Overview of Motions 2010-2021 Last Updated: July 1, 2021

Overview of motions 2010-2021 Last updated: July 1, 2021

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Definition motion: A motion entails a statement, instruction or desire/request of Parliament pertaining to a specific topic. Motions can be used for example to express that the Government or a Minister individually no longer has the support of Parliament. But motions can also support or reject a certain development or request that Government takes action to resolve an issue. Members of Parliament can submit a motion in accordance with article 45 of the Rules of Order of Parliament.

Parliamentary Year 2010-2011 01* June 30, Retracted W.V. Marlin 2011 02 June 30, Motion Retracted W.V. Marlin Motion instructing the 2011 GEBE Shareholder Representative of GEBE to request the management and Board of Supervisors of GEBE to submit within 30 days an answer on the possibility to grant consumers up to 50% reduction on the Fuel Clause for a period of 6 months

03* June 30, Retracted W.V. Marlin 2011 04 June 30, Motion Accepted (F: 15, A: P.L. de Motion instructing the 2011 Timeshare 0) Weever Council of Ministers to Regulatory allocate an amount of Board NAfl. 200.000 from the Tourism budget chapter 43499-80024 and transfer to budget chapter 43476-2030 of which funds will be used solely for the drafting and amendment of legislation which will

be enacted to protect the rights of Timeshare owners and also create a Timeshare Regulatory Board etc. etc.

Parliamentary Year 2011-2012 01 November Motion Rejected (F: 6, A: 7) W.V. Marlin Motion declaring that OV 7 under 17, 2011 solidarity Parliament is in agenda with solidarity with the point 2 employees dismissed employees Simpson of the Simpson Bay Bay Resort Resorts and Marina and their struggle to secure continued permanent employment with the Resort, denounce the actions of the general manager of the Simpson Bay Resorts Management Company etc. etc.

02** November Motion Rejected (F: 7, A: 0) R.J. Laville Motion declaring that OV 7 under 17, 2011 solidarity Parliament is in agenda with solidarity with point 2 workers workers Simpson Bay Simpson Resort and Marina Bay Resort and the Simpsonbay and Marina Resort Management and the Company BV and Simpsonbay calling on Government Resort to use whatever Managemen influence , powers and t Company authority it may have BV to intervene mediate with the Management of the Resort and the WIFOL labor union, in order to bring back labor rest at the resort, with the understanding that this desire of the Parliament is not limited to a possible

extension of the tripartite agreement signed among parties in the month of March 2011

01 February 13, Motion Rejected (F: 6, A: 8) W.V. Marlin Motion declaring that OV 10 2012 Chairlady the Chairlady of violation Parliament, drs. Constitution Gracita Arrindell, violated the Constitution of St. Maarten, by allowing Member of Parliament, Mr. Jules James to vote on a draft motion, in which it had been clearly established that he was a proxy, being the general manager of the Simpson Bay Resorts Management Company, as mentioned several times in the considerations and the resolutions of the draft motion of November 17th, 2011

02 February 13, Motion MP Rejected (F: 6, A: 8) L.E. Laveist Motion declaring that OV 10 2012 Jules James Member of violation Parliament, Mr. Jules Constitution James, violated the Constitution of St. Maarten, by voting on a draft motion, in which it had been clearly established that he was a proxy, being the general manager of the Simpson Bay Resorts Management Company, as mentioned several times in the

considerations and the resolutions of the draft motion of November 17th, 2011

03 February 13, Motion Rejected (F: 6, A: 8) L.J. Motion expressing OV 10 2012 requesting Richardson that the Parliament of Council of Sint Maarten will ask Advice for the Council of Advice advice to provide Parliament with an advice on how to deal with the issue of members of Parliament having another full time job and to ask the Council of Advice to advice specifically on the following issue: Is having another full time job, besides the membership of Parliament in conflict with the Constitution of Sint Maarten?

01 March 22, Motion Rejected (F: 7, A: 8) F.G. Motion expressing OV 13 2012 Mullet Pond Richardson that Parliament is in favor of protecting Mullet Pond and establishing the entire Mullet Pond and the associated mangroves as a Nature Park as described in Article 8 of the “Eilandsverordening natuurbeheer en – bescherming Sint Maarten (AB 2003, 25)” and Article 10 of the “Landsverordening grondslagen natuurbeheer en – bescherming (P.B. 1998, 49)” and to charge the Council of

Ministers specifically the Minister of VROMI with the task of establishing the entire Mullet Pond as a Nature Park and to further zone the entire Mullet Pond as described in the abovementioned ordinances and further provided for in the “Eilandsverordening ruimtelijke ontwikkelingsplanning Sint Maarten (A.B. 1993, nr. 13)” within 60 days of the passing of this resolution

02 March 22, Motion Rejected (F: 6, A: 9) F.G. Motion expressing OV 13 2012 Emilio Richardson that Parliament is in Wilson favor of zoning the Estate entire Industry and the Goldenrock commonly known as the Emilio Wilson Estate for conservation purposes, as a Nature Park or land-based protected area as described in Article 8 of the “Eilandsverordening natuurbeheer en – bescherming Sint Maarten (AB 2003, 25)” and Article 10 of the “Landsverordening grondslagen natuurbeheer en – bescherming (P.B. 1998, 49)” etc. etc.

03 March 22, Motion Retracted F.G. Motion expressing OV 13 2012 Plastic Bags Richardson that Parliament is against the importation and production of single- use disposable plastic carry-out bags, supports a ban on the distribution of single- use disposable plastic carry-out bags etc. etc.

04 March 22, Motion Accepted R.J. Laville Motion requesting OV 13 2012 Alternative unanimously Government to do all Energy within its power to start within (90 days) a study for alternative energy for government subsidiaries, its beneficiaries for 2012 starting with installations of LED lightings in order to alleviate the cost of electricity with the objective and goal to achieve the highest level of Governments energy generation from the use of renewable energy

05 March 22, Motion Accepted R.J. Laville Motion requesting OV 13 2012 Pawn shop unanimously Government to do all legislation within its power to start within (90 days) to enact a new law that regulates pawn shop and cash for gold business activities and to use the Alabama Pawn shop Act as a blue print and customize such to befit Country St. Maarten

06 March 22, Motion Retracted J.E. Leonard Motion to introduce OV 13 2012 Environmen new legislation or to tal amend existing Legislation legislation stipulating a ban on plastic bags, in view of the pursuit by St. Maarten of an environmentally sustainable development and to apply the Draft Policy mentioned in the above consideration as a blueprint to introduce new legislation or to amend existing legislation stipulating a ban on plastic bags

07 March 22, Motion Accepted (F: 15, A: P.L. de Motion to defer OV 13 2012 Succession 0) Weever (suspend) with Tax immediate effect the implementation and collection of succession tax, until the Parliament of St. Maarten has presented and approved the adaptation of legislation to completely abolish the Succession Tax Ordinance

08 March 22, Motion Retracted P.L. de Motion to amend the OV 13 2012 reallocation Weever draft budget 2012 by of funds lowering the from contribution in the Carnival to budget for Carnival St. Maarten from NAfl. 500.000 to Pony League NAfl. 455.000 budgeted and re- allocating this amount of NAfl. 45.000 to the

St. Maarten Pony League

09 March 22, Motion Accepted P.L. de Motion to defer OV 13 2012 Land Tax unanimously Weever (suspend) any possible implementation of the assessment, levying and collection of land tax in accordance with the Land tax ordinance PB 1908 nr 27, until Parliament of St. Maarten has presented and approved the adaptation of legislation to completely abolish the Land Tax Ordinance

10 March 22, Motion Accepted P.G. Illidge Motion expressing OV 13 2012 Land Tax unanimously that Parliament is against the importation and production of single- use disposable carry- out bags, supports a ban on the distribution of single- use disposable plastic carry-out bags, whether through sale or as a complimentary service, to consumers etc. etc.

01 June 29, Motion no Accepted (F: 8, A: R.R. Marlin Motion declaring that OV 16 2012 support 5) the Chairperson of under Chairperson Parliament no longer agenda G.R. enjoys the support of point 3 Arrindell the majority of Parliament and that the Parliament in its meeting of June 29, 2012 have decided in accordance with article 57 of the Constitution of St.

Maarten to appoint a new member to occupy the position of Chairperson, which appointment will take effect per July 15, 2012

Parliamentary Year 2012-2013 01 April 18, Motion Accepted (F: 10, A: R.J. Laville Motion requesting the OV 5 2013 Labor Law 0) Minister of Labor to amendment amend labor laws governing Sint Maarten to include an article on the protection of employees and their rights, by transfer of ownership of a company (Rechten van de werknemer bij overgang van een onderneming) as it is done in the Netherlands, in accordance with the labor laws of Book 7 of the Dutch Civil Code, Title 10, Section 8, Article 662-666, and have them incorporated to suit and regulate the labor laws on the island

02 April 18, Motion Accepted R.J. Laville Motion requesting the OV 5 2013 Employer/E unanimously Minister responsible mployee for Health Care, Social Pension Development and Plan Labor to do everything within his power , during a 30 day period to begin to amend current labor laws of the Civil Code of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba to include the implementation of a compulsory

employee/employer pension system for wage earners and residents that will ensure the individuals, upon termination of their contribution to the labor market, as a result of reaching the retirement age (60), will enjoy an income from their employer’s pension fund, in addition to the basic pension (AOV) provided by SZV , to better serve the needs of the people of this country. AB 2011no. 85 [Aruba] can be used as a blueprint for government to develop a mandatory employee/employer pension system for Country Sint Maarten

03 April 18, Motion Free Accepted (F: 8, A: R.J. Laville Motion requesting the OV 5 2013 Primary 0) Minister responsible Education for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports to do everything within her power for the upcoming academic year to begin to amend current laws, regarding primary education on Sint Maarten, to reflect the subsidization of public and primary schools on the island, to ensure that our children are given the right to free primary education, pursuant to article 28 [right to education] of UNICEF’s Convention of the

Rights of the Child, which states that “All children have the right to a primary education, which should be free”

04 April 18, Motion Accepted R.J. Laville Motion to charge the OV 5 2013 Beach unanimously Minister of Housing, Access Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) with the task of strengthening legislation towards maintaining the recreational and ecological value of Sint Maarten’s beaches, including improved control, enforcement, and penalization and to charge the Council of Ministers with the task of drafting and implementing a Beach Protection Ordinance, within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the passing of this motion. This Beach Protection Ordinance should include the principles and regulations outlined in the Beach Policy and set additional regulations aimed at protecting the recreational, ecological and natural values of Sint Maarten’s beaches and securing unrestricted and unobstructed public access and ample parking spaces

05 April 18, Motion Accepted R.J. Laville Motion requesting the OV 5 2013 Breakfast unanimously Minister of Health Program Care, Social Development and Labor and the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs with the task of partnering with wholesalers, supermarkets, restaurants and other companies on the island by means of incentives to create a breakfast program for all primary schools on the island

06 April 18, Motion Accepted (F: 8, A: R.J. Laville Motion supporting and OV 5 2013 Justice 1) approving the plans of Complex the Ministry of Justice to establish the “Justice Complex” and its components as set forth in the plans previously submitted to and debated in Parliament, approving in principle the letter of intent of April 1, 2013 as submitted and requiring that the Minister of Justice provide reports of the progress of negotiations and the execution of the aforementioned plans

07 April 18, Motion New Accepted F.G. Motion calling on the OV 5 2013 Government unanimously Richardson Government of St. Administrati Maarten in connection on Building with the completion and occupation of the new Government Administration building to within 60 days

present Parliament an updated schedule of investment activity with time lines having an elaborate elucidation with respect to the completion and occupation by the civil servants of the new Government Administration building and to commence within 6 months the building of Blok D and the building of the parking garage on Pond Island

08 April 18, Motion Accepted F.G. Motion charging the OV 5 2013 National unanimously Richardson Minister of Culture and Heritage Education with commissioning an expert workgroup to compile and develop a standardized National Heritage Program for St. Maarten’s primary, secondary, tertiary schools and stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality industry, including National Heritage Education in the mandatory school curricula, appointing a qualified and experienced National Heritage Educator to launch a “teach the teacher program” with the goal of informing educators on the ways to provide National Heritage Education

09 April 18, Motion Accepted (F: 8, A: F.G. Motion requesting the OV 5 2013 Cricket and 1) Richardson Government of St. Football Maarten-specifically Field through the Minister of Tourism, Economy, Transport and Telecommunications, the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports and the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Development, Environment and Infrastructure- to do all that is necessary, to have the assignment of a preliminary design for a Cricket stadium and Football field, mentioned in the letter of the Executive Council dated December 30, 2009 nr. 6893/09, and awarded to Pream Architects be carried out and have a softball field included in said design and to have the draft 2014 budget amended to accommodate aforementioned sports facilities in order to commence with the building of a cricket stadium, football and softball field in the year 2013 on the Eastern side of Pond Island on the location south of the Little League Stadium

10 April 18, Motion Fort Accepted (F: 10, A: F.G. Motion supporting the OV 5 2013 Amsterdam 0) Richardson Minister of Culture in the Minister’s efforts to ensure that Divi

Little Bay resort provides unrestricted public access to Fort Amsterdam as it is legally required to do, charging the Council of Ministers with the task of pursuing all legal measures necessary on securing public access to Fort Amsterdam, expressing that Parliament is in favor of further protecting Fort Amsterdam and establishing Fort Amsterdam as a Protected Area and a Nature Park as described in Article 8 of the Landsbesluit natuurbeheer en – bescherming Sint Maarten (AB 2003, 25) and Article 10 of the Landsverordening grondslagen natuurbeheer en – bescherming (P.B. 1998, 49), expressing that Parliament is in favor of the purchase by the Government of Sint Maarten of the portion of the Little Bay Peninsula where Fort Amsterdam and associated structures are located and charging the Council of Ministers specifically the Minister of VROMI to present within ninety (90) days of passing of this motion, the options, consequences, implications and duly

negotiated costs of the purchase of the portion of the Little Bay Peninsula where Fort Amsterdam and associated structures are located as zoned and described in the “Ontwikkelingsplan Fort Amsterdam”

11 April 18, Motion Accepted (F: 8, A: F.G. Motion expressing that OV 5 2013 Mullet Pond 0) Richardson Parliament is in favor of protecting Mullet Pond and establishing the entire Muller Pond and the associated mangroves as a Nature Park as described in Article 8 of the “Landsbesluit natuurbeheer en – bescherming Sint Maarten (AB 2003, 25)” and Article 10 of the “Landsverordening grondslagen natuurbeheer en – bescherming (P.B. 1998, 49) and charging the Council of Ministers specifically the Minister of VROMI with the task of taking the necessary measures towards establishing the entire Mullet Pond as a Nature Park and to zone the entire Mullet Pond for conservation purposes as described in the abovementioned ordinances and further provided for in the “Landsverordening ruimtelijke ontwikkelingsplanning

Sint Maarten (A.B. 1993, nr. 13)” within 180 days of the passing of this resolution

12 April 18, Motion Accepted F.G. Motion to charge the OV 5 2013 Financial unanimously Richardson Council of Ministers assistance with the task of taking for the necessary Environmen measures towards tal providing financial Protection support in the 2013 in the budget for Caribbean – Environmental Sint Protection in the Maarten Caribbean-Sint (EPIC) Maarten as per the attached budget proposal

13 April 18, Motion Accepted F.G. Motion calling on OV 5 2013 Electoral unanimously Richardson Government to do all Reform that is necessary to ensure the achievement of a free fair and in balance administered electoral system by amending the current electoral laws with respect to voters political parties and candidates, agents or supporters before the upcoming Parliamentary elections 2014 and in so doing protecting the integrity of the democratic process etc. etc.

14 April 18, Motion Accepted (F: 13, A: P.G. Illigde Motion requesting the OV 5 2013 Crime Fund 0) Minister of Justice to set aside an amount of NAfl. 50.000 from the Crime Fund which will be used as a contribution towards the Second Chance

Foundation in order for it to achieve its goals

15 April 18, Motion Accepted (F: 13, A: P.G. Illigde Motion requesting the OV 5 2013 GEBE relief 0) Minister in charge with Energy Affairs to request the management and the Board of Supervisors of GEBE to submit within 30 days an answer on the implementation of this relief and to present in collaboration with GEBE a fair proposal for relief to the less fortunate in our community with emphasis on our Senior citizens

16 April 18, Motion Rejected (F: 5, A: G.R. Motion requesting the OV 5 2013 Slachtofferh 7) Arrindell Government of Sint ulp Maarten to amend the budget 2013 once approved and transfer NAfl. 200.000 from the budget post 44201.30001 from the budget allocated to the VKS for the establishment of a special victims unit (slachtofferhulp) for Sint Maarten under the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry under which the abovementioned unit may resort

01 May 24, Motion no Accepted (F: 8, A: P.L. de Motion declaring that OV 6 2013 support 3) Weever the Chairperson of Chairperson Parliament Mr. Rudolf R.E. Samuel Samuel no longer enjoys the support of the majority of

Parliament and that Parliament in its meeting of May 24th 2013 dismisses the Chairperson from this function with immediate effect

Parliamentary Year 2013-2014 01 December Motion Accepted F.G. Motion requesting the OV 5 3, 2013 survey level (unanimously) Richardson Minister of Health of a “living Care, Social wage” for Development and Sint Labor to carry out a survey to determine the level of a “living wage” for Sint Maarten and report back to Parliament within sixty days

01 January 15, Motion Accepted R.R. Marlin Motion concerning OV 7 2014 operational (unanimously) the operational loss loss subsidy subsidy that was being GEBE paid by GEBE for the operations of Saba and Statia to go directly towards the decrease of the fixed cost charged by GEBE to residential consumers

02 January 15, Motion cut Accepted (F: 15, A: R.R. Marlin Motion concerning OV 7 2014 travel 0) the cut of the travel budget of budget of Parliament Parliament to a maximum amount of NAFl. 375.000 in order to use this amount for subsidies to NGO’s and educational institutions.

03 January 15, Motion Accepted (F: 15, A: R.R. Marlin Motion requesting OV 7 2014 possibility of 0) government to acquiring 3 explore the possibility

parcels of of acquiring 3 parcels land in of land in 2014 Middle in Middle Region. Region

04 January 15, Motion look Accepted J.C. James Motion requesting OV 7 2014 into the (unanimously) government to look deterioratio into the deterioration n of the of the liquidity liquidity position of the position of country the country

01 May 26, Motion Accepted R.R. Marlin Motion concerning OV 16 2014 training (unanimously) the training of agenda legislative legislative lawyers point 3 lawyers locally through cooperation between the universities of the countries Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten

02 May 26, Motion Accepted (F: 8, A: R.R. Marlin Motion concerning OV 16 2014 Unicef 0) the Unicef report on agenda report on the situation of point 3 situation of children on Aruba, children on Curaçao and Sint Aruba, Maarten to fight Curaçao and violations of the rights Sint of the child Maarten

01 July 2, 2014 Motion on Rejected (F: 4, A: 7) R.R. Marlin Motion concerning OV 18 request to the request to the under MinFin to Minister of Finance to agenda invoke the invoke the point 2 Comptabilit Comptability y Ordinance especially Ordinance article 41, paragraph 4 especially article 41, paragraph 4

01 April 24, Motion non- Rejected (F: 4, A: L.E. Laveist Motion stating that OV 13 2014 confidence 10) the Minister of under MinVROMI Housing, Spatial agenda Planning, Environment point 3 and Infrastructure, Mr. Maurice Lake, no longer enjoys the support of the majority in Parliament

02 July 2, 2014 Motion Rejected (F: 4, A: 8) R.R. Marlin Motion condemning OV 18 condemning the Minister of under MinVROMI Housing, Spatial agenda on purchase Planning, Environment point 2 Vorst and property Infrastructure, Mr. Maurice Lake in signing the sales and purchase agreement for the Vorst property without exercising the necessary due diligence and caution as should be expected by a responsible minister.

01 September Motion Accepted (F: 8, A: R.R. Marlin Motion to request the OV 19 8, 2014 giving 3) Prime Minister to instructions inform the individual to outgoing Ministers not to make Government any long term policy, financial and or decisions of such a nature as granting lands in long lease, bus and taxi licenses, concessions, hiring and placement of personnel in crucial functions, decisions on the waste to energy concession or any other such decisions that may

obstruct , or encumber the incoming government from functioning adequately during the next governing term

Parliamentary Year 2014-2015 01 September Motion on Accepted R.R. Marlin Motion requesting the OV 1 under 29, 2014 request to unanimously Governments of agenda Kingdom Aruba, Curaçao and point 2 Council of Sint Maarten to ask State for the Kingdom Council advice on of State for advice on the actions the actions of the of the Kingdom Council of Kingdom Ministers pertaining Council of to the instructions to Ministers both the Governor of pertaining Aruba and the to the Governor of Sint instructions Maarten to both the Governor of Aruba and the Governor of Sint Maarten

02 September Motion on Accepted R.R. Marlin Motion requesting the OV 1 under 29, 2014 request to unanimously Parliaments and agenda finalize the Governments of the point 2 Dispute countries as well as Regulation the Kingdom Council of Ministers to finalize the dispute regulation in which an independent body is created to handle legal disputes pertaining to the interpretation of the Kingdom Charter

01 October 22, Motion to Retracted L.J. Motion to condemn OV 4 2014 condemn Richardson the measure of the measure instruction to the of Governor of Sint instruction Maarten formulated to the by the Dutch Governor of Government in Sint resolution # 2014- Maarten 00005520250 dated 17 October 2014 and any subsequent measures to be undertaken by the Dutch Government resulting in the violation of the Constitution of Sint Maarten as well as the plight that Parliament will undertake all actions necessary to present the actions of the Kingdom Government against the People of Sint Maarten and the Country Sint Maarten before the United Nations Decolonization Committee, Parlatino and the pertinent Regional Organizations of the Caribbean such as OECS and CARICOM

02 October 22, Motion Retracted L.J. Motion issuing a call OV 4 2014 issuing a call Richardson to the Governor of to the Sint Maarten not to Governor of carry out the measure Sint of instruction Maarten not formulated by the to carry out Dutch Government by the measure

of resolution #2014- instruction 00005520250 on 17 formulated October 2014, but to by the continue the Dutch performance on his Government tasks with due respect of the applicable laws of Country Sint Maarten to which he in his capacity as Governor and citizen of Sint Maarten is duty bound

03 October 22, Motion Accepted L.J. Motion rejecting the OV 4 2014 rejecting the unanimously Richardson abovementioned abovementi instruction as well as oned instructing instruction Government to set up as well as a Committee to study, instructing evaluate, recommend Government an action plan based to set up a Committee on the findings and to study, recommendations of evaluate, the following reports: recommend a) the General Audit an action Chamber, b) the plan based “Doing the right on the things” (Bob Wit) and findings and c) the PWC report of recommend integrity. The action ations of plan must include a several budget and a timeline reports to implement the recommendations of the said reports

01 January 29, Motion Rejected (F: 6, A: 9) S.E. Jacobs Motion requesting OV 8 2015 amendment Government to budget 2015 amend the budget to use 2015 to be allowed to amount of use the amount of NAF NAF 1,167,560 from 1,167,560 budget post from budget

post 44201.6110 project 44201.6110 Educational Behavior for Modification Program programs for programs in the Sports areas of Sports Developme Developments, nt etc. Monuments Conservation, Youth and Early Childhood Development, as well as Music, Dance, Art and Culture Foundations

02 January 29, Motion on Accepted (F: 15, A: S.E. Jacobs Motion requesting the OV 8 2015 instruction 0) Government as to shareholder of GEBE managemen to instruct the t GEBE to management of GEBE reduce the to take the necessary fuel clause steps to immediately for all reduce the fuel clause consumers for all consumers

03 January 29, Motion on Accepted (F: 13, A: F.A. Meyers Motion instructing the OV 8 2015 creation 1) Minister of Finance to internationa study the creation (or l transfer increase) an fee to be international transfer added to fee to be added to money money transfer transfer services such as services money gram, western union etc, to start the process of studying the move from direct taxes (turn over tax of 5%) to indirect taxes, a value added tax (or VAT) on goods, to carry out a study on the possibility of the elimination of the income tax based on

the implementation of point 2 and to start the process to fully automate and integrate the information systems of all ministries across the board

04 January 29, Motion on Voting adjourned V.H.C. de Motion giving the OV 8 2015 provisional Weever Minister of Public approval for Health, Social implementa Development and tion medical Labor a provisional health approval to coverage for commence with the elderly, implementation of sole- proprietors, Article V of the draft vendors, ordinance entitled bus and taxi “Landsverordening drivers and bezuiniging en beheer their sociale zekerheid en families zorg” allowing for the elderly, sole- proprietors, vendors and bus and taxi drivers and their families to have access to medical coverage

05 January 29, Motion to Accepted (F: 13, A: T.E. Leonard Motion requesting OV 8 2015 amend 2) Government to budget 2015 amend the budget and transfer 2015 and transfer monies to monies to allocate allocate subsidies for different subsidies for organizations and different projects specifically organization geared towards the s and youth, sports and projects culture specifically geared

towards the youth, sports and culture

Parliamentary Year 2015-2016

01 September Motion on Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion requesting the OV 2 under 17, 2015 English as unanimously Williams Ministers of General agenda mother Affairs and Education, point 2 tongue Culture, Youth and Sports to present to Parliament within 60 days: 1. A plan to establish English as the first and “mother tongue” language for St. Maarten, 2. A plan of approach to gradually introduce the use of the mother tongue as the first official language of St. Maarten 3. and to develop a plan for civil servants in departments where Dutch is common and sometimes mandatory, because of political, historic, legal, staffing, or other reasons, to rapidly become proficient and trained in the Dutch language, by means of programs developed specifically for this purpose

01 September Motion on Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion urging the OV 2 under 17, 2015 travel with unanimously Williams Government of Sint agenda ID card Maarten to ensure point 3 residents of and explore the Aruba and possibility for Curaçao residents of Aruba and Curaçao to use a valid

identification card to enter the island

02 September Motion on Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion urging the OV 2 under 17, 2015 introduction unanimously Williams Government of Sint agenda appeal in Maarten to bring point 3 two about the necessary instances in changes in their tax tax law procedure laws

03 September Motion on Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion requesting OV 2 under 17, 2015 Constitution unanimously Williams Parliament to share agenda al Court information on the point 3 topic "Constitutional Court" with the Parliaments of Aruba and Curaçao

04 September Motion on Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion to emphasize OV 2 under 17, 2015 Dispute unanimously Williams the importance of the agenda Regulation introduction of an point 3 independent institution that will issue binding rulings in strictly legal disputes where it pertains to the Charter of the Kingdom as soon as possible

05 September Motion on Accepted L.M. Marlin- Motion requesting the OV 2 under 17, 2015 creation unanimously Romeo Minister of General agenda separate Affairs to ensure that point 3 registry for a separate registry is registering created to births, accommodate the marriages, registering of births, deaths etc. marriages, deaths acknowledgments, name changes and adoptions of persons registered in St. Maarten but born, married or died off the island

01 September Motion on Accepted W.V. Marlin Motion condemning OV 5 under 30, 2015 condemning unanimously strongly and agenda strongly and repudiating the point 1 repudiating remarks made by the remarks Attorney General Mr. made by Guus Schram that the Attorney underworld and General Mr. legitimate society in Guus Sint Maarten are Schram structurally intertwined, calling on the competent authorities to invite Attorney General Mr. Guus Schram to tender his resignation as Attorney General and calling on the Government of Sint Maarten to demand that the Attorney General of Sint Maarten reside and work on Sint Maarten as a member of the legitimate society of St. Maarten, and be committed to fighting crime and defending the reputation of Sint Maarten

01 September Motion on Accepted (F: 8, A: S.A. Wescot- Motion establishing OV 5 under 30, 2015 non- 7) Williams that the Gumbs agenda confidence Cabinet, consisting of point 2 Gumbs the ministers, Marcel cabinet Gumbs, Martin Hassink, Dennis Richardson, Rita Bourne-Gumbs, Claret Connor, Raphael Boasman and Ernest Sams no longer enjoy the confidence of the Parliament of Sint Maarten

01 October 28, Motion on Accepted (F: 8, A: W.V. Marlin Motion calling on the OV 9 2015 calling 5) ministers collectively ministers to and individually to do tender their the right thing and resignations tender their resignations immediately and rejecting the decision taken by the caretaker Gumbs Cabinet to dissolve the Parliament of St. Maarten and call a new election, as this decision by the caretaker Government is predicated on the wrongful and misleading grounds that an election will “fix political ship- jumping”

02 October 28, Motion on Accepted (F: 8, A: F.G. Motion demanding OV 9 2015 instructions 6) Richardson that the ministers of to caretaker the Gumbs Cabinet Government make their positions available to the Governor immediately, and hold the ministers responsible for decisions taken following the motion of no confidence against them

01 January 27, Motion on Accepted G.C. Motion to underscore OV 15 2016 fast ferry unanimously Pantophlet the desirability of under between establishing fast ferry agenda islands connections between point 3 Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, respectively and also between Sint Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius

02 January 27, Motion on Accepted G.C. Motion supporting the OV 15 2016 expansion unanimously Pantophlet amendment in the under possibility of Kingdom Law on agenda asking Cassation for Aruba, point 3 preliminary Curacao, Sint questions in Maarten, and Bonaire, civil cases Statia and Saba to expand the possibility of asking preliminary questions in civil cases and that the Parliament can send special delegates for the handling and submissions of a draft amendment

03 January 27, Motion on Accepted G.C. Motion requesting OV 15 2016 double unanimously Pantophlet cancelation of the under language requirement of a agenda test double language test point 3 for persons seeking naturalization in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten and the public entities Bonaire, Statia and Saba

04 January 27, Motion on Accepted G.C. Motion calling on the OV 15 2016 ministerial unanimously Pantophlet governments of under cooperation Aruba, Curaçao and agenda (Ministeriel Sint Maarten to point 3 e ascertain as soon as Samenwerki possible how an ngsraad) outline can be given to a formal and structural platform for ministerial cooperation between the three countries

01 January 15, Motion on Voting postponed V.H.C. de Motion granting OV 13 2016 provisional Weever provisional approval under approval for to the Minister of agenda implementa Public Health, Social point 2 tion medical Development and health Labor to commence

coverage for with the elderly, implementation of sole- Article V of the draft proprietors, ordinance entitled vendors, “Landsverordening bus and taxi Bezuiniging en Beheer drivers and Sociale Zekerheid en their Zorg.” This will allow families the elderly, sole- proprietors, vendors, bus and taxi drivers and their families to have access to medical health coverage

01 March 10, Motion on Accepted R.E. Samuel Motion requesting the OV 16 2016 mandatory unanimously Minister of Justice to identificatio come with guidelines n card for or adjustment of the drivers of Traffic Ordinance or taxis and other relevant buses regulations, to make it mandatory that drivers of taxis and buses, have their identification card and an emergency phone number in the taxis and buses where they are visible to the passenger when in the taxis and buses

02 March 10, Motion on Accepted R.E. Samuel Motion requesting the OV 16 2016 mandatory unanimously Minister of General service for Affairs to prepare the unemployed guidelines and youth facilities to start between 18 recruiting the and 25 unemployed years youngsters born in Sint Maarten between the ages of 18 and 25, for mandatory services, starting January 2017

03 March 10, Motion on Accepted R.E. Samuel Motion requesting the OV 16 2016 job secured unanimously Minister of Education, scholarships Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs to develop a policy with regards to study financing and to create the possibility that a number of job secured scholarships can be granted to persons who desire to make use of it

Parliamentary Year 2016-2017 01 November Motion Accepted (F: 11, A: S.E. Jacobs Motion to strongly OV 4 10, 2016 pertaining 0) condemn the act of (urgent) to the aggression border exemplified by the issues with unilateral actions of the French the French side in Authorities/Gendarme particular s in Oyster Pond Oyster Pond Lagoon which has historically and legally been part of Dutch Sint Maarten and to call on the Kingdom Minister of Foreign Affairs to promptly address this matter with his counterparts in Paris

01 November Motion Accepted (F: 9, A: W.V. Marlin Motion to relieve the OV 5 24, 2016 relieving 3) Chairperson of (urgent) Chairperson Parliament, Mr. Claret of Connor of his duties as Parliaments Chairperson and thank of duties him for serving in his capacity since October 31, 2016

01 December Motion Accepted (F: 14, A: F.G. Motion to call on the OV 7 16, 2016 pertaining 0) Richardson Minister of Finance to to prepare and submit to guidelines Parliament within a execution period of three

Algemene months, guidelines on landsverord the execution of the ening articles 26, and 49 landsbelasti par. 3 of the ngen Sint “Algemene Maarten landsverordening landsbelastingen Sint Maarten”

01 January 30, Motion Accepted drs. R.E. Motion to vigorously OV 10 2017 pertaining unanimously Samuel condemn the action to the fact by the Minister for that the Interior and Kingdom protocol Relations and call signed on upon the government May 24, of St. Maarten to use 2015 is no all means available to longer it to block the creation executable of any institution by whomsoever that is in violation of the laws of St. Maarten

02 December Motion Accepted (F: 12, A: F.G. Motion to call on OV 7 16, 2016 pertaining 2) Richardson Government to to explore the possibility implementi of implementing a fee ng a fee on of NAfl. 9000 payable annual basis on an annual basis for for foreign investors that managing hold a managing directors directors fee license 03 December Motion Accepted drs. R.E. Motion to instruct the OV 7 16, 2016 pertaining unanimously Samuel Minister to within 60 to detailed days present to the plan of Parliament of St. approach Maarten a detailed with a plan of approach with realistic a realistic time line of time line of steps and further steps and necessary activities to further accomplish the necessary recommendations in activities to the report: accomplish “Selectiviteit in het recommend opsporings en ations of vervolgingsbeleid van

report on het Openbaar how the ministerie in Sint Public Maarten: Een Prosecutor’s onderzoek naar de office in Sint invulling van het Maarten, vervolgingsmonopolie generally en het executes its opportuniteitsbegins”l monopoly " (how the Public to Prosecutor’s office in prosecute Sint Maarten, and how generally executes its content is monopoly to given to the prosecute and how related content is given to the discretionar related discretionary y principle principle of of expediency) expediency

04 December Motion Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion to instruct the OV 7 16, 2016 pertaining unanimously Williams Government of St. to Maarten to present presenting the draft legislation draft regulating integrity of legislation ministers, which regulating should include the integrity of screening, disclosure ministers to etc. of the (candidate) Parliament ministers to Parliament for Parliament’s scrutiny, following the necessary legislative steps and by February 1, 2017 inform Parliament of the results of this action.

05 December Motion Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion to call on the OV 7 16, 2016 pertaining unanimously Williams Government of St. to the Maarten to declare a) landfill solid waste disposal management, b) the closing down of the landfill, c) the rehabilitation of the landfill area priority

no. 1 and exhaust all means to begin the process of ending the disposal of waste in the Great Salt Pond, and to this end call on partners such as the Netherlands, the EU, and any potential other to assist in this endeavor with especially the expertise necessary to commence to cessation of the landfill operations.

06 December Motion Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion to instruct the OV 7 16, 2016 pertaining unanimously Williams Minister to within 60 to detailed days present to the plan of parliament of St. approach Maarten a detailed with a plan of approach with realistic a realistic time line of time line of steps and further steps and necessary activities to further accomplish the necessary recommendations in activities to the report “Aanpak combat van de bestrijding van robberies overvallen in Sint on St. Maarten” (Approach Maarten to combating robberies on St. Maarten)

07 December Motion Accepted (F: 14, A: S.A. Wescot- Motion to instruct the OV 7 16, 2016 pertaining 0) Williams Government of St. to the Maarten to allocate developmen NAfl. 500.000 in the t of the first budget plan: English amendment 2017 due as the first by May 15 of the official same year to the language of development of the St. Maarten plan: English as the first official; language of St. Maarten

Parliamentary Year 2017-2018 01 October 24, Motion Accepted (F:9, A:0) A.M.R. Irion Motion pertaining to OV 3 under 2017 pertaining refraining of agenda to refraining Parliament from point 4 from attending or travelling attending or to the Parlatino travelling to meetings for at least Parlatino one year effective October 24, 2017 with the exception of attending the General Assembly (no. 2)

02 October 24, Motion Accepted S.A. Wescot- Motion pertaining to OV 3 2017 pertaining unanimously Williams the declaration: to a number - that Government of items to and Parliament would be executed activate immediately a by weekly question hour; Government - that Government due to shall institute regular passing consultation with hurricane French St. Martin and Irma inform Parliament of these consultations regularly; - that the Government, in consultation with French St. Martin, will work post haste on cleanup of the Simpsonbay Lagoon making use of the proposal which formed part of the Operational Program of the EU; - etc. (no. 1)

03 November Motion Accepted (F:8, A:0) C.M.M. Motion to commit to OV 6 2, 2017 pertaining Connor the principles of to integrity, transparency instructions and good governance to etc. and to amend the Government draft national with regards ordinance Integrity

to the Chamber and include Integrity the matters raised in Chamber the letter of the Dutch minister for Kingdom Affairs dated October 13, 2017 and to instruct the Justice Minister of St. Maarten to negotiate a mutual agreement with his Dutch counterpart to realize the cooperation as recommended in the same aforementioned letter etc.

04 November Motion Accepted (F:8, A:0) P.F.M. Motion expressing no OV 6 2, 2017 pertaining Geerlings objection to the draft to no to the Integrity Chamber draft ordinance with the Integrity amendments Chamber recommended by the ordinance Dutch government in with the its letter to the amendment government of St. s Maarten on October 13th and presented in draft to the Prime Minister on Tuesday, October 31st

05 November Motion Accepted (F:8, A:6) T.E. Leonard Motion expressing no OV 6 2, 2017 expressing confidence in the no following Ministers: confidence William Marlin, in the Silveria Jacobs, Marlin II Christopher cabinet with Emmanuel, Rafael exception of Boasman, Melissa Minister Lee Arrindell-Doncher and Richard Gibson

06 November Motion Accepted P.F.M. Motion to disapprove OV 8 10, 2017 regarding unanimously Geerlings the decision of the disapproval Government (National of decision Decree No. LB- to dissolve 17/0575) to dissolve

Parliament Parliament and hold and hold premature elections premature elections

07 November Motion Accepted C.M.M. Motion regarding an OV 8 10, 2017 pertaining unanimously Connor instruction to the to Government c.q. to instruction the Minister of to Minister General Affairs to Plenipotenti instruct without any ary to delay the Minister introduce Plenipotentiary to the decree introduce the decree of of dissolution of dissolutions Parliament dated of November 3, 2017 Parliament (LB-17/0575) to the agenda of the next meeting of the Kingdom Council of Ministers and to promote its nullification on the basis of section 22 of the Regulations for the Governor of Sint Maarten (the so-called “spontaneous nullification”)

08 November Motion Accepted (F:8, A:1) F.A. Meyers Motion to discharge OV 8 10, 2017 pertaining Mr. William Marlin of to his duties as Prime immediate Minister and Minister discharge of of General Affairs with Mr. William immediate effect Marlin as Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs

09* May 8, 2018 Motion Voting postponed W.S. Smith Motion to reduce the OV 19 concerning to another meeting gross salaries of reduction of Members of

salaries of Parliament by 15% Members of and to instruct the Parliament Minister of General Affairs to amend the necessary legislation to accommodate the aforementioned reduction of 15% and to submit draft legislation for such to Parliament for approval within 60 days of the date of this motion. Parliamentary Year 2018-2019 01 November Motion Accepted (F:5, A:4) C.A.H. Motion regarding OV 2 under 9, 2018 pertaining Peterson calling on the Minister agenda to calling of Education, Culture, point 2 the Minister Youth and Sport to of ECYS to draft a safe school draft a safe plan in close school plan cooperation with all stakeholders and present this plan to Parliament within 60 days, with a first reporting on its progress in 30 days. 01 November Motion Accepted (F:9, A:4) F.G. Motion instructing the OV 7 12, 2018 approve and Richardson Minister of Finance to Motion submit all approve and submit was tax an outline of all tax presented legislation legislation to be on relevant to drafted relevant to November tax reform the agreed tax reform 12, 2018 and and a schedule for and voted convening completion and on in the of monthly presentation of draft continuatio meetings of tax legislation and or n on May the amendments, not 8, 2019. Committee exceeding a period of of Finance 3 months. for periodic This motion also calls updates to convene monthly meeting of the Committee of Finance of Parliament to which the Minister of

Finance is invited to provide periodic updates with regards to the draft tax legislations and amendments. 02 November Motion Accepted (F:9, A:4) R. Brison Motion to have the OV 7 12, 2018 pertaining Minister of Finance Motion to tax engage ditrectly with was collection AirBnB and VRBO in presented agreement signing a tax collection on between agreement with November country St. country Sint Maarten, 12, 2018 Maarten allowing these and voted and AirBnB platforms to collect on in the and VRBO the accommodations continuatio tax or turnover tax on n on May behalf of hosts and 8, 2019. remit these to St. Maarten and that the Minister of Finance report back to Parliament with draft tax collection agreements with aforementioned platforms within 30 days. 03 May 8, 2019 Motion Accepted (F:9, A:5) A.M.R. Irion Motion instructing the OV 7 exemption Minister of Finance to from the make the necessary transfer tax changes within the tax for first time system to introduce home an exemption from owners the transfer tax for first time home owners for a home not exceeding a purchase price of four hundred and fifty thousand guilders within 6 months and report back to Parliament within three months to update Parliament on the progress.

01 January 21, Motion of Rejected (F:7, A:7). C.T. Motion stating that OV 17 2019 non- Emmanuel the Minister of confidence Tourism, Economic MinTEATT Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Mr. Stuart Johnson, no longer enjoys the confidence of the Parliament of Sint Maarten. 02 February 4, Motion of Rejected (F:7, A:7) W.V. Marlin Motion stating that OV 17 2019 non- Prime Minister Leona confidence Romeo-Marlin no PM and longer enjoys the MinAZ confidence of the Parliament of Sint Maarten and seeks her immediate discharge as Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs. 01 June 25, Motion of Rejected (F:7, A:8) F.G. Motion stating that OV 28 2019 non- Richardson the Minister of under confidence Finance, Mr. Perry agenda MinFIN F.M. Geerlings, no point 5. longer enjoys the Motion confidence of the was Parliament of Sint presented Maarten. on June 25, 2019 and voted on in the continuatio n on July 2, 2019. 02 June 28, Motion of Accepted (F:8, A:7) L.F.E. Motion stating that OV 28 2019 non- Mercelina the Minister of Public under confidence Health, Social Affairs agenda MinVSA and Labor, Mr. Emil point 5. Lee, no longer enjoys Motion the confidence of the was Parliament of Sint presented Maarten. on June 28, 2019 and voted on in the continuatio

n on July 2, 2019. 03 July 2, 2019 Motion Accepted (F:15, E.J. Doran Motion instructing the OV 28 pertaining A:0) MinTEATT to under to immediately address agenda Government and update the list of point 5 controlled Government products controlled products, and to enforce the calibration maximum priced tasks items within 90 days, to dedicate employees to solely deal with calibration tasks, and that the Minister updates Parliament within 30 days on his plan 04 July 2, 2019 Motion to Accepted (F:15, S.A. Wescot- Motion instructing OV 28 evaluate A:0) Williams Parliament and under CFT’S Government to agenda structure analyze statement point 5 and modus from IMF regarding operandi Curacao and its and/or financial management independen and to evaluate CFT’s t structure and modus functioning operandi and/or independent functioning. It also resolves to commence discussion about removing this kind of financial supervision and terminating the Rijkswet financieel toezicht, which is to be replaced by an improved Sint Maarten’s financial oversight system and budgetary control. 05 July 2, 2019 Reductions Accepted (F:8, A:7) S.A. Wescot- Motion seeks to OV 28 in Williams eliminate the monthly under Government allowance granted to agenda ’s budget, Ministers and point 5 Parliament’s Members of budget and Parliament, that for

Parliament’s the budget 2020 emoluments Government present a proposal to eliminate fringe benefits, to restrict all Government travel delegations to not more than 2 persons, to establish Parliament’s travel budget at ANG. 500.000, to cut Government travel across the board with (another) 10%, that more than ANG. 500 per month in mobile telephone cost will be for account of the individual Minister or Member, and to collect immediately the 10% medical self- contribution from Members and Ministers. 01 August 13, Government Accepted (F: 6, A: C.T. Motion instructing the OV 30 2019 long lease 3) Emmanuel Government to land disallow any situation Shipyard from existing where N.V. and Shipyard N.V. ends up investigatio being the ultimate n to holder of the land as possible described in the abuse of certificates of power admeasurements in point of this motion, and to have the appropriate authorities investigate the possible abuse of power and/or forgery of the former Minister of Finance, Mr. M. Ferrier. Parliamentary Year 2019-2020 01 September Motion Accepted (F: 9, A: S.E. Jacobs Motion condemning OV 35 25, 2019 condemning 0) the decision of the Parliament

the invoking COM to invoke article ary year of article 59 59 Constitution and 2018-2019 Constitution declaring that the and non- following Ministers: confidence Prime Minister Leona in Romeo- Romeo-Marlin, Marlin Minister Wycliffe cabinet Smith, Minister Perry Geerlings, Minister Stuart Johnson, Minister Van Hugh Cornelius de Weever, Minister Plenipotentiary Jorien Wuite and Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary Micheal Somersall, no longer enjoy the confidence of Parliament. And that the Prime Minister and Minister of Justice be removed from office effective immediately. 01 November Motion Meeting was C.A.H. The motion instructs OV 34 4, 2019 instructing adjourned due to a Peterson the responsible Parliament the lack of quorum caretaker Ministers to ary year Government immediately sign the 2018-2019 to sign the legal agreements on legal the Airport Terminal agreements Reconstruction on the Project with the Airport World Bank, the Terminal European Investment Reconstructi Bank, Princess Juliana on Project International Airport, with the the Noteholders of WB, the EIB, the 2012 Indenture PJIA, the and other relevant Noteholders parties thereto, in of the 2012 accordance with the indenture terms of the national and other decrees authorizing relevant the signing of these parties agreements. thereto

01 December Motion Accepted F.G. This motions resolves OV 8 2, 2019 indicating unanimously Richardson to indicate that the that the motion of Parliament motion of of September 25, September 2019, does not restrict 25, 2019 any caretaker/interim does not Minister from signing restrict the (i) the legal government agreements in relation from signing to the Airport legal Terminal agreements Reconstruction in relation Project with the to the World Bank, the airport and European Investment the Bank and Princess concession Juliana International undertaking Airport or (ii) the Concession Undertaking 01 December Motion Meeting was R. Brison This motion resolves OV 10 13, 2019 declaring adjourned to declare the urgency the urgency in the payment of in the retroactive salaries to payment of the Justice Ministry retroactive personnel as that of salaries to national interest, to the Justice immediately exhaust Ministry every effort possible personnel to pay at least a as that of maximum of 50% of national what is estimated to interest be owed to all Justice Ministry personnel that qualify for such, that the interim Minister of Finance should seek the support of Telem to refund the amount of funds required to execute the payment, and that the former caretaker Minister of Finance and Justice, P. Geerlings should be held personally liable for any fees such as

the transfer fees or legal fees. 01 April 27, Motion Accepted (F: 12, A: S.L. Duncan Motion requesting the OV 23 2020 Parliament 3) Minister of Finance to and Council present a of Ministers comprehensive cost approach to cost- reduction cutting measures within 15 days, that the Government reduce salaries of political figures by 5% for six months, that a general reduction in material costs of both Parliament and the Council of Ministers by 20% be had, and to review the ‘Pensioenregeling Politieke gezagdragers’ regarding the transitional allowance of public office holders within the next six months. 02 April 27, Motion Rejected (F: 3, A: M.D. Gumbs Motion requesting OV 23 2020 Parliament 11) Government to adopt and Council a national decree of Ministers reducing salaries of salary political figures by reduction 15% as soon as possible and to submit the relevant draft national ordinance within three months after adoption of the national decree in which this will be formalized. 01 May 12, Motion Accepted (F: 12, A: R. Brison Motion to have OV 18 2020 requesting a 2) Government request performanc of the airport for a e plan for concrete performance reconstructi plan for the on of the reconstruction of the airport and airport and to have

update the holding board evaluation update the CEO Government on the evaluation of the CEO to be finalized within 4 weeks. 01 May 19, Motion Accepted (F: 12, A: G.S. Heyliger- This motion resolves OV 25, 2020 supporting 3) Marten to support the motion Government Government of Sint was quest to Maarten’s response to adopted on secure the Kingdom Council May, 20, financial of Ministers, that the 2020 and other conditions in said assistance written proposal Irma and should only be COVID-19 accepted insofar that they are not in violation of local and Kingdom laws, international charters, conventions, and protocols, that they are equivalent to proposals for solidarity that were in process, that they are SMART, and that the relevant union and labor representatives have been consulted. It also resolves to remind the Kingdom of obligations and responsibilities, as well as that of being State Party to the international agreements. Also for the COM to continue dialogue with the Kingdom Government and other relevant partners within the Kingdom with the aim at securing the required COVID-19 related assistance and to urge the Kingdom

Government to cooperate with the process. For the Chair of Parliament and the Chair of the Committee for Kingdom Relations to engage relevant experts on the matters related to this motion to provide advice and assistance on conditionalities within the Kingdom for mutual assistance within 2 weeks. And lastly for the Chair of Parliament to bring this motion to the attention of the legitimate legislative, executive, and judiciary branches within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the United Nations, as well as having it added to the agenda of the IPKO scheduled for 2020. 01 June 18, Motion Rejected (F: 5, A: 8) S.A. Wescot- This motion resolves 2020 Roadmap of Williams to prepare a roadmap actions to of actions to be be undertaken with undertaken regards to the political regarding status of St. Maarten political and to utilize all status Sint means available to Maarten Parliament to champion St. Maarten’s case that the Charter does not grant the Caribbean countries a full measure of self- government, and to call on the Government to

initiate a Kingdom conference and follow up on decisions of the Kingdom Conference of 2011, and to call upon the Government to explore the avenues available to St. Maarten if the Kingdom is found not to be open to dialogue on the position of St. Maarten. 01 July 8, 2020 Motion Accepted (F: 15, A: R. Brison This motion resolves rejecting 0) to support the Consensus Government in Kingdom rejecting conditions Law presented in the draft Caribbean Kingdom Law Reform Caribbean Reform Entity Entity and that they present a counterproposal. The Government is also urged to dialogue with the Government of the Netherlands on the procurement of financing devoid of conditions that will have a negative impact and to create a socio-economic recovery and development strategy, and to explore the feasibility of government-owned entities and ZBO’s holding partial Government assets. Parliamentary Year 2020-2021 01 September Motion to Accepted (F: 13, A: O.E.C. Ottley That Parliament sends OV 27 28, 2020 revisit 0) a request to the Parliament World Bank Kingdom Government ary Year agreements to revisit the World 2019-2020; and Bank agreements, for amended establish Government to motion

procuremen establish a national t and public procurement employmen policy regarding t permits bidding for policies government, government owned companies, and the NRPB, to establish a policy to condition employment permits, that no machinery or heavy equipment shall be imported by foreign contractors once available locally and this to be executed by December 30, 2020. 01 October 23, Motion on Accepted (F: 11, O.E.C. Ottley This motion resolves OV 4 2020 reopening A:3) for the Minister of of the VSA to immediately Country explore adjusting the admittance policy by using Antigen-rapid test at port of entries, encouraging travelers to test before traveling, travelers to pay fixed fee as contribution towards the cost of testing, insurance and COVID treatment capabilities in St. Maarten. It also resolves to have the Minister of TEATT and VSA create a policy for a safe and responsible way of allowing the crew members of docked ships to disembark as visitors, and for government to allow businesses to reopen at their regular opening hours but with strict adherence to the

health code and biweekly inspection by controllers. And to report back to Parliament with these advices within 1 week. 01 November Motion Accepted (F:11, G.S. Heyliger- This motion resolves OV 7 5, 2020 regarding A:3) Marten to urge the UN Government of the Decolonizati (Kingdom of the) on, Netherlands to cease Decolonizati and desist from any on actions which conflict Committee with its continued and obligations under Kingdom article 73 of the UN RTC 2021 Charter, and to invoke the right to directly approach the UN General Assembly. It also resolves to endorse the initiative and legal actions taken by foundations in Sint Maarten and Curacao related to the decolonization of the former Netherlands Antilles. It declares any actions by the Government of the Netherlands which do not treat the interest of the people of Sint Maarten or violates obligations of the Netherlands as null and void and resolves to immediately retain local and international legal counsel to assist the Parliament and Government with ending violations of Sint Maarten’s UN- mandated right to a full measure of self- government and

completing the decolonization process. The motion instructs the Council of Ministers to act in accordance with the motion and to urgently initiate dialogue to prepare a Kingdom Round Table Conference by July 2021 in which all partners will ratify and commit to complete the decolonization process of the former Netherlands Antilles. It also resolves to establish a Permanent Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Decolonization of the Parliament of Sit Maarten. 01 February 2, Motion Accepted (F: 13, A: C.A. This motions resolves OV 9 2021 every 6 1) Buncamper to have the Prime months Minister and Minister evaluation of Finance (with the temporary support of the Central national Bank) return to ordinances Parliament with an evaluation every 6 months on the three (3) temporary national ordinances related to the reduction c.q. standardization of employment benefits of elected officials, political appointees and personnel in the Government and relevant semi- governmental organizations, for as long as these laws are in place. The evaluation should

include the current financial position of Government, accurate and current GDP figures, and an economic outlook of the Country. 01 June 30, Motion Accepted (F: 13, A: G.C. This motion resolves OV 16 2021 pertaining 0) Pantophlet to call on the under to Government, in their agenda requesting discussions with the point 3 debt Dutch Government, to cancellation make it priority to for St. request debt Maarten in cancellation as this is discussions the only recourse for with the St. Maarten to get out Dutch of this debt and government execute its social and economic duties as it relates to the citizens of the country 02 June 30, Motion Accepted (F: 12, A: G.S. Heyliger- This motion resolves OV 16 2021 regarding 1) Marten to request that the under finalization Government finalize agenda of the the updated point 3 “rechtsposit “rechtspositie” of the ie” of the Justice Ministry Justice personnel and report Ministry to Parliament with personnel this within 3 months. and include It also resolves to all request that the outstanding Government include payments to all outstanding them in amounts due to the budget 2022 Justice Ministry personnel since 2010, that have not been paid out as yet, in the budget 2022 and have these amounts paid out no later than December 31, 2022. 03 June 30, Motion Accepted (F: 10, A: G.S. Heyliger- This motions resolves OV 16 2021 regarding 3) Marten to request under multi- Government to review agenda annual plan and give feedback on point 3;

on a comprehensive amended finalization multi-annual plan to motion of the be presented by decolonizati Parliament on the on process execution of and path to resolutions and letters economic regarding recovery decolonization and on the draft document “Path to Economic Recovery” as presented by the Minister of TEATT, including introduction of a transaction tax or comparable tax legislation.

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**At the time of the voting there was no longer a quorum hence the voting should have been halted but was not done.