We as a country can manage our own Central Bank
Dear Editor, I am not a person of the media, but as a born St. Maartener and professional, I have decided to speak out on this matter as I am feeling very belittled and insulted by the comments made by MP Pantophlet on the Wendell Moore show yesterday September 23rd, 2021. The question posed was “if we as a country can manage our own Central More...
Consumer protection remains elusive, in spite of existing laws
PHILIPSBURG — Curacao established its consumer foundation almost half a century ago, in 1975. The Fundashon pa Konsumidó provides information about price comparison and the quality of products and services More...
A closer look at the rules for suspending parliamentarians
PHILIPSBURG — On February 19, 2019, Theo Heyliger, then a member of parliament for the United Democrats party (UD) was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from construction companies. The Public Prosecutor More...
Pro Soualiga: Leiden University awarding a Law Doctorate regarding the decolonization of the Netherland Antilles
Dear Editor, Please find a press release regarding Leiden University awarding a Law Doctorate regarding the decolonization of the Netherland Antilles. LEIDEN UNIVERSITY AWARDS LAW DOCTORATE REGARDING NETHERLANDS More...
A very bad situation
By Hilbert Haar Now they’ve really done it. I never thought that the government would be so daft to put the livelihood of its citizens at risk by stubbornly refusing to accept the Dutch conditions for liquidity More...
Pro Soualiga Response To “Decolonization Was Completed In 1955”
Dear Editor, In February of 2018, the Kingdom of the Netherlands submitted a Written Statement to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) where they declared in paragraph 2.5 that “the right to self-determination More...
How to preserve our monuments historical heritage
By Achken Roberto Richardson Supposing Government wants to preserve building monuments, then the Country should be the owners of these properties, a policy which I can understand and do support, given the culture, More...
How do we tackle the issue of trash everywhere on St. Maarten?
~ How to deal with litterbugs? ~ What do you do when you see people littering? ~ Many people are seen littering the streets and beaches despite there being bins for the same. Throwing light on this, we interviewed More...
The Netherland’s International Declaration Supporting Decolonization
In February of 2018, the Kingdom of the Netherlands submitted a Written Statement to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague regarding the Chagos Islands and their struggle for a full measure of More...
St. Maarten Covid-19 Chronicles
~ An opinion article by former minister of TEATT, Stuart Johnson ~ Oh, how I wish deep within my soul we were in better times and better prepared to handle the challenges we are now facing. Like so many of you, More...
