Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
National Alliance Wants 10 Seats For Stable Govt.
SUCKER GARDEN–The white party, National Alliance (NA), presented 23 candidates to its supporters at the new party headquarters in Sucker Garden on Sunday afternoon. The party will present its list on Monday, led by veteran politician and sitting Prime Minister William Marlin.
Mp Frans Richardson Sounds The Alarm:Â Social Media Messages:Â Kill The Prime Minister
St. Maarten News – Messages on social media suggest killing the prime minister, members of parliament and their corrupted friends, MP Frans Richardson said during a meeting of parliament about vote buying. While Richardson considered there threats far more important than the issue of vote buying, no other MP even reacted to his statement.
“I am going to protect myself and my family,†Richardson said Read more
El Pleno Del Parlamento Trató PolÃtica Del Ministerio De Justicia Sobre La Compra De Votos
Traducido Por Máximo Castro
PHILIPSBURG – La mayorÃa de los miembros del Parlamento expresaron la necesidad de que el Fiscal comparezca ante este hemiciclo para explicar los parámetros y la definición del concepto con que se define la compra de votos.
Los parlamentarios tomaron la decisión el lunes en la tarde en una sesión plenaria con el ministro de Justicia Edson Kirindongo. Se espera que Kirindongo acoja la solicitud cuando la reunión sea reanudada en la segunda semana de junio.
La sesión parlamentaria fue solicitada por los miembros de la oposición, principalmente del Partido del Pueblo Unido (UP pos sus siglas en inglés) Read more
St. Maarten Parliament Debates Sale New Government Building
Plenty of questions but no new insights
St.  Maarten News – Parliament debated the purchase of the new government administration building in a meeting yesterday afternoon but it did not provide any new insights. Minister of General Affairs William Marlin answered a plethora of questions that mostly covered issues so far in the past that they have lost their significance or that addresses issues that are already public knowledge.
Marlin said that at this moment there is no accurate assessment of the office space the government will still need outside of the new building after departments have moved in by September Read more
Coalition Mps Request Tour Of Planned Sewage Plant Site
PHILIPSBURG--Coalition Members of Parliament (MPs) Sarah Wescot-Williams, Christophe Emmanuel and Rodolphe Samuel have requested a meeting of the Permanent Committee for Pub Read more
Little Opposition To 2016 Draft Budget
MP Tamara Leonard: “I feel like we have to take a hit too.†Photo Today / Milton Pieters
St. Maarten News – The parliament seemed to be going in record tempo through the debate about the draft 2016 budget yesterday. By 6.35 p.m. all speakers had put in their two cents in the first round; only nine MPs used their right to address the issue Read more
Mps Pepper Ministers With Questions In Budget Debate
Independent MP Leona Marlin-Romeo (standing) speaks in the budget debate on Monday.
PHILIPSBURG--The 2016 draft budget was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Richard Gibson on Monday morning in Parliament House. Members of Parliament (MPs), who had up to 90 minutes to speak, peppered the Council of Ministers with a barrage of questions spanning from the budget and Government policies to general topics of interest.
The seven Ministers, who all made presentations about the working of their Ministries on Monday, will be back in Parliament today, Tuesday, starting at 2:00pm to deliver answers to the questions from MPs Read more
Government About To Collect 13 Million From Casino Sector
Parliamentarians happy with withdrawal increased road tax
St. Maarten – By providing the receiver’s office with a mandate, the government is able to collect 13 million in tax arrears from the casino-sector, Finance Minister Richard Gibson said yesterday afternoon during a meeting of the Central Committee where he, as announced on Wednesday, withdrew the draft law to increase the road tax in 2016.
In a brief introduction, the minister told parliament that he would like to make some changes to the draft the previous government had submitted Read more