How handing out Tax revenues can create economic dependency When one navigates the economic landscape of St. Maarten, what you find is the use of tax revenues as a pacifier to quiet our peoples lack of involvement in the economy, especially in the private sector. This practice of handing out pacifiers unintentionally drives our people […]
The Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) has just concluded a successful Cyber Security Seminar focusing on, the crucial need to protect critical infrastructure in St. Maarten. The seminar featured a keynote address which was delivered by the Caribbean Cyber Security Center from Barbados, and shedding some light on recent cyber-attacks in the region, […]
In a remarkable turn around of events and transparency, the Honorable Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) Omar Ottley, lived up to his commitment by responding to a list of some 116 questions posed by civil servants represented by their unions just last week. This open dialogue marks a significant step in […]
Prime Minister of St. Maarten Sylveria Jacobs announced the dates for Election but have not yet prepared the National decree to dissolve Parliament as required by the constitution of St. Maarten if followed clearly gives the directives of the constitutional process. Article 59 in our constitution is clear about how the constitutional process works. At […]
about handling criminal cases on St. Maarten. The Law Enforcement Council report states that relevant judicial organizations such as the St. Maarten Police Force (KPSM) the National Detectives Agency (NDA) and the Prosecutor’s Office (OM) are generally equipped to expeditiously handle criminal cases in reasonable time. The same Law Enforcement Council released a report earlier […]
leaves many with lingering questions and concerns about what is laid down as the new boundaries: On the 26 May 2023 The Kingdom Council of Ministers in The Hague, approved a new Treaty with the Republic of France that covers the exact demarcation of the border between French St.Martin and Dutch St. Maarten. The Dutch […]
for 3 match ODI Series against India…. the inclusion of Shimron Hetmyer and some other players could offer the WI Team playing at home, a fighting chance to better compete. In a press release issued on the West Indies website states that Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today announced the squad for […]
The Bureau Telecommunications St. Maarten (BTP) organized what was termed a successful information session last week, on the use of High Frequency (HF) radio as a robust backup communication option in the event of a major catastrophe. The event, which was held at the Sint Maarten Fire Station, saw the attendance of the EOC, telecom […]
The four Party coalition Government in the Netherlands could not see eye to eye over policy disputes on immigration and how to reduce the flow of migrants arriving in that country. Rutte’s proposal on asylum has led to him calling it quits. The opposition parties in the Netherlands are now waisting no time to get […]
And why it is staying so long to find the suspects and bring them to justice… It has been well over one year now, May 29 2022 to be exact, that a robbery at the Manning’s family home in point blanche turned deadly. Both husband and wife were awaken to their home been ransacked in […]
