Ombudsman concludes Systemic Investigation regarding Disaster Management Plan
Philipsburg — The Ombudsman recently concluded a Systemic Investigation, initiated after the hurricanes of September 2017, regarding the state of preparedness of the government of Sint Maarten pursuant More...
Ombudsman presents 2017 Year Report to Prime Minister
PHILIPSBURG — On Friday July 13th, Ombudsman Nilda Arduin presented the 2017 Ombudsman Year Report to Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin at the Government Building. Under the theme “Gearing towards Excellence” More...
Director of SZV meets with Ombudsman
PHILIPSBURG — On Friday, March 16, 2018 the Ombudsman, Dr. Nilda Arduin met with the Director of SZV, Mr. Glen Carty, and the Corporate Secretary, Mrs Ruth Boyrard-Brewster, at the Bureau of the Ombudsman. More...
Ombudsman starts Systemic Investigation regarding Rent Committee
Philipsburg — The Bureau of the Ombudsman continues to receive visits from citizens concerned about their housing conditions, as well as complaints about the Rent Committee allegedly not cooperating or responding More...
Integrity Chamber: Protection of the fundamental rights of persons involved in an investigation addressed
Philipsburg — Having established that the concerns presented to the Constitutional Court, which led to the first Ordinance on the Integrity Chamber being squashed, and the contours offered by the Court for More...
Minister TEATT accepts Ombudsman’s recommendations in Market Vendors Complaint
Philipsburg — The Minister of TEATT informed the Ombudsman that the recommendations provided in the Final report regarding the complaint of the Market Vendors are accepted as issued. On Monday 22 of January More...
Ombudsman finds no reason to challenge new Integrity Chamber law
Philipsburg — On January 29th the period provided to the Ombudsman by the Constitution to possibly present the new National Ordinance Integrity Chamber, ratified on 18 December 2017, to the Constitutional More...
Ombudsman to investigate procedures applied by Dismissal Advisory Committee
PHILIPSBURG — In the aftermath of the devastating hurricane season, Ombudsman Dr. Nilda Arduin starts a systemic investigation in the procedures applied by the Dismissal Advisory Committee and the decision More...
Ombudsman monitors rebuilding efforts
GREAT BAY – Transparency, fairness and accountability should be the guiding elements of the relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts,” Ombudsman Dr. Nilda Arduin says. She is asking the public to file substantial More...
Marketplace vendors file complaint against the removal of kiosks with Ombudsman
Philipsburg — On Friday afternoon, October 13, 2017 the Ombudsman, Dr. Nilda Arduin, met with approximately 40 vendors, many of whom filed a complaint against the decision of the Minister of Tourism, Economic More...
