SMCP’S STANCE ON COURT VERDICT REGARDING MP BROWNBILL
Dear Editor, The Sint Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) has taken note via the media that the Court in First Instance has sentenced Member of Parliament, Chanel Brownbill. MP Brownbill is a member of the United Democrats (UD) with which SMCP entered a coalition agreement earlier this month. Matters such as these were discussed with the UD prior to forming More...
Why no new government yet?
by Wycliffe Smith “It’s already six weeks after the elections and still no government in place!” This is the comment, the cry or even the complaint one hears from people who are anxious to know what is going More...
UD-SMCP coalition is still negotiating portfolios
PHILIPSBURG – The newly formed coalition of United Democrats and St. Maarten Christian Party is still negotiating the division of portfolios in the new government. On Thursday UD and SMCP-representatives met More...
Political analyst Romney: “Informateurs disrupt political process”
PHILIPSBURG – The concept of the informateur disrupts the political process, political analyst Julio Romney said in a broadcast of the discussion program Viewpoint on PJD2 shortly after the elections. That’s More...
UD and SMCP sign coalition agreement
PHILIPSBURG — 721news.com broadcasted a live video showing the UD and SMCP signing a coalition agreement. This video can be viewed below as posted by our news colleague, Gromyko Wilson, on his Facebook page. More...
MP-status Frans Richardson called into question
By Hilbert Haar PHILIPSBURG – There are strong indications that Frans Richardson, leader of the United St. Maarten party (USp) has been wrongfully admitted to the parliamentary elections on February 26 and that More...
Formateur Heyliger: “This was my last election”
By Hilbert Haar PHILIPSBURG – Formateur MP Theo Heyliger will not run in the next parliamentary elections. In a reaction to a request for an update about the formation of the new government, Heyliger informed More...
The real chess master
By Hilbert Haar While the formation of a new government is a work in progress the results of the February 26 elections are still interesting enough for further analysis. What changed compared to 2016, the year when More...
Human factor the largest stumbling block for new coalition
PHILIPSBURG – The St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) does not want to be part of a coalition that includes the United St. Maarten party (USp). This appears from the final report informateurs Dr. Nilda Arduin More...
Governor Holiday receives report informateurs
Harbour View – On March 12, 2018, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday received the report from the informateurs, Mrs. Dr. R.J.A. Arduin and Mr. J.J. Beaujon. The Governor thanked the More...
