Miscellaneous

On April 1, 2014 the National Ordinance (AB 5, 2014) regarding the establishment of a Report Centre Child Abuse came into force. In accordance with this National Ordinance the Court of Guardianship will serve as the Report Centre for Child Abuse. Eradication of Child Abuse is one of the many rights protected by the United … Read more

Philipsburg …….The Rotary Club of St. Maarten invited the Ombudsman, Dr. Nilda Arduin to give a presentation on the role and responsibilities of the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman welcomes such initiative taken by Rotary Club of St. Maarten to inform its members on the tasks and activities carried out by this High Council of State. Vision and Mission … Read more

PHILIPSBURG……………….. Professor of the University of Utrecht, Dr. G.H. Addink paid a visit to the Bureau Ombudsman to discuss possible training projects with the Ombudsman and the paper written by one of the Complaint Officers of the Bureau, Mrs. Lysandra William-Crestian. The training on “Principles of Good Governance” was also attended by the following staff of the Bureau … Read more

The Ombudsman, Dr. Nilda Arduin, proudly welcomes the CAROA executive board once more to Sint Maarten. The Board of CAROA ( Caribbean Ombudsman Association) has chosen Sint Maarten, because of its central location, to hold its board meeting at the Bureau Ombudsman from February 26th to February 28t 2014. Executive Board Members in Attendance The following … Read more

PHILIPSBURG………………..The Ombudsman and the entire staff of Bureau Ombudsman are presently undergoing a public relations and media training in preparation for its Public Information Campaign 2014, which will be launched in April at the Bureau. Traing In keeping with its Strategic Plan 2011 – 2021 the Ombudsman embarked on a training at the Bureau to … Read more

PHILIPSBURG………………..On March 26th 2014 the representative of Transparency International, headed by the director Mr. Alejandro Salas, paid a courtesy visit to the Bureau Ombudsman. The delegation was received by the Secretary General Ms. Patricia Philips, as the Ombudsman, Dr. Nilda Arduin, is off island. Transparency International system- NIS (National Integrity system) assessment evaluates the anticorruption efficacy … Read more

Philipsburg – The Ombudsman applauds the initiative shown by the Civil Registry Department to organize Community Outreach Information Sessions. The Ombudsman emphasizes the duty of public bodies to inform the citizen. Organizing the Community Outreach Information sessions is a step in the direction to inform the public about the processes and services provided by the Department.  Public … Read more

PHILIPSBURG……On 1 November 2014 new complaint officer in the person of Ms. Carmencita P. Lammar has joined the staff of the Ombudsman. Ms. Lammar is a former student of the St Maarten Academy, where she completed her studies in 1998. She left for the Netherlands 1999 where she studied in Marketing, Law and Implementation & … Read more

Philipsburg – The Ombudsman of Sint Maarten, Dr. Nilda Arduin, recently returned from her trip to New York, where she attended the annual Board meeting of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). Productive Meeting Dr. Arduin is pleased to report that the meeting was very productive; various courses, to be sponsored with IOI funds, were approved. … Read more

PHILIPSBURG…….The Ombudsman, Dr. Nilda Arduin has completed a series of workshops with the various ministries which were held at the University of Saint Martin from August 8th 2013 and ended on August 15th 2013. An introduction was given on the role of the Ombudsman in this new constitution and the role of the civil servants in upholding … Read more