VISION

~ 30 May 2015 • Column by Karel Frielink ~ It’s a complaint often heard: the government lacks vision. What really is a vision? If it is about a country, in our case the Country of Curacao, a vision is an inspiring More...

Not going solar: how St. Maarten ignored its own energy policy

PHILIPSBURG – On April 24, 2014, the Council of Ministers approved a rather unique document: the National Energy Policy for Country Sint Maarten. The document has an ambitious subtitle: Towards a sustainable development. More...

Johnson shares vision for the future with TEATT staff

PHILIPSBURG—While sharing his vision for the future of his Ministry, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication (TEATT) Stuart Johnson made it clear to over 100 civil servants on the More...

Teen Times reminds Heyliger of his promise for a performing arts Center

With the news that the old Government Administration Building is to be torn down, the crew of Teen Times jumped at the opportunity to remind MP Theo Heyliger of his promise to St. Maarten’s youth and young artists More...

Parties have no clear platforms

Dear Editor, In the Dutch/European system of politics that incentivizes large number of political parties, it is common and maybe even inevitable that governments have to be formed by coalitions. For the coalitions More...