The President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell who is currently in The Netherlands for the Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Consultation (IPKO) along with other Members of Parliament from Sint Maarten.
On Monday the four Presidents of Parliament met to discuss matters of mutual concern unrelated to the agenda of the IPKO consultation but relevant to the functioning of Parliament and parliamentary democracy within the Kingdom.
A follow-up meeting according to President Arrindell was held on Tuesday morning with the Chief of Security of the Parliament of the Netherlands. “The issue of security has had my undivided attention from the outset of assuming the presidency of parliament.
“While we finally have some proposals to consider, the meeting concluded to work out the details for a fact finding support mission from the Netherlands to Aruba and Sint Maarten, and if necessary Curacao. Before a final decision is made regarding the appropriate security at Parliament for staff and visitors,” President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell said on Tuesday.