ORANJESTAD – In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the chairman of the Kingdom Council of Ministers, Aruba’s Prime Minister Mike Eman demands that the appointment of Alfonso Boekhoudt as the island’s next governor be voided. According to the Aruban Council of Ministers, the appointment is unlawful, Sharina Henriquez reports on Caribisch Netwerk. The letter was sent last week Wednesday, October 12, five days after Boekhoudt’s appointment. “That appointment flagrantly violates the rules established by the Kingdom Council of Ministers,” Eman wrote. The letter shows that the Aruban Council of Ministers has made clear from the beginning that…
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St. Maarten Life Realities, Local Finance & Economics column by Jimmy C. Challenger, writing as a regular weekly columnist for the TODAY newspaper and contributor for the TODAY NEWSPAPER ONLINE. St. Maarten Life Realities “We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and…
MARIGOT (soualigapost.com) – The Malo Company, in which Ms. Lharmony is one of the shareholders, intends to build a five-star ecolodge on Pinel Island. The infrastructure would include “Twenty bungalows and a restaurant built in a way to achieve optimal integration”, said Malo, which presented its project on April 5 to the members of the Saint-Martin Executive Council. The bungalows will be built according to the model of a traditional wood and/or stone hut on stilts. The use of materials and techniques which will “reduce the use of raw materials” will be imposed, as well as the use of renewable products. The company wants…
GREAT BAY – Kingdom Relations Minister Ronald Plasterk intends to speak with the new government about the progress with the plan of approach for the Pointe Blanche prison, in close consultation with the Progress Committee and Minister of Safety and Justice Ard van der Steur. Plasterk announced this intention in answers to questions VVD-MP André Bosman posed about the situation at the prison. Pointe Blanche prison under scrutiny In August, the Progress Committee painted a bleak picture of the current situation. “We have not seen positive developments for the past two years and that is extremely worrisome. The government cannot…
Dear Editor, In our current electoral system we vote for all 15 Members of Parliament through a list system of proportional representation, for the term of four years; the so called parliamentary election. So after voting the people have then voiced their opinion and through a list system of proportional representation, the 15 members-elect are elected to represent the people in parliament. If these 15 members remain with their seat and do not opt to become a minister or prime minister in the formation of the government, our problem as it pertains to parliamentary democracy and trias politica, would still…
Pinel Island may not be on the Dutch side of the island but the location is still a unique party of our tourism product. Now a developer has announced plans to use this idyllic spot for the development of an ecolodge – twenty huts and a restaurant we have been made to understand. Is this progress? Or is this just another developer ready to make a buck, destroying a piece of natural habitat in the process? No matter how ecological responsible the design is, construction on such a small and endearing islet will put pressure on its eco system that…
GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau hosted a VIP welcome reception at the Princess Juliana International Airport to honor Tamillia Chance, a local songstress who competed in the hit reality TV show The Voice Kids. Twelve year old Tamillia was presented with an achievement award by the bureau’s representatives Lisa Noel and Cherinah Franken. She was greeted with live steel pan entertainment, surrounded by fans, family and friends who cheerfully welcomed her. Photo caption: Lisa Noel (left) and Cherinah Franken present Tamillia Chance with an award. Photo contributed
Massive gathering turned up at the Royal Funeral Home and Crematorium to bid farewell to the late Samuel Rueben Augustus Allen Jr. last Friday, October 14th, 2016. Photo caption: Steven Cyrillien, co-worker and long-time friend of Allen Jr. greets Brenda. Photo Today / Milton Pieters PM Marlin at funeral Samuel Allen Jr. “His voice was a reflection of his personality” By Milton Pieters GREAT BAY- The lives he impacted was reflected in the massive gathering that turned up at the Royal Funeral Home and Crematorium to bid farewell to the late Samuel Rueben Augustus Allen Jr. last Friday. Governor Eugène…
GREAT BAY – Three weeks after the parliamentary elections held on September 26, only seven of the 125 candidates who contested the parliamentary elections on September 26, submitted their donation registration to the Electoral Council. Deadline is October 26 The Electoral Council notes with concern that with less than two weeks left before the deadline, close to 95% of the candidates who vied for a parliamentary seat, have yet to comply with the National Ordinance on Registration and Finances of Political Parties. “The remaining 118 candidates are hereby strongly advised to submit their donation registration to the Electoral Council ultimately…
The Electoral Council sent out a rather alarming press release, stating that 95 percent of the 125 candidates that took part in the September 26 elections have not yet registered the donations they received. One would think that the rules of the game are sufficiently known to all those aspiring politicians and that the parties they represented have properly informed them. True, there are still two weeks to go before the deadline, but when just 7 out of 125 have submitted their data, it is tempting to think that most candidates just don’t give a hoot. Interestingly, without registering the…
