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The impressive rise of the Party for Progress
PHILIPSBURG – In 2017 a group of “dynamic and forward-thinking St. Maarteners” – as the party describes this on its Facebook-page – came together and founded the Party for Progress. On January More...
Doran winner, Smith biggest loser in parliamentary elections
PHILIPSBURG – Interim Minister of Justice Jurendy Doran, candidate number 5 on the list of the National Alliance leads the top-ten of vote getters in Thursday’s parliamentary elections. Doran improved his score More...
To the polls – again – on Thursday
PHILIPSBURG – On Thursday St. Maarten goes to the polls for the fourth time since the island became an autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. With 23,130 registered voters and an expected turnout More...
The right to self-determination
By Hilbert Haar “We have remained for 300 years under the laws and control of the Netherlands despite our efforts to have autonomy.” Please note that I did not write this sentence. It stems from a statement More...
Integrity Chamber’s integrity in peril
PHILIPBURG – What is going on with the Integrity Chamber? The quartermasters – Rafael Boasman for St. Maarten and Hans Lodder for the Netherlands – were appointed in May 2018. The national ordinance Integrity More...
The writing is on the wall
By Hilbert Haar Let me make one thing clear before writing anything else. The real winners and losers will become apparent only after the January 9, 2020 elections. But I still think, quoting Greta Thunberg, that More...
Elections promise earthquake shift in the balance of power
PHILIPSBURG – Seven parties, 112 candidates and fifteen seats available in parliament: the theoretical odds of winning a seat are close to 1:7.5. The January elections promise an earthquake shift in the balance More...
MPs and Ministers have earned over 50 million guilders since 10-10-10
~ The political cost of autonomy since 10-10-10: more than 50 million guilders ~ PHILIPSBURG – Members of parliament and ministers have cost the St. Maarten tax payers more than 50 million guilders since the More...
Silence results in acquittal for Heyliger
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in first Instance has acquitted suspended Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger of attempts to bribe former parliamentarian Romain Laville for lack of sufficient supporting evidence. This More...
Brison to run as #1 with UP, given full leadership
GREAT BAY — Member of Parliament Rolando Brison on Sunday evening told The Daily Herald that he will contest the upcoming Parliamentary Elections with the United People Party (UP) in the #1 position and as More...
