Public order and domain at risk of not being respected
Philipsburg – President, Party Leader and member of Parliament of the Party for Progress Melissa Gumbs and PFP Vice President Marvio Cooks expressed concern over the fact that it appeared poster frames were being erected around various spots on the island on Friday, 17 November 2023. Several of these frames were placed on what is clearly public More...
Analysis: Electoral Strategies and the Significance of a Full Slate
By Terrance Rey The analysis of the 2020 elections in St. Maarten sheds light on a crucial aspect of electoral dynamics: the impact of the number of candidates on a party’s overall performance. The proposition More...
It pays to go into elections with the maximum number of candidates
PHILIPSBURG — It is worthwhile to enter elections with a full list of 23 candidates. This appears from our analysis of the 2020-elections. Generally, the top five vote getters on a list are good for around More...
United People’s Party Board denounces deceptive rhetoric for personal gain
Sint Maarten – The Board of the United People’s (UP) Party strongly condemns the malicious rhetoric and disingenuous statements peddled by individuals willing to deceive the people of Sint Maarten More...
PAR wants to force Ennia-prosecution with Article-15 procedure
WILLEMSTAD — Opposition party Partido Alternativa Real (PAR) wants to start an Article-15 procedure to force the Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute those who are responsible for the damages inflicted on insurance More...
MP Heyliger-Marten criticizes NA for not providing quorum to Justice Committee meeting
PHILIPSBURG — Independent Member of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Marten criticized the National Alliance faction for not providing a quorum to a meeting of the parliament’s Justice Committee. “The coalition More...
MP Heyliger-Marten questions Minister Irion about tax holidays
PHILIPSBURG — “It is important to get an idea of what the government’s actions and policies have been and currently are with regard to tax holidays and other fiscal incentives,” independent MP Grisha More...
Wishful thinking
By Hilbert Haar The prime minister listening to his own fairy tale. That is how comedian Wim Kan once described the traditional speech by the Dutch Queen (at the time) during the opening of the Dutch parliamentary More...
MP Peterson destroys MP Brison’s allegations against him
PHILIPSBURG — Party for Progress (PFP)-MP Raeyhon Peterson is not amused by the attack on his integrity by UP-leader MP Rolando Brison and by Brison’s suggestion that the overdevelopment of Mullet Bay is More...
Minister Doran also under fire after Over the Bank court ruling
PHILIPSBURG — Former Minister of Public Housing, Urban Planning, Environment and infrastructure (VROMI) Angel Meyers is not the only one to get criticized after the recent court ruling about rights of long More...
