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Political leaders face off(Audio Inside) |
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Written by Staff Reporter
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Sunday, 17 January 2010 17:41 |
www.sxmislandtime.com
 PHILIPSBURG - The AVS live political debate, held Sunday evening at the Philipsburg Cultural Center on the Backstreet, gave the political leaders the opportunity to give an account of their contributions to the island in a number of areas including constitutional affairs, crime and finance.
The political leaders contesting the 2010 parliamentary election is the National Alliance (NA), the Democratic Party (DP) and the People's Progressive Alliance (PPA).
The political leaders of the National Alliance and the Democratic Party bashed each other for what they viewed as defects in their respective representation of the island.
The spoke about the financial management of the country, inclusive of its social challenges including education.
The Democratic Party was reprimanded by the National Alliance for not doing enough for the people based on the length of time that they occupied the reigns of government.
The National Alliance was in turn, chided for their governing on the Federal Level and the time period for which they have been governing on the local level.
The panel also had the opportunity to answer questions from the internet and the audience that was on hand for the event.
At the conclusion of the debate, the political leaders called on the voters to vote and gave their reasons why the voter should vote for their party.
The political leaders present for the debate were the leader of the Democratic Party Sarah Wescot-Williams, leader of the PPA drs. Gracita Arrindell and the leader of the National Alliance William Marlin.
The debate was moderated by Paul de Wint of The Daily Herald and timed by Mr. Michel Chance of the University of St. Maarten.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 22:20 |
