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Governing Programme presented to Gumbs

PHILIPSBURG--The United People’s (UP) party-led coalition submitted its 2014-2018 Governing Programme, titled “Ready To Work For You” to Government on Thursday. The presentation comes one day ahead of the coalition’s ninth month in office and almost seven months after the Marcel Gumbs cabinet took office.

UP deputy leader Member of Parliament (MP) Franklin Meyers, MP Tamara Leonard (UP) and independent MPs Leona Romeo-Marlin and Cornelius de Weever presented the Governing Programme to Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs and Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Minister Claret Connor on behalf of the UP/De Weever/Marlin-Romeo/United St Read more

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Sarah concerned about Connor’s move from Tourism Ministry

PHILIPSBURG--A pending shuffling of portfolios in the Marcel Gumbs Cabinet, particularly the move of current Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Minister Claret Connor to the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI and the appointment of a new minister in Connor's place, has drawn concern from Democratic Party (DP) leader Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams.

She has termed the pending shuffle as "cabinet shake-up." She based her position on comments made by United People's (UP) party faction leader MP Franklin Meyers recently in a television interview.

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Leona calls on govt to table integrity amendments soon

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin says Government should speed up its work on amendments to the national ordinance to establish an Integrity Chamber for the country, and head back to Parliament as soon as possible even though it is the annual July recess.

Marlin-Romeo told The Daily Herald on Tuesday that she believed Government should bring the amendments to Parliament.

She has been in touch with MP Franklin Meyers, faction leader of the United People's (UP) party, this week on the matter and is waiting to hear how the matter will be dealt with, in particular from fellow coalition partners.

Commenting on Dutch Minister Ronald Plasterk's statement last week to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament that there would be consequences for St Read more

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