Viren Kotai: A fresh voice for his generation
Dear Editor, Viren Vinod Kotai was born on Sint Maarten in 1995, right in between the two major hurricanes Luis and Marilyn. He attended the St. Dominic Primary School and then went on to complete the St. Dominic High School at the very young age of 16. His next educational stop was Canada where he completed the associate level in Accounting and Finance More...
Tswana Nunes-Burleson is “determined to make a difference”
“My humble, down-to-earth character and naturally caring personality allows me to connect with people of all walks of life without prejudice”. This is one of the ways that this remarkable SMCP candidate describes More...
The writing is on the wall
By Hilbert Haar Let me make one thing clear before writing anything else. The real winners and losers will become apparent only after the January 9, 2020 elections. But I still think, quoting Greta Thunberg, that More...
Elections promise earthquake shift in the balance of power
PHILIPSBURG – Seven parties, 112 candidates and fifteen seats available in parliament: the theoretical odds of winning a seat are close to 1:7.5. The January elections promise an earthquake shift in the balance More...
SMCP SUBMITS A STRONG LIST OF 13 CANDIDATES
PHILIPSBURG — On Postulation Day, Thursday, November 21, 2019, the Sint Maarten Christian Party, SMCP, submitted a list of 13 candidates for the upcoming 2020 elections to be held on Thursday, January 9. The More...
Upcoming Election on December 6th , 2019
The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry would like to inform the members of the business community of the upcoming postulation period for the COCI Elections for the Board of Directors of the St. Maarten More...
Voters asked to update their information at civil registry
PHILIPSBURG — The Civil Registry Department would hereby like to invite all eligible voters in connection with the upcoming parliamentary elections to update their voter information. Citizens are invited More...
Deadline for application registration new political parties: Wednesday, October 9, 2019
PHILIPSBURG — The Electoral Council hereby wishes to inform prospective political parties desirous of participating in the upcoming elections on 9 January 2020 that: In view of the fact that postulation date More...
A giant blooper
By Hilbert Haar Did Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday overstep the mark on September 23 when he signed the national decree that invokes article 59? That question rumbles through the corridors of power in The Hague More...
