Philipsburg:--- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten Sarah Wescot Williams shed more light in Parliament on the Service Level Agreement (SLA) that was signed on Saturday between the Nieuwe Post Netherlands Antilles (NPNA), Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS), and the St. Maarten Communication Union (SMCU) on Tuesday at the continuation of the Parliament meeting that was called by the National Alliance to discuss the postal services on St. Maarten.Wescot-Williams also made available to the Members of Parliament the signed agreement as well as other documents they requested during the first session of the meeting. Despite having the documents some Members of Parliament posed other questions as to the non postal services that are now offered by the Soualiga Service Point (SSP) on Pondfill Road. Some MP's mostly from the National Alliance faction said the continuation of the meeting they called was delayed specifically to give the Government of St. Maarten sufficient time to further negotiate before they could have come to an agreement.
The statements made by several Members of Parliament prompted the Chairlady of Parliament Gracita Arrindell to say that she was not amused with the assumptions made by her colleagues in Parliament who suggested that she purposely delayed the continuation until her Government came to an agreement with NPNA. The statements made by Arrindell caused some commotion in the Parliament house as several of the Parliamentarians showed their frustration at Arrindell and her statements. During the meeting the Chairlady and Member of Parliament Roy Marlin almost hit it off when Marlin tried to speak to the Griffier Josef Semeleer.
Member of Parliament Louie Laviest also suggested to the Prime Minister and the Postal Services of St. Maarten that they offer the same services as SSP so that they can compete against the new company.
The Prime Minister also used the opportunity on the floor of Parliament to call on businesses to endorse and support the Postal Services of St. Maarten with their business since the company will be representing the people of St. Maarten.
