Roy Marlin says Gov will have his support for amendments to room tax Print E-mail
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Monday, 21 December 2009 15:57
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PHILIPSBURG - The administration of the island government of St. Maarten may be looked at more closely as a result of the highly publicized letter of comfort from the DP Executive Council to the Westin Hotel.

Former Commissioner Roy Marlin in a DP press conference on Monday stated that the delay in handling the ordinance that was needed in order for the Westin to get a waiver on the room tax was due to administrative delays.

He stated that the matter was not a priority for Government administration.

The former Commissioner indicated that the matter was a priority for him and that if he could have done what was needed to have been done by the administration then he would have gotten it done a long time ago.

He also noted that bottle necks are created when the signatures of the department heads are required resulting in more time for the administrative process.

Councilman Marlin raised further questions about the civil service core when questioned about the letter that went out to Westin during the month of June 2009, informing them that they would not be able to get relief from the room tax.

He stated that the letter was not sent from the DP Government and as such, the NA government should have been aware of the letter seeing that it needed the signatures of members of the Executive Council, the Chairman of the Council and the Island Secretary.

The National Alliance has denied any knowledge of the letter prior to it being sent. According to Commissioner William Marlin, he only became aware of the letter when he was brief on the matter by Westin.

Based on this councilman Marlin stated that if that’s the case, the civil service core must be carefully looked at.
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patricia pantophlet   |72.252.9.xxx |2009-12-21 14:01:08
i think the DP council members should stop trying to find ways to defend their
failure as the former ruling government, in ensuring the ammendment of the room
tax ordinance. My question if the matter was really top priority for now
councilman R. Marlin then commissioner and it couldnt happen within 4
years????
Its ironic, just a few weeks ago the same dp faction accused
MA/Heyliger Government, namely NA of throwing civil servants under the bus wrt
the submision of the (correct)budget NOW councilman R. Marlin is questioning the
civil service core(same civil servants)
concerning this (in)famous letter.
Incridible, I guess someone or some group must carry the blame and guess what
its not the dp, at least that is what the dp wants us to believe, but we are
intelligent people and we know exactly who dropped the ball and it sure as
h...... is not the NA/Heyliger government, nor the civil servants.
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Roy G.O. Home   |200.7.53.xxx |2009-12-21 18:37:46
Roy stop trying to put the blame on civil servants. Civil servants are just
doing their jobs. They don't get million dollar villas and they don't get nicely
paved roads in their neighborhoods. So Roy, just go home.
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O.K. ?!?!?!   |200.7.55.xxx |2009-12-21 20:20:21
So which EXCO signed the letter and who instructed to have it sent out? If the
previous (DP) EXCO did not sign or sent it out and William Marlin (NA) had no
knowledge of it, then do we have a "third unknown" EXCO in office? Or
..... Is W. Marlin so signing happy that he does not read what he is signing?
This is becoming quite interesting.
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anonymous   |72.252.9.xxx |2009-12-22 02:18:38
Roy Marlin is responsible for the destruction of our beaches, sewage
problems,and with the water and electricity outages. These departments and their
failure's were all on his watch as commissioner. To have his opinion daily in
the newspaper " on how Roy sees things" is an insult to anyone with half
a brain. That Roy allows himself a platform to continue his arrogant and self-
serving rants is a disgrace to all of us, that a man can stoop so low is beyond
comprehension. That a man allows himself to deceive people so openly, so
publicly.How can Roy subject his family to this humiliation time after time?
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BES(S)-Islander   |200.7.40.xxx |2009-12-22 09:43:29
Councilman Roy Marlin knows fully well that the Commissioners do not sign
outgoing EXCO letters. He is fully aware that this is done by the Lt. Gov. and
the Island Secretary on behalf of the EXCO. This is a clear example of willfully
misleading the ppl.
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gangster   |72.252.9.xxx |2009-12-22 16:47:10
roy and his gangster friends sold st.maarten long time ago now he come crying
on stage shame on you roy go back to aruba where u came from and try to be a
commissioner down there maybe in san nicolaas not oranje stad your not white
stupid.
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Roy go home   |201.220.15.xxx |2009-12-22 16:52:39
Man roy can lie, he now trying to look for some excuse to blame his failure on
others. Man they need to investigate Roy ass. I wonder how many millions Westin
ain't pay him. This man really feel that he is one of the best ever
commissioners that the island has had. Roy is bad meat within DP. DP cannot win
an election with the likes of Roy. Pure bad salt for the party. I have been a DP
for over 40 years and to be honest this time around I cannot vote for DP with
the likes of Roy around. Claude Wathey go to be rolling over in his grave.
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O.K. then ?!?!?!   |200.7.55.xxx |2009-12-22 18:54:02
@ BES(S)-Islander.
So let me see if I have this straight.

When it comes to
the present (NA/Heyliger) EXCO, DP and Roy Marlin knows that the commissioners
do not sign outgoing EXCO letters but when it comes to the previous (DP) EXCO,
NA and William Marlin did NOT know that the commissioners did not sign outgoing
letters?

Then, one of the main issues was that the letter was sent out on June
30 of 2009, a letter that was signed by the Lt. Governor and the Island
Secretary. Why did'nt they (the Lt. Gov. and Isl. Secr.) communicate to the
present EXCO or at least William Marlin (leader of Govt.) of the situation? Or
why could'nt William Marlin, upon investigating the case, obtain the letters
and the entire file from the Lt. Governor or the Isl. Secr.? Why did he have to
have the resort send him a copy of said letter? Does the present EXCO understand
how the Govt. apparatus work or not? Or do they still believe that a
commissioner could just issue any letter they want without advise from the
various departments, without approval from the EXCO and or IC or without
signatures of the Lt. Gov. and Isl. Secr.? Then Roy is defending accusations on
his previous port folios, where are the present commissioners representing their
portfolios? Is this a one man show?

Is'nt that a clear example of willfully
"TRYING" to mislead the ppl.?
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observer   |190.2.190.xxx |2009-12-22 21:34:56
The board walk was constructed without a permit.
When a few people (Fernando )
the permit was presented in a matter of hours. The only thing I observe is that

Mr. R. Marlin is loosing his magic touch
and blaming the civil servants. I
hope his statements does not cause D.P. to lose votes.
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HELP   |72.252.9.xxx |2009-12-23 03:00:05
THE POLITICIANS NEED TO STOP THINKING ABOUT THEMSELVES. THE NEED TO THINK OF THE
PEOPLE. THE POOR IS GETTING POORER AND THE OTHERS ARE GETTING RICHER.

THE
POLITICIANS DO NOT THINKS PEOPLE WHEN THEY GET IN (SOME OF THEM) THE PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN POISONED TO SETTLE FOR CRAP- RUM, A FEW DOLLARS HERE AND
THERE,FOOD,FURNITURE ,BLOCKS AND MORE. WE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN TO VOTE
FOR THE ISSUES AND NOT FOR CRAP.
lIFE ON ST.MAARTEN IS VERY HARD EVEN TRHOUGH
YOU HAVE WHAT WE CALL A GOOD PAYING JOB.THE BILLS ARE KILLING PEOPLE. ONLY GOD
IS HELPINGME. THE TAXES ARE TOO HIGH, THE BANKS ARE RAKING HAVOC.

LET JUST
GOD TO KEEP US SANE.
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Ricardo   |200.7.58.xxx |2009-12-23 03:24:16
I can fully understand why God would say in the bible that he is going to crush
and put and end to all these man made governments, one is not better than the
other my fellow citizens they are all called POLITICIANS and fall short of the
Glory of God so you see Why the world will go from bad to worst it was never
Gods intention for man to Govern man please read Genesis carefully and you will
see God gave man the knowledge to take care of the animals not man they had to
be under his rulership otherwise is bound to fail
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Greedy WOLF   |200.7.41.xxx |2009-12-23 18:51:57
Roy i do understand why, you have to make statements as such right now,

Simply because you want your self too look good in the eyes of the GM and the
owner of the Westin Dawn Beach Resort. So in case they are listerning to the
News by radio or TV, they can hear your sweet devilish, wrong motivates talks,
YOU Are a Selffish self Center Bast.., If you know whats good for you, You
better start keeping up with the Deals that you wine and dinne with the BIG BOYS
of Westin in order for you to get your portion.
Roy You need to stop and think.
The big money fellows are smart under cover maffia's. and they know that you are
a liar and a hypocrite.
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