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Parliament Approves 2023 Budget Amendment, 2 Motions
PHILIPSBURG--Parliament on Thursday unanimously approved the 2023 budget amendment as well as passed two motions tabled by United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison.
Only eight of the 15 MPs were present for Thursdays public meeting of Parliament in which the budget amendment was voted upon. Present were United Peoples (UP) party MPs Brison and Sidharth Cookie Bijlani, Party for Progress (PFP) MP Melissa Gumbs, National Alliance (NA) MPs George Pantophlet, Angelique Romou, Hyacinth Richardson and William Marlin and independent MP Ludmila de Weever Read more
No Meeting To Approve Ipko Delegation Due To No Quorum
MP Ludmila de Wever, standing, about to sign in for the meeting, which could not be held due to no quorum, on Thursday morning.
PHILIPSBURG--Thursdays scheduled meeting of Parliament to approve the composition of the delegation to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultations IPKO and Tripartite, did not take place due to a lack of quorum.
IPKO Is scheduled to be held in The Hague, Netherlands from May 31 to June 5.
Chairperson of Parliament Sidharth Cookie Bijlani opened a gathering of Parliament, and told MPs present that the meeting was not able to start as there had been no quorum Read more
Mps Want The Diamond Estate Ruins Rebuilt At Offenders Expense, Rubble On Monument List
MPs preparing to vote on the motion during Thursdays meeting.
~ Pass motion to this effect ~
PHILIPSBURG--Taking legal action against the persons who demolished the Diamond Estate ruins, rebuilding the historical site at the offenders expense and having government expedite efforts for the area and the remaining rubble to be placed on the protected monument list were among the actions Members of Parliament (MPs) want to see executed in a motion passed on Thursday.
The motion, which was tabled by United Peoples (UP) party MP Rolando Brison, was passed by 10 MPs voting in favour and none against Read more
Mp De Weever Finds New Political Home With Pfp
From left: PFP MP Raeyhon Peterson, independent MP Ludmila de Weever and PFP MP Read more Candidates in this article:
Opposition Mps Feel Silenced, Muzzled By Sitting Coalition
From left: MPs Christophe Emmanuel, Sarah Wescot-Williams, Grisha Heyliger-Marten and Ludmila de Weever Read more
De Weever Withdraws Support From Up, Goes Independent
PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament (MP) Ludmila de Weever has withdrawn her support from the United Peoples (UP) party and has declared herself Independent.
Things are no longer aligned and with that I will have to declare my independence, de Wever said during the notification segment of the continuation of the urgent Read more
De Weever Requests Urgent Gebe Meeting, Sees Issues As Matter Of National Security
UP MP Ludmila de Weever.
PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Ludmila de Weever has sounded the alarm that the deafening silence from the management of GEBE is very concerning and requested an urgent public meeting Read more
De Weever: Country Has Fastest Growing Stayover Recovery Rate
Stayover arrival figures.
~ Outperforming 18 destinations ~
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten is clearly on the rebound as arrival numbers are on the rise and practically going through the roof, former Tourism, Economic Affairs Transportation and Telecommunication (TEATT) Minister Ludmila de Weever said in a press release on Sunday. Read more
De Weever Readies For Mp Post, Lawrence Tipped As New Minister
TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever during Wednesdays press briefing.
PHILIPSBURG--Caretaker Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de WeeverRead more Candidates in this article:
We, The Government, Decide On Vaccination
PHILIPSBURG--As it relates to vaccination and whose ultimate decision it is, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever passed over to Minister of Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley the question posed in the Council of Ministers press briefing on August 4 Read more
Port St. Maarten To Receive First Transit Call On July 7
Minister of TEATT Ludmila de Weever (left) and VSA Minister Omar Ottley (right).
PHILIPSBURG--The cruise industry is back in gear prompting a staggered approach to the resumption of cruising, Port St Read more
Lack Of Funds A Handicap For The Ministry Of Teatt
TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever addressing MPs.
PHILIPSBURG--The lack of funds is a serious handicap for the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT).
First Passenger Cruise In 15 Months Set Sail On Saturday
Government officials pose for a group photo on Saturday while cruise ship Celebrity Millennium takes on passengers. From left: VSA Minister Omar Ottley, ECYS Minister Rodolphe Samuel, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, Justice Minister Anna Richardson, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever, Finance Minister Ardwell Irion, and MP George Pantophlet Read more
Rollocks Writes Teatt Minister About Harassment By Inspectors
The Chinese mobile food truck.
PHILIPSBURG--Businessmen Julian Rollocks Sr. and Julian Rollocks Jr. have written to Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Teleco Read more
Homeporting Could Bring In $52 Million In 14 Weeks
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maartens homeporting of cruise ship Celebrity Millenium could net the country as much as US $52 million over a fourteen-week period, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever told reporters during the live Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday.
Grisha Urges Probe Of Claims Mingo Requested Footage Of Her
PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party faction leader Grisha Heyliger-Marten has asked Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever to investigate allegations that Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brian Mingo had requested camera footage of the MP as she was departing St Read more
De Weever Says Country Can Expect Good Summer, Full Hotel Occupancy
Ludmila de Weever
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten can expect to have an amazing, summer this year, Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Minister Ludmila de WeeverRead more Candidates in this article:
Schiphol Group Questions Corporate Governance After MingoS Dismissal
AIRPORT--Royal Schiphol Group, which is a key player in the reconstruction of Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), expressed its profound concerns about the airports corporate governance shortly after the firing of PJIA operating company PJIAE chief executive officer (CEO) Brian Mingo last month.
This is evident in a letter on April 9 from Schiphol International director Kjell Kloosterziel to Prime Minister Silver Jacobs and Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever Read more
Minister De Weever To Take Up Mp Seat, To Hold Both Posts Temporarily
PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic, and Transportation (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever will be swapping her role in the executiv Read more
Business Hours Back To 12Am From April 14
TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever
~Accepting non-COVID-patients from sister islands~
PHILIPSBURG--In an effort to curb the further spread of coronavirus and given the numerous gatherings over the Easter weekend with lack of adherence to health and safety protocols, authorities have decided to scale back the opening hours of Read more
Businesses Opening Hours To Be Extended To 4Am As Of March 19
TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever. (File photo)
PHILIPSBURG--As the COVID-19 numbers continue to plummet, the country will soon return to a state of normalcy as it relates to the opening hours of businesses.
De Weever Meets With Timeshare, Hotel Owners On Noise Pollution
TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever.
PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever, along with members of Read more
Airport Stakeholder Meeting To Be Convened Soon, Says De Weever
PHILIPSBURG--A Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) holding company PJIAH stakeholder meeting is to be convened soon and will discuss developing a fixed-based operator (FBO) building, relocating the current fuel farm, and obtaining a United States (US) pre-clearance facility, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Read more Candidates in this article:
Govt. Committed To World Bank/Eib Financing For Airport Reconstruction
TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever (right) and PJIAE CEO Brian Mingo (second right) listening to MPs pose questions during Wednesdays meeting.
~ Bondholders owed $81 million ~
PHILIPSBURG--Government is committed to the US $100 million combined World Bank and European Investment Bank (EIB) funding for the reconstruction Read more