The new commissioners as planned will be Theo Heyliger, Leroy De Weever, William Marlin, Frans Richardson and George Pantophlet along with the support of Louie Laveist. This new government would have eight seats in the island council against three which are Sarah Wescot Williams, Roy Marlin and Maria Buncamper Molanus.
SMN News has been reliably informed that Commissioner Louie Laviest is expected to deliver his letter of resignation to the chairman of the island council and party leader this morning. That letter we are told would be delivered by 9am this morning.
The collapse in government came after Louie Laviest was arrested and held in pre-trial detention for nine days. With this the leader of government had asked Laveist to resign and she also took a decision to re-distribute his portfolios to the other commissioners. This of course is the second tidal wave to hit the Democratic Party this year since commissioner Maria Buncamper Molanus was forced to resign on June 18 when the opposition had motion of non confidence passed against her. Buncamper Molanus was re-appointed to her position three months later. Since then the party have been having internal problems mainly with Laveist, Heyliger and Buncamper since these commissioners they said cannot see eye to eye.
