PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On November 22, Member of Parliament (MP) Akeem Arrindell sent a letter to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs,
requesting her attention to a number of concerns at PJIA. In his letter to the prime minister the MP sought
clarity on PJIAE’s alleged intentions to seek addition financing, which contradicts the information the MP
received last year, which prohibits PJIAE from seeking finance on the world market, an agreement that was
signed off by the World Bank. MP Arrindell also wants to know for which purpose the alleged financing will
be used and if the lending has to be guaranteed by Government.
MP Arrindell asked for an outline of PJIAE’s priorities and questioned if government, as shareholder, plays
any role or has any involvement in setting PJIAE’s priorities for the sake of transparency and good governance.
MP Akeem Arrindell asked the prime minister if PJIAE has taken any of the points of the governing program
into account, referring to the US pre-clearance and the new by-pass which allows more airlines to land during
the peak hours. The MP mentioned that these are considered vital for the improvement of our economy
and enquired if PJIAE has yet made any attempt to work on the plans for US pre-clearance and requested
the details of such plans, if any.
Government’s supervision of PJIAE came in to question when the MP inquired into how many local firms,
such the St. Maarten Investment Agency and APS, had been app
