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 […]
After a surprise announcement coming from MP Duncan that she has resigned from the NA, it reveals a possible slow disintegration of the National Alliance, and serves as proof that the NA is losing its way governing the Country together with the UP Party. Christopher Emmanuel was first to leave what was perceived to be […]
The third Annual Governor’s Youth Awards for excellence was hosted on Friday June 18th when some six candidates were recognized for their outstanding achievements in several categories. Out of 16 nominee, 6 were chosen to receive this award. The Governor mentioned in his presentation some important quotations that are worthy of note; He stated, “As […]
Several developments surfaced that are worthy of note; Jacques Hamlet throws his political hat in the ring looking to be elected the next leader for St. Martin. His Party is called “I Love Saint-Martin-Saint-Martin with You”. What we know of Billy D the Radio host, it is left to be seen how this movement will […]
This picture tells the story of residents on St. Maarten, either not knowledgeable of the polices government has in place for the proper disposing of their household waste or they get the message that at any time and whenever they please they are allowed to throw their garbage out to the side of the road […]
