Debate about screening of candidate-ministers comes back to life
PHILIPSBURG — After every elections the same issue comes up: criticism of the screening of candidate-ministers. Whether this is justified or just sour grapes from candidates that did not make the cut remains More...
Playing dead
By Hilbert Haar The interim government led by Silveria Jacobs currently consists of five ministers – one from the United St. Maarten party (USp) and the rest are all with the National Alliance (NA). Until the More...
UD-SMCP coalition is still negotiating portfolios
PHILIPSBURG – The newly formed coalition of United Democrats and St. Maarten Christian Party is still negotiating the division of portfolios in the new government. On Thursday UD and SMCP-representatives met More...
Governor receives final report from formateur Wescot-Williams
Harbour View – On January 12, 2018, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday, received the updated final report from formateur S. Wescot-Williams. The formateur has accepted the commission More...
Screening candidate-ministers nears completion
GREAT BAY – Formateur William Marlin met yesterday afternoon at 4 p.m. with Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday to discuss the state of affairs around the screening of candidate-ministers and the formation of the new More...
Info candidate-ministers to governor tomorrow
GREAT BAY – Formateur William Marlin will submit the paperwork of the ministers for his new cabinet by tomorrow to Governor Holiday and to the national security service, suggesting that the candidates for all More...
