A number of parliamentarians this week will be in Panama to attend the executive and permanent committee meetings of the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).
Parlatino is a regional, permanent and unicameral organization, comprising the National Latin American Parliaments elected democratically upon popular vote. Parlatino was created on December 7, 1964.
President of Parliament Hon. drs Gracita Arrindell will be attending the executive board meetings of Parlatino where she is one of the Vice Presidents of the Junta Directiva, the main directorate of organizational activities.
The purpose of Parlatino is to promote, human rights, and economic and social development; to maintain and foster relations with other geographic parliaments, as well as international organizations; and to defend against imperialism and colonialism.
The following Members of Parliament (MP) will be travelling and representing the following Parlatino permanent committees: MP Hon. William Marlin (member of Committee on Education, Culture, Science, Technology and Communication); MP Hon. Johan Leonard (Committee Citizen Safety, Combat and Prevention of Drug Trafficking, Terrorism and Organized Crime, Committee Human Rights, Justice and Prison Policies); MP Hon. George Pantophlet (Committee Citizen Safety, Combat and Prevention of Drug Trafficking, Terrorism and Organized Crime); MP Hon. Sylvia Meyers-Olivacce (Committee on Education, Culture, Science, Technology and Communication); MP Hon. Dr. Ruth Douglass (Committee of Health); and MP Hon. Leroy De Weever (Committee of Health).
Sint Maarten supports the core principles that Parlatino represents such as defence of democracy, non-intervention, self-determination of nations, legal equality of States, the rejection to threat and to the use of force against the political independence and territorial integrity of any State, the peaceful, fair and negotiated solution of international conflicts
The Parlatino meetings are being held from November 29 to December 2 when the XXVII General Assembly meeting is held.