Government maintains majority support in Parliament
~ Two new MP’s support the coalition~ PHILIPSBURG — In a joint statement issued by the leadership of the National Alliance (NA) and United People’s (UP) Party it has been confirmed, that it was a success; More...
Government maintains majority support in Parliament
~ Two new MP’s support the coalition~ PHILIPSBURG — In a joint statement issued by the leadership of the National Alliance (NA) and United People’s (UP) Party it has been confirmed, that it was a success; More...
MPs flee Parliament meeting to frustrate motion of no confidence
PHILIPSBURG — MPs Rolando Brison (UP) and Hyacinth Richardson (NA) fled a meeting of Parliament on Wednesday to prevent the handling of a motion of no confidence against Minister Egbert Doran (Public Housing, More...
PFP: Walkouts Becoming the Norm to Keep Accountability in the Dark
PHILIPSBURG — Members of Parliament (MPs) Rolando Brison of United People’s Party (UP) and Hyacinth Richardson of National Alliance (NA) walked out of Wednesday’s parliament meeting because Party for More...
Draft banking law contains debatable provisions
PHILIPSBURG — The draft bank account law that Member of Parliament Rolando Brison (UP) sent to the media this week contains a couple of interesting but debatable provisions. The apparent objective of the More...
Pressure mounts for Brison to resign. What will Parliament do?
Over the weekend, following the spreading of a recording of MP Rolando Brison making derogatory remarks regarding fellow UP party member and faction leader Grisha Heyliger-Marten, via social media, several parties More...
MP Rolando Brison issues statement of apology
PHILIPSBURG — On Sunday even President of Parliament Rolando Brison issued a statement saying the following: “A recording of me speaking, some of which in the privacy of my own home, in a moment of More...
MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten Condemns Taped Remarks by President of Parliament Brison
Philipsburg, St. Maarten (October 31, 2021) – Faction leader of the United People’s Party (UP) in Parliament, Grisha Heyliger-Marten has strongly condemned the statements by her party leader, President of More...
UD Party denounces the latest actions of MP Brison and calls for his immediate resignation/removal as chair of Parliament
PHILIPSBURG — Upon hearing the recent audio of MP Brison, the UD Board reacted, stating that “this should not surprise anyone, as MP Brison continues to exude narcissistic traits and clearly lacks even More...
Deja vu all over again
MP Rolando Brison (UPP) has come under fire this weekend after a 'spliced up' recording of him went viral. Amazingly, when it comes to St. Maarten's politics, history has an uncanny ability to repeat itself. It More...
