Governor receives final report from formateur Wescot-Williams
Harbour View – On January 12, 2018, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday, received the updated final report from formateur S. Wescot-Williams. The formateur has accepted the commission to form an interim new government supported by a majority in Parliament comprised of the UP-fraction, the DP-fraction, and Member of Parliament More...
Hurricane recovery: St. Maarten in the driver’s seat
PHILIPSBURG – “Because St. Maarten is in the driver’s seat it is important that the government organizes itself well to be able to carry that responsibility.” Nico Schoof, head of the civil mission that More...
Emmanuel attacks newspaper again
PHILIPSBURG – Vromi-Minister Christophe Emmanuel continued his relentless attack on the media – the Daily Herald in particular – during Wednesday’s Council of Ministers press briefing. “If you don’t More...
Census Office gets toll-free phone number
PHILIPBURG – Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Rafael Boasman shed some light on the troubles citizens experience with the census Office at Wednesday’s Council of Ministers press briefing. “There More...
National Day of Prayer on Sunday
PHILIPSBURG – The National Day of Prayer will take place this Sunday at 4 p.m. in front of the new government building on Pond Island, Minister Silveria Jacobs (Educations, Culture, Youth and Sport) announced More...
Correction: prosecutor confirms Lee under investigation
POND ISLAND — In the article titled, “Prosecution confirms Lee under investigation”, published on January 9, 2018, it stated that Honorable Minister of VROMI, Christophe Emmanuel, filed a complaint against More...
“Interim-government by the end of this week”
PHILIPSBURG – “I already presented my report to the Governor and I hope that the process will be completed by the end of this week,’ formateur Sarah Wescot-Williams said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. More...
MP Wescot-Williams on Civil Registry issues
Philipsburg — The Office of the Civil Registry of St. Maarten is the subject of much criticism, due to its new policy of providing services via appointment only. The phone and email service that is supposed More...
Recovery fund finances strengthened border control
PHILIPSBURG – The mutual Dutch-St. Maarten agreement about strengthening border control in St. Maarten remains in place for two years, until January 1, 2020. This appears from the text of the agreement that was More...
Pasanggrahan wins lawsuit about beach kiosks
PHILIPSBURG – The government has to remove the six kiosks it placed on Great Bay Beach in front of the Pasanggrahan Hotel before June 6, the Court in First Instance ruled on Friday. The hotel took the country More...
