PHILIPSBURG:--- The budget debate that was scheduled for Wednesday September 24th, 2014 to amend the 2014 budget could not take place due to a lack of quorum. Members of Parliament from the United Peoples Party, Member of Parliament Petrus Leroy de Weever and Member of Parliament Patrick Illidge did not show up to the meeting.
While the UPP and DP are in government it is clear that the United Peoples Party will not attend the meetings to amend the budget until they know who will be in government and if things will go their way. Currently, the UPP and Member of Parliament Petrus Leroy de Weever are busy negotiating to form a government with MP elect Cornelius de Weever.
Leader of the Democratic Party Sarah Wescot Williams stated on Wednesday during the Council of Ministers weekly press briefing when she was questioned by SMN News about the current uproar with the formation of government now that MP elect Cornelius de Weever made his position clear to her. Wescot Williams said for her the coalition agreements is still intact. However, she did say that the new developments created some delay and changes with whom they will appoint as Ministers.
Public Plenary Session of the House Rescheduled for Friday
PHILIPSBURG:--- A public Plenary Session of the House of Parliament that was scheduled for September 24th has been rescheduled for September 26th. There was no quorum on Wednesday for the meeting.
The Plenary Session is set for Friday at 10.00am in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelmina Straat #1 in Philipsburg.
The first agenda point is incoming business; second agenda point is related to the discussion on two resolutions adopted by the Tripartite meeting requesting the Kingdom of Government to request the Kingdom Council of State to advise on the actions of the Kingdom Government with regards to the instruction given to the Governor of Sint Maarten and the Governor of Aruba, as well as the introduction of an independent institution that will issue binding rulings in strictly legal disputes within the Kingdom.
The third agenda point is a draft National Ordinance regarding changes to the 2014 Budget.
Members of the public are invited to the House of Parliament to attend parliamentary deliberations.
The House of Parliament is located across from the Court House in Philipsburg.
The parliamentary session will be carried live on St. Maarten Cable TV Channel 120, via Pearl Radio FM 98.1, the audio via the Internet www.pearlfmradio.com, and also via www.sxmparliament.org.
