Central Committee meeting of Parliament regarding the advice on the appointment of a member of the General Audit Chamber and the 2019 annual report of the Ombudsman.

November 18, 2020

PHILIPSBURG:—The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2020. The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for 10.00 hrs. The Ombudsman will be in attendance.

The agenda points are:
1. Advice on appointment member General Audit Chamber (IS/145/2020-2021 dated November 2, 2020)
2. Year Report 2019-Ombudsman (IS/1080/2019-2020 dated July 30, 2020)

Due to measures taken to mitigate the coronavirus (COVID-19), the House of Parliament is only allowing persons with an appointment to enter the Parliament building.
The parliamentary sessions will be carried live on St. Maarten Cable TV Channel 115, via SXM GOV radio FM 107.9, via Pearl Radio FM 98.1, the audio via the internet www.sxmparliament.org, www.pearlfmradio.sx and Parliament’s Facebook page: Parliament of Sint Maarten

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