PHILIPSBURG:--- In line with her vision to promote small business development, at the public meeting of February 17th, 2018, of the United St. Maarten Party (USP), Valya Lake-Pantophlet challenged government to promote entrepreneurship and assist the people of St. Maarten by creating a vendors market for the sale of food, crafts, cultural items etc, on the ring road in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
"The ring road has been standing and cannot be completed anytime soon. It's a shame, and it is the time we give entrepreneurs a fighting chance by giving them opportunities to establish themselves in this country. With microloans that are available from Qredits St. Maarten - St. Eustatius - Saba this can happen in the shortest of time. Government needs to take its role as facilitator seriously and pave the way for this economy to bounce back by empowering the people", Mrs. Lake-Pantophlet said.
Valya Lake- Pantophlet is candidate number 5 contesting in the upcoming snap elections on February 26th, 2018, with the United St. Maarten Party (USP) under the slogan " The Face Of Change" and this is the change in thinking that she wishes to bring to parliament.