"Gov’t should merge work/residence permit and Permanent Residency for those born here."
PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United People's Party, MP Rolando Brison, expressed satisfaction over the Government of St. Maarten's announcement that it has instituted a "grace period" during which undocumented persons living on the island can apply for residence and work permits.
"I am quite pleased with the announcement of a grace period for the application of work permits by those who have "fallen through the cracks" of the legal system," stated Brison on Thursday evening.
He said many persons residing on the island without the necessary residence and ...
