PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – President of Parliament Drs. Gracita Arrindell would like to announce that Parliament will sit in public session on Tuesday, February 1 starting at 3.00pm in the Dr. Claude Wathey Legislative Hall.
Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to vote on the formation plan of the Office of the Ombudsman as well as the various allowances for the aforementioned honourable office.
The Central Committee of Parliament met on January 13, 24 and 25 to discuss the formation plan and other business related to the honourable office of the Ombudsman.
Parliament will also discuss the matter of the Brooks Towers Accord (BTA) and have requested the presence of the Minister of Justice Roland Duncan to question him with respect to the continuation of the BTA process. The BTA agenda point was requested by the National Alliance faction in parliament.
The four parliamentary factions that have representation in the Parliament of Sint Maarten, are the United Peoples party (UP), Democratic Party (DP), Independent Member of Parliament Patrick Illidge and the National Alliance (NA).