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Committee Of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, And Infrastructure Of Parliament To Meet With Representatives Of The Rental Tribunal (Rt).

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Committee of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure will meet in a session on December 2, 2021.

The Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 14:00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. Representatives of the Rental Tribunal (RT) will be present.

 The agenda point is:
Discussion on the Rental Tribunal and its proposals for legislative amendments (IS/931/2020-2021 dated August 17, 2021)
This meeting was requested by MP S.A Read more

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Continuation Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Financial Status Of The Bureau Telecommunications And Post St. Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on November 23, 2021.

This Central Committee meeting which started on December 7, 2020, with a continuation on February 5, 2021, will be reconvened on Tuesday at 14.00 hrs. The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Mr. Roger Lawrence will be present to answer questions posed by Members of Parliament regarding the financial standing of the Bureau.
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~ Donations made to K1 Britania and Mental Health Foundation.~

Cole Bay:--- Several dignitaries and members of the business community joined the Al Yousef family at the grand opening of the Ashleys Furniture Homestore in Cole Bay St. Maarten on Wednesday night. The Al Yousef family have been doing business on St. Maarten for years as they started off with Ace Liteline in Philipsburg then advanced to Ace Home Center in Cay Hill then expanded to Ace Mega Center.
At the Ace Stores, the Al Yousef family began selling Ashley's Furniture some years ago Read more

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Committee For District Councils To Meet On Wednesday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Committee for District Councils of Parliament will meet on November 17, 2021.

The Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. Representatives of the Resources 4 Community Resilience (R4CR) will be present.
Member of Parliament, MP S.A. Wescot-Williams requested this meeting Read more

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Continuation Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Financial Status Of Winair.

PHILIPSBURG:---The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on October 20, 2021.

This Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned on October 7, 2021, will be reconvened on Wednesday at 11.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of General Affairs and representatives of Winair will be present.

The agenda point is:
The (financial) status of Windward Islands Airways (IS/1135/2019-2020 dated August 18, 2020 and IS/ 169/2020-2021 dated November 16, 2020)
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Continuation Urgent Public Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Management Of Government Long Lease Land By The Government Of Sint Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a public meeting on October 20, 2021.

This urgent public meeting which started on September 23, 2021, with a continuation and adjournment on October 13, 2021, will be reconvened on Wednesday at 9.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure and the Minister of Finance will be present.

The agenda point is:
Management of government (long lease) land by the government of Sint Maarten (IS/016/2021-2022 dated September 15, 2021)
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What Is The Fuss?

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament George Pantophlet is asking the people of St. Maarten to allow him this brief distraction from his quest for debt cancellation, to address a very serious matter.

MP Pantophlet thought he misread the paragraph of an article appearing in The Daily Herald newspaper on Thursday entitled Sarah: Civil Code does not contain amendments made by Parliament Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- MP Wescot-Williams has expressed her disappointment that the publication of the new Civil Code Book as far as this regards employment contracts (short term contracts), the book does not include any of the amendments made by Parliament in 2019.
Now I can understand why the Minister of VSA was so evasive when he was recently asked about short-term labor contracts, locally referred to as 6-months contracts, the MP stated Read more

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Continuation Urgent Public Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Management Of Government Long Lease Land By The Government Of Sint Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:---The House of Parliament will sit in a public meeting on October 13, 2021.

This urgent public meeting, which was adjourned on September 23, 2021, in the first round; will be reconvened on Wednesday at 13.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, and the Minister of Finance will be present.

The agenda point is:
Management of government (long lease) land by the government of Sint Maarten (IS/016/2021-2022 dated September 15, 2021)
This meeting was requested by MP S.A Read more

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Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Financial Status Of Winair.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on October 7, 2021.

The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of General Affairs and representatives of Winair, will be present.

The agenda point is:

The (financial) status of Windward Islands Airways (IS/1135/2019-2020 dated August 18, 2020, and IS/ 169/2020-2021 dated November 16, 2020)
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Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Financial Status Of St. Maarten Port Authority.

PHILIPSBURG:---  The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on October 6, 2021.

The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg.
The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport, and Telecommunication, will be present.

The agenda point is:
The (financial) status of St. Maarten Port Authority
(IS/1135/2019-2020 dated August 18, 2020, and IS/ 169/2020-2021 dated November 16, 2020)
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Parliament Railroaded With Answers Provided By Nv Gebe.

~ Minister they are setting you up. MP Emmanuel~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of Parliament expressed concerns over the answers to the questions they posed regarding NV GEBE's financial status.
Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran returned to Parliament on Monday to provide the answers to the questions that were posed. The answers that were read out by the Minister were the ones provided by the Temporary Manager of NV GEBE, Mauricio Dembrook.

The Temporary Manager did not show up to Parliament as he reported sick on Monday morning.
Members of Parliament were furious with the answers provided by the Minister to the Parliament of St Read more

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Continuation Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Financial Status Of Nv G.E.B.E

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on October 4, 2021. The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday at 10.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg.

The Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned on June 17, 2020, will be reconvened on Monday at 10.00 hrs.
The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure, Mr. Ebert J. Doran, and the management team of the Government-owned company, NV G.E.B.E will be present to answer questions posed by Members of Parliament regarding
the financial status of the organization.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday said the fact that Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has not uttered a single word publicly about the offensive comments made by the Minister of VROMI Egbert Doran towards the Ombudsman is a shame and apparently indicates that she condones the comments. And you are what you condone, the MP said.
Emmanuel pointed out that several Members of Parliament stated that it behooves the Prime Minister to state her position on or give a reaction to Dorans offensive comments towards the Ombudsman Read more

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Urgent Public Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Management Of Government Long Lease Land By The Government Of Sint Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent Public meeting on Thursday, September 23, 2021.

The Public meeting is scheduled for 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, and the Minister of Finance will be in attendance.

The agenda point is:
Management of government (long lease) land by the government of Sint Maarten (IS/016/2021-2022 dated September 15, 2021)
This meeting was requested by MP S.A Read more

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Central Committee Reconvenes On Reform Of The Tax System On Sint Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Central Committee of Parliament, will meet in a session on September 16, 2021.

The Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned on August 30, 2021, will be reconvened on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 15.00 hrs in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Finance will be present.

The agenda point is:

Reform of the tax system on Sint Maarten
(IS/652/2019-2020 dated March 5, 2020)

This meeting was requested by MP S.A Read more

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Committee Of Public Health, Social Development And Labor To Continue Discussions With The Minister Of Phsdl, Concerning The Food Assistance Program And Community Outreach Initiatives.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Committee of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, of Parliament, will meet on September 15, 2021.

The Committee meeting, which was adjourned on September 2, 2021, will continue on Wednesday at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor will be in attendance.

The agenda point is:
1. Food assistance program and community outreach initiatives (IS/646/2020-2021 dated May 10, 2021)
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Committee Of Public Health, Social Development And Labor To Meet With The Minister Of Vsa To Discuss The Food Assistance Program And Community Outreach Initiatives.

PHILIPSBURG:---The Committee of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, of Parliament will meet on September 2, 2021.

The Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 10.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor will be in attendance.

The agenda point is:
Food assistance program and community outreach initiatives (IS/646/2020-2021 dated May 10, 2021)
This meeting was requested by MP S.A Read more

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Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Concerning Reform Of The Tax System On Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on August 30, 2021.

The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday at 10.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Finance will be present.

The agenda point is:
Reform of the tax system on Sint Maarten
(IS/652/2019-2020 dated March 5, 2020)

This meeting was requested by MP S.A. Wescot-Williams, MP C.A Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- During the 2021 budget debates, MP Wescot-Williams questioned how the Rental Tribunal rent committee was performing in general and during the pandemic and the economic downturn in particular.
Hence, the MP has decided to follow up on this matter via a meeting of Parliament as the Rental Tribunal is subsided by the Government of St Read more

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Sarah Tables The Unfair Taxation Of The Mental Health Professionals On St. Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament, Sarah A. Wescot-Williams in a recent statement stated that It has been some months now that the Association of Psychologists and Allied Professionals (APAP) has approached me regarding challenges faced by its members. In fact, nearly one year ago, the association publicly expressed its concern with respect to the continuation of mental health services by its members due to a number of reasons, such as timely payments, adjustment of tariffs, and the fact that since 10-10-10, these professionals, unlike most of their peers, are still subjected to Turn-over-Tax.

MP Wescot-Williams said that for months I have been asking the Minister of Finance when projected tax amendments will find their way to Parliament Read more

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Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Concerning The Financial Status Of Nv G.E.B.E. & Draft National Ordinance To Increase The Maximum Age Of The Members Of The High Councils Of State.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on Friday, June 11, 2021.

The Central Committee meeting is a continuation of the meeting which started on March 31, 2021, and was adjourned on April 26, 2021. The meeting will be reconvened at 14.00hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure will be present.

Upon the request of the Chairman of Parliament, the agenda for this continuation meeting has been amended to add a second agenda point.

The agenda points are:

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Committee Of General Affairs (Caz) To Meet On Wednesday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Committee of General Affairs of Parliament will meet on June 09, 2021.

The Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 11.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of General Affairs will be present.

The agenda point is:

Disaster Preparedness (IS/649/2020-2021 dated May 10, 2021)

This meeting was requested by MP S.A. Wescot-Williams.

Due to measures taken to mitigate the coronavirus (COVID-19), the House of Parliament is only allowing persons with an appointment to enter the Parliament building.

The parliamentary session will be carried live on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Coordination Team behind SXM DOET is very proud to announce that over 60 community projects were completed on May 28 & 29. Twenty-five projects have been postponed and will be completed later this year.

Some examples of completed projects by community organizations participating during SXM DOET 2021 included: K1 Britannia Foundation who held an impressive food drive to support their food assistance program, RISC Takers, who collaborated with New Start for Children's Foundation to complete some much-needed playground renovations, and the National Institute of the Arts who brought colour and joy to their building and the surrounding area on Longwall Road.

With the help of hard-working volunteers, other projects spruced up schools with a new layer of paint, plants, benches, and more Read more

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