Philipsburg:--- The Council of Ministers is still trying to allocate funds to begin the facelift of the Government Administration Building confirmed Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams at Wednesday's council of ministers press briefing. The Prime Minister said that government would have liked to start the renovations immediately since time is of essence to them. The intention of government was to have the facelift done for the visit of the Royal family who is scheduled to be on St. Maarten by November 3rd 2011. The Prime Minister also explained that the Government Administration Building does need a facelift and it would be nice if it could be completed before the Royal visit. She further explained that while they managed to acquire the funds to finalize the new government building they will not be able to occupy that building by January 1 2012, since that would be simply unrealistic. Wescot Williams said the Council of Ministers is still busy discussing the extent of the facelift since they will not be conducting a full restoration of the building. She said the Council of Ministers still has to decide on where they would get the monies from to do the necessary renovations.
Philipsburg:--- The Council of Ministers is still trying to allocate funds to begin the facelift of the Government Administration Building confirmed Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams at Wednesday's council of ministers press briefing. The Prime Minister said that government would have liked to start the renovations immediately since time is of essence to them. The intention of government was to have the facelift done for the visit of the Royal family who is scheduled to be on St. Maarten by November 3rd 2011. The Prime Minister also explained that the Government Administration Building does need a facelift and it would be nice if it could be completed before the Royal visit. She further explained that while they managed to acquire the funds to finalize the new government building they will not be able to occupy that building by January 1 2012, since that would be simply unrealistic. Wescot Williams said the Council of Ministers is still busy discussing the extent of the facelift since they will not be conducting a full restoration of the building. She said the Council of Ministers still has to decide on where they would get the monies from to do the necessary renovations.
