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Parliament to review several draft Kingdom legislation, and approval composition travel delegations to parliamentary invited events and parliamentary work visits

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PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on August 14, 2026. The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday at 10.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg.   

The agenda points are:

  1. Report on the Proposal for a Kingdom Law containing rules regarding extradition for Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Kingdom Law on Extradition for Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten) (IS/1032/2025-2026 dated May 6, 2026)
  2. Report on the Proposal for a Kingdom Law approving the Treaty concluded on May 26, 2023, in Belle Plaine/Belvedere between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the French Republic regarding the delimitation of the border between the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Sint Maarten) and the French Republic (Saint-Martin) (Trb. 2023, 66 and Trb. 2026, 33) (IS/1198/2025-2026 dated June 22, 2026) 
  3. Approval composition delegations and provisions for Members of Parliament to attend official parliamentary invited events and parliamentary work visits:
  • Travel schedule for the 2ndSemester of the year 2026 in connection with Committee, General Assembly (Assamblea), Board of Directors (Junta Directiva) and Eurolat meetings of Parlatino (IS/1250/2025-2026 dated July 7, 2026)
  • Approval composition delegation and provisions for Members of Parliament to attend the Opening of the Island Council Year and Bonaire Day from September 5-6, 2026 (IS/1334/2024-2025 dated August 12, 2026)
  • Approval of composition delegation and provisions for the President of Parliament to attend the 28th Inter-American Conference of Mayors and Local Authorities in Miami, Florida from September 29–30, 2026 (IS/1231/2025-2026 dated July 2, 2026)
  • Approval of composition delegation and provisions for Members of Parliament to participate in the 2nd Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Security, Valparaiso, Chile from October 21-23, 2026 (IS/1294/2025-2026 dated July 28, 2026)

Members of the public are invited to the House of Parliament to attend parliamentary deliberations. 

All persons visiting the House of Parliament must adhere to the house rules. The House of Parliament is located across from the Court House in Philipsburg. The parliamentary sessions will be carried live on Soualiga Headlines, 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 www.youtube.com/c/SintMaartenParliament