Tag archive for ‘Minister of Finance’
By The Publisher On Friday, May 29th, 2020
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MP Buncamper questions money transfers

PHILIPSBURG – Parliamentarian Claudius Buncamper has asked Finance Minister Ardwell Irion in a letter dated May 27 whether measures will be taken “to slow down or stop the flight of foreign currency.” MP More...

By The Publisher On Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
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Minister Geerlings: “Time for drastic measures”

PHILIPSBURG - “We are close to one billion guilders in debt without having a good idea about how to pay it back if we look at our budget over the past almost ten years,” Finance Minister Perry Geerlings told More...

By The Publisher On Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
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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...

By The Publisher On Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
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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...

By The Publisher On Sunday, July 29th, 2018
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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...

By The Publisher On Monday, July 16th, 2018
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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...

By The Publisher On Thursday, April 26th, 2018
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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...

By The Publisher On Thursday, January 18th, 2018
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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...

By The Publisher On Monday, November 6th, 2017
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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...

By The Publisher On Sunday, November 5th, 2017
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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...