PHILIPSBURG--Chairperson of Parliament William Marlin on Tuesday sent a letter to Caretaker Prime Minister Wycliffe Smith on reports that travel has been approved for former Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin to attend a World Bank conference.
The questions include whether the “Council of Ministers approved for Romeo-Marlin to travel after her dismissal as Prime Minister; If yes, on what date did the meeting take place? If the answer to question 1 is yes, then what is the purpose of this travel and for how long? If the answer to question 1 is yes, please explain why the Council of Ministers had to approve travel of a former Prime Minister?
“If the travel for Mrs. Leona Marlin-Romeo was approved, in what capacity would she be traveling? If the answer to question 1 is yes, who is paying for this travel and what is the cost of this trip? And can you provide any information related to the travel of Mrs. Leona Marlin-Romeo, particularly if she will be speaking or conducting and or attending any meeting in any way, on behalf of Sint Maarten.”
Marlin had said in a press release on Monday that he was seriously concerned about the information reaching him about the purported travel approval. Marlin said even if the trip would be covered by the Trust Fund, that this would be wrong, as the Trust Fund was not set up to promote neither the work of the World Bank nor the agenda of a former prime minister.
