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Transfer Process is Going to Slow Says Duncan.
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Philipsburg: ---- Minister of Home and Constitutional Affairs Roland Duncan met with the executive council on Tuesday where they discussed the transfer of dependencies from the central government to St. Maarten. Speaking to reporters shortly after the meeting Duncan said the objective of the meeting was to discuss the transfer process, which is, going far too slow. The Minister said if the dependencies are set up structurally on St. Maarten then it can be used to build country St. Maarten. However, they took an inventory on the process to see which is functioning from that, which is not functioning. Duncan said he planned to go back to the council of ministers to see if they can make some changes on the functioning of these dependencies. He agreed that this task would not be easy but is prepared to try to convince his colleagues on the situation at hand.[More....]
Bonaire's constitutional difficulties should not affect other islands says Minister Duncan
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - State Secretary with the responsibility for Kingdom relations, Ank Bijleveld-Schouten told representatives of the island territory of Bonaire this week, that the future status they are seeking to achieve from the Kingdom is not feasible.
The island territory is seeking for an associated state within the Kingdom of the Netherlands via a referendum to be held next year.
Duncan defends laws to augment Island Council
PHILIPSBURG--Minister Roland Duncan defended on Wednesday proposed changes to the Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles ERNA that would expand the island territories’ executive and legislative branches and foreshadow an early end to the Island Councils. Duncan, who is responsible for Constitutional and Home Affairs, stressed that the laws that had gone to the Advisory Council for vetting were necessary as St. Maarten approached country status. “These provisions are important for growth,” he said in a press conference. He had just returned from a week in the Dominican Republic and St. Vincent. [More....]
Draft law to increase the number of Exco members approved
PHILIPSBURG - The Council of Ministers on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009, approved the draft law to amend the Island Regulation 1951 on the proposal of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Constitutional Affairs Roland Duncan. The draft law- which is part of the package of legislation executing constitutional change- encompasses the following changes:[More....]
