Leader of the SMCP, Wycliffe Smith, writes in an article about the H-Factor. Already on November 7, 2019, during an ad hoc committee meeting on electoral reform, the former MP Claude Chacho Peterson proposed that no coalition should be formed with shipjumpers. During his speech the MP for the SMCP said parties should sign an convenant stating that they would not form any governments with shipjumpers. MP Peterson said this would take away the incentive for shipjumpers to go independent and form their own one-man factions. Other ways to disincentivize the shipjumpers was to take away their privilege to get…
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~ To hold open house December 30th ~ CUL DE SAC – Kenepa Garden Estate, a new private residential development by M&M Development N.V., marks a milestone this month with the completion of its infrastructural targets, including the installation of underground utilities, high-speed fiber optic cable and fire hydrants. Kenepa Garden Estate comprises 29 lots located behind Emilio Wilson Historical and Cultural Park just off of L.B. Scott Road and adjacent to St. John’s Estate. An open-house will be held at the estate on Monday, December 30, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Caribbean living is all about being neighbourly. A special invitation to the open…
~ Boardwalk Festival ushers in the Season ~ GREAT BAY – The country’s capital will come alive on Saturday night with the lighting of Front Street, Back Street, and the Boardwalk Boulevard in the spirit of Christmas. Adding to this festive display, the Boardwalk Christmas Festival is about to launch to further bring in the holiday season. On the initiative by the Minister of TEATT Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher, town will shine bright to lift the spirits of visitors and residents alike. The Department of Culture, FunTopia, MixMaster Crew, and Port St. Maarten will come together to carry out the festival and…
By Wycliffe Smith The human factor is the most important element in maintaining or destabilizing government. The Informateurs’, Dr. Nilda Arduin and Mr. Jan Beaujon, in their Report of March 2018, entitled “More than the Numbers”, presented the formula for good governance and for stability of Government. Note that in this article the term “government” refers to Parliament and the Council of Ministers combined. The Informateurs, after discussions with the political parties and various stakeholders in the community, came to the conclusion that the two main requirements for good governance and stability of Government are: (1) a well-defined governing program…
PHILIPSBURG/WILLEMSTAD – Lottery king Robbie dos Santos has been released from prison today. This morning the Court of Appeal in Curaçao ruled that the Public Prosecutor’s Office has not provided sufficient evidence to detain Dos Santos any longer on suspicion of involvement in the murder of politician Helmin Wiels in Curaçao. At a quarter past one this afternoon Robertico dos Santos (62), the owner of Robbie’s Lottery, left the prison under loud cheers from family, friends and workers who were waiting for him at the gate. He had been detained in Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon (SDDK) in Koraal Specht…
ARUN JAGTIANI: “I’m please to officially announce that a few weeks ago, I partnered with Cani TV to produce season 2 of “Talking Politics with Arun Jagtiani”. “We have just finished production on 14 episodes which features interviews with 2 candidates from each of the political parties contesting the upcoming Parliamentary elections. We tried to highlight one incumbent and one new candidate from each party. With the exception of 2 parties we accomplished this formula.” “We did our best to create a very neutral platform – hence the black & white concept – and wanted to allow the viewers the…
By Hilbert Haar Litter irritates people – some more than others. The St. Maarten Pride Foundation has been fighting littering like forever on our island and still people feel no shame to leave a mess on – for instance – Mullet Bay beach after a joyful weekend of playful water-fun and (probably) serious drinking. The pictures on Facebook, and at times in the local newspaper, tell the story: some people are just not born to clean up after themselves. But what if all that garbage had economic value? Would that change the dynamics? This thought entered my mind after having…
Reminder: election candidates are running for office in Parliament, not to become a minister in government. Each political party that obtains proportional representation in Parliament via its candidates and is invited to form part of a majority coalition, negotiates a governing program setting out the priorities for the country for the coming governing period, which hopefully will last a full term of 4 years. Based on the agreed upon governing program the parties then select and appoint persons to be ministers whose cabinets and ministries will be tasked with the execution of the governing program. Tackling issues such as declining…
PHILIPSBURG/WILLEMSTAD — Following the recent bank run on the partly government-owned Girobank in Curaçao, some of the clients of the fully government-owned PSB bank also withdrew their deposits. Management of PSB bank, which has offices in both Curaçao and St. Maarten, was quick to respond that ‘the situation is stable’. Despite assurances to the contrary, public confidence in local banking has taken a nosedive. Clients of Girobank want to sue the bank, the newspaper Extra reported yesterday. The account holders also feel let down by the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS), which has maintained for years that…
Dear Editor, SMCP, letter for letter, stands for the following: 1) S / Smart and Stable Society 2) M / Management Managing their Motivational Movements 3) C / Consciously Considering their Communications with the Community 4) P / Properly Preparing the People S.M.C.P. / SINT MAARTEN CHRISTIAN PARTY is a Smart (wise) party full of Movements (actions) and very Conscious (aware) of what belongs to the People (public), and therefore the Nation of Sint Maarten. Linda York Candidate #10 Sint Maarten Christian Party (SMCP)
