Philipsburg: --- Even though the leader of the National Alliance and government of St. Maarten William Marlin refuted the story published some days ago in one of the daily newspapers pertaining to the replacement of the acting Lt. Governor Millicent de Weever. Island councilman Roy Marlin said where there is fire there is smoke. Marlin said he read carefully the reaction of the leader of government who said the local coalition did not forward any documents to have the acting Lt. Governor replaced.
The island councilman said everyone knows how it works in the Central government who has the authority to remove and install the acting. Lt. Governors.
Marlin said when one is in coalition in the federal government they do not necessarily have to put anything on paper to get the process moving. The island councilman said the process could begin with a simple close door discussion.
He said what is now termed as a rumor has to have some sort of truth because matters such as these does not spring up like that. “For me where there is fire there is smoke” Marlin said he believed that those supporting the central government has prompted the central government to look at the removal because during an island council meeting two weeks ago the acting Lt. Governor allowed him to give a statement after the vote.