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Mp Emmanuel: Ipko Proved Coho Is A Total Waste Of Time

~ St. Maarten still without official position ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday said that Kingdom partners are no closer to consensus on the COHO now, than before the start of IPKO a week ago. Emmanuel, the only St. Maarten MP who has been against the construct from the inception, opined that several other MPs including those from the Dutch second chamber are starting to realize that COHO will not work on the islands.

He added that St Read more

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Emmanuel: Media Contributed To Overreaching Government

~ Says policy is expansion of deceit ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Wednesday described the governments intended media policy as its latest attempt to lie, hide and control information to the public, but stressed that the local media has to acknowledge that it played a role in creating the monster it now faces.

What the government is trying to do is not surprising at all. This government is untrustworthy, dishonest, condescending and inconsistent to say the least Read more

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Emmanuel Says He Remains In Total Opposition To Coho

~ Calls it a divisive tool in the Kingdom ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuels position towards the COHO remains the same as it has been from day 1: complete opposition to the entity which he says will obviously infringe on St. Maartens autonomy and relegate the government and Parliament to the sideline.

There can be no talk of good faith from the Dutch government if they continue to seek control over the budgets of the countries while holding the no liquidity support ax over our necks Read more

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Emmanuel: Los Medios Contribuyeron A La Extra-Limitacin Del Gobierno

~ Dice que la poltica es expansin del engao ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El miembro independiente del parlamento, Christophe Emmanuel, describi el mircoles la poltica de medios prevista por el gobierno como su ltimo intento de mentir, ocultar y controlar la informacin al pblico, pero subray que los medios locales tienen que reconocer que jug un papel en la creacin del monstruo al que ahora se enfrenta.

Lo que el gobierno est tratando de hacer no sorprende en absoluto Read more

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No Information Provided To Parliament Regarding The Dismissal Of PjiaeS Coo.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Council of Ministers and Minister of TEATT did not expect the dismissal of the Chief Operating Officer of PJIAE  Michel Hyman since the shareholder requested information from the Holding Board of PJIAE. Due to the sensitivity of the case and possible court cases, the Minister told the parliament of St. Maarten he is unable to share detailed information.

Minister of TEATT Roger Lawrence told the Parliament of St. Maarten that documentation regarding the dismissal of Michel Hyman Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel expressed disappointment with the Minister of TEATT Roger Lawrence.
Emmanuel said that in December 2021 and January 2022 he posed several questions to the Minister regarding the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) and he also reminded the Minister in February 2022.
Emmanuel said that only this morning moments before the parliamentary meeting begins he received the answers from the Minister Read more

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Mp Emmanuel Calls On Pm To Explain Recusing Herself From Hyman Dismissal

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday said that the Prime Minister of St. Maarten cannot and should not treat her office as a mere formality of governing and once again respectfully called on her to explain to the public if she is in a compromising legal position due to alleged actions of others.

The MP was reacting to the Prime Ministers statement in the Council of Ministers Press Briefing that she is recusing herself from matters having to do with the dismissal of airport COO Michel Mikey Hyman.

The MP used the opportunity to recall that it was in October 2021 that he respectfully called on the PM to address circulating reports that allege that she is in compromising legal positions Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: No Saba Es Una Respuesta Inaceptable De Lawrence

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El miembro independiente del parlamento, Christophe Emmanuel, dijo que el ministro de TEATT, Roger Lawrence, est mintiendo a la gente de St. Maarten o tiene en sus manos un tablero de control del aeropuerto. En cualquier caso, decirnos que no saba es inaceptable, eres responsable, dijo Emmanuel.

El parlamentario respondi a la declaracin del ministro el mircoles de que no saba sobre el despido del director de operaciones del aeropuerto, Michel Hyman, de su cargo Read more

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Witu Reacciona Al Mp Emmanuel

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – El presidente del Sindicato de Maestros de las Islas de Barlovento (WITU), Stuart Johnson, reaccion ante el Honorable Miembro del Parlamento (MP) Christophe Emmanuel a travs de un comunicado de prensa el lunes por la maana.

Johnson no se anduvo con rodeos al decir: “El parlamentario Emmanuel necesita saber en qu direccin debe tomar sus preocupaciones y no hacerlo a expensas de los sindicatos”.

Hay mucha preocupacin sobre el pago selectivo por parte del Gobierno, pero WITU no ha pasado desapercibido.

“Como sindicato responsable, estamos abordando todos los asuntos de manera profesional asegurndonos de que se lleve a cabo toda la diligencia debida Read more

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Mp Emmanuel Llama A Los Sindicatos Del Gobierno A Otorgar Pagos De Vacaciones Ilegalmente

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El miembro independiente del parlamento, Christophe Emmanuel, dijo el domingo que, si bien esperaba el silencio del Ministro de Finanzas sobre el pago ilegal de vacaciones por parte del gobierno a algunos funcionarios pblicos, esperaba mucho ms de los sindicatos del pas.
representando a los trabajadores.

Calificndolo nuevamente de discriminatorio, injusto y claramente ilegal, el MP explic que el pago de vacaciones fue recibido por personas que abandonaron el servicio pblico en contravencin directa de la ley (ordenanza nacional) para recortar los beneficios laborales y los ingresos de los servidores pblicos, trabajadores del sector (semi) pblico Read more

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Witu Union Reacts To Mp Emmanuel

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — The President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson reacted to Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel via a press release on Monday morning.

Johnson minced no words in saying, “MP Emmanuel needs to know which direction he should take his concerns and do not so at the expense of the unions.”

There is much concern about the selective payout by Government but it hasn’t gone unnoticed by WITU.

“As a responsible union, we are addressing all matters in a professional way by ensuring all due diligence takes place Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson reacted to Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel via a press release on Monday morning.
Johnson minced no words in saying, "MP Emmanuel needs to know which direction he should take his concerns and do not so at the expense of the unions."
There is much concern about the selective payout by Government but it hasn't gone unnoticed by WITU Read more

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Mp Emmanuel Calls Out Unions On Govt. Awarding Vacation Pay Illegally

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday said that while he expected silence from the Minister of Finance on governments illegal paying out of vacation pay to some civil servants, he did however expected much more from the unions in the country representing workers.

Once again calling it discriminatory, unfair and clearly illegal the MP explained that the vacation pay was paid out to persons who left government service in direct contravention of the law (national ordinance) to cut the employment benefits and income of civil servants, (semi) public sector workers Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: People Deserve Better Than Coalition Back-Biting

~ No difference between Van Huffelen, Knops ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday urged the UP/National Alliance government to stop trying to confuse the people of St. Maarten by willfully and childishly undermining serious issues, especially after two years of scandal-ridden governing. Our people deserve better than this display of the UP and National Alliance back-biting each other and further eroding its vanishing credibility, while the people suffer in the real world, the MP said.

Emmanuel was referring to the recent squabbling in the coalition about the Coharis petition to the UN, the Prime Minister conveniently finding her voice on the same and the false impression being created that the country should expect different treatment from the Dutch government through the new State Secretary of Kingdom Affairs Alexandra van Huffelen.

He noted that some members of the government, including the Prime Minister, are carrying on as if the new State has said anything different than her predecessor Secretary Raymond Knops as it pertains to COHO, liquidity support, country packages and implementation agendas Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: La Gente Merece Algo Mejor Que Las Murmuraciones De La Coalicin

~ No hay diferencia entre Van Huffelen, Knops ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El miembro independiente del parlamento, Christophe Emmanuel, inst el martes al gobierno de UP/Alianza Nacional a que dejen de intentar confundir a la gente de St. Maarten socavando deliberada e infantilmente problemas serios, especialmente despus de dos aos de gobierno plagado de escndalos.

Nuestro pueblo merece algo mejor que esta exhibicin de la UP y la Alianza Nacional calumnindose entre s y erosionando an ms su credibilidad que se desvanece, mientras la gente sufre en el mundo real, dijo el parlamentario.

Emmanuel se refera a las disputas recientes en la coalicin sobre la peticin de Coharis a la ONU, la Primera Ministra encontr convenientemente su voz sobre la misma y se cre la falsa impresin de que el pas debera esperar un trato diferente del gobierno holands a travs de la nueva Secretaria de Estado de Asuntos del Reino Alexandra van Huffelen.

Seal que algunos miembros del gobierno, incluyendo la Primera Ministra, actan como si el nuevo Estado hubiera dicho algo diferente a lo que dijo su predecesor, el Secretario Raymond Knops Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Las Exenciones De Impuestos Para Los Privilegiados Y Los Sacrificios De Ingresos Son Injustos

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Eximir de impuestos al Banco Mundial, su personal y sus actividades no deben tratarse simplemente de cumplir con un tratado internacional, sino que deben verse desde la perspectiva de lo que esto le costara al pas y en el contexto de por qu no se est haciendo lo mismo por la gente de St. Maarten. As lo dice el diputado independiente Christophe Emmanuel en su crtica a la propuesta del Ministro de Finanzas Ardwell Irion de eximir al Banco Mundial de varios impuestos locales.

El diputado Emmanuel destac que una vez ms el Ministro de Finanzas compareci ante el Parlamento de St Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Govt. Awarding Vacation Pay Illegally

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Thursday disclosed to Parliament that he has been made aware that the government has paid out vacation pay to some civil servants, in direct contravention of the law (national ordinance) to cut the employment benefits and income of civil servants, (semi) public sector workers.

Calling it discriminatory, unfair and clearly illegal the MP explained that the vacation pay was paid out to persons who left government service, while those who are currently in government service are not receiving anything These abusive laws were passed and went into effect Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Gobierno Otorgar Pago De Vacaciones Ilegalmente

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El miembro independiente del Parlamento, Christophe Emmanuel, revel el jueves al Parlamento que se le inform que el gobierno ha realizado el pago de vacaciones a algunos funcionarios, en contravencin directa de la ley (ordenanza nacional) para recortar los beneficios laborales y los ingresos de los funcionarios pblicos. , (semi)trabajadores del sector pblico.

Calificndolo de discriminatorio, injusto y claramente ilegal, el parlamentario explic que el pago de vacaciones se pag a las personas que dejaron el servicio gubernamental, mientras que los que actualmente estn en el servicio gubernamental y no reciben nada Read more

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Emmanuel: 30 Minute Meeting With Van Huffelen Is An Insult

~ Already treating Parliament as an after-thought ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday said he will not allow the people of St. Maarten to be insulted by new State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen by sitting in a token meeting of 30 minutes to discuss Van Huffelens perspective of equality and other pressing matters such as COHO. I will not waste my time and accept such an insult, I will not sit in that meeting, MP Emmanuel said.

The MP explained that the Parliament of St Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Entrega La Supervisin Completa Y El Control A La Pm A Travs De Coho

~ Todo lo que advert ha sucedido ~
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El diputado independiente Christophe Emmanuel dijo el domingo que La Primera Ministra de St. Maarten ha aceptado la supervisin administrativa total por parte de los holandeses bajo el pretexto del estableciendo del COHO y relegando efectivamente al Gobierno y Parlamento de St. Maarten el estatus de sello de goma en su propio pas.

Exactamente como dije el colonialismo con otro nombre que este gobierno lo hara desde el primer da, subray el diputado, El parlamentario dijo que la nueva secretaria de Estado, Alexandra van Huffelen, ha mantenido la postura rgida de su predecesor Raymond Knops al garantizar que COHO y CFT tendrn la ltima palabra sobre el presupuesto de St Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Pm Delivers Complete Supervision, Control Through Coho

~ Everything I warned about has come to pass ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday said that the Prime Minister of St. Maarten has agreed to full administrative supervision by the Dutch under disguise of establishing the COHO and effectively relegated the Government and Parliament of St. Maarten to rubber-stamp status in their own country.

Exactly as I said this government would from day one, colonialism by a different name, the MP stressed, The MP said New State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen has maintained the rigid stance of her predecessor Raymond Knops by ensuring that COHO and the CFT will have final say over St Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Ever Increasing Cost For Pjia Is Corrupt To Its Core

~ Calls on Lawrence to explain publicly ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent MP Christophe Emmanuel on Wednesday said that the government of St. Maarten, in Particular Minister of TEATT Roger Lawrence, owes the public an explanation on why so much of their money is being wasted at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) with ever increasing costs for a facility that only had to be repaired, not re-built. The MP pointed out that he had asked about overrun of costs at the airport and its slow progress on numerous occasions, only to be told by government, Lawrence included, that there were no overrun of costs Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Cada Vez Ms El Costo Para Pjia Es Corrupto Hasta La Mdula

~ Pide a Lawrence que explique pblicamente ~
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El diputado independiente Christophe Emmanuel dijo el mircoles que el gobierno de St. Maarten, en Particular el Ministro de TEATT Roger Lawrence, debe al pblico una explicacin del por qu se est desperdiciando una gan gran parte de dinero en el Aeropuerto Internacional Princess Juliana (PJIA) con costos cada vez mayores para una instalacin que solo tuvo que ser reparada, no reconstruida.

El diputado seal que haba preguntado sobre los sobrecostos en el aeropuerto y su lento avance en numerosas ocasiones, solo para que el gobierno, incluyendo Lawrence, les dijera que no hubo exceso de costos Ciertas personas se estn haciendo ricas en el aeropuerto a expensas de la gente de St.
Martn, dijo Emmanuel.

Hoy, casi cinco meses despus de que el Consejo de Ministros y la direccin del aeropuerto bebieran champn para brindar por el inicio del proyecto en una ceremonia de inauguracin destinada nicamente a distraer, el director general del aeropuerto y director de NRPB salen casualmente ha anunciar que el proyecto
ahora cuesta 150 millones de dlares, 20 millones ms, dijo el diputado, a casi cinco aos de que la instalacin fue daada por el huracn Irma con empleados que estn luchando por lo que se les debe a ellos”

Durante ms de un ao me he cuestionado por qu el aeropuerto, con un edificio y una huella en pie, cuesta unos 40 millones ms reparar que construir Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Prime Minister Again Shows Why Her Government Cannot Be Trusted

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent MP Christophe Emmanuel on Thursday said that the Prime Ministers statements that politics was being played with the airport dossier of airport COO Michel Hyman was a bad joke that re-enforces why Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and her government cannot be trusted.

The PM he said, when caught in a lie or gross negligence of duty, continues to deflect, blame, lie and spin the issues Read more

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