MP Emmanuel asks Integrity Chamber to provide opinion on Ballast Nedam selection
PHILIPSBURG — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Thursday asked the Integrity Chamber to provide its opinion on whether the awarding of the reconstruction of the airport project to Ballast More...
Ballast Nedam wins bid for airport reconstruction project
PHILIPSBURG — Dutch construction company Ballast Nedam has won the bid for the airport terminal reconstruction project. The Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE) hails de winner More...
Heyliger-Marten and Brison tackle Prime Minister Jacobs over airport and de-colonization
PHILIPSBURG — In an open letter dated May 14, Heyliger-Marten fires more than thirty questions to Prime Minister Jacobs. This letter addresses the airport reconstruction and the de-colonization issue. “The More...
It’s their money at stake; not ours
One would wonder why Royal Schiphol Group (RSG) is making such a big stink about the airport. But one must remember, Schiphol is synonymous with The Netherlands which is part of the European Union. The $100 million More...
An irresistible pie
By Hilbert Haar The reconstruction of the Princess Juliana International Airport is a multi-million dollar project. Projects of such magnitude have the tendency to attract the attention of people with less than More...
Mingo keeps focus on airport reconstruction
PHILIPSBURG -- “The best way forward is that all layers of PJIA group are aligned. Only then can we become efficient and get the airport fixed correctly,” SXM Airport CEO Brian Mingo said in a Zoom-interview More...
Airport holding agreed with World Bank funding-conditions and still turned to Piper Jaffray
PHILIPBURG -- It is about time to get the facts straight about the Princess Juliana International Airport now that politicians use every opportunity to badmouth its management, the role of the World Bank, State More...
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs responds concerning leaked letter from World Bank
PHILIPSBURG – In response to the article published in The Daily Herald on February 9th, regarding a leaked letter from the World Bank Country Director for St. Maarten Tahseen Sayed concerning the state of affairs More...
Reconstruction of the airport gets go-ahead
PHILIPSBURG/WASHINGTON — The Sint Maarten Trust Fund steering committee gave the final go-ahead to start the reconstruction of the Princess Juliana Airport on Sint Maarten. USD$72 million from the Trust Fund, More...
Opposition criticizes airport loans: “You have no deal”
PHILIPSBURG – Opposition members of parliament were firing on all cylinders during Monday afternoon’s continued meeting about the financing agreement for the airport-reconstruction. Prime Minister Leona More...
