MP Grisha Heyliger Marten resignation from a party founded by her Husband, The United Peoples Party in a Facebook announcement Thursday, leaves everyone confused. Her announcement came on the heels of her removal as chair of Parliament, a move spearheaded by the leader of the UP party Rolando Brison and supported by the National Alliance […]
The Minster of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI), Mr. Egbert J. Doran, received notice from the ombudsman that she will pay no further part in investigating the process used to re-allocate parcels of land in the Over The Bank (OTB) location which is mandated by the National Ordinance Ombudsman. The Ombudsman further […]
The lack of data gathering and its effects on proper and effective government planning and policies was identified in various Ombudsman reports thus far. In the Home Repair report, published in 2019, the overall lack of data in reference to post disaster recovery planning was recognized as a bottleneck. In the November 01, 2022 verdict […]
The Ombudsman of Sint Maarten, Ms. Gwendolien Mossel, recently published their 2021 year report. In 2021, a total of sixty-four (64) new complaints were filed and two (2) systemic investigations were carried out by the Ombudsman. The ministries accounted for sixty (60) complaints: With the ministry of VROMI leading the many grievances with (32) of […]
An update on this story reveals that the workers are the ones punished for their Employer’s failure to be up to date with their Government taxes. Today the 16th May 2022 would have been payday for Rouge Et Nior Casino workers, instead the employees have to undergo more frustration not knowing how they are going […]
Some Twelve new customs officers took the oath of office at the Government Administration Building on Friday, April 22nd in the presence of Honorable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson. It was a symbolic ceremony held to mark the occasion. This is the first group of cadets to have completed their training course which was […]
The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT is Urging the St. Maarten Government to improve on compliance by implementing the tax reforms as they were advised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A lot have been said about how well St. Maarten is recovering with cruise and stay over tourism but it is not showing in […]
What this could mean for more routine controls on the streets of St Maarten. The Justice Minister Anna Richardson says this must be a proud moment for the officers, having completed their training and officially drafted in the justice chain as new cadets. The Justice Minister along with the PM Silveria Jacobs and His Excellency […]
On January 15th 2022 by reason of an emergency meeting held between Air Traffic Controllers and their Union (WICSU), left the vital Air Traffic Service unmanned and resulting in the closure of that department for several hours. Airport management are blaming the Controllers for the negative impact on flights, passengers and services in general, that […]
With Government and unions finally sitting down, we are leaning more about wasteful spending of Government financial resources over the years that lead to our government now depending on the Netherlands government for liquidity support to carry its monthly expenses. According to a statement issued by this administration (COM), on the 25th of November, they […]
