PHILIPSBURG:— Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday called on Minister of Education Rodolph Samuel to explain his reason behind relieving the local acting Secretary-General of the Department of Public Education of her position and replacing her with a non-St. Maarten national in government service.
The MP stressed that he has nothing against the person appointed and does not want his concerns misconstrued as anti-immigrant, but called the situation “yet another example of this government treating St. Maarten people as if they are somehow less capable than others. I am sure the good gentleman is skilled. People come to ...
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