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Coalition Mps Request Tour Of Planned Sewage Plant Site
PHILIPSBURG--Coalition Members of Parliament (MPs) Sarah Wescot-Williams, Christophe Emmanuel and Rodolphe Samuel have requested a meeting of the Permanent Committee for Pub Read more
Sarah Seeks Clarity On Application Of Law On Prosecution Of Politicians
PHILIPSBURG--Democratic Party (DP) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams has set out to get clarity on whether the law on the prosecution of politicians “needs more fleshing out.†She intends to write to Read more
Marlin-Romeo Writes Sarah About ‘Abrupt’ Suspension
PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin-Romeo has sent a letter to Parliament Chairwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams about the “abrupt suspension†o Read more
No Date Yet For Budget Handling Resumption
PHILIPSBURG--No date has yet been set for the resumption of the plenary session of Parliament to handle the draft 2016 budget.
Parliament Chairwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams told The Daily Herald Monday “no decision yet†has been made on the resumption of the session that was suspended until further notice on March 10, af Read more
It felt like a party walking into Educare’s SXMDOET project. Volunteers assisted in making the foundations playground child friendly, safe, fun and colorful. (Photo credit: Claudia Vingatama-Arrindell)
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PHILIPSBURG – Sint Maarten’s community came out in full force for the second annual SXM DOET event held on March 11th and 12th. Around 1000 volunteers successfully completed 43 projects registered by 30 various organizations from all around the Dutch side of the island Read more
Mps Pepper Ministers With Questions In Budget Debate
Independent MP Leona Marlin-Romeo (standing) speaks in the budget debate on Monday.
PHILIPSBURG--The 2016 draft budget was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Richard Gibson on Monday morning in Parliament House. Members of Parliament (MPs), who had up to 90 minutes to speak, peppered the Council of Ministers with a barrage of questions spanning from the budget and Government policies to general topics of interest.
The seven Ministers, who all made presentations about the working of their Ministries on Monday, will be back in Parliament today, Tuesday, starting at 2:00pm to deliver answers to the questions from MPs Read more