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 […]
And what it can do for the citizens of St. Maarten. The preamble, or the opening of the Constitution of St. Maarten could help to maintain the awareness of its guiding principles in the minds of “we the people” and enforced by every citizen in light of the performance of its elected representatives in government […]
Being black is not an impediment for employment Gordon Carty pens the fooling statement: Companies should make qualifications, skills and experience the basis for their job recruitment, placement, training and advancement of their staff at all levels and not discriminate via race. So says leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party Pamela Gordon-Carty in […]
In the wake of the uncertainty surrounding the refusal of the Dutch to release the 39 million liquidity support that is so badly needed by the Government of St. Maarten and the threats of pulling back their support for the reconstruction of the Airport Terminal, there has been lots of comments from every circle of […]
This article is written by Attorney Suehendra Leon and first published in the Daily Herald; Her legal view, suggest that for the average citizen to understand and know the laws of the country in which they live and don’t understand the language in which the laws are written and interpreted, can only lead to the […]
For this coming New Year I would like the government of St. Maarten to start governing by the laws of the country. Start by making everyone be more Law abiding citizens, starting with our elected officials, who are supposed to lead by example. The main priority of government is to make sure that the health […]
Some Politicians on the Island have been taking advantage of the Cow that feeds milk to the people who deserve to survive from the development in their country. We can see it repeating itself time and time again. Let’s take a look at the Harbor on the Dutch Side. When the Democratic Party was at […]
How much noise is too much? Michael Ferrier has a point in his letter to the editor, the noise about decolonization is pointless at this time when there are so much simpler things to get done for the country. Here is his letter in its full text: Endorsing the comments and observations by Sarah Wescot […]
The following is the full text of Michael Ferrier’s Opinion on our current situation as he sees it. He speaks of it as “Food For Thought”. I am an eternal optimist. The glass is always half full rather than half empty. My Letter to the Editor of April 9, 2020, entitled FOOD FOR THOUGHT in which […]
There comes a time in your life when you come face to face with reality and it becomes an emotional moment during your existence and you feel compelled to speak out from the Heart. So let me start by saying to my fellow politicians, colleagues and acquaintances on both sides of the room and by […]
