Philipsburg:--- The Prime Minister who is also Minister of General Affairs Sarah Wescot Williams announced during the Council of Ministers' weekly press briefing on Wednesday that the Government from the Collectivity of French St. Martin made a second request to the Government of St. Maarten to once again extend the period in which holders of Dutch drivers license who are living on the French side can have the opportunity to renew their licenses. Wescot Williams said that an agreement will be signed on St. Maarten's Day to this effect and the Government of St. Maarten has decided to extend the renewal period to March 2013. Wescot-Williams said when the licenses are renewed it will give the holders the opportunity to either exchange or have the Dutch licenses accepted on the French side. She said already the French side has decided that the licenses that were issued to drivers of heavy equipments will be accepted by the French side.
The Prime Minister also explained that the traffic ordinance will be amended sometime soon and there are certain articles in the current traffic ordinance that will be removed.
