PHILIPSBURG--The first constituting meeting of the Council of Minister was opened by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams in Dr. A.C. Wathey Legislative Hall on Monday, following the swearing-in of the ministers of the new National Alliance (NA)-led coalition by Governor Eugene Holiday.
First on the agenda was the signing of the ministerial substitution decree by the governor, Wescot-Williams, Deputy Prime Minister William Marlin and the five other ministers.
Wescot-Williams as chairwoman of the Council of Ministers, gave an introduction and an overview of the first week in office. The ministers were also provided with an information package saved on a specially designed bamboo memory stick, bearing the slogan of the new government, "Working for the People."
The information package included a document from the Secretaries-General about each of the seven Ministries, copies of all organic laws established before 10-10-10, law-making procedures, processes of making laws and decrees, the law pertaining to the country's organization with respect to the ministries including the different decisions on responsibilities and tasks per ministry, and a memo explaining frequently asked legal questions.
The package also included a separate booklet of the Rules of Order which explains the most significant articles of the Rules and additional information on the Secretariat as the support unit of the Council of Ministers.
Holiday also provided information to the Ministers and an elucidation about the meeting schedule for the individual ministers (monthly) as well as the Council of Ministers (quarterly). The Governor meets with the Prime Minister on a weekly basis.
The first working meeting of the Council of Ministers will be held today, Tuesday, and will focus on the logistical aspects of governing.
The new government will hold its first Council of Ministers Press Briefing, to be attended by Wescot-Williams and Marlin, on Wednesday.
An extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting will be held on Thursday for ministers to receive a presentation by the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.
A second extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting will be held to deal with organizational issues on Friday.
During the week, ministers will meet with the Secretaries-General of their ministries to be briefed about the current state of affairs.
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