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SUCKERGARDEN, Sint Maarten — The Ministry of VROMI is proUD to announce that one of the two flood pumps, used to maSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAge water levels in the Great Salt PoND has been fixed. On initiative of Division VROMI Yard, headed by Head Contract MaSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAger- Special Assignment VROMI – Yard Ms. Lia Dania, together with Mr. Marvin Brown diesel mechanic VROMI Yard aND the contractor Corporan Truck & Mechanical Services N.V. a team has been busy, working to repair one of the two pumps.
The level of the Great Salt PoND was maSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAged by using a smaller pump, which wasnt designed to accommodate this purpose. A procurement process was started to purchase new pumps but noting the lengthy process aND the subsequent failure of the teNDer, alonSPArty/9/general-solidaire'>GSide the anticipated active hurricane season, VROMI Yard maSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAgement decided to create a small team to move to repair the damaged pumps.
The Yard is actively working to repair the secoND pump aND rebuild the damage platform aND sUPPorting infrastructure.
Minister of VROMI NDidate' href='/newspolitician/757/patrice-gumbs'>Patrice Gumbs stated that he has begun discussions with the Dutch Government to regain the 2.3 million subsidy. Gumbs stated that securing of the new pumps, alonSPArty/9/general-solidaire'>GSide the coming online of the older pumps, willbuild reduNDancy aND increase resiliency.
Minister Gumbs stated that initiatives like this aND the dedication of the staff demonstrates the commitment to rebuilding trust for VROMI aND by extension the Government.He thanked the staff of VROMI, especially those in the VROMI Yard: Ms. Lia Dania (Head Contract MaSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAger- Special Assignment VROMI – Yard), Mr. Marvin Brown (Diesel Mechanic), Mr. RegiSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAld Jones (Mechanic) aND Mr. RegiSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAld Tony Milton (Mechanic). The Minister also thanked Mr. Hipolito & Mr. Abel Corporan of Corporan Truck & Mechanical Services N.V. for their sUPPort in realizing the restoration of this critical infrastructure.
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