The challenges of seniors
~ John A. Richardson on the challenges that being a senior brings ~ Mr. Editor, Please allow me some space in your well read newspaper to share my observations with the general public, your readers. One of the first things I remember from school was when it comes to math, there is an order of operations. Just like everything there is a sequence to More...
Open Letter to the Ombudsman of Country Sint Maarten requesting an investigation into Taxes in Sint Maarten
Generally speaking the task of the Ombudsman purports among others to investigate individual complaints against government. I believe that in this instance this threshold is met. The scope of taxation affects everyone More...
For ‘WATT’ its worth
Dear Editor, From internal leaks to prevent a CEO Job acquisition to an all-out cyber-attack which included a 1 million dollar price behind it for access to their data. Our country is facing yet another obstacle More...
The Dangers of Selling Your Vote
Grand rising people of Sint Maarten. My name is Joseph Peterson, I’m a candidate on the URSM party list. I am here to talk to you about The Dangers of Selling Your Vote. You are a loyal follower of your political More...
Tax reform – Profit tax
Dear Editor, Having discussed this in the past and considering that this topic has been broached by a couple of other persons in the public domain, I would like to again bring this topic of matter up. It is the More...
Election Guide – The Do’s and Don’ts of electing our leaders
Dear Editor, With the elections slated to be at the end of this year, we’ve already seen several parties and persons pop out of the woodworks in an effort to convince you, the reading, voting populous, to vote More...
Letter to the editor re voting booth rear curtain removal.
Reading the front page article in the Daily Herald of February 22, 2023, regarding a squabble over the PFP proposal to remove the rear curtain from the voting booths, I took note: NA’s George Pantophlet thinks More...
Trade fairs
Dear Editor, After previously shining the light on ‘Call Centers’ as an avenue to diversify the economy, the topic today will surround ‘Trade Fairs’. See related article: Call centers as a way to diversify More...
IAM practical proposal to inventorize monuments on St. Maarten
~ “We have been searching for complicated solutions, when there are simple and realistic solutions to be found.” ~ Dear Editor, Reading, listening, analyzing, researching, evaluating, and continuously More...
‘Soualiga isn’t who she used to be’
Dear Editor, Words can’t describe how distraught I am at this moment. I can only imagine how my ancestors would feel if they were here to witness this atrocity. The historical structure at Diamond Estate has More...
