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Mps Discuss Country’S Financial Outlook Today

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) will discuss the financial outlook of St. Maarten in an urgent plenary session today, Monday, April 25, at 11:00am.
Finance Minister Richard Gibson will be present for the public plenary session. MPs will discuss the short, medium and long term financial outlook of St. Maarten.
Independent MP Frans Richardson; National Alliance (NA) MP George Pantophlet and Democratic Party (DP) MP Sarah Wescot-Williams requested the meeting.
The MPs who requested the meeting had said earlier that there is much public discussion regarding the international rating of St Read more

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Press Release From The Board Of The National Alliance

After the nonsensical press release of the UPP on Tuesday, which we must admit left us as a board a little confused, we would think that the UPP and independent members would try to save face by making a serious effort to work in the interest of the people.

We mean, a project that is clearly in the best interest of education and our youth, for the UPP to try to turn it into a political stunt is a show of desperation Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- After the nonsensical press release of the UPP on Tuesday, which we must admit left us as a board a little confused, we would think that the UPP and independent members would try to save face by making a serious effort to work in the interest of the people. We mean, a project that is clearly in the best interest of education and our youth, for the UPP to try to turn it into a political stunt is a show of desperation Read more

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Mp Tamara Leonard Still Awaiting Answers From Gibson

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (April 21, 2016) – United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard has again written to Finance Minister Richard Gibson Read more

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Cft Approves 2016 Budget

PHILIPSBURG – The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT has approved St. Maarten’s 2016 budget. Minister of Finance Richard Gibson said the CFT also commended him for making “significant improvements” in the budget.

Speaking at the Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday, April 20, the Minister said he had received a letter from CFT on Tuesday informing him of the approval and mentioned that it had “taken note of the significant improvement to the draft budget of St Read more

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Gobierno Ahorrará Miles De Florines Al Mes Al Mudarse A Nuevo Edificio

Traducido por Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG – El gobierno espera ahorrarse NAf. 360.000 al mes, cuando mude sus departamentos al nuevo edificio administrativo que está ubicado en Pond Island.

El primer ministro William Marlin dijo el martes a los miembros del Parlamento (MP), durante una reunión del Comité Central que el Gobierno tenía una deuda considerable con el Fondo General de Pensiones APS y del Seguro Social y Salud SZV, y había recibido una instrucción que le obligaba a pagar esta deuda Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The One St. Maarten People Party has taken note of the statements of the Minister of Finance, the Honourable Mr. Richard Gibson to impose a 6% tax on goods purchased on line and his concerns about a 30% reduction of business reported by the business community. As a political party we are also very concerned when we hear about such a reduction in business because most of the time this also results in the loss of jobs, a very scarce commodity now in St Read more

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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

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Gibson Espera Conseguir En Dos Meses Fondos Adeudados A St. Maarten

Traducido por: Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG.- El ministro de Finanzas Richard Gibson tiene la esperanza de concluir la tramitación con el ministro de Finanzas de Curazao José Jardim sobre los fondos adeudados a San Martín de la división de los activos de las antiguas Antillas Neerlandesas en un plazo de dos meses.

Gibson se reunió con Jardim en Curazao la semana pasada sobre el tema. Se informó el miércoles que las conversaciones habían sido “agradables” y “productivas” Read more

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Gibson Reports Progress In Share Division From Dismantling Of Antilles

PHILIPSBURG – Plans are underway for St. Maarten to receive its share of the division of assets from the dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles.

Minister of Finance Richard Gibson, as promised, met with his Curaçao counterpart recently and reported that the meeting went surprisingly well. “We will be meeting again somewhere around May 17.

That’s next month, to continue our discussions. In the meantime, support staff from the Minister in Curaçao as well as support staff from the Ministry of Finance of St Read more

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St. Maarten Civil Servants Move To New Building On July 1

St. Maarten News – The signing of the necessary documents to initiate the start of the completion of the new Government Building situated on Pond Island is certainly a step in the right direction and according to Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr, such a move will save the Government 300,000 guilders per month.

The signing of the agreement between the contractors, Windward Electric Company, Windward Roads, Lievense CSO and the SZV was a big moment in the history of St Maarten; it was the first time that all the ministers in the government converged in the still to be completed facility.

The Interim Director of SZV, Glen Carty was the first to address the gathering Read more

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Airport Intends To Implement Concession Fees For Inbound Cargo To St. Maarten --- Pjiae Official’S Remains Mum On Pending Issues.

Cargo tenants faces 10% increase in rent.

Airport:--- Tenants at the cargo building at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) are at their wits ends since they are unable to get answers from the operational and supervisory board of the government owned company. According to the tenants of the cargo building that is currently under construction the tenants said they were informed that their rent will increase by 10% while the increase is not a one-time increase instead the cargo tenants will face an increase in rent as per the cost per cost price index (CPI) Read more

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Financial Institution Started For Country

MAHO--Parliament Chairperson Sarah Wescot-Williams and Finance Minister Richard Gibson jointly witnessed the establishment of the foundation called “Financial Institute St. Maarten” at the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) Conference held in Sonesta Maho Beach Resort this week Read more

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