Ms. Silveria Jacobs, Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs;
Mr. Christopher Wever, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure and Deputy Prime Minister;
Mr. Egbert Doran, Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Affairs;
Mr. Ardwell Irion, Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports;
Mr. Rene Violenus, Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication
I therefore hereby advise you to use your oath as a guide in the fulfillment of duties.
- concluding the legislation regarding the combating of money laundering and financing of terrorism;
- the execution of the agreements made with The Netherlands regarding the financing of the national recovery of Sint Maarten, including the financing of the rehabilitation of the airport;
- concluding the budget for 2020;
- furthering the preparation of the execution of the scheduled elections; and
- realizing electoral reform by bringing the Ordinance for the Registration and Finances of Political Parties and the Election Ordinance in accordance with the Constitution.
- The first pressing course of action is the handling of the amendment to the penal procedural code as part of our international commitment to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism. This is necessary to reduce the risk of being blacklisted; and
- The second urgent course of action is the signing of the pending loan agreements for the financing of the rehabilitation of our airport as part of our commitments with the bondholders, the European Investment Bank, the World Bank and the Netherlands. This is necessary to help secure our airport and our country’s long term economic recovery.
WE THE PEOPLE OF SINT MAARTEN
to work with each other, with our partners in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, ….. and with all peoples of the world ….”.
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