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Green Light For Motion For Cbcs To Vet, Create Banking Protection Law

UP MP Rolando Brison

PHILIPSBURG--A motion directing Finance Minister Ardwell Irion, as shareholder representative of the Central Bank of Curaao and St. Maarten (CBCS), to request that CBCS prioritise the vetting and/or creation of consumer banking protection laws for St Read more

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Motion Passed To Increase Subsidy For Turning Point

NA MP William Marlin

~ Richardson: Adjustments will be made ~

PHILIPSBURG--A motion by National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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Motion Passed For Motorists To Be Fined Instead Of Losing Plates

NA MP Angelique Romou.

~ Irion to look at creating vanity plates ~

PHILIPSBURG--Parliament on Monday evening approved a motion tabled by National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Angelique Romou for motorists who are late with paying their motor vehicle tax to be fined instead of losing their licence plates.

Grisha: Dossier Might Give Reason For Parliamentary Inquiry At Pjia

Parliament President Grisha Heyliger-Marten

~ Chris says dossier purposefully buried ~

PHILIPSBURG--The former secretary of former President of Parliament Rolando Brison< Read more

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Brison Tables Five Draft Motions In Parliament

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UP MP Rolando Brison

~ Wants CBCS to create banking protection law ~

PHILIPSBURG--Requesting Finance Minister Ardwell Irion, as shareholder representative of the Central Bank of Curaao and St Read more

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Ottley: Self-Isolation Period For Asymptomatic Persons Reduced

VSA Minister Omar Ottley

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley confirms a reduction in the self- isolation period for asymptomatic perso Read more

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Naf. 490,000 To Run Miss Lalie Center

Miss Lalie Center in 2017. (File photo)

PHILIPSBURG--NAf. 490,000 is allocated for Miss Lalie Youth Care and Rehabilitation Center MLC, said Minister of Justice Anna Richardson in her answers during the public budget 2022 meeting on Thursday, January 20. These funds will be used for rehabilitation programmes and a progressiv Read more

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Grisha To Investigate Who Signed For Dossier Withheld From Mps

Chairperson of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Marten (left) 

~ Lawrence requests, receives documents, to meet PJIA ~

PHILIPSBURG--President of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Ma Read more

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Bzk To Give Positive Advice On Budget Norm Deviation Request

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

~ MPs happy, but cautious ~

PHILIPSBURG--The Dutch Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK will give a positive advice to St. Maartens request to deviate from the balanced budget norm, and this request will be added to the agenda of the next Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting Read more

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Pm Urges Mps To Continue Budget Debate After Legality Questioned

Members of the Council of Ministers during Wednesdays meeting.

~ To meet Van Huffelen today ~

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said on Wednesday that Parliament should continue with its planned debate on the draft 2022 budget after several Members of Parliament (MPs) questioned its legality, as the Kingdom Council Read more

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Brownbill Sworn In

Chanel Brownbill was sworn in as deputy Member of Parliament (MP) for United St. Maarten party (US Party) on Tuesday morning.

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Irion: We Do Not Have Any Buffer

PHILIPSBURG--The countrys financial status as of December 2021 was not very bright. Finance Minister Ardwell Irion had told Members of Parliament (MPs) in response to questions posed during the Central Committee debate of the draft 2022 budget, that the country does not have any buffer.

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Favouritism Trial Of President Gibbs And Vice-Presidents Gets Under Way Monday

The Courthouse in Marigot.

MARIGOT--After several postponements, the favouritism trial involving President Daniel Gibbs, First Vice-President Valrie Damaseau, and former Third Vice-President Annick Ptrus (now Senator) began Monday in the annex of Palais de Justice in Marigot with lawyers of the defendants present.

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Parliament To Examine BrownbillS Credentials

Chanel Brownbill

~ Admit him to Parliament Tues. ~

PHILIPSBURG--The Parliament of St. Maarten is expected to examine the credentials and admit United St. Maarten Party (US Party) candidate in the 2020 elections, former M Read more

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Brison Initiates Draft Law For Tourism Health Levy

UP Leader MP Rolando Brison.

~ Draft at Advisory Council ~

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison has initiated a draft na Read more

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Teatt Ministry Looking Into Different Sources For Food Items

Minister Omar Ottley during the press briefing on Wednesday.

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) is looking into different sources for food should a pandemic-related shortage affect the country.

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Samuel: No Covid-19 Clusters Found In Schools

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Rodolphe Samuel said during the Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday that the ministry will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and make another decision on the way forward in three weeks.

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Pm: Intro Talks With Van Huffelen Offer A Renewed Sense Of Hope

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs during Wednesdays Council of Ministers press briefing.

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs left an introductory meeting with new Dutch Read more

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Richardson Signs Contract With New Provider Of Electronic Monitoring

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Justice Anna Richardson signed a three-year contract with a new electronic monitoring (EM) provider company, Buddi Ltd., on Monday, January 10.

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Nightlife Business Hours To Be Scaled Back To 11 Pm.

PHILIPSBURG--The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley informed the public on Tuesday evening that in accordance with his COVID-19 phased approach for the night life; business hours will be scaled back to 11 pm starting Wednesday.

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Pss Donates Food Voucher To New Start For Children

PHILIPSBURG--Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) recently donated a food voucher worth NAf. 1,800 to the New Start for Children Foundation. The money was collected by members of the Supervisory Board, management and staff through an End-of-year Community Give-back Initiative.

  With the donation, the New Start Foundation for Children that operates a foster home with a maximum capacity of 20 children ranging from zero to 18 years of age can spend NAf. 1,800 on groceries at Prime Distributors.

  Interim Director Marinka Gumbs explained that the project is an annual initiative by the staff Read more

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Knops Disappointed Not To Be In New Government

THE HAGUE--Caretaker State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops said on Friday that he was disappointed to a certain extent to not be reappointed in the new Dutch Rutte IV government which will be sworn in today, Monday.

  Knops (50) would have liked to stay on, and in the corridors during the formation period he was mentioned as a possible candidate to become the next minister of defence. However, that portfolio is going to current caretaker Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Kajsa Ollongren.

  I would have loved to continue with a whole lot of energy, he told the media just before the last Council of Ministers meeting of the caretaker Rutte III government on Friday Read more

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs delivering her remarks during Sundays service.

PHILIPSBURG--The government of St. Maarten in collaboration with St. Maarten Christian Council, St. Maarten United Ministerial Foundation and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church hosted the seventeenth annual National Day of Prayer at the Government Administration Building on Sunday.

  This years theme was Almighty God, Let Your Culture of Divine Unity Rule.

  The service opened with praise and worship led by the Victory Temple praise team, followed by the opening prayer delivered by Joan Berkel and a rendition of the St Read more

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Us Party To Meet With Brownbill This Week

PHILIPSBURG--The board and the leader of United St. Maarten Party (US Party) are scheduled to meet with its candidate Chanel Brownbill this week.

  With 221 votes in the 2020 Parliamentary elections, Brownbill is the next highest vote-getter after suspended Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper, who recently received a custodial sentence for committing a crime as referred to in article 50, first paragraph, of the Constitution of St Read more

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