Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
Parliament Takes Vorst Estate Purchase Out Of 2014 Budget
St. Maarten – The Parliament approved a motion to take a $5.5 million provision for the purchase of the Vorst Estate out of an amendment to the 2014 budget with 7 votes to 6. This blocks the purchase of the land, for which Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake signed an agreement in February of this year, but it does not absolve the country of liability towards the Vorst-family, because the Court in First Instance has already ruled that the purchase-agreement Lake signed is a valid one.
The meeting to handle the budget amendment has a long history Read more
Rumors Run Amok In Local Politics: Coalition May Fall Apart With De Weever’S Departure
Minister Lake Prepares Legal Defense For Vorst-Controversy
St. Maarten – Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake says he is preparing for a legal battle about the Vorst property based on the outcome of Friday’s Central Committee.
“I am going to prepare myself legally because some parliamentarians are making this issue a personal one. This is not about politics anymore. I have to defend myself now with the slandering of my name. I don’t have any butter on my head Read more
Johan Leonard Squeezes Past Buncamper-Molanus Into Parliament
“Mister 7-UP†sends rival home
St. Maarten – Maria Buncamper-Molanus will not become a member of the new Parliament after all. After the Central Voting Bureau had scrutinized yesterday all the ballots the twenty polling stations had deemed invalid, it found two valid votes that went to Johan Leonard Read more