Letter clarifying UN petition approved with stiff opposition from several MPs call letter ‘garbage’ ~
PHILIPSBURG A draft letter from Chairperson of Parliament Rolando Brison, clarifying the legislature’s petition to the United Nations (UN) was approved by a majority in Parliament on Thursday with strong opposition from some Members of Parliament (MPs).
One of them referred to it as “garbage”, another as a “word salad” that is not “a strong enough measure”, and another saw it as an attempt to “have your cake and eat it too”.
The letter dated April 15 will be sent to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, to whom it is addressed, to be forwarded to Dutch State Secretary for Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops.
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Published: 24 February 2021
PHILIPSBURG: -Members of Parliament have received yet another postponement of a meeting to discuss the St. Maarten country package, the implementation agenda, and the Caribbean Body for Reform and Development (COHO). From the latest response by the Prime Minister to discuss the COHO and the so-called country package, it is evident that the Government has no intention to discuss this very important program with the Parliament or the population at large, expressed United Democrats Member of Parliament, Sarah A. Wescot-Williams.
“At least, it appears that the intention is not to have this discussion at a stage where the input of Parliament and the public could serve to strengthen and unify St. Maarten’s position. The reasons given by the Prime Minister for not appearing in Parliament at this time are neither here nor there. The meeting date of February 22nd was set to begin with based on the Prime Minister’s schedule, still, the Prime Mini
PHILIPSBURG St. Maarten and the Netherlands are seeking to come to an initial agreement by Monday, February 15, on the United Nations Office of Project Services’ (UNOPS’) proposal to build a new prison to replace the outdated Pointe Blanche prison. This is what Justice Minister Anna Richardson said in response to written questions posed by
The Daily Herald about the plans to build the new prison.
UNOPS submitted a proposal on November 23, 2020, and it was shared with the Dutch government, which has allocated some 30 million euros for the project via the yet-to-be-realised Caribbean Body for Reform and Development COHO. The St. Maarten government accepted the Dutch financing agreement that would establish the COHO in December 2020.