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Executive Council Lacks Vision Says Maria ---Government Wants Blood out of Stone --- Sarah.
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Philipsburg:--- Island Council lady Maria Buncamper Molanus said the National Alliance/ Heyliger and Laveist executive council lacks vision and simply does not know how to handle the people's business. The island council lady said the former executive council headed by the Democratic Party had all the necessary paper work in the pipeline for the National Health Insurance take over. She said a complete policy was prepared and St. Maarten was ready for the changes prior to them leaving office but today all of this was put on hold and the current executive council is busy signing off on Service Level Agreements (SLA).
Sarah makes last-minute bid to join delegation in Holland
The Daily Herald - ~ Then declines to travel a second time ~
PHILIPSBURG--Democratic Party (DP) leader Sarah Wescot-Williams, who had cancelled her confirmed seat to travel with the St. Maarten delegation to the Netherlands for the consideration of the Consensus Kingdom Laws by the Dutch Parliament, reportedly made a last-minute attempt to join the team.
However, according to reliable information reaching The Daily Herald, her last-minute attempt was made even though it had been clear that there were no available seats between April 4 – the date of her original flight – and the start of the sessions in The Hague.
DP: NA publicly ‘slaps’ Heyliger
PHILIPSBURG--Quarrels and fights within the National Alliance (NA)/Heyliger coalition continue to play out in the press, with Commissioner Theo Heyliger being publicly "put in his place" by his coalition partner, says opposition Democratic Party (DP). Heyliger was given the title Deputy Leader of Government not as a genuine post, but a "keep you happy" one, when the Emilio Wilson Estate Accord that formed the coalition was signed on June 2009, according to the DP.[More....]
THE NA/HEYLIGER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GOVERNS VIA THE PRESS—Says Sarah.
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Philipsburg;---In June 2009, Commissioner Theo Heyliger assuaged his critics he that he had to turn his back on the Democratic Party because the DP was "not appreciative of Theo Heyliger". Of course this was the furthest thing from the truth, evident to all by the "free hand" given to Commissioner Heyliger as a DP commissioner to manage his portfolios in a practically unchallenged way, the only constraints being the boundaries of the law. Not to add to an already strained political environment, the DP back then listened and observed as the June 2009 political upheaval was classified by some as the best thing to happen, we however knowing full well that while in the DP there have been differences of opinion on approaches to certain matters, respect was always there.[More....]
Sarah Wescot-Williams; Government playing with our Health
PHILIPSBURG - Democratic Party (DP) leader Sarah Wescot-Williams has levied new accusations against the ruling National Alliance (NA) led Government. According to the former leader of Government, several explanations given by the Executive Council of St. Martin in response to budget questions by the faction of the Democratic have given rise for much concern. "We have tried to make sense out of the bits and pieces of information provided, but that has only heightened the concerns of our faction".[More....]
Blackman receives no confidence motion from opposition DP
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - The Democratic Party has tabled a Motion of Non-Confidence in Finance Commissioner Xavier Blackman.
Presented by Petrus Leroy De Weever, the motion is signed by all four DP Members and declares, "That Commissioner Xavier Blackman no longer enjoys the confidence of the Island Council of St. Maarten."
The numbers of the 2010 budget
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - Education is the single largest chapter in the Draft Budget 2010 that was presented to the Island Council on Monday by Finance Commissioner Xavier Blackman.
The total budget is 323.6 Million Guilders and is balanced. An anticipated shortfall of 1.7 Million Guilders in the Capital Expenditure Budget is covered by a surplus of the same amount in the General Expenses.
Democratic Party Asked for Clarity on 2010 Budget ---First Time CFT Scrutinize Budget Deeply—Finance Commissioner.
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Philipsburg:--- The faction leaders namely leader of the Democratic Party Sarah Wescot Williams, Leader of the National Alliance William Marlin , leader of the UPP Theo Heyliger and independent Island councilman Louie Laviest was invited to the chambers of the Lt. Governor to caucus on the proposal submitted by the executive council for the 2010 budget. In making his presentation finance commissioner Xavier Blackman said the draft budget of 2010 is ready including all the amendments. Blackman also indicated that this is the first time the CFT fully scrutinized the budget as they did this time around and that the 2009 budget was only balanced on paper while it was not in reality.[More....]
More Amendments Suggested for 2010 Draft Budget
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - The Democratic Party (DP) has proposed a Note of Change to the Draft Budget for 2010.
Tabled during the meeting on Monday, it's a request for Government to push ahead with purchasing the Mary's Fancy Estate. The Note of Change submitted by Government removes that project as a cost saving measure, but the DP wants it put back into the document.
DP leader addresses possible early election
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - "Who told you there would be elections in June?" That's the question being put to the community by Democratic Party (DP) Leader Sarah Wescott-Williams.
Earlier this week the Permanent Committee on Constitutional Affairs (PCCA) met on the draft legislation Transition Regulation Early Elections, which is also being called the Duncan law.
