
Chairlady of Parliament cancels meeting with State Secretary Knops
~ Chairlady of Parliament cancels meeting with State Secretary Knops due to confirmed none attendance of a majority of factions ~ PHILIPSBURG — “In order to avoid any embarrassment in front of the State More...

MP Claude ‘Chacho’ Peterson requests meeting to be convened with State Secretary Knops
PHILIPSBURG — On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, SMCP Member of Parliament Claude ‘Chacho’ Peterson submitted a letter to Parliament requesting, through the Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin, that More...

Sarah: “US Preclearance More Than Just a Presence at PJIA”
Philipsburg – Now the issue that is polarizing the community of St. Maarten is the planned US preclearance presence at the PJIA. Not the Dutch aid, or the pace of the Trust Fund Program, not the reconstruction More...

Minister Wever briefed about Dutch Quarter project progress
DUTCH QUARTER — Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spacial Development and Infrastructure (VROMI) Christopher Wever on Friday assured sub-contractors of the ongoing Dutch Quarter sewage project that More...

Ombudsman meets with Minister Johnson to discuss concerns within the Ministry of TEATT
PHILIPSBURG — Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel recently held a meeting with Minister Stuart Johnson upon his request to discuss pending cases and some other concerns of the Ombudsman as it relates to the Ministry More...

Follow the money
By Hilbert Haar Was it a serious collective Carnival hangover or a deliberate attempt to sabotage the government’s attempts to put legislation in place that regulates the cross-border transport of money and valuables? More...

Meeting with airport bondholders goes well; Labega not welcomed
PHILIPSBURG — The delegation headed by Finance Minister Perry Geerlings to a meeting with the bondholders and the Princess Juliana International Airport in the United States is said to have went well. The More...

BTP host meeting with PSS and United Postal Union
PHILIPSBURG — On February 22nd 2019, Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) and the vice-chair of the Supervisory Board of BTP conducted a meeting with the United Postal Union of the Americas, More...

USp & NA request urgent meeting on PJIA proposal
PHILIPSBURG — The United St. Maarten (US) party and National Alliance factions of Parliament has requested Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams to convene an urgent meeting of Parliament to discuss More...

No scheduled meeting with Van Putten as Dutch State Secretary visits St. Eustatius this weekend
PHILIPSBURG/ST. EUSTATIUS—The visit of the Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops is not expected to include a meet with the Leader of the Progressive Labor Party Clyde van Putten during his More...