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Up Leader Theo Heyliger Calls For Safe Elections Monday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Leader of the United People’s Party and Member of Parliament the Honourable Theodore Heyliger says today marks a new starting point for Country St. Maarten and a chance to alleviate the burden of instability and economic disaster we face.

He is also encouraged voters of the community and supporters of the UP Party to go out and vote early, but calls on everyone to be safe, adhere to the rule of law Read more

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Up Party Urge Citizens To Let Democracy Reign In Wake Smcp Candidate Stoning

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten — The United People’s party has issued a call on the community to “let democracy reign in our country” following the stoning of the candidates on the St. Maarten Christian Party SMCP in Belvedere, Wednesday night.

Leader of the UP Party and Member of Parliament Theodore Heyliger said he and the rest of the UP Board and candidates were utterly shocked and disappointed to learn that such malevolent behaviour could be mated out by people on the “friendly island.”

The UP party issued a press release on Thursday in which Heyliger was quoted saying, “Since the time of my grandfather the late Dr Claude Wathey, our country has had a proud and healthy political campaign Read more

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Priest Dismisses Heyliger’S Statement As “Cheap And Transparent Political Ploy”

PHILIPBURG, St. Maarten - A call for the resignation of the justice Minister by MP Theo Heyliger has been dismissed as “nothing but a cheap and transparent political stunt” by leader of the One St. Maarten People Party Lenny Priest.

LennIn a press statement that appeared in the local media on Tuesday, MP Heyliger issued the call for Justice Minister Edson Kirindongo to tender his resignation in the wake of the shooting death of an inmate at the Point Blanche Prison and the other killing that took place.

“It really irks me that the persons who have been elected and charged with the responsibility for taking care of the people business choose instead to play politics and not bring important issues to Parliament where the people business is handled,” OSPP leader Lenny Priest said Read more

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Frans Says Kirindongo Has His Full Support, Urges Thorough Investigation

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Member of Parliament and Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party Frans Richardson has called on Minister of Justice Edson Kirindongo to initiate a complete and thorough investigation at the Point Blanche Prison and assured the Minister that he has his fullest confidence to get the job done.

Richardson said he also expects the Minister, along with the hard working men and women law enforcement, to carry on with the task of bringing criminals to justice Read more

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Up Leader Promises To Solve Dump Problem Within Six Months Of Being Elected To Office

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Leader of the UP MP the Honorable Theo Heyliger Wednesday evening spoke about their ten month period in office before being removed from government by a National Alliance led coalition.

The UP leader stated that his party was never given the opportunity to fulfill the plans that they had for the island of St Read more

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Up Board And Leader Extend Condolences To The Family And Friends Of Alexander Marlin

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The United People's Party (UP) Board and Leader of the UP Party Member of Parliament Theodore Heyliger extend condolences to the family and friends of Alexander Marlin, and to the families of Julian Rollocks and Member of Parliament Leona Marlin-Romeo.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family members during this very difficult time Read more

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Mp Frankie Meyers Considers Legal Actions Against The Board Of The National Alliance

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - On July 17th 2016 UPP Fraction leader and Member of Parliament Frankie Meyers appeared on radio show ‘Breakfast with de Robert’ where several topics were discussed.

One of the topics was Government using Government owned company GEBE to plug the holes of the country’s budget. As example was given the request by the current National Alliance-led Government to withdraw thirty million guilders from GEBE’s account to balance the country’s budget while it is clear that GEBE is facing its own challenges Read more

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Consumer’S Right To Know Thrown Out By New Nv Gebe Board. Transparency Becomes A Vail Of Secrecy

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten -  United People’s Party (UP) Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Theodore Heyliger says that reports on the purchasing of new generators for NV GEBE have been on the table awaiting a decision. 

The policy of the current Government and which is being pursued by the new Board is to give Government Naf.30 million from NV GEBE reserves to spend for the elections and have the company contract a loan to purchase a new generator.

“All studies were done so it was mainly to execute, and now the new board is trying to play the blame game with no foresight for the company. 

It was a National Alliance led coalition motion last year that stalled any decision-making on the purchasing of a new generator when the UP-led coalition was in Government, which left the country sitting and waiting in the dark, which continued up until last week Monday.

“The only thing that the new chairman of the NV GEBE board said since he was appointed was that NV GEBE should pay dividend to the Government.  I warned since last year about the failure to prepare with the acquisition of a new generator for the power plant Read more

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Up Welcomes Ppa To Political Process For September 2016 Parliamentary Elections

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The United People's Party (UP) Board President Sylvia Meyers, would like to congratulate the People’s Progressive Alliance (PPA) Drs. Gracita Arrindell for joining the political process in order to participate in the September 2016 parliamentary elections.

Meyers added that Arrindell was a member of the UP and ran with the party twice as the #2 candidate on the party slate, and on both occasions the former Member of Parliament lacked in votes to justify the position that she was given such as the first President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten.

“This is not a lack of leadership as brought forward by Arrindell during her press conference that the UP is lacking, far from it, it was about putting the best people in the top positions to run our country.  The UP is about opportunity for the people along with the improvement in the quality of life of all the people, and not just a few. 

“The unfortunate insinuations and mudslinging by the PPA lacks any substance.  The UP Party leader Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger, has displayed leadership throughout his political career, and with the most recent being, putting together a two-thirds majority in parliament of 10-seats in order to provide a stable government for the people of the country to prosper.

“However unfortunately, there were those who decided to take another path and the 10-seat two-thirds majority became history.  The UP Party remains committed to the people of the country, and the people are well aware of who turned their backs on them and Sint Maarten, and will decide their fate at the September polls Read more

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Tourism Professional May-Ling Chun To Contest Elections With Up

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Long time tourism and hospitality professional May-Ling Chun will contest the September 26 Parliamentary Elections with the United People’s (UP) party. This will be Chun's first bid for a seat in Parliament.

Chun said her decision to join UP is rooted in the party’s objectives, ideology, and always progressive vision of the country Read more

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Up Leader Heyliger Says Government Demands From Gebe ‘Detrimental’

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - United People’s (UP) party Leader Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger saidon Sunday the National Alliance (NA)-led Government is “ransacking GEBE for NAf Read more

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Up Leader And Board Wishes Populace A Healthy, Safe And Prosperous New Year. Formidable Opposition Role Forthcoming In 2016

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The United People's Party (UP) Leader Theodore Heyliger and board, extend best wishes to all Sint Maarteners/Saint Martiners for a healthy, safe and prosperous New Year.

“The Year 2016 should be a year where the community and business sector work together for a better Sint Maarten.  Significant progress must be made on a number of fronts in order to balance the 2016 budget, reduce crime, create jobs, improve health care, re-align education, youth welfare and much more.  Government has its responsibility and we will hold them accountable.

“Preparations were well underway for the people to go to the polls in February Read more

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Up Leader And Board Congratulates Saba On 40Th National Day

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The United People's Party (UP) family, Leader and board extends congratulations to the people of Saba and the Government on their national ‘Saba Day’ celebration which is being celebrated today, Friday, December 4th, and over the Saba Day weekend, the UP Party Board President Sylvia Meyers said on Friday.

Leader of the UP Party and Member of Parliament Theodore Heyliger, has strong family ties with Saba.

“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the people and Government of Saba on their 40th Saba Day celebration.  This is indeed a milestone for the little five square mile which is the highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

“There are strong family bonds that exist between Saba and Sint Maarten.  Those bonds could never be broken because of the aforementioned.  The islands should continue to work together and develop.

“Sint Maarten already works closely together in the tourism field with the smaller islands such as Anguilla, St Read more

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