Aruban parliament delayed establishment kingdom law for years
THE HAGUE — The parliament of Aruba caused the seven-year delay in the establishment of the kingdom law that limits the authority of the Kingdom Council of Ministers, DossierKoninkijksrelaties.nl reports. More...
Amended Kingdom Charter limits authority Kingdom Council of Ministers
PHILIPSBURG — A kingdom law that amends two articles in the Kingdom Charter limits the authority of the Kingdom Council of Ministers to issue General Measures of Kingdom Governance (Algemene Maatregelen van More...
Same sex marriage debate continues at the Supreme Court
WILLEMSTAD — The debate about the right to same sex marriage in Curacao and Aruba is in full swing, after the Common Court of Justice ruled that banning such marriages violates the constitutional right to More...
Analysis: Electoral Strategies and the Significance of a Full Slate
By Terrance Rey The analysis of the 2020 elections in St. Maarten sheds light on a crucial aspect of electoral dynamics: the impact of the number of candidates on a party’s overall performance. The proposition More...
It pays to go into elections with the maximum number of candidates
PHILIPSBURG — It is worthwhile to enter elections with a full list of 23 candidates. This appears from our analysis of the 2020-elections. Generally, the top five vote getters on a list are good for around More...
Investment-levels lag behind Caribbean average
PHILIPSBURG — The International Monetary fund (IMF) observes in its 2022 Article IV Consultation that public investments levels in St. Maarten are too low compared to the Caribbean region. The average Caribbean More...
It’s official: Elections on January 11, 2024
PHILIPSBURG — It’s official: parliamentary elections will take place on January 11, 2024, and parties will have to submit their lists of candidates on November 22. The government published the national More...
Vote on Hartog/Crone motion postponed until December
THE HAGUE — Senators Eddy Hartog (Volt) and Ferd Crone (Green Left/PvdA) have agreed to postpone voting on their motion that objects to the intention of charging Curacao and Aruba a higher interest rate on More...
Almost one in five households live under the poverty line
PHILIPSBURG — At least 19 percent of St. Maarten’s population has a monthly income of 1,000 guilders ($558.66) or less, it appears from an analysis of the local labor market by the Economic Bureau Amsterdam More...
Minister Richardson: “Decision is vital to meet the pressing needs of the Pointe Blanche prison”
PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Justice Anna Richardson has reacted in a hurry to criticism from the police union NAPB about her decision to make the police force responsible for the detention center at police More...
