Philipsburg:--- Prime Minster Sarah Wescot-Williams told members of the media on Wednesday that St. Maarten was not ready to give the Committee for Financial Supervision (CFT) the decisions that they requested.Therefore, neither the Prime Minister nor the Minister of Finance confirmed their attendance to the video conference that was scheduled to take place on Monday. The Prime Minister said after reviewing the proposal presented by the CFT, she could not take a decision before discussing the matter with the council of Ministers.
Wescot Williams said in St. Maarten's proposal in response to Minister Donner's letter in which he requested the Council of Ministers view on the letter of the CFT to him and the Kingdom Council of Ministers was discussed on Tuesday. Wescot Williams said up to late Tuesday St. Maarten was still fine tuning their response and suggestions to Minister Donner.
Wescot Williams said that it appears as though the request of Naf. 20 million from Curacao as an advance towards St. Maarten's share seems unworkable in its current format, she said it is her hope that St. Maarten would get out of this situation as soon as possible because the Naf. 20 million is part of the discussion with the CFT and the 2011 budget.
