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By The Publisher On Friday, January 27th, 2023
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Dutch politicians oppose reparations

THE HAGUE — The Netherlands will not pay reparations to descendants of slaves in the Caribbean, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. Minister Bruins Slot (Home Affairs) made a statement to this extent during More...

By The Publisher On Saturday, June 29th, 2019
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Mercelina-motion tackles Minister Lee

PHILIPSBURG – United Democrats rookie MP Luc Mercelina tabled a motion of no-confidence against Public Health Minister Emil Lee during the budget debate on Friday. The motion has the support of all seven members More...

By The Publisher On Saturday, June 8th, 2019
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Parliament postpones handling 2019 budget

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By The Publisher On Friday, February 22nd, 2019
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True colors

By Hilbert Haar This morning the political life of Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin and Tourism and Economic Affairs Minister Stuart Johnson hangs in the balance. There are two motions of no confidence on the More...

By The Publisher On Monday, January 21st, 2019
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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...

By The Publisher On Friday, April 21st, 2017
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Opposition

That the opposition UP opted to stay away from a meeting about the governing program is indeed weird and it serves no obvious purpose. Maybe the opposition is okay with the governing program, who knows? But it is More...