Democracy is a system of government in which the citizens exercise their power directly by electing representatives via political parties, to form a governing body, such as Parliament. An electoral system is the set of rules outlining how elections are conducted and how their results are determined. Elections provide the primary means for ensuring that governments remain responsive and accountable to their citizens. Important to note that within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the elections of the members of Parliament are elected based on a party system; the elections are free and conducted by secret ballot. There are also differences…
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PHILIPSBURG — 721news.com broadcasted a live video showing the UD and SMCP signing a coalition agreement. This video can be viewed below as posted by our news colleague, Gromyko Wilson, on his Facebook page.
PHILIPSBURG – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport in collaboration with the National Sports Institute (NSI) is hosting the #SportsMatter Mixer on Friday, April 6th at the Government Administration Building from 5pm to 8pm. The aim of the event is to stimulate networking between the sports organizations and the business community as well as put the spotlight on the importance of public-private funding of the repair and rebuilding of our local sports facilities. The event starts off with a welcome and cocktail hour from 5 pm and then starts promptly at 6pm with the program of the evening.…
PHILIPSBURG – Rikinaldo Francesco M. will hear on April 25 whether the common Court of Justice finds him guilty of fencing looted goods after Hurricane Irma and of ill-treating his mother. In November, the court in first Instance sentenced the 46-year old tattoo artist to 9 months of imprisonment and the payment of 500 guilders in damages to his mom.
PHLIPSBURG – The Common Court of Justice set May 24 as the date for another pro forma hearing in the appeals process against two men who have been convicted in the Court in First Instance for eleven armed robberies. Orlando Grey and Kendy Pierre, currently detained in Curacao, will hear that day when the appeals trial will take place.
PHILIPSBURG – The Common Court of Justice will handle the appeal hearings in the so-called Casablanca case after the summer – in August or September – it appeared from a pro forma hearing on Thursday afternoon.
PHILIPSBURG – Finance Minister Mike Ferrier is not considering the introduction of a crisis-levy as sister-island Aruba had done by increasing the turnover tax by 2.5 percent to 6 percent. “That has not come up in my discussions yet,” he said at Wednesday’s Council of Ministers press briefing. “We are looking at other ways and means to increase our income.”
PHILIPSBURG – The government organization has been hit by another cyber-attack, Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo said on Wednesday. The attack took place on Monday. As a result of the attack, the complete ICT-system in the government building shut down. On Wednesday, the building was closed down. Government services dealing with the public were not operational.
PHILIPSBURG – More than half of the people who lived sheltered in the Festival Village and the Little League Ball Park after Hurricane Irma have been moved to a transition-shelter in Sucker Garden, Minister Emil Lee (Public Health, social Development and Labor) said on Wednesday.
PHILIPSBURG – Friday at 7.30 p.m. five mini-movies will be featured at the Belair Community Center as part of Unicef’s Children’s Rights Film Festival. Minister Jorien Wuite (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport) said on Wednesday that the festival is the largest of its kind in the Netherlands and now also in the Caribbean. “Children learn in a playful way about their rights. The festival teaches children in an interactive way about their rights with programs that link up with creative subjects and world orientation,” the minister said. “By engaging with other children they gain more knowledge and awareness about the…
