Tag archive for ‘government’
By The Publisher On Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
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Good Corporate Governance at PJIA-companies

Dear Editor, The article in The Daily Herald of St. Maarten of December 4, 2024: “PJIAH asserts Government has no role to play in CEO selection for PJIAE” prompts one to check what are the rights of the shareholder More...

By The Publisher On Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
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Government of Sint Maarten Signs Agreement to Launch Phase 2 of New Prison Project

PHILIPSBURG — On November 18, 2024, Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis, representing the Government of St. Maarten, officially signed an agreement to initiate Phase 2 of the New Prison Project. This phase, More...

By The Publisher On Sunday, October 6th, 2024
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Can the Government Guarantee ENNIA Pension Fund Recovery?

~ And what are the implications of moral hazard? ~ By Terrance Rey The question of whether the government can guarantee the recovery of the ENNIA pension fund is a critical one, especially for the policyholders More...

By The Publisher On Friday, June 28th, 2024
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MP Marlin questions the government’s delay in addressing sinkhole issue

~ Looming Crisis: Unresolved Sinkhole on Cole Bay Hill Raises Concerns ~ COLE BAY — It’s been six weeks since a significant sinkhole appeared on Cole Bay Hill on May 15, 2024, and there is still no More...

By The Publisher On Saturday, April 27th, 2024
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Government ignores recommendations to update its prostitution-policy

PHILIPSBURG — St. Maarten structurally ignores recommendation from the Law Enforcement Council. In 2016, the Council issued six recommendation to improve the country’s policies towards prostitution. Seven More...

By The Publisher On Thursday, January 25th, 2024
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Community involvement

We have always thought that elections are the ultimate form of community involvement but after reading a press release from informateurs Dr. Nilda Arduin and Drs. Candida Joseph we have to reconsider this assumption. The More...

By The Publisher On Thursday, December 28th, 2023
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Cft remains critical of St. Maarten’s annual account

PHILIPSBURG — It is uncertain that the 2021 annual account presents an accurate picture of St. Maarten’s financial position, Drs. Lidewijde Ongering, the chairlady of financial supervisor Cft writes in More...

By The Publisher On Sunday, December 10th, 2023
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Government faces compensation claim for patient’s solitary confinement death, no response given

PHILIPSBURG — The Government of St. Maarten is under legal scrutiny as it has been mandated to compensate the family of Caulette Julien, who tragically died in August 2020 while in solitary confinement at More...

By The Publisher On Thursday, October 12th, 2023
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Concerned Citizen Calls for Accountability and Integrity in Sint Maarten Government

Dear Mr. Editor, Please allow me some space in your newsletter to comment on the Press Release as issued by the National Alliance for the anniversary of 10-10-10. This Press Release appears to have come about as More...

By The Publisher On Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
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St. Maarten gets low interest rate on refinanced liquidity loans

PHILISPBURG — St. Maarten gets its liquidity loans refinanced against 3.4 percent interest while Curacao, that has refused to accept a Dutch loan to solve problems at insurance company ENNIA, will have to More...