GREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina on Wednesday provided an update on regional security discussions held with the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, stating that there is currently no indication of an escalation in Venezuela and no evidence at this time of a mass influx of migrants from Venezuela toward St. Maarten.

GREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina said Wednesday that the process toward a permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO) appointment at NV GEBE has been suspended pending the outcome of an ongoing internal investigation involving the company’s current temporary manager Thomas Roggendorf.

GREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina provided an update on governance developments at two government-owned companies on Wednesday, confirming that the Council of Ministers has finalized appointments to the Supervisory Board of Directors of TELEM, while the process to appoint additional members to the Supervisory Board of Directors of NV GEBE is advancing through required advisory steps.

GREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc F. E. Mercelina confirmed on Wednesday that new generators for NV GEBE have not yet been ordered, though the process is approaching a key milestone, with the Request for Proposal (RFP) described as nearly finalized.

Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina on Wednesday addressed public questions surrounding the recent dispute that played out in the media involving the suspension of access linked to the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) and a senior member of staff.

GREAT BAY--During Tuesday’s meeting of the Committee of Kingdom Affairs and Inter-Parliamentary Relations (CKAIR), MP Egbert J. Doran posed what he described as a defining question for St. Maarten: can the country realistically speak about autonomy while remaining structurally dependent on external support?