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TOTALLY FLABERGASTED BY THE STATEMENT OF THE NEW MINISTER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS MR PATRICK ILLIDGE
PHILIPSBURG - Former Commissioner of Finance and Island Council Member Roy Marlin stated today that he is totally flabbergasted by the statement of Minister of Telecommunications Mr. Patrick Illidge in regards to St. Maarten having to set up service level agreements with different institutions in Curacao. The Minister in his statement blames the DP party for turning back young professionals stating they are overqualified and that the DP should have hired these persons to fill these functions since 2000.[More....]
Governor accepts final report from formateur Atacho
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - The Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, mr. F.M.d.l.S. Goedgedrag, received the final report of the formateur, Mr. P.J. Atacho. Mr. Atacho has accepted the commission to form a cabinet that:
· has a majority support in Parliament and a basis on all the islands of the Netherlands Antilles, and
· consists of persons who are prepared and able to execute a transition program in a decisive and well-balanced manner on the basis of the Agreement of Philipsburg, concluded on February 19, 2010
Patrick Illidge officially confirmed as minister
The Daily Herald - ~ Governor announces new cabinet ~
WILLEMSTAD--Patrick Illidge of the National Alliance (NA) will be the new Minister of Traffic and Communication. Illidge, who serves as a state secretary for public health, was tipped for NA's second ministerial post in the Emily de Jongh-Elhage II Cabinet, but this was never confirmed by party leader Commissioner William Marlin.
Illidge was among the new cabinet members whose names were announced by Governor of the Netherlands Antilles Fritz Goedgedrag Tuesday afternoon after Formateur Pedro Atacho submitted his report on the new government.
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.
