National Alliance Calls for Central Committee Meeting to Discuss Crime, BTA and Labour.

Tuesday, 13 September 2011 01:22 SMN NEWS TEAM

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Philipsburg:--- Three members of the National Alliance namely its leader William Marlin, George Pantophlet and Dr. Lloyd Richardson submitted a request to the chairlady of Parliament requesting a central committee meeting to discuss several issues of concern.
The National Alliance in their letter states that they want to discuss at least five topics. The National Alliance wants to know intention of the Minister of Justice who plans to introduce stiffer penalties for persons who commit crimes against a tourist.

The National Alliance also wants to discuss the developments surrounding the BTA (Brooks Tower Accord) including the investigation into wrong doings, the use of false documents and the involvement of bogus companies.
Another issue of concern to the National Alliance is the crime situation on the island and the policy of government with regards to the issuance and renewal of doctor cards and government's policy on the granting of Social Aid, as well as the labour situation on St. Maarten.
For agenda points 1, 2 and 3 the presence of the Minister of Justice is requested, in order for him to answer questions from the Members of Parliament and to give account on recent developments and concerns of Members of Parliament.
For agenda points 4 and 5 the presence of the Minister of Labour is requested in order for him to answer to questions and concerns raised by members of Parliament.

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12-09-2011 17:30 |Unregistered| What???

WM and his NA boys again at it. Now they found next slachtoffers. The Minister of Labour & Justice. NA really has nothing to do but call meetings but WM call a meeting all about NA. The people wants to know. Your own words dearie WM. Don't make me laugh till my belly burst. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)
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13-09-2011 04:10 |Unregistered| request meeting NA

to What???
What do u expect WM to do sit back and just say NOTHING???
Their Job is to question the Ministers on their functions.
If u do not understand Parliament's position, then just keep your stupid comments to yourself.
If the Minister of Justice is questioned, that is Parliaments rights and obligations to the ppl of SXM. If the Minister of Labor is questioned, he is held accountable for labour issues and there are LOTS of Labor issues,: Namely Short Time Labor Contracts, 15% Service Charge not being paid to the employees of Hotels and Restaurants. I read with disgust the comments of Mr. van Sambeek who claims that ",the Service Charge is obligatory and simply part of the operating expenses". I wonder which part of the world he came from. It has to be a Banana Republic where the workers have no rights,. Well Mr. van Sambeek go back to the Drawing Board and come up with another excuse for your client. I know u are working for your money, but please remain fair, and humain and not to let love of money make u talk nonsense. This Island is a democratic island and this is No SLAVE TRADE. Persons supposed to be compensated for their hard work and given incentives to work hard. Not as the case is now, whether u work hard or not, u are not compensated. Most establishments on the island do not have structured evaluation for their employees, how do u expect employees to be customer friendly.??? I go into establishments and can see the frustration the employees are going through. U feel it in the way u are treated as a customer. This was not the case in the past. For instance back in the seventies, Concord Hotel, Mullet Bay always paid the Tips to the employees. Ppl were willing and happy to work hard, because they knew they will be compensated. This message is to the Minister of Labour, do what u are supposed to do. U suppose to protect the workers from Abuse and Exploitation, Plse start now.
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13-09-2011 12:32 |Unregistered| dragon

a little late if you ask me, 3 drop dead a weeks ago, gebe is an on going problem, bta again a while ago. call meeting now? why does things have to escalate to such an extent before meetings are called. while the murders were being committed i asked the same question where is our government? and where is the opposition leader?. just sad.
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13-09-2011 16:10 |Unregistered| @ DRAGON

It is even more sad when the people, in whose hands the power lies, can only come on forums like these and criticize and don't lift a finger to do a damn thing to better their situation.
If no meetings are called, you complain. If meetings are called, you complain. Hell, with people like you around, dog better than us.
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