The Justice Steering Group meeting brings together the Ministers of Justice of The Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles.
"In my discussions with Dutch Secretary of State for Kingdom Relations Ank Bijleveld during her stop-over last week, we discussed a number of things including the funds for St. Maarten for the improvement in the area of justice.
"A new proposal on how to bring the decision-making with respect to the funds destined for the island closer to St. Maarten will be discussed at that steering group meeting. I am confident that this matter will be resolved allowing us to work on long overdue improvements to the judicial system," Commissioner of Constitutional Affairs Sarah Wescot-Williams told the Government Information Service (GIS) on Sunday.
Wescot-Williams also appraised the State Secretary about plans presently underway for a mission to The Hague in April. Constitutional Developments Coordinator Dennis Richardson was in Holland several weeks ago executing some preparatory work for the mission.
A quick review was also given of the process of constitutional change the nation is currently engaged in and the nation's transition activities and the execution of the November 24, 2008 agreement.
The next Political Steering Group meeting is scheduled for March 25 and 26.
