Philipsburg:--- Member of Parliament George Pantophlet says that he does not want the matter of when the letter with the answers was received from the Minister of Finance Mr. Hiro Shigemoto to overshadow the importance of the questions posed.Pantophlet said after reading the press release from the Minister of Finance stating that the answers were sent to Parliament on February 11, 2011 the same day it was written, he immediately contacted the Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Frank Hanze. The latter informed him that it was on Wednesday February 23, 2011 he (Mr.Hanze) received a stamped copy of the February 11, 2011 letter from the Minister of Finance.
In other words, it also appears that the original letter itself had not reached Parliament. The MP said he has some more questions. The Minister in answering the question as to whether or not he was able to contact the person in Curacao who is responsible for the disbursing of some Ang. 60 million to creditors of the former Netherlands Antilles responded in the affirmative. This answer has provoked me to ask the following questions: What is the name of the person the Minister contacted in Curacao who is responsible for the disbursing of some Ang. 60 million to creditors of the former Netherlands Antilles? How much of the Ang. 60 million has already been paid to creditors of the former Netherlands Antilles? On what account has this Ang. 60 million been placed and if no funds were disbursed as yet is any interest being accrued and who will benefit from this? And who from St. Maarten has insight into this account to ensure that the funds are allocated properly? Another question that will be submitted to the Minister of Finance is: How much is owed to government in taxes by the former Pelican Resort Owners and over what period? And with regards to the transfer tax, is it one cheque or several cheques that were written to the receivers and what is the present status of the cheque or cheques. The National Alliance faction in parliament also needs to know what the status is on the Ang. 40 million that has to be approved by the Dutch for payment to creditors.
The questions was placed in a letter and sent to the President of Parliament for the Minister of Finance.
