12 points about the January parliamentary elections
~ Vox populi, vox Dei! ~ By Fabian A. Badejo GREAT BAY, St. Martin (January 23, 2024)—That Latin aphorism, “Vox populi, vox Dei” simply means “the voice of the people (is) the voice of God.” In our own parlance in St. Martin, we would say, “the people have spoken.” But what did the people really say with the results of the last parliamentary More...
CFT foresees much higher surplus for 2023
PHILIPSBURG -- Financial supervisor CFT projects a much higher positive result for St. Maarten’s 2023 budget than the government. According to the ministry of finance the result for 2023 will be a surplus of More...
Court bans Frans Richardson from politics for five years
PHILIPSBURG -- Former parliamentarian and founder of the United St. Maarten party (USp) Frans Richardson was sentenced by the Court of Appeal to 19 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay 192,690 guilders ($666,307) More...
Arrest team is underfunded but its members are dedicated
PHILIPSBURG — The police force does not have the necessary financial and material resources to adequately set up, manage and guarantee the deployment of the arrest team. This appears from an inspection by More...
Imports affect impact of international tourism
PHILIPSBURG — Every dollar earned from international tourism induces almost 62 dollar cents in additional imports. This appears from research conducted by Dr. Shekinah Dare and Christopher Rigaud. The researchers More...
Informateurs involve community in consultations
PHILIPSBURG — In a surprise move, informateurs Dr. Nilda Arduin and Drs. Candida Joseph have selected community stakeholders “to gather an overall view on the elections and the formation of the next government.” In More...
Frontier Airlines starts service to San Juan in June
PHILIPSBURG — Low cost carrier Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop services from Princess Juliana International Airport to Luis Muňoz International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 3. Frontier More...
Governor appoints two informateurs
Dr. Nilda ArduinDrs. Candia Joseph PHILIPSBURG — Governor Ajamu Baly has appointed Dr. Nilda Arduin and Drs. Candida Joseph RO EMIA as informateurs and requested that they submit their report by February More...
UPP thanks the people of St. Maarten – Brison steps down
~ MP Rolando Brison has stepped down as leader of the United People’s Party ~ United People’s Party Expresses Profound Gratitude to the Resilient People of St. Maarten PHILIPSBURG — In the wake of More...
New coalition warns outgoing government against practicing departure policy
PHILIPSBURG — The four parties that signed a coalition agreement – URSM, NOW, PFP and DP – have warned the outgoing government against taking any decisions that could be perceived as departure More...
