By Hilbert Haar The mutual agreement between the Netherlands and St. Maarten that regulates the strengthening of border control through…
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By Hilbert Haar The February 26 elections will see the rise of a new political powerhouse if the numbers stmaartennews.com…
By Hilbert Haar Local politicians are – for the most part – playing nice with the draft national ordinance Integrity…
By Hilbert Haar The financial quagmire the University of St. Martin finds itself in should not come as a surprise…
By Hilbert Haar Prime Minister William Marlin put a brave face on it, but he could not hide the bitterness…
“Former president Central Bank Curacao and St. Maarten not sentenced for tax fraud.” And: “Stinking rich bank director Curacao gets…
Teachers receive a more than decent salary in St. Maarten. Figures presented by Minister Jacobs (Education) during the handling of…
By Hilbert Haar Here we go again folks. As Professor Arjen van Rijn wrote in a column this week: if…
A few years ago when I was a student at the University of St. Martin (USM) I was fortunate enough…
It takes just one rotten apple to spoil the whole barrel. That is the image one gets when one looks…


