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State Secretary of Health Visits Mental Health Foundation.
SMNN - Philipsburg: ---State Secretary of Health, Mr. Patrick Illidge, made a courtesy visit to the Mental Health Foundation on Monday, October 26. Mr. Illidge met with Ms. Eileen Healy, Director of the Mental Health Foundation who introduced him to Ms. Onika Phillips, administrative Assistant; Shineca Carty, Registered Nurse; Aisheline Maduro, Psychologist, and other staff. Ms. Healy gave Mr. Illidge a tour of the outpatient Day Care facility, which included the handicraft, soap-making and candle-making rooms. The State Secretary expressed how delighted he was to see the industriousness of the patients of the Mental Health Foundation. Ms. Healy also took the opportunity to present the State Secretary of Health with a copy of the Ondernemingplan “Stop Exclusion...Dare to Care” 2004, the Multi Annual Plan 2010 to 2012, the Terms of Reference for the Guided Living Project for Psychiatric Care, the MHF Social Year Report 2009, and the MHF Annual Reports of 2006 to 2008.
National Alliance party council to meet this weekend
PHILIPSBURG - The spirit of the National Alliance that was rekindled during the Retreat last Saturday, has prompted the president of the interim board, Mr. Dexter Doncher, to call the Party council together for deliberations on the recent decision by Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles Emily de Jong Elhage, that Parliamentary elections will be held in 2010. It is a decision that has serious consequences for the proper, timely and expedient preparations for country Saint Martin. [More....]
Unions Calls on Government to Intervene in the FZOG Saga.
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Philipsburg: --- The Windward Island Civil Servants Union (WICSU/PSU) is calling on the island government to take responsibility and intervene in the FZOG and St. Maarten Medical Center saga. At a press conference on Saturday representatives of the ABVO Ethelwoldus Josepha, William Reed from the WICSU and Raymond Jesserun also from the ABVO pensioners union told reporters that they sent a letter to the island government some three weeks ago requesting a meeting.[More....]
FZOG payment plan for hospital ‘misinterpreted
~ Still to be discussed in Parliament ~ PHILIPSBURG--Health Minister Omayra Leeflang says a recent announcement by State Secretary of Health Patrick Illidge was a misinterpretation. Illidge had said the Central Government planned to use a surplus in the budget to pay off the arrears owed to St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) by the FZOG pensioners fund by August 1. Leeflang told The Daily Herald Parliament had plans to discuss the budget surplus this coming week and funds would be allotted to payment of the arrears owed by FZOG to SMMC up until April of this year. She said Illidge had been informed that the allotting of money would be handled in the first week of August. [More....]
FZOG payment plan for hospital 'misinterpreted'
PHILIPSBURG - Health Minister Omayra Leeflang says a recent announcement by State Secretary of Health Patrick Illidge was a misinterpretation. Illidge had said the Central Government planned to use a surplus in the budget to pay off the arrears owed to St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) by the FZOG pensioners fund by August 1. Leeflang told The Daily Herald Parliament had plans to discuss the budget surplus this coming week and funds would be allotted to payment of the arrears owed by FZOG to SMMC up until April of this year. She said Illidge had been informed that the allotting of money would be handled in the first week of August.[More....]
State Secretaries Sworn In.
SMNN - Willemstad: --- The swearing in of two State Secretaries took place on Friday. Theswearing in was done in the presence Governor General Fritz Goedgedrag. Coming from St. Maarten was Mr. Patrick Illidge representing the National Alliance (NA) party and Julio G. Constansia representing Curacao of the Frente Obrero (FOL) Party.
No solution found yet in FZOG, SMMC saga
The Daily Herald - PHILIPSBURG--The Windward Island Teachers Union (WITU) and the ABVO labour union Council of Pensioners called a press conference Wednesday morning to voice their concerns on the ongoing saga with the FZOG healthcare fund for retired civil servants.
WITU President Claire Elshot said a solution had been sought in payment by FZOG of some NAf. 600,000 in arrears to St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC). SMMC management had announced last week that it was giving FZOG until July 6 make this payment and would only accept the FZOG cards in cases of emergency if FZOG failed to live up to this request.
Patrick Illidge joins Island Council
For those who said we don't post anything on the National Alliance, here is one on the new Island Council Member Patrick Illidge. It's sometimes a question of time to post one, and it's also sometimes the fact that the NA don't set policies, or do much at all really.
I did find a couple articles in the 2007 Election Section about Patrick and you can find them here and here. Personally I'm glad of a fresh face and young blood in the IC, time will tell how he manages and what he stands for. Here's a tip Patrick, you could make an impression with me by asking the EXCO about Delano and demanding an investigation into VROM.
Patrick Illidge Sworn In as New Island Council Member. - 12th January 2009
Patrick Illidge takes the oath - 12th January 2009
Patrick Illidge to be sworn in today - 12th January 2009
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