Sarah: Government smartly secures unanimous support for AML/CTF legislation; Opposing MPs make an about-face
PHILIPSBURG — The changes to the Criminal Code as submitted by former Minister of Justice, Cornelius de Weever, were passed on Friday, October 11th, unanimously in Parliament. The Civil, Criminal and Criminal Procedure ordinances/amendments were tabled in a public meeting of Parliament following extensive debates in Central Committee meetings More...
Brison: Wescot-Williams failed St. Maarten on electoral reform
PHILIPBURG — MP Sarah Wescot-Williams has failed St. Maarten in her capacity of Chairlady of the Electoral Reform Committee and is now making disingenuous statements about the subject of electoral reform More...
MP Rolando Brison to head USP’s list
PHILIPSBURG — Faction leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party MP Rolando Brison will head USP’s list in the #1 position for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections. Brison contested the last Parliamentary More...
Smith: MP Frans Richardson the only one who apologized
PHILIPSBURG — During last Thursday’s public meeting of Parliament, the Chair of Parliament, William Marlin, requested Deputy Prime Minister, Wycliffe Smith, to leave and get the written answers to the questions More...
MP Brison to present solution to financial laws
~ Says previous coalition put country at risk ~ PHILIPSBURG — Vice President of Parliament and USP Faction Leader MP Rolando Brison on Sunday said amendments to the FATF laws which have been prepared for More...
A questionable motion
By Hilbert Haar Fake news will become the most popular game in town in the run-up to the November 25 elections. More...
Sarah: Financing reconstruction PJIA Airport can not be revoked
PHILIPSBURG — “World Bank/EIB financing for the reconstruction of the Princess Juliana International Airport can not be revoked – despite attempts to thwart the process and put our livelihood More...
A culture of fear and sabotage
PHILIPSBURG – The Cupecoy shadow government raises its ugly head in the national decree that invokes article 59 to dissolve parliament and in the address State Secretary Raymond Knops would have delivered to More...
Individual MPs to nominate incoming ministers, a new phenomenon, says Sarah
PHILIPSBURG — In the very first meeting chaired by MP Marlin on Wednesday, September 25th, a motion was allowed to be tabled and passed, the motion having nothing to do with the agenda points on education, More...
New Coalition: St. Maarten Ministers accountable to Parliament, not Knops
~ Says Wescot-Williams again spinning ~ PHILIPSBURG — The new Parliamentary coalition of nine on Tuesday clarified its decision not to attend a meeting scheduled with State Secretary Raymond Knops that was More...
