I want ed to share an acronym —AUTISM meaning always unique, totally interesting, sometimes mysterious. And it just gives us an opportunity to give awareness to our community in regard to those persons with autism. So, I just want to say thank you to all of those people who work with children with autism, and adults with …
27 Apr 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I also would just like to be ass ociated with the condolences for Mr. Ira Philip. I did not get to know him closely, as some of our other Members did. But I would like to share that he definitely made sure that I got one of his books. So, it is in my …
16 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes, I am on the other side. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to send congratul ations to Miss Nikita Robinson, who puts on every year World Book Day throughout our school system. She celebrates her birthday, and she does this as a gift back to our schools. And I am sure we all who partic ipated …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker and listening audience.
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would also like to be associated with the comments that have been made in regard to International Women’s Day. But all of the gentlemen in the House should know that it is actually Women’s History Month. And so, for the month of March, we should be celebrating the accomplishments of women in Bermuda’s history and women all …
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, I will not be using all of that time. [Laughter]
9 Mar 2018 House of Assembly
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But I do want to start off by gi ving kudos to the Ministry of Education and all of the educators who are out there, who provide a great service to our students and our public system. So I would like to start off by saying that. And I also would just like to highlight that when we speak about …
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning to everyone this morning. I just wanted to stand this morning to reco gnise a parent expo that actually happened back in January. And it was a parent expo that was organised by many of the principals across the Island, both pr ivate and public. And it was an opportunity for parents to …
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Sorry?
26 Feb 2018 House of Assembly
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Oh, okay. Sorry, you want to be associated. Sorry.