Philipsburg:--- St. Maarten Constitutional Court Judge Bob Wit paid a courtesy call on President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell last Friday.
Wit and Arrindell discussed a number of issues related to the functioning of the constitutional court.
The court meets twice a year and was established on October 10, 2010.
Judge Wit was very impressed with the House of Parliament congratulating the president with respect to the modern facility along with state of art technology that was put in place to house the first parliament of country St. Maarten.
"It was a pleasure to meet again Judge Bob Wit to discuss the Constitutional Court since its establishment as an independent entity. Judge Wit was also extended an invitation to attend the opening of the new parliamentary year on September 13.
"I briefly informed Judge Wit about the legal position of civil servants who come to work for Parliament from Government and some of the challenges we have faced and still confronted with as we progress to strengthen the institution of Parliament as a new institution of government and governance.
"Another area discussed is using video conferencing technology which would keep down costs when delivering constitutional court judgements. This has to be explored further as amendments would have to be made in order for this to be possible," President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell said on Tuesday.