Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Thirteenth Assembly · 14 Apr 2026
Motion on fuel tax suspension and gasoline prices
Thank you, Madam Speaker, and good morning to you. Madam Speaker, good morning to the Members of the House, the staff, those in the gallery, to Anguillians here and abroad. As speaker, I rise in support of this motion. I'd like to say that …
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Condolences and Festival Del Mar commendation
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, just wanted to commend the Festival Del Mar committee for Festival Del Mar on Easter weekend, which went very well and looking forward to next year's and the 20th anniversary. Madam Speaker, I think …
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First Meeting of Second Session of Thirteenth House · 7 Apr 2026
Customs (Temporary Modification Of Valuation Of Import Duty) Act, 2026 - Second Reading
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Good afternoon to you. Good afternoon to the Members of this honourable House. I want to say welcome back to everyone and hope that everyone had time to refresh, rejuvenate and be ready for this second session of t…
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Economic relief and customs duties policy proposals
Prior to implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, import duty was the main revenue earner for Anguilla. The Goods and Services Tax, which is now gone, was replaced by the Goods Tax and the General Services Tax. We have the AI domain na…
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Economic relief and customs duties policy proposals
It's a proposal that I presented in written and voice form to the people of Anguilla a few weeks ago. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Appreciate it.
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Economic relief and customs duties policy proposals
Number one, we would reduce import duties, and I'm glad to see that the government has taken this into consideration. This bill addresses that, but for three months, which is not long enough. This measure should be implemented for at least …
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Point of order on UK House cost figures
Thank you, Madam Speaker. This number has been out there in the public domain for many months. If it was inaccurate, it was up to the government to state that previously, Madam Speaker.
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House questions and responses
Madam Speaker. That as I stated earlier, that figure has been bandied about in the public. The member did not in the House answers responses to the question. They have given a figure. It was stated for commercial reasons, etcetera, the spec…
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House questions and responses
Madam Speaker, I think that comparing the $10 million in support that this relief package of the capping the fuel surcharge, the removing freight and insurance from the customs duties and the other area that the government has proposed, 10 …
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House questions and responses
Respectfully, Madam Speaker, I did not say that this figure was said in the House and I am not presenting a figure said in the House. I am stating a figure that the Honourable Member presented to the public and Madam Speaker, this has been …
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House questions and responses
Thank you, Madam Speaker, for allowing me the time to confer. I don't have a number that is exact. However, I do know that Anguilla Focus, which is a reputable online source, did state on the 27th of January that the government has set asid…
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House questions and responses
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I withdraw the exact figure, although we do know that if an allocation of five to six million U.S. dollars and if you calculate that 2.6882 is one U.S. dollar to EC, that's roughly a number that you'd get. But I mo…
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House questions and responses
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I just want the public to not think that there wasn't an allocation, because in December of 2025, Executive Council minutes show that there was money that was put in escrow for the purchase of this House. The exact…
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Cost of fuel and economic relief measures
The cost of fuel, Madam Speaker, can be decreased because we know that. The fishermen of Anguilla, it has cost them more to try to feed us. That is something that needs to be dealt with directly by this administration. The businesses in Ang…
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Point of order - presence in House
Yes, it is, Madam Speaker. That's misrepresentation. The member is giving an absolute falsehood, unless the member was not here on January 10th when I was in this honourable House.
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Point of order - GST stock on hand mechanism
Madam Speaker, point of order. I've listened. My point is the Member is intentionally misleading this House and the people of Anguilla. The member said that there was no proposal of how the stock on hand would be catered for. There was a pr…
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Debate on GST implementation and government relief measures
Yes, Madam Speaker, I think again, I state that the member is misleading because the bill itself, Madam Speaker, and which was signed into law as an act, did specifically state that every month the businesses could claim back also the speci…
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Fourteeth Meeting of the First Session of the Thirteeth Anguilla House of Assembly · 13 Jan 2026
Condolences and Community Safety - CCTV and Youth
Thank you, Madam Speaker, and good morning. I wish a happy, healthy, and successful New Year to you, the Members of the House, those in the gallery, and the people of Anguilla. I look forward to a good year—hopefully with no hurricanes, nat…
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Condolences and crime prevention initiatives
Thank you, Madam Speaker, and good morning. I wish a happy, healthy and successful New Year to you, Madam Speaker, to the members of the House, those in the gallery, and the people of Anguilla. I look forward to a good year, hopefully with …
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