Minister of Justice Wants Labour Department to Act.

Philipsburg:--- Minister of Justice Magali Jacoba has sent a letter to the Lt. Governor of St. Maarten Franklyn Richards asking him to make sure the department of Labour and Social Affairs do its job when processing work permits under the Brooks Tower Accord.
Jacoba told SMN News that a large of amount of people who applied for the Brooks Tower permit category two will suffer comes March 1 since the island labour department is not working efficiently to process the working permits for persons who qualified for the category two permits.
Jacoba said when the guidelines of the Brooks Tower Agreement was drafted each island participated and St. Maarten is the only island who wanted the recipients of the category two permits to get their working permit before they are able to pick up the residency permit. She said in all the other islands such and Curacao, Saba, and Statia the applicants are asked to pay their processing fee and then they can pick up their Brooks Tower Residency permit. However, St. Maarten chose to do things differently Jacoba said because of the choices St. Maarten has made several people will stand to get hurt.
Jacoba said during the processing of the Brooks Tower her Ministry discovered a lot of discrepancies that is hindering the people from becoming legal residents. The Minister said while the Federal Government is responsible for residency permits there is nothing she can physically do for the labour permits since that department falls directly under the island territories. As such, she has chosen to advise the Lt. Governor of the problem the Brooks Tower workers are facing.
Lt. Governor Franklyn Richards could not be reached for a comment on Wednesday.

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So how come ... February 24, 2010 200.7.57.111 Votes: +1	Since Mrs. Jacoba is the Minister in charge of processing of regular residency permits, please explain to us why those permits takes forever to be processed even when the work permits have been issued months before and presented to immigration in order to collect the residency permits? Please explain to us why so many persons, who have filed for Category 1 during the Brooks Towers Accord, still cannot receive their residency permits or cannot even get an answer on the status of their requests? Also ask the EXCO and commissioner of Labor why THEY (not labor office) decided to follow a different procedure than the other Islands did? Also explain to the EXCO that THEY should get their acts together to make a decision on the permits and please stop blaming the civil servants who did their part and have to wait until the EXCO decides to deal with the files. report abuse vote down vote up


shame February 24, 2010 77.251.42.69 Votes: +0	I just hope they do not steal these people money. It is so hard that these people gave all the necessary documents and paid for 1 year residency to be later picked up by the immigration and sent back home. That would really be a shame and embarrassing to St. Maarten. I mean is it the people that are uneducated or are they just don't really care about anyone but their selves? From reading the news it just seems like every part of St. Maarten is a mess and the people in charge are full of excuses while innocent people suffer from their lack of responsibility. Please get government workers who can actually do the job. Trained, well educated, honest and dedicated. report abuse vote down vote up


mich February 25, 2010 200.7.63.215 Votes: +0	who is the Lawyer that took the Haitians money they are not hearing any thing what is the out come.I do hope the Police dont hold them and send them back or God will gudge you all. report abuse vote down vote up


shame February 25, 2010 77.251.42.69 Votes: +0	Such ashame. I just hope they fix these people papers like they promise for the 1 year residency. It would really be ashame if they took these people money and still pick them up and send them back to their country without paying them back their money. So sad how st. maarten govenment always doing things without a clear plan and without the proper educated and well trained employees in place. Everything is a mess there. It really starting to look like the people there are dumb and really only good for corruption. I just hope they fix this problem because these are human beings and deserve a bit of respect. report abuse vote down vote up


lawyer name February 25, 2010 72.252.9.58 Votes: +0	her name is attorneybB. Hart I heart she made about $20.000,00 for that so called "info-night" at rate of $100,00 for a letter. A 'legal" ripp off!! they call it. report abuse vote down vote up


xyz February 26, 2010 72.252.14.38 Votes: +0	Minister of justice better start looking at The Department of VROM that is just a worisome situation, just look there is no construction taking place report abuse vote down vote up


Attitude change February 26, 2010 72.252.9.55 Votes: +0	To "shame" if I was a government employee and you came to me for help I would send you backing. You sound stupid calling these people uneducated ans still you want to stay in their country. Get a life and go back to your educated country. report abuse vote down vote up

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