Retroactive payments to justice personnel amount to almost $25 million

PHILIPSBURG — Retroactive payments to personnel of the justice ministry are going to cost the government 44,588,500 guilders ($24.9 million) it appears from a press release issued by the ministry. Making More...

Slikken of stikken

By Hilbert Haar I don’t want to cause any trouble but this statement from the International Labor Organization (ILO) is too good to keep from the good citizens of St. Maarten and in particular from all those More...

WICSU-PSU Union Constitution Day Reflection

~ Are the workers better off today than ten years ago? ~ PHILIPSBURG — The labor Union WICSU-PSU is reflecting back on the last 10 years of St. Maarten being a ‘Country’. The question that comes More...

Labor unions and airport management come to a compromise

AIRPORT—The WICSU and the ABVO unions representing the workers at the Princess Juliana International Airport have finally come to a compromise with the management of the airport on the cost-cutting measures for More...

Tripartite committee looking into increase of minimum wage

PHILIPSBURG — Families who are suffering to “make ends meet” are encouraged to visit the Ministry of Labor to acquire financial aid, said Minister of Health, Labor and Social Affairs Emil Lee. The Labor More...