Egbert J. Doran Calls to Cancel 2024 Parliamentary Recess Amid Crisis and urgent pending matters
Philipsburg, St. Maarten – June 17, 2024 – MP Egbert J. Doran is requesting the upcoming Parliamentary recess to be canceled due to the ongoing national crisis. He believes it is important for Members of Parliament More...
Attorneys have COVID-related concerns about scheduling meetings
~ Court schedules hearings appeal cases in April despite concerns of attorneys ~ PHILIPSBURG — Attorneys representing their clients in appeal cases are concerned about hearings the appeals court has scheduled More...
Integrity Chamber continues introductory meetings with government-owned companies
PHILIPSBURG – The Integrity Chamber Sint Maarten has wrapped up introductory meetings with the supervisory boards and management of the “big four” government-owned companies. These virtual meetings were aimed More...
Occam’s razor
By Hilbert Haar On August 29, 2017, I wrote an opinion about Parlatino for the Today newspaper that contains the following paragraphs. “The ties between the island – via the former Netherlands Antilles – and More...
Brison: Wescot-Williams failed St. Maarten on electoral reform
PHILIPBURG — MP Sarah Wescot-Williams has failed St. Maarten in her capacity of Chairlady of the Electoral Reform Committee and is now making disingenuous statements about the subject of electoral reform More...
Chairlady Wescot-Williams: “My role is to facilitate the workings of Parliament, not assuage the opposition
Philipsburg St. Maarten, January 21, 2019 – “I started my New Year’s address with a quote from Hal Borland: ‘Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience More...
Brison: TEATT Committee calls 7 meetings on economy
Philipsburg – The chairman for the committee for Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication MP Rolando Brison, Faction Leader of United St. Maarten Party (USP), has called 7 meetings More...
Replacement ministers
MP Doran has a point when he states that every minister has a replacement in the event of their absence. Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin made a point of outlining this clearly during her speech after the swearing More...
Fruitful scoping mission ECLAC on Sint Maarten
Officials of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) visited St. Maarten last week during June 5 – 7 to undertake a scoping mission, with a view to assisting St. Maarten in More...
Experiences of a first time MP in Parliament
Dear Editor, Going through two elections within a mere seventeen months and emerging from that experience as the third highest vote getter with 580 votes, qualified me to become a Member of the Parliament of Sint More...
