MPs and Ministers have earned over 50 million guilders since 10-10-10
~ The political cost of autonomy since 10-10-10: more than 50 million guilders ~ PHILIPSBURG – Members of parliament and ministers have cost the St. Maarten tax payers more than 50 million guilders since the island became an autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on October 10, 2010. This appears from research conducted by Ed Gumbs. The More...
Council of Ministers take decision to extend contracts of NV GEBE Managing Board of Directors
PHILIPSBURG – On Monday afternoon, October 21st the Council of Ministers during an extraordinary general meeting of the Shareholder took the decision to extend the contracts of the Managing Board of Directors More...
Staff Domain Affairs protest decision of Minister of VROMI
PHILIPSBURG — On Wednesday, October 16, staff of the Department of Domain Affairs sent a letter to the Minister of VROMI, Christopher Wever, protesting his decision to relieve Raeyhon Peterson of his responsibilities More...
Minister Wever: No civil servant dismissed, false narrative created
PHILIPSBURG — Minister of VOMI Christopher Wever on Tuesday said the private and confidential circumstance of a civil servant is being used to create a false narrative in the general public for political gain. More...
Eleven civil servants in the Ministry of Finance take oath
Minister Geerlings says civil servants the foundation of Sint Maarten’s democracy as 11 take the oath POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – On Friday September 27, 11 civil servants from the Ministry of Finance took More...
Lynch wins case outright against housing foundation
~ Happy to be moving on with life ~ PHILIPBURG — Former Managing Director of the St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation (SMHDF) Henry Lynch on September 27, 2019, was finally able to close a challenging More...
Smear campaign comes from fear and jealousy, Minister Lee says
PHILIPSBURG – “The Ministry of VSA rocks and I am very proud of my staff,” caretaker Minister Emil Lee said at the end of his candid interview with Andrew Dick. Lee dismissed allegations made against him More...
Labor Union against pensioners paying taxes
~ advises on alternatives ~ PHILIPSBURG—“In my opinion pensioners should not be paying wage taxes or income taxes,” said President of WIFOL Theophilus Thompson. According to him they have already contributed More...
WIFOL President calls on Government to be proactive
PHILIPSBURG — Government needs to be proactive instead of reactive to stem the high cost of services, goods and labor since the passage of the hurricanes of 2017. “We have seen the house rents, food commodities More...
Tripartite committee looking into increase of minimum wage
PHILIPSBURG — Families who are suffering to “make ends meet” are encouraged to visit the Ministry of Labor to acquire financial aid, said Minister of Health, Labor and Social Affairs Emil Lee. The Labor More...
