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 […]
In July of 2022 Finance Minister Ardwell Irion released a statement confirming that a St. Maarten License plate design was chosen by more than 1000 persons on Face Book who knew of the competition, to be the permanent License plate for St. Maarten to be used going forward. If this decision is not put in […]
His Excellency Governor of St. Maarten Mr Ajamu Baly apparently is back on the Island after leaving on March 13 through 17th for official business in the Netherlands. This information about his visit was only published on the Governor’s FB page and not in the press. It was reported on the page that during his […]
some perspectives and analysis offered in this article; One of the development Projects scheduled to be visited by the Royal delegation was the Princess Juliana Intentional Airport. To put things in perspective, the Airport was ravaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017 and not until 2021 this project was able to actually get off the ground. […]
The Kingdom Council of Ministers and the Council of Ministers in the Netherlands dealing with the Caribbean Netherlands, have appointed drs. Lidewijde Ongering as the new chairperson of the three boards of financial supervision as of February 01st 2023. Ms. Ongering succeeds professor dr. Raymond Gradus who was chair of these boards from July 01st […]
What this notice means for cost of living control that should benefit the people of the island is yet to be explained. The notice from the ministry of TEATT reads: “By decision November 15, the Minister of Economic Affairs, Tourism, Telecommunication and Transport granted approval to Sint Maarten Harbour Holding Company N.V. for a tariff […]
When MP Duncan from the NA decided to declare herself an independent Member of Parliament and shortly after MP de Weever followed suit, the NA/UP coalition suffered a heavy jolt and lost its majority. It sent The UP leader MP Rolando Brison scrambling for support to keep the government from falling. In a recent article […]
Former Minister of Finance Attorney Richardson F. Gibson Sr. is clearing his name after a newspaper in Curacao the (Antilliaans Dagblad), printed a front page article claiming that his pay out from companies owned by Hushang Ansary for which he worked, can be considered as Possible bribery indications. But the attorney is refuting the claim […]
