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$80,000 Spent On Govt. Christmas Decorations
PHILIPSBURG--During the handling of the draft 2017 budget discussion in the Central Committee meeting on Monday, Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard requested information on the amount spent by Government for Christmas decorations this year.
Urgent Parliament Meeting Requested On Pearl Of China
PHILIPSBURG--An urgent public meeting of Parliament has been requested by three Members of Parliament about the Pearl of China project slated for the Belair beachfront.
The request comes two days after the symbolic ground-breaking, about three weeks following the announcement by Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. of the 326-room hotel with showroom and 450 executive apartments and less than a week before the September 26 Parliamentary election Read more
Tamara: Less Revenue From Cruise, But No Plan From Govt.
PHILIPSBURG--The country’s cruise tourism numbers, both in revenue and passenger arrivals, continue to dwindle, but the current National Alliance (NA)-led Government appears to have no plan to save the industry, United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Read more Candidates in this article:
Tamara Writes Vromi Minister On Discrepancies In Cleaning Contract
PHILIPSBURG--Discrepancies and duplications between the Solid Waste Collection Contracts 2016-2021 and the still-to-be-allocated District Cleaning 2016-2018 contracts have been raised in a letter from United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament Tamara Leonard to Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Angel Meyers Read more
Leonard Submits Questions To Gibson About Moody’S And Airport Meeting
PHILIPSBURG--United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament Tamara Leonard has submitted a series of questions to Finance Minister Richard Gibson about the downgr Read more
School Teachers Want Public Education Director Removed
PHILIPSBURG--A majority of public school teachers seem to have an issue with Director of Public Education Glenderline Davis-Holiday, according to information gathered at an urgent gathering of educators in the sector on Thursday morning. Leading the charge is Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard, who was approached by some teachers.< 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
Tot Is ‘Disruptive’ To Growth, Says Gibson
PHILIPSBURG--The five-per-cent turnover tax (ToT) is “disruptive†and an “impediment to economic growth†due to its “multiplier effect†on the cost of goods and services, Finance Minister Richard Gibson told Parliament on Wednesday.
“We have to do away with it or move it down,†Gibson said of the ToT. He has the same belief about the country’s profit tax. It is tough to enforce the profit tax system, he said Read more
Four Mps Question Budget Allocations
PHILIPSBURG--Only four Members of Parliament (MPs) have so far questioned the allocation in the draft 2016 budget as its handling started in the Central Committee of Parliament on Monday. Only MP Tamara Leonard (UP) requested information related to the budget in writing prior to the start of the debate Read more
Urgent Parliament Meeting Requested About Nipa Issue
PHILIPSBURG--An urgent Parliament meeting has been requested about issues related to the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) by Members of Parliament (MPs) Leona Marlin-Romeo (independent), Read more Candidates in this article: