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Wayne Caines

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10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Or sell them, or lease them or rent them, or occupy them! And this party has a plan to open up, to use, to refix to repurpose derelict homes to give our people a place to live. And that is not lauded? That is not held up? The list of things that they tell us that is wrong with Bermuda …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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570 words
If it pleases you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to look at the legislation, to look at it in depth, consider all of the circumstances as it relates to our country, the need that we have to protect the rights of those in our labour force, the opportunity that this legislation presents for people who are …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Acting Speaker. Mr. Acting Speaker, it was George Santayana who said, “ Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it .” [Again,] George Santayana said, “ Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it .” Two day s ago I was in a conversation over at a friend’s house with some …
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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If it pleases you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Mr. Deputy Speaker, over the last 40 days, we have seen rain, the likes of which we have not seen since the 1940s. There is so much rain, Mr. D eputy Speaker, that each day I looked over to the cruise ship docked at King’s Wharf in Dockyard to see if the animals …
16 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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On Monday, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I drove down my hill. It was pouring rain. I saw a Works and Engineering trash truck with two men on the back of the truck. Both men got off the truck and collected the bales of trash without any fanfare, without being honoured, without being congratulated. They simply got on w ith their jobs. …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the birthday of a local icon, a man who has given his life in service for Bermuda, Carlton “ Pepe ” Dill. Yesterday was his 80 th birthday.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Eightieth birthday! This is a man who you cannot say his name without smiling. He is a football legend in Bermuda. He played for the Young Men’s Social Club. He also played and coached at the Devonshire Colts. He led Bermuda in a number of different capacities —FA Cup, champions in Friendly and Dudley. He has had and been a …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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He was the first Bermudian to play for the North American Soccer League for the Houston All Stars and the Dallas Tornadoes. He was the first Bermudian to get a full badge coaching certificate in the United Kingdom. He was also a FIFA certified coach and instructor. He played on the Bermuda Pan American team, Mr. Deputy Speaker, which got …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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The whole House!
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Celebrating the 80 th birthday of Mr. Pepe Dill. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Oh, I did not know that! He was a cricketer?
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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I did not know that.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you—
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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—Madam Acting Speaker. I listened to Member Richardson, and I could not let it go. I just went to get my notes. I think when we realise that we are not just up here speaking, that people listen to everything that we say, if we leave it unchallenged, that we do not care that the Progressive Labour Party is putting …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Per month! So let’s go back. This is our country where every month this Government has set aside $2 million for just over 1,000 people —the people who laid dow n the foundation for us, whether Black, White, Jew or Gentile. That is making sure that our foundation is covered. We do not care about our seniors? It is evidenced …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Speak to the Speaker. [Inaudible interjections]
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Speak to the Speaker.
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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The last one is the able- bodied employed —$215,000 in payouts a month that represent 124 people. Now, the Minister is simply saying t hat he wants to put some parameters around that. And the parameter around that is saying that the money that is going to be for here, the benefits are going to be limited to food allowances, …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Acting Speaker. I think in listening to the last speaker who has the portfolio for the Opposition to speak for Tourism, he highlighted a couple of points. I think if yo u look at the line and length of this legislation, it has a specific bent. And before I go into the legislation, we must be reminded …
2 Jun 2023 House of Assembly
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On business —