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Ser St. Maarten Chairman Pays Visit To Ser Aruba

PHILIPSBURG— After a 16 month delay due to the non-appointment of its Board, a delegation of the Social Economic Council (SER) visited the SERs of Aruba and Curacao last week. The Sint Maarten delegation consisted of SER Chairman, Harlec Doran and the Secretary-General, Gerard Richardson Read more

Ser Realiza Visita De Cortesa Al Ministro Plenipotenciario

LA HAYA – Una delegacin del Social Economic Council (SER) realiz una visita de cortesa al gabinete del Ministro Plenipotenciario de Sint Maarten, donde fueron recibidos por el Honorable Ministro Plenipotenciario Rene Violenus, Director de Gabinete , Carol Voges, y el asesor snior de poltica econmica, Prakaash Rostam.

Despus de las presentaciones, la conversacin se centr en el mtodo de trabajo y los consejos de la SER publicados recientemente Read more

Ser Pays Courtesy Visit To Minister Plenipotentiary.

THE HAGUE — A delegation of the Social Economic Council (SER) paid a courtesy visit to the cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, where they were welcomed by the Honorable Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus, Cabinet Director, Carol Voges, and Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Prakaash Rostam.

After introductions, the conversation focused on the work method and the recent published advices of the SER Read more

THE HAGUE:--- July 4th, 2022. A delegation of the Social Economic Council (SER) paid a courtesy visit to the cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, where they were welcomed by the Honorable Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus, Cabinet Director, Carol Voges, and Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Prakaash Rostam.

After introductions, the conversation focused on the work method and the recently published advice of the SER Read more

Ser Attends Climate Conference.

PHILIPSBURG — June 27th, 2022. A delegation of the Social Economic Council (SER) of Sint Maarten participated in climate conference titled Climate Crisis and Social dialogue. The event was held in the Miltiadis Evert Auditorium, Technopolis City of Athens in Greece. The conference was organized by the Social Economic Council of Greece in collaboration with the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS).

The AICESIS is the umbrella organization representing more than seventy (70) member states from four (4) different continents Read more

Ser Asiste A La Conferencia Sobre El Clima.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Una delegacin del Consejo Econmico Social (SER) de Sint Maarten particip en la conferencia sobre el clima titulada “Crisis climtica y dilogo social”. El evento se llev a cabo en el Auditorio Miltiadis Evert, Technopolis City de Atenas en Grecia.

La conferencia fue organizada por el Consejo Econmico Social de Grecia en colaboracin con la Asociacin Internacional de Consejos Econmicos y Sociales e Instituciones Similares (AICESIS).

La AICESIS es la organizacin paraguas que representa a ms de setenta (70) estados, miembros de cuatro (4) continentes diferentes Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- A delegation of the Social Economic Council (SER) of Sint Maarten participated in a climate conference titled Climate Crisis and Social dialogue. The event was held in the Miltiadis Evert Auditorium, Technopolis City of Athens in Greece. The conference was organized by the Social Economic Council of Greece in collaboration with the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS).

The AICESIS is the umbrella organization representing more than seventy (70) member states from four (4) different continents Read more

Ser Presents 2020 Annual Report To Pm

SER Chairman Damien Richardson (left) presenting the annual report 2020 to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs while Secretary General Gerard Richardson looks on. 

PHILIPSBU Read more

In Defense Of Our Common Heritage.

“My people, mijn volk, mi pueblo, myn minsken, I have been elected into office to protect our heritage and defend you from them”. Surely this sounds familiar. You have heard it in one or more of the four official political languages of our Kingdom of the Netherlands—English, Dutch, Papiamento, and Frisian. Like it or not, these days heritage is explicitly being wedded to formal politics. As is the case in the four corners of the globe, political elites throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands are claiming to be the guardians of heritage Read more

HARBOR VIEW:----- On Wednesday, November 23th, 2016, the Representative of the Netherlands in Sint Maarten, Mr. Chris Johnson met with SER Chairwoman Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet, Secretary-General Gerard Richardson and the staff of the SER. Mr. Johnson was appointed as the Dutch Representative in Sint Maarten as per June 1, 2016.
After introductions, the conversation focused on the view both parties have on social and economic development of Sint Maarten Read more

El Ser Aconseja Observar Aplicación De Impuestos Indirectos

Traducido por Máximo Castro

Gerard Richardson
SER Secretary-General

HARBORVIEW.- El Consejo Económico Social (SER) inició una revisión de los impuestos indirectos, sobre el entendido de que estos constituyen un valioso recurso para el desarrollo socio-económico de San Martín. El SER, por sus siglas en inglés, llegó a la conclusión de que el actual modelo de impuestos indirectos, e impuesto sobre el volumen de ingresos, presentan deficiencias en el cumplimiento, extensión y cobertura en su impacto económico.

Todos los modelos alternativos de impuestos con respecto a los impuestos indirectos requerirán alguna forma de registros de transacciones en los puertos de entrada: el puerto y el aeropuerto Read more

Ser Suriname Visits Sint Maarten Counterpart.

HARBOR VIEW—Chairwoman of the Social Economic Council (SER), Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet, welcomed the Chairman of the SER of Suriname, Ferdinand Welzijn on Tuesday May 17th.

The Chairlady congratulated him on being the latest addition to the family of social economic councils in the Caribbean and Latin America region.

As of April 2016 Suriname has re-established its SER. 2010 was the last year that the SER was active, during the tenure of former president of Suriname, Ronald Venetiaan.

The current President Desiré Bouterse installed the new members last month Read more

HARBOR VIEW: --- Chairwoman of the Social Economic Council (SER), Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet, welcomed the Chairman of the SER of Suriname, Ferdinand Welzijn on Tuesday May 17th. The Chairwoman congratulated him on being the latest addition to the family of social economic councils in the Caribbean and Latin America region.

As of April 2016 Suriname has re-established its SER. 2010 was the last year that the SER was active, during the tenure of former president of Suriname, Ronald Venetiaan.
The current President Desiré Bouterse installed the new members last month Read more

Council Of Ministers Meets With Social Economic Council

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – On Thursday, May 28, 2015, the Council of Ministers (COM) met with the Social Economic Council (SER), which is one of the permanent advisory councils of St. Maarten in accordance with article 79 of the Constitution.

The aim of the SER is to facilitate and promote discussions between social partners in order to reach consensus regarding social economic issues before they are regulated in policy or law.

During the meeting the SER presented and informed the Council of Ministers of their work and the progress made since the first SER Board was appointed per national decree on May 1, 2011.

The SER has provided solicited and unsolicited advice to the Government and to Parliament as requested over the years and submitted advices on topics like the Monetary Union, Guest Tax, Counterpart article of the National Ordinance Foreign Labor and A mandatory pension for Sint Maarten.

As a result of the meeting, the SER and the Government will look into strengthening their cooperation and collaboration concerning social economic issues.

In addition, the SER presented the Council of Ministers with unsolicited advice concerning the eradication of poverty on St Read more

Ser To Be Featured On Tv Program

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten— The Department of Communication (DCOMM) recently conducted an interview with the advisory body, the Social Economic Council, in Dutch Sociaal Economishche Raad, also widely known as SER for its TV Program Inside Government.

DCOMM spoke to the chairlady of the SER board, Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet, who elaborated on the role of the board and the responsibilities of its board members.

Chairlady Bryson-Pantophlet talked about who can bring issues to the table for the organization of SER to discuss and provide advice on Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, March 6th, 2015 Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet , Chairwoman and Gerard Richardson, Secretary-general (SG) of the Social Economic Council (SER) provided a delegation of members of the Youth Parliament of Sint Maarten with a presentation on the advisory body.

Chairwoman Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet gave an outline of the workings of the advisory body mainly on the role of its members and staff Read more

Ser Presentation For The Members Of Youth Parliament Of Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - On Friday, March 6th, 2015 Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet , Chairwoman and Gerard Richardson, Secretary-general (SG) of the Social Economic Council (SER) provided a delegation of members of the Youth Parliament of Sint Maarten with a presentation on the advisory body.

Chairwoman Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet gave an outline of the workings of the advisory body mainly on the role of its members and staff Read more

The grass might be greener on the other side of the fence, but the mangoes in your own backyard are the sweetest: a report on the USM in 2014.

>PHILIPSBURG:--- Too often we half-forget the wisdoms of our grandparents and great-grandparents. This of course is lamentable and tragic. It is time that we remember and endorse the other part of our grandmother and grandfather's wisdom notes to achieve wholeness as individuals and as a society.
Most of us are familiar with the saying, "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." We use this colourful expression routinely to state that from our dwelling place, from our little Caribbean island, from where we are standing, what takes place educationally in the overdeveloped countries in Western Europe and the USA and Canada or even the emerging economic powers in Asia, and what people in those countries have materially and we don't because we lack their educational system, is simply extraordinary Read more

The Grass Might Be Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence, But The Mangoes In Your Own Backyard Are The Sweetest: A Report On The Usm In 2014

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Too often we half-forget the wisdoms of our grandparents and great-grandparents. This of course is lamentable and tragic.

It is time that we remember and endorse the other part of our grandmother and grandfather's wisdom notes to achieve wholeness as individuals and as a society.

Most of us are familiar with the saying, "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." We use this colourful expression routinely to state that from our dwelling place, from our little Caribbean island, from where we are standing, what takes place educationally in the overdeveloped countries in Western Europe and the USA and Canada or even the emerging economic powers in Asia, and what people in those countries have materially and we don't because we lack their educational system, is simply extraordinary.

We consider ourselves deprived and long to be there; we dream of having those mountains of things and those degrees that they have Read more

Ser-Member Reed Strikes Back At Tuitt

St. Maarten – William Reed, a senior member of the Social Economic Council (SER) has reacted angrily to statements made by former finance Minister Roland Tuitt about a SER-advice that criticizes Tuitt’s decision to take tax debts from 2006 and before off the books. The SER called the policy rules Tuitt published in the National Gazette on May 24, 2013, “unlawful.”

Yesterday, Tuitt stated in this newspaper that the SET had been used as “a political football” in writing its advice.

“As a senior member of the SER, I take exception to your article,” Reed stated in a brief email to this newspaper Read more

Former Minister Roland Tuitt: “Ser Used As Political Football”

St. Maarten – Former Finance Minister Roland Tuitt has lashed out at the Social Economic Council (SER) for its advice that calculates the total write-off of uncollected taxes between 1976 and 2006 at more than 4.4 billion guilders ($2.5 billion). In a statement that sums up ten reasons why there is nothing wrong with his decision to write off the old tax debts, the former minister, a certified public accountant, notes that the receiver ought to be investigated  for breaking the law by instructing employees to collect tax debts older than 2006. Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:--- On September 25th and 26th 2014, the Social Economic Council (SER) of Sint Maarten took part in the international conference "Economic growth by strengthening human capital and industrial performance" which was held in Willemstad, Curacao. The conference was hosted by the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) in collaboration with SER Curacao, AICESIS is a worldwide organization representing 70 member states from four different continents Read more

Ser Attends International Conference In Curacao

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - On September 25th and 26th 2014, the Social Economic Council (SER) of Sint Maarten took part in the international conference "Economic growth by strengthening human capital and industrial performance" which was held in Willemstad, Curacao.

The conference was hosted by the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) in collaboration with SER Curacao, AICESIS is a worldwide organization representing 70 member states from four different continents.

AICESIS functions as an important international organization for social and economic policy.

Acting Chairman of the SER Curacao Mr Read more

Legal Policy Advisor Takes Pm To Court Over Dubious Suspension

Social Economic Council implodes under warring secretary-general

St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – The Social Economic Council has virtually collapsed due to a conflict between its Secretary-General Gerard Richardson and legal policy advisor Arjen Alberts whose attorney Cindy Marica filed a lawsuit against the Minister of General Affairs Sarah Wescot-Williams yesterday to get clarity about his position Read more