Some people wonder why my writings deal mostly with the Parliament of Sint Maarten. This is because our Parliament is a new constitutional institution. During the last campaign, leading up…
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MP Wescot follows up on CFT’s letter regarding backlog annual accounts of government entities
By letter of September 22, 2016, the CFT alerted the Minister of Finance of St. Maarten of the obligation of government entities to submit timely annual accounts. It goes without…
MP Wescot seeks clarity on status of Kingdom law to limit “independent” Kingdom Measures.
The kingdom law dubbed “Van Oven law” finally saw its completion at the hands of former MP van Laar. This law, often heralded by the Dutch Caribbean countries seeks to…
A way out of what seems to be a head-on collision
Sarah: “A reset, not a retreat is what is necessary as far as the relationship between the Kingdom government and St. Maarten is concerned.” I don’t remember a time…
GOVERNING PROGRAM OR GLORIFIED MANIFESTO?
The long awaited governing program has finally been released under the name “Solidarity for Prosperity”. I commend the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), comprised of the NA, USP and DP factions,…
The Philipsburg Landfill; A Possible Solution
Dear Editor, It is nine in the morning and a purple dawn is rising with difficulty in the east while a strong ice-wind is blowing over the cold North Sea…
PARLIAMENT AND ITS SUPERVISORY ROLE
Through its work, Transparency International (TI), a global organization, hopes to realize a world in which government, business, civil society and the daily lives of people will be free of…
Abuse of the short term contract
Member of Parliament George Pantophlet continues to give the public information on the process that led the initiative takers to deal with the abuse of the short term contract which…
The National Ordinance to amend Book 7A of the civil code to eliminate the abuse of the short term contract.
Member of Parliament George Pantophlet says it is important to give the public a refresher as why the process to amend book 7A of the civil code. The intention amend…
PARLIAMENT’S RIGHT TO QUESTION GOVERNMENT
One of Parliament’s roles is to supervise the functioning of government. And one of its tools to carry out this supervisory function is the right to ask questions as laid…