St. Maarten continues to ignore climate change threats
PHILIPSBURG — Climate activist Riddhi Samtani asked attention for St. Maarten during the recently concluded United Nations climate conference in Dubai, wondering why her island cannot get help from climate More...
Corruption-riddled UNOPS making international headlines
~ Involvement with new Point Blanche prison-project remains to be seen ~ PHILIPSBURG -- Plans for the development of a new prison in cooperation with UNOPS, the United Nations Office for Project Services, have More...
Factsheet: “Only a small minority prefers complete independence”
PHILIPSBURG — Is St. Maarten completely decolonized or is there still work to be done? That is the central question in a factsheet three experts put together for the Dutch Second Chamber. The answer remains More...
Choharis-petition puts liquidity support at risk
PHILIPSBURG -- The Washington-based Choharis Law Group has filed a petition on behalf of St. Maarten’s Parliament to the United Nations in pursuit of its desire to complete the decolonization process. LOGIN TO More...
Pro Soualiga Response To “Decolonization Was Completed In 1955”
Dear Editor, In February of 2018, the Kingdom of the Netherlands submitted a Written Statement to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) where they declared in paragraph 2.5 that “the right to self-determination More...
“Decolonization was completed in 1955”
PHILIPSBURG – The Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Decolonization has lost most of its luster already before its first meeting, given the Dutch government’s reply to a lawsuit filed by More...
Pro Soualiga: A People Under Authority Cannot Exercise Genuine Free Will
Dear Editor, More than fifty years after gaining independence in 1968, Mauritius, an island nation located in the Indian Ocean, was not fully decolonized according to The International Court of Justice (ICJ). More...
Foundation asks court to declare Kingdom Charter unlawful
PHILIPSBURG – The Pro Soualiga Foundation, a vehicle established by attorney Denicio Brison, is taken the State of the Netherlands to court in an attempt to have the Kingdom Charter of 1954 declared null and More...
November 20 is Universal Children’s Day
~ Community encouraged to play a role in making day relevant for children ~ Great Bay – The United Nations’ (UN) Universal Children’s Day, which was established in 1954, is celebrated on November More...
