FORMATION, SCREENING, APPOINTMENT and DISMISSAL OF MINISTERS

On February 26, 2018, a “snap” election will take place. Voters are called to cast their vote to elect 15 Parliamentarians. According to the Constitution of St. Maarten, Parliament has the task to approve concept More...

Tempting

It is tempting to think all kinds of things about the prolonged screening process of the candidate-ministers for the new government. Is this really about the hiccup in the government’s computer systems? Or is More...

Too optimistic

The initial announcement that the members of the new Council of Ministers would be sworn in tomorrow has proven to be too optimistic, as formateur Marlin is now expected to deliver his final report to the governor More...

UP-leader Theo Heyliger: “No decision about ministers yet”

GREAT BAY – The United People’s party has not yet taken decisions about who will become their ministers in the new government, party-leader Theo Heyliger informed us. In yesterday’s front page article, we More...