Existential crisis threatens future of former powerhouse UP

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MP Brison arrested on suspicions of bribery
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Election Guide – The Do’s and Don’ts of electing our leaders
Dear Editor, With the elections slated to be at the end of this year, we’ve already seen several parties and persons pop out of the woodworks in an effort to convince you, the reading, voting populous, to vote More...

MP Brison says: “Her decades in office proves Sarah/DP failed St. Maarten tremendously”
PHILIPSBURG — Member of Parliament and Leader of the United People’s UP Party MP Rolando Brison says he echoes the sentiment of so many who are tired of the continuous grandstanding by MP Sarah Wescot-Williams, More...

MP De Weever: “Our tax system is a bit absurd”
PHILIPSBURG — “We need to stop talking about tax reform and start reform,” independent MP Ludmila de Weever said in a meeting of parliament with Finance Minister Ardwell Irion. We need reform that empowers More...

Has the UP Party been hijacked?
PHILIPSBURG – StMaartenNews.com obtained a copy of a recent Chamber of Commerce extract of the UP party with the registration of a new executive board on December 14, 2022. “It looks like the party has been More...

Mixed reactions to removal of COHO-law
PHILIPSBURG — Local politicians have reacted with caution and at times enthusiasm to the news that the consensus kingdom law COHO (Caribbean Organization for Reform and Development) is now definitely history. More...

PM Jacobs: No decision yet about early elections
PHILIPSBURG — Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has labeled reports that the government plans to move the parliamentary elections from January 2024 to November 23, 2023, as “incorrect.” Jacobs said that More...

MP Brison turns to the “low-hanging fruit” of stray animals
PHILIPSBURG — Dr. Edward Joonho Lee, a board certified anesthesiologist base in Sarasota, Florida, intends to set up a “pop-up vet clinic” in St. Maarten for the treatment of stray animals, dogs and cats More...

Ousted MP Heyliger-Marten strikes back, leaves the UP and goes Independent
PHILIPSBURG — MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten took her sweet revenge after the parliament voted her out of her position as president of parliament with an 8 to 7 vote by announcing her resignation from the United More...