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 policy. “All decisions made from now up to the change in government need to be part of the continuity of things, and not new decisions,” More...
Justice Bob Wit passed away
PHILIPSBURG — Justice Bob Wit passed away aged 71, the Caribbean Court of Justice stated in a press release dated January 6. Wit served at the court since its establishment in 2005 until he retired in December More...
Coalition intends to align manifestos by February 3
PHILIPSBURG — The four parties that have signed a coalition agreement – URSM, DP, PFP and NOW – will present no later than February 3 a document in which they align their respective manifestos. More...
Parlatino costs a lot and brings St. Maarten nothing
PHILIPSBURG — The Parliament spends hundreds of thousands of guilders each year on its membership of Parlatino without showing any tangible results. This appears from an audit of the General Audit Chamber More...
Audit Chamber report is critical of travel expenditures
PHILIPSBURG — The General Audit Chamber’s audit into public sector travel contains a handful of recommendations aimed at improving accountability. Among them is the establishment of a national decree containing More...
Winners and losers: four top candidates were outvoted
PHILIPSBURG — Four number one candidates were outvoted by other candidates during Thursday’s parliamentary elections. Ludmila de Weever bested Melissa Gumbs on the Party for Progress list with 576 to 462 More...
Comfortable win for National Alliance
PHILIPSBURG — The National Alliance (NA) sailed to a comfortable win in the parliamentary elections on Thursday by winning 3,468 of the 14,490 votes; good for 23.9 percent. The NA left the United People’s More...
Election Watch Night Special
Election Watch: St. Maarten Decides – Live Broadcasthttps://www.facebook.com/StMaartenNewsDotCom/videos/394705779894515 Watch also on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/4Lvpb0k1Yh4?si=PXP7W3DOFkc9jM-0 Support More...
A Call for Prudent Voting: Terrance Rey advocates for a new generation of leadership
Dear voters, As the imminent election approaches on January 11, the choice facing our nation is critical. It’s not merely a matter of selecting names on a ballot; it’s about defining the path our country More...
Vote for Terrance Rey: Candidate #21 on the National Alliance list
Newcomer on the National Alliance list is candidate number 21, Terrance Rey, publisher of StMaartenNews.com. Rey ran in the 2020 elections as candidate number 12 on the Christian Party, SMCP list. From 2010 until More...
