Is Fuel Clause rephrasing gross mismanagement?

Is Fuel Clause rephrasing gross mismanagement? By Terence Jandroep Communities of the Dutch Caribbean are consistently complaining about the utility bills and therefore a simplified explanation is necessary. Colombian educated Certified Risk Analyst Terence Jandroep illustrates the utility bills using layman terms after conducting a historical research: The More...

Critical Questions Surrounding Telem Group’s ‘Integrated Digital Service’ Transformation
Dear Mr. Editor, The Telem Group of Companies announced today that it will transform its total operation into a state-of-the-art “Integrated Digital Service Provider” for St. Maarten. Information about the More...

Good Governance and the Didam Arrest: Implications for Sint Maarten
Dear Editor, When discussing good governance, many typically think of government and governmental organizations. Several scientific definitions could be cited, but in daily life, it boils down to a few principles. More...

Why should the Sint Maarten and Curaçao people CARE about and pay CLOSE(R) attention to the Ennia Saga?
Dear Editor, Firstly, it’s important to note that the underlying management, supervision, and governance issues are not unique to ENNIA. Curaçao is in dire need of a public financial injection for the Curacao More...

Pro Soualiga: Dutch State Offside on Three Fronts with Ennia Ordeal
Dear Editor, In June of 2023, State Secretary Van Huffelen stated that the Governments of Curacao and St. Maarten would have to find solutions to salvage Ennia. Shortly thereafter, Pro Soualiga kindly requested More...

Brug says teachers should not be held hostage in their current salary scales
Richinel Brug says teachers should not be held hostage in their current salary scales. As a person vying for legislative office, Brug proposes an amendment to article 2 of the “Bezoldigingslandsbesluitonderwijs”. More...

Retribution or Sinister Agenda
Dear Editor, Again and again, prosecutors operating in this territory are embarrassing our judicial system. They went on a house searching rampage, again, under the pretext of “fraud, forgery and taking bribery”, More...

Rising traffic accidents need urgent attention
Dear Editor, The increasing number of accidents is a tragic reality that demands immediate attention and action from our community to adhere to the traffic guidelines. I am writing to express my deep concern about More...

AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL EVENT ORGANIZERS WHO USE THE CARIBE LUMBER BALL PARK (THE CRICKET FIELD IN CUL DE SAC)
Dear Sir/Madam, We appeal to all sports (cricket), school, church, and organizers of private events to your sense of consideration for the residents of Isis Road to keep the volume of the music and of the microphone More...

Injustice at the Ministry of Justice of Sint Maarten
~ We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice, not in love with publicity but in love with humanity ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Dear Editor, On 30th December 2022, the Ministry of Justice published More...