PHILIPSBURG:--- A plenary session of Parliament is scheduled for December 12. The Ministers of Finance and Education have been requested to attend the public session of the House.
The public plenary session is set for Thursday at 2:00pm in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelmina Straat #1 in Philipsburg.
The first agenda point is a discussion surrounding the 100 million guilder write off/tax break given or extended to the American Medical University of the Caribbean (AUC).
The second agenda point is medical scholarships for students from Sint Maarten wanting to pursue a career in the medical field.
This meeting has been requested by the National Alliance (NA) faction Member of Parliament (MP) Hon. George Pantophlet, Independent MP Hon. Patrick Illidge, and Independent MP Hon. Romain Laville in a letter dated December 03, 2013.
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.