CFT: “An adopted 2018 budget and get the economy rolling again are top priorities for Sint Maarten”
Philipsburg — The Cft board has visited St. Maarten and Saba this week. It was the first visit of Cft after the devastating Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September. On Saba we discussed financial and reconstruction More...
Ferrier on saving money: lights out at the government building
PHILIPSBURG – “We still don’t know how much of the €550 million Dutch recovery fund will be a grant and how much will be a loan,” Finance Minister Mike Ferrier said at Wednesday’s Council of Ministers More...
Millions for training hospitality workers
PHILIPSBURG – The amendment to the 2017 budget contains a provision of 8 million guilders for a training program for employees in the hospitality sector, Finance Minister Richard Gibson said yesterday afternoon More...
Government out of money by month’s end
PHILIPSBURG – The government will run out of money by the end of this month. This appears from a letter Cft-chairman Raymond Gradus sent to Finance Minister Richard Gibson about the proposal to amend the 2017 More...
President of Parliament wants the financial position of Government presented to Parliament
Philipsburg — The President of Parliament, Sarah Wescot-Williams has convened an urgent meeting of Parliament to hear from Government what the financial outlook of the country is. The President of Parliament More...
Cft: “Curacao Budget 2017 developing inadequately”
Willemstad – During its visit to Curaçao, the Board of financial supervision Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Cft) indicated that the implementation of the 2017 budget was under great pressure. Revenue enhancing More...
“We want discussion, not instruction”
PM Marlin at info session for top civil servants: “We want discussion, not instruction” GREAT BAY (DCOMM) – The Council of Ministers hosted an information session last Friday for the secretaries general More...
Minister Gibson: mixed feelings about new loan agreement
GREAT BAY – Finance Minister Richard Gibson disagrees with the opinion of financial supervisor Cft that the 2016 budget no longer meets the requirements of the kingdom law financial supervision. The Cft informed More...