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The answer is clear: Parliament opposes conditions for liquidity support
PHILIPSBURG — The Choharis-petition to the special rapporteur of the United Nations has drawn widespread criticism, but the backers of this initiative – eleven of the fifteen members of Parliament – More...
Choharis-petition puts liquidity support at risk
PHILIPSBURG -- The Washington-based Choharis Law Group has filed a petition on behalf of St. Maarten’s Parliament to the United Nations in pursuit of its desire to complete the decolonization process. LOGIN TO More...
In the doldrums
By Hilbert Haar The World Bank has finally sounded the alarm over the progress and viability of the airport reconstruction project. At the center of its concerns are attempts by the airport-holding’s board to More...
Who is paying SMN-News?
~ Amateur hour with Bibi Shaw ~ By Hilbert Haar Freedom of the press and freedom of the right of expression are valuable to me. They are the cornerstones of professional journalism, but these rights are not absolute. More...
Another one bites the dust: UP-candidate Heemskerk cancels his membership
PHILIPSBURG — It is a bit too strong to say that the wheels are coming off the wagon, but the fact remains that within half a year a second candidate for the United People’s party (UP) has canceled his More...
Union reps picket at Knops’ press conference
PHILIPSBURG — Union representatives picketed in front of the Maho Resort where State Secretary Drs. Raymond Knops gave a press conference at the end of his visit to the island. They did not get an audience More...
State of emergency legislation makes sense ~ lack of money does not
PHILIPSBURG – When conspiracy theorists and self-proclaimed scientists come out of the woodwork with an opinion about this, that, or the other, it is time to pay attention. This is, for instance, the case with More...
The dark forces behind resistance against the Caribbean Reform Entity
PHILIPSBURG – Dutch money is always welcome in St. Maarten as long as the funds arrive without conditions. That is never the case and history shows that a National Alliance-led government will go to any length More...
MP Heyliger-Marten congratulates Emanuel
~ Says, “screening process must be screened” ~ PHILIPBURG — The true essence of democracy must include resecting the rights of the people of the Country to elect whom they wish to serve as their leaders More...
Koninkrijk op Eieren: “This Kingdom is a failure”
PHILIPSBURG – “In The Hague you had to use a searchlight to find the few people who were really interested in the islands. You cannot be successful with that dossier,” former Minister of Administrative Innovation More...
