Prime Minister Wescot-Williams Meets With Accounting Firm Commissioned for Integrity Inquiry.

swescotwilliamsmeetswithpwhc23032014PHILIPSBURG:--- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams met with New York based Accounting Firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the company commissioned by His Excellency Governor Holiday to conduct the Integrity Inquiry.

The Integrity Investigation is based on the Kingdom Decree of September 30, 2013 in which Governor Holiday was instructed to carry out an integrity investigation. Prime Minister Wescot-Williams has previously designated a central contact person to facilitate the PWC Integrity Inquiry Team's access to persons and relevant information necessary to conduct the inquiry. Tuesday's meeting with the firm was part of an introductory consultation and the Prime Minister's Cabinet will continue to provide the necessary information in light of the investigation.

A release from the Governor' Cabinet has previously stated that PWC will issue an interim progress report within three months and the final inquiry report of its findings and recommendations within six months of the start of its inquiry works to the Governor with the final report being delivered to the Kingdom Council of Ministers by Governor Holiday.

Prime Minister Wescot-Williams has stressed that she has pledged an open and transparent cooperation with the multiple Integrity Investigations currently ongoing on St. Maarten.

From the Cabinet of the Prime Minister