Never a dull moment

By Hilbert Haar A political crisis? I don’t think so. Of course, it is unique that the only two members of the United St. Maarten party (USp) – Claudius Buncamper and Akeem Arrindell – have declared More...

“Vote against ship jumpers and those who join them!”

PHILIPSBURG — During the Ad Hoc Committee meeting on Electoral Reform on November 7, 2019, the former SMCP Faction Leader, MP Claude ‘Chacho’ Peterson first proposed that “No coalition should be formed More...

Sint Maarten is fertile ground for ship jumping

Dear Editor, We all agree that ship jumping is a major problem in Sint Maarten . It seems to me that it is worthwhile to find out why ship jumping does not occur to the same extent in other jurisdictions in which More...

Governor’s exploration of interim cabinet indicates that there will be elections

PHILIPSBURG — Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday started on Friday with consultations “to explore the formation of a new interim cabinet,” his office stated in a press release. This seemingly indicates that More...