Great Bay (DCOMM):--- On March 31 at the Government Administration Building, the Minister of Health Labor Cornelius de Weever met with representatives of the Business community in the Claude Wathey Legislative Hall to discuss issues pointed out in the agenda.
The meeting was an introductory one for the newly appointed Minister, who wanted to meet with the different business organizations and discuss some important issues in regards to the commerce industry.
Other matters that were discussed were: the transition from Federal to Country St. Maarten and the tasks of the Department of Labor as well as the tasks of the labor affairs agency, Policy intentions of the Minister with specific focus on 2011 and the re-establishment of the Tripartite committee.
Present at the meeting were representatives from the business community and organizations such as the: Comprehensive Business Association (CBA), Indian Merchants Association (IMA), St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA), Chamber of Commerce, St. Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA) and the St. Maarten Time Share Association.
Other topics of interest that were discussed:
Synchronization of policies across ministries
Formalization of tripartite committee
Bureaucracy and red tape reduction
Work permits
There will be follow-up meetings in the Tripartite Committee future to discuss the issues more in depth.