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Education Minister Congratulates Oranje School Graduates
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, the Honorable Wycliffe Smith celebrated the success of the Oranje School’s Graduating Class of 2018 at their school leaving exercise held at the Dutch More...
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Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin leads new Government under the theme “Building a Sustainable Sint Maarten”
PHILIPSBURG — On Monday June 25th, the new Council of Ministers lead by Prime Minister Leona Romeo – Marlin were sworn in by the His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday marking the start the new governing More...
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Governor receives final report from Theodore Heyliger
Philipsburg — Harbour View — On June 22, 2018, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday, received the final report from formateur Theodore Heyliger. The formateur has accepted More...
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MP Brison suggests enviro-tax to finance waste processing
PHILIPSBURG – Covering the $11.2 million financial burden of garbage collection and processing with fees charged to the approximately 7,000 households would cost these households $1,600 per year, Member of Parliament More...
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Dispute regulation on IPKO agenda – again
PHILIPSBURG – Three faction leaders – Silveria Jacobs (National Alliance), Rolando Brison (United St. Maarten party) and Wycliffe Smith (St. Maarten Christian Party) will travel on Wednesday to the Netherlands More...
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Experiences of a first time MP in Parliament
Dear Editor, Going through two elections within a mere seventeen months and emerging from that experience as the third highest vote getter with 580 votes, qualified me to become a Member of the Parliament of Sint More...
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Parliament approves 2018 budget
PHILIPSBURG – Parliament approved the 2018 budget on Tuesday evening shortly after 8 p.m. with 8 votes in favor and 5 votes against. Thus the government met the kingdom’s demand for an approved budget no later More...
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Motion to lower salaries angers MP Richardson (UPDATED)
PHILIPSBURG – MP Wycliffe Smith’s motion to lower the salaries of parliamentarians by 15 percent received sufficient support from three members of the United Democrats faction – MPs Meyers, Bijlani and Mercelina More...
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Leader SMCP remembers Joseph Richardson
Dear Editor, The Board of the Sint Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) would like to extend sincere condolences to the wife, family and friends of the late Joseph Emmanuel Richardson, affectionately known as Joe. “As More...
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Kingdom puts pressure on deadline for 2018 budget
PHILIPSBURG – The Central Committee meeting about the 2018 budget continues on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. under pressure of a deadline set by State Secretary Raymond Knops who demanded on Wednesday morning an More...