What did SMCP do in Parliament
What has the Sint Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) accomplished during its 19 months in Parliament and 17 months in Government? Our worst critics would say “nothing” while our best supporters would say “a lot!” The truth lies somewhere in between and in my assessment, it lies closer to “a lot”. Having been elected to Parliament, SMCP is obliged More...
Amendments bring election ordinance in line with the Constitution
PHILIPSBURG – Rather than come up with a comprehensive package for electoral reform, MP Wycliffe Smith, in his role as caretaker prime minister, already suggested amendments to the Election Ordinance and the More...
Mullet Bay Inquiry Commission members installed by Parliament
~ MP Brison to Chair, MP Emmanuel Vice Chair ~ PHILIPSBURG — The members of the Mullet Bay Inquiry Commission were appointed on Wednesday by Parliament with MP Rolando Brison being appointed Chairman and More...
MP Samuel files an initiative to prevent frequent elections
PHILIPSBURG — MP Rudolphe Samuel has taken an initiative in the Parliament of St. Maarten to amend article 59 of the Constitution which deals with the calling for new elections after the Parliament is dissolved More...
MP Smith not pleased that Parliament meeting on agriculture was postponed
PHILIPSBURG — Member of Parliament, Wycliffe Smith, said that he is not pleased that the urgent public meeting, requested by his predecessor MP Claude Peterson of the SMCP Faction in Parliament, was postponed. More...
Why call a new meeting concerning the financing of the airport
Dear Editor, My first order of business after being sworn in as a Member of Parliament was to send a letter, dated November 25th 2019, to the Chairman of Parliament, requesting him to reconvene the meeting concerning More...
Overview of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs’ First Week in Office
Philipsburg— Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs reports on her first week in office. The much-lamented woes of the reconstruction of PJIA was the first order of business, with meetings, presentations and the sharing More...
SMCP SUBMITS A STRONG LIST OF 13 CANDIDATES
PHILIPSBURG — On Postulation Day, Thursday, November 21, 2019, the Sint Maarten Christian Party, SMCP, submitted a list of 13 candidates for the upcoming 2020 elections to be held on Thursday, January 9. The More...
MP Wescot-Williams Requests Meeting of General Affairs Committee
Parliament’s Role is Still a Full-Fledged One, Its Dissolution Notwithstanding Philipsburg St. Maarten, November 19, 2019 – “It has been some time now since the Parliament has been apprised of progress More...
Rodolphe Samuel to return to Parliament
PHILIPSBURG — StMaartenNews.com was informed by Drs. Rodolphe Samuel that he submitted his documents on Tuesday, November 19, to the Secretary General of the Secretariat of Parliament. These documents will More...
