Sint Maarten parliamentarians on Friday to meet with S4
The Sint Maarten Kingdom Affairs & Inter-parliamentary Relations Committee members will continue with deliberations with their parliamentary colleagues from Curacao, Aruba and the Netherlands on Thursday related to energy policy.
The delegations will leave by bus from The Hague and drive to the Dutch town Delft to visit the Technical University of Delft/TNO Delft. There they will be given a presentation with respect to energy policies.
Thursday afternoon they will return to the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament where the delegations will discuss energy policies and how it relates to economic development, energy consumption, innovation, green energy, and waste and sewage treatment.
On Friday, the parliamentary delegations will discuss the scheduling of future inter-parliamentary contact meetings between the four countries within the Kingdom. The contact plan meeting will conclude with a press conference by the delegation leaders and vice chair persons.
Sint Maarten’s parliamentary delegation will be visiting the S4 student organization in Amsterdam and will be holding an information session with respect to the role of the permanent parliamentary committee, the repayment of student loans, and ‘Sint Maarten, your next best move after you have completed your studies.’
The Sint Maarten parliamentary delegation comprises of President of Parliament Honourable Gracita Arrindell, Chairman of the Kingdom Affairs & Inter-parliamentary Relations Committee Member of Parliament (MP) Hon. Roy Marlin, MP Hon. Ruth Douglass, MP Hon. Patrick Illidge, MP Hon. William Marlin, Secretary General of Parliament Jossy Semeleer, and Advisor Ralph Richardson.