PARTY FOR PROGRESS [PFP] In The News DEC 2021Source: Today SXM

PHILIPSBURG – Party for Progress (PFP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Melissa Gumbs and Raeyhon Peterson denounced recent statements made by Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, who, during the Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday, warned that governments attention will be focused on adjusting the countrys legislation to criminalize the press and members of the public from sharing leaked internal government documents Read more

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21 Sep 2021 11:08 PM

Mp Peterson: Fair Procedures For Granting Long-Lease Land Need To Be Put In Place To Prevent Abuse And Nepotism

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The brewing controversy surrounding the granting of long-lease rights in the area known as Vineyard Heights has shed light on the governments systemic lack of procedures, transparency and accountability. This is the view of Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Raeyhon Peterson, who is renewing his call for fair policies and procedures to be put in place to prevent abuse by political authorities in the issuance of government-owned land parcels.

From the very beginning, in 2016, the granting of parcels in the area was done in a way that was not in line with good governing practices Read more

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20 Sep 2021 12:51 AM

Mp Gumbs Proposes To End ParliamentS Membership To Parlatino

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – With an eye to redirect Sint Maartens limitedresources into initiatives that would deepen cooperative ties between the Dutch Caribbean and other islands in the region, Party for Progress (PFP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Melissa Gumbs on Friday submitted a proposal to Parliament that would end the bodys membership to the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).

Parliament, and by extension the country and people of Sint Maarten, spend US $30,000 in annual membership fees plus a travel budget of NAf Read more

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