Screening
With the untimely fall of a coalition that never was, questions arise again about the screening process. We do not know whether screening-failures are at the heart of the collapse of the cooperation between the National Alliance and the United People’s party, but as usual the island is buzzing with unverifiable stories. Nobody will have an argument More...
Fact of life
The power outages that are currently plaguing the island are a fact of life. It used to be that the late Ir. William Brooks would be blamed for all the troubles Gebe’s equipment had to endure but now that he is More...
Crime knows no borders
Crime knows no borders on St. Maarten and the criminals know that too. When the justice authorities talk about cross-border crime, they usually are not talking about criminals crossing the border of St. Maarten More...
The issue of independence
Every now and then the issue of independence for St. Maarten pops up. The venue on a number of occasions has been the floor of the Parliament of St. Maarten. Members of Parliament such as Franklin Meyers once famously More...
Oyster Pond
What to do about the border dispute in Oyster Pond? That question is not just on the mind of Prime Minister William Marlin but also on that of many Members of Parliament. Nobody seems to know what to do, even though More...
Toxic environment
It’s a good thing that teachers and kids at the Leonald Conner School experienced hindrance from something in the air. Not that we wish this on anyone, but the nuisance has forced the government to take immediate More...
Without apologies
Minister Ingrid Arrindell slightly changed her story about the process surrounding the appointment of Rolando Brison as the director of the St. Maarten Tourism Authority. In a lengthy statement (see related story) More...
Innuendos and accusations
Minister Ingrid Arrindell issued a press release on Monday with respect to matters surrounding the appointment of the director of the Sint Maarten Tourist Authority. This newspaper did not receive it for some reason, More...
Tantalizing story
There is a tantalizing story developing around the appointment – or not – of Rolando Brison as the director of the St. Maarten Tourist Authority. We always wish everybody the very best but in Brison’s More...
The Dutch asking too much
In a statement published on CuracaoChronicle.com, Ronald Plasterk, Minister of Kingdom Relations, is quoted as saying that the governors of the countries of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten serve primarily the interests More...
