Finance Minister says that motorists could have both stickers and number plates
PHILIPSBURG — There are conflicting reports coming from the Ministry of Finance regarding the issuing of the vehicle number plates and the stickers. The Minister of Finance Perry Geerlings in response to questions More...
Minister of Finance received visit and update from Kadaster management team
PHILIPSBURG — The management team of the Kadaster and Mortgage Custodian Registry on St. Maarten visited Minister of Finance Perry Geerlings at his office on Monday this week to provide an update on the progress More...
MP Irion questions the lack of availability of the Finance Minister
Philipsburg — MP Ardwell Irion, the current Chair of the Committee of Finance, is calling to question the continued lack of availability by the Minister of Finance. MP Irion initially requested multiple meetings More...
Notaries accept short term solution for Kadaster
PHILIPSBURG — On Sunday, July 15th, 2018, in an invited comment regarding the expiration of the ultimatum issued by the notaries, minister of Finance, Perry Geerlings, stated that the notaries have accepted More...
Minister Ferrier criticizes World Bank involvement
PHILIPSBURG – Finance Minister Mike Ferrier criticized in veiled terms the involvement of the World Bank in St. Maarten’s post-Irma recovery process when he presented the draft 2018 budget to the central committee More...
Minister Ferrier: “We have to pick our battles carefully”
PHILIPSBURG – Finance Minister Mike Ferrier picked up on Nico Schoof’s statement in his interview with stmaartennews.com that St. Maarten is in the driver’s seat as far as recovery efforts is concerned. “I More...
Hurricane Irma caused 50 million guilders in additional expenditures
PHILIPSBURG – The government had 55.8 million guilders in liquid reserves – 35.7 million in its current account and 20.1 million in deposits, Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. said yesterday during a meeting 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...
Minister Gibson:“There is no doubt that we have done a fantastic job”
PHILIPSBURG – “I made fiscal discipline a passion during my tenure,” Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr. said on Wednesday during what could have been his last appearance at the Council of Ministers press More...
Minister Gibson asks IMF for low interest financing (UPDATED with video recording)
WASHINGTON – “First of all I want to express my sympathy to everyone who suffered from the hurricanes this year,” Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr. said at a meeting of the International Monetary More...
