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Walton Brown

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11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly
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The Magistrates’ Courts in the Dame Lois Browne- Evans Buil ding (DLBEB) on Court Street opened for business in April 2011. The Courts and Administrative offices are spread across the northern section of the second, third and fourth floors. The premises also now house the Supreme Court Family/Matrimonial Division, Pr obate Division, Criminal Division, and IT section of the Courts. …
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker . I am happy to provide a few comments in support of this legislation. This i s a very important piece of legislation and we want to commend the Minister for taking the initiative to bring this legislation forward. Anytime you extend the benefits to mothers and fathers for the care of their children is …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by commending the Minister for Labour for bringing forth this piece of legislation. I would also like to commend MP Commissiong for his work on t he Living Wage Co mmission, very important work that forms a backdrop for this piece of legislation we are here debating today. Mr. …
12 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you , Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , the PATI legislation is probably among the most important pieces of legislation to be passed in this House in the last 20 years. It is a fundamental piece of legislation designed to provide for a wide range of information to the public. It allows the public to submit requests for information …
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to speak on a topic that is oftentimes an emotional topic in Bermuda, but one that remains important.
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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It is important for all of us to di scuss, Mr. Speaker, and that is the question of independence for Bermuda.
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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We have had a series of developments take place over the last couple of years that speak to the urgency of discussions of this issue. And for that I would like to raise the issue for us to contemplate. Let me just provide, by way of background, Mr. Speaker, a bit of historical context. The first and only Green Paper …
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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It is interesting to note that a UBP document articulated and made the case for independence as early as 1979. Fast forward to 1982, we had [Sir] John Swan as Premier. As he contemplated running for Premier-ship, he was asked his position on independence and he stated, and I quote: “With the [Americans] to feed us and the British to …
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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So, it was clearly an action of his intent to pursue independence at any cost. And then we get to the 1990s, Mr. Speaker, when we had the infamous referendum of 1995. And the egregious decision, an egregious error of a dec ision made by my party to boycott that referendum will live on in infamy, in my opinion. But …
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Well, the referendum was halted by a day or two because of a hurricane that struck Bermuda on the day of the referendum that was i ntended. And that led Freddy Wade to claim, Even God didn’t want the referendum to take place. [Laughter]
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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That was his mantra for the bo ycott of the referendum. But shortly after the referendum was defeated, then emerged the infamous White Paper on the Overseas Territories , the so- called Partnership [for] Progress [and Prosperity]. The 1999 document — Bermuda House of Assembly An Hon. Member: Yes.
5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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—which talked about a way fo rward for the Overseas Territories, but really was an attempt to devolve power back to the United Kingdom. And since 1999, we have seen a gradual pr ocess whereby the United Kingdom Government has been devolving power back to the central government in Lo ndon. We have seen it on every instance. We have …
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good m orning, c olleagues.
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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I would like to as k this Honourable House to send condolenc es to the families of three individuals. The first is Ms. [Joan] Alsace Trott, from Somerset, whom you will know, Mr. Speaker.
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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She lived a full life, and she is sadly missed by her children, including Cookie Brown, Steven and Dennis Brown and Joan [sic] Brown. So, I would like to ask the House to send condolences.
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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I include the entire House on this. Secondly, it is also sad to announce the pas sing of her daughter, Ms. Deborah Brown, who served over 30 years in the Bermuda Police Service. And she is also sadly missed. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Ms. Jean Holder, my aunt as well, who passed away a few weeks ago. I would ask this …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, colleagues.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the Honourable Finance Minister can answer this question: How many inquiries has the Minister ordered under section 9 of the Price Commission Act [1974]?
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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A second supplemental: And why is that?