Jorien Wuite appointed to Dutch Social Economic Council
PHILIPSBURG — Former member of the Dutch parliament Jorien Wuite has been appointed as a crown-member of the Social Economic Council (SER) in the Netherlands, dossierkoninkrijksrelaties.nl reports. Minister More...
New gambling legislation is a work in progress
PHILIPSBURG — The first draft of a new gambling law has been completed, it appears from the third implementation report that details progress on measures that are part of the country package. The Temporary More...
MP Buncamper questions Prime Minister regarding SER Board
PHILIPSBURG — United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament Claudius “Toontje” Buncamper on Friday fired off a number of questions to Prime Minister, Silveria Jacobs, regarding government’s failure More...
COCI establishes Soualiga Employers Association and ready to submit names to Prime Minister for SER
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) – The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) is in the final phase after steering the process leading to the establishment of the “Soualiga Employer Association More...
A rightful place at the table
By Hilbert Haar Four employer organizations have launched what feels like a pre-emptive strike against the imminent reform of the Social Economic Council by joining forces and establishing the Employer Council of More...
A coup at the Social Economic Council (SER)
By Hilbert Haar When any government announces the “restructuring” of a board or of any organization that is supposed to be independent from the political decision makers, I always become a bit suspicious. The More...
IMF: “Remove restrictions to hire foreign workers”
Obscure Labor Tripartite Consensus Document from 2016 surfaces in new work permit policy debate ~ PHILIPSBURG – When representatives of employers, unions and government signed the Labor Tripartite Consensus More...
The downside of the monetary union
By Hilbert Haar The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) rightly sounded the alarm about Curacao’s intention to increase the foreign exchange license fee, warning that this could lead to a devaluation More...
Social Economic Council presents joint Migration Symposium Report to Prime Minister Romeo Marlin
PHILIPSBURG – The Social Economic Council (SER) represented by the Chairman ir. Damien Richardson and the Secretary-General, Mr. Gerard Richardson paid a visit to the Honorable Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin, More...
Minister Geerlings commences with stakeholder sessions about Tax Transformation Plan to Secure Country’s Future
POND ISLAND – Minister Geerlings is presenting his Tax Transformation plan to all key stakeholders on Sint Maarten. On May 23 and June 10th, the Minister of Finance Hon. Perry Geerlings presented the Government’s More...
