Governor on “current political developments”
HARBOUR VIEW, PHILIPSBURG — On May 20th, 2024, Member of Parliament Mr. Kevin Maingrette (NOW) withdrew his support from the URSM/PFP/DP/NOW-coalition government and subsequently declared himself an independent More...
(In)stability
By Hilbert Haar Back in the day, I do not exactly remember the year, the Democratic Party came up with a lofty election slogan: Country above self. This may seem logical to well-meaning citizens but it is badly More...
Political Analysis: Article 59 Part II in the Context of Sint Maarten’s Political Climate
Dear Editor, The current Prime Minister’s Cabinet has promised to invoke Article 59 to dissolve Parliament, though the reason for this is unclear. This action would likely be a response to losing support More...
Kevin Maingrette leaves 2×4 coalition
PHILIPSBURG — Politics is once more in turmoil after MP Kevin Maingrette announced in writing his resignation from Christophe Emmanuel’s NOW-party, thereby causing the coalition of NOW, DP, PFP and URSM More...
New coalition warns outgoing government against practicing departure policy
PHILIPSBURG — The four parties that signed a coalition agreement – URSM, NOW, PFP and DP – have warned the outgoing government against taking any decisions that could be perceived as departure More...
New Coalition: St. Maarten Ministers accountable to Parliament, not Knops
~ Says Wescot-Williams again spinning ~ PHILIPSBURG — The new Parliamentary coalition of nine on Tuesday clarified its decision not to attend a meeting scheduled with State Secretary Raymond Knops that was More...
Sarah fires off a series of questions at newly formed coalition
PHILIPSBURG — In a series of prerecorded messages sent to our news desk, Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams gave commentaries on the recent political developments and fired off a series of critical More...
Political chaos is complete
PHILIPSBURG – The chaos is complete in St. Maarten’s political arena after two United Democrats MPs – Luc Mercelina and Chanel Brownbill – withdrew their support for the UD/St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) More...
Holland has a new Rutte cabinet with a very thin majority; most ambitious governing accord ever presented
THE HAGUE — Four parties in The Netherlands finally reached an agreement today and presented their governing accord for the next cabinet period under Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s leadership. The four More...
BREAKING NEWS: NA and UP signs coalition agreement
Sources close to the National Alliance camp have revealed that the National Alliance (NA) and the United Peoples (UP) party have signed an agreement to form a new coalition and a new government last night. Sources More...
