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Mp Pantophlet: What Are The Facts
December 17, 2020
What are the facts? Fact is that on September 6, 2017 St. Maarten was struck by a category 5 hurricane named Irma.
Fact is that the islands infrastructure suffered some 90% damage. Fact is that prior to the passing of said hurricane, St. Maarten was on her way to 3 consecutive Budgets. Fact is that the Dutch did give some support. Fact is that thanks to the insurance pay outs and the savings from individuals and businesses we were well on our way to pre-Irma condition.
Fact is that the Dutch government offered a grant of 550 Euros Read more
Emmanuel: Government Of Weakness Paves Way For Complete Dutch Takeover
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten – Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Monday said he would not support the establishment of the so-called COHO (Caribbean Organization for Development and Reform) dubbing Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs as leader of a government of weakness that has set St. Maarten up for a complete Dutch takeover that will attack the very way of life on the island Read more
Emmanuel: Government Of WeaknessPaves Way For Complete Dutch Takeover
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Monday said he would not support the establishment of the so-called COHO (Caribbean Organization for Development and Reform) dubbing Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs as leader of a government of weakness that has set St. Maarten up for a complete Dutch takeover that will attack the very way of life on the island Read more
PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Monday said he would not support the establishment of the so-called COHO (Caribbean Organization for Development and Reform) dubbing Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs as leader of a government of weakness that has set St. Maarten up for a complete Dutch takeover that will attack the very way of life on the island Read more
~UPP, PFP, and NA supports the signing of agreement and COHO
PHILIPSBURG: --- The coalition partners that are supporting the government of St. Maarten give the Prime Minister of St. Maarten its blessings in the form of a verbal declaration to go ahead and sign the COHO law. The leader of the UPP faction was the first to give the Prime Minister the declaration State Secretary Raymond Knops wants when he demanded that she gets such prior to the December 18th meeting.
UPP supports the signing of COHO Law.
After making her position known, the UPP MP and Faction Leader Grisha Heyliger Marten gave the declaration that the State Secretary Raymond Knops is looking for, thereby Heyliger Martin then said I am sure of our Prime Minister of St Read more
PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel finally decided to take the next step and declared himself as an Independent Member of Parliament. Emmanuel also announced during the Central Committee meeting that he has since resigned from the National Alliance.MP Emmanuel said that when he joined the National Alliance it was a vision that no longer exists Read more
Mps Accuse Civil Servants Of Undermining Ministers, Forging Documents, And Writing False Statements
Some MPs during Wednesdays meeting.
~ Doran: We do have some rotten apples ~
PHILIPSBURG--Several Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday accused a small number of civil servants of undermining the authorities and even sabotaging ministers, and called for this category of government workers to be uprooted and weeded out.
However, Party for Progress (PFP) MP Raeyhon Peterson says a minister can only be undermined if he or she allows it Read more
William: WeVe Come A Long Way, But We Have A Longer Way To Go
The signing of the final accord at the final Round Table Conference in September 2010. From left, front row: Advisor Eugene Holiday, then-Commissioner Sarah Wescot-Williams, then-Commissioner William Marlin and Rodolphe Samuel Read more
Exclusive: Com Selected Three New 3 Faces To Replace Gebe Management Board.
~ Robert Jan James chosen CEO for NV GEBE.~
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Council of Ministers selected three new candidates to replace the management board of N.V GEBE. Those selected are Robert Jan James for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Randel Hato as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Jimmy Timmer as the Chief Operations Officer (COO).SMN News learned that the Supervisory Board of Directors submitted their advice with two candidates for each position. The advice which was recently signed off was handled by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday also got the approval of the Corporate Governance Council Read more
Marlin: Do We Grow As A Country Or Remain One Of The Colonial Children?
PHILIPSBURG--The proposed Caribbean Reform Entity loomed large in Member of Parliament (MP) William Marlins message during the closing of the Parliamentary year on Monday. The National Alliance (NA) faction leader questioned whether his colleagues will fight for St Read more
Mp Buncamper Proposes That Government Initiate The Selling Of Shares Of Government Owned Companies To Uszv.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament and Faction leader of the USP Claudius Buncamper on Wednesday proposed to the government of St. Maarten that they put in place a Ministerial Decree that would allow the government to sell shares from its government-owned companies in exchange for $100M.Buncamper agreed with the government of St Read more
St. Maarten Can Never Prepare Enough For Covid-19, Country Must Fend For Itself Before Taps Run Dry.
~ Inspector General comes under fire for negative advice.~
PHILIPSBURG:--- Several Members of Parliament expressed their concerns on the planned reopening of the country on July 1st. Members of Parliament believe that St. Maarten should follow the European Union who banned US travelers due to the huge amount of positive cases in several US states.Member of Parliament William Marlin made clear that he is not against the reopening of the country as he supports the decision of the government, however, Marlin asked if St Read more
Ipko: Decision-Taking Process Liquidity Support Not Optimal
THE HAGUE – The decision-taking process in granting the first two tranches of liquidity support for Aruba, Curaao and St. Maarten which was tied to strict conditions was not optimal and should have included more dialogue.
That was one of the conclusions of the first ever virtual Inter-Parliamentary Consultation of the Kingdom (IPKO) which concluded on Thursday. The liquidity support that the Dutch government has provided during the coronavirus pandemic was one of the three main topics that the Parliamentarians of Aruba, Curaao, St Read more
Harsh Words At Ipko Opening
CKAIR Chairperson William Marlin at the opening of IPKO.
THE HAGUE--Members of the Parliaments of Aruba, Curaao and St. Maarten during the opening of the Inter-parliamentary Consultation of the Kingdom IPKO on Wednesday, expressed in no uncertain terms their dissatisfaction with the Dutch conditions that have been attached to Read more
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Congratulates Leonald Connor Primary School On 100 Th Year Anniversary
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs attended the Leonald Connor Primary School 100th Year Anniversary celebration earlier this past week. The event was held at Praise Tabernacle Church in Cole Bay and was celebrated by many current and past students of the primary school. Under the tenures of principal Camille Bally and MP William Marlin, Prime Minister Jacobs was a student in the 1st through 6th grade of the Leonald Connor primary school from 1974 until 1980.
It was an honor for me to be at the 100th year Anniversary celebration Read more
PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs attended the Leonald Connor Primary School 100th Year Anniversary celebration earlier this past week. The event was held at Praise Tabernacle Church in Cole Bay and was celebrated by many current and past students of the primary school. Under the tenures of principal Camille Bally and MP William Marlin, Prime Minister Jacobs was a student in the 1st through 6th grade of the Leonald Connor primary school from 1974 until 1980.
Quince Miembros Del Parlamento Hicieron Juramento / Rolando Brison Fue Elegido Presidente Del Parlamento
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Las 15 personas elegidas para el parlamento de Sint Maarten durante las elecciones parlamentarias del 9 de enero, ahora son miembros oficiales del parlamento. Fueron juramentados por el Gobernador, Su Excelencia Dres. Eugene B. Holiday durante una ceremonia celebrada en la Oficina del Gobernador en Harbor View el lunes por la maana. Los 15 legisladores que se juramentarn el lunes fueron: Silveria Jacobs, Jurendy Doran, William Marlin, Christopher Emmanuel, Ardwell Irion y Rudolphe Samuel por la Alianza Nacional Read more
Fifteen Members Of Parliament Took Oath/Rolando Brison Elected Chairman Of Parliament
HARBOR VIEW, Sint Maarten – The 15 persons elected to the parliament of Sint Maarten during the parliamentary elections on January 9th, are now official Members of Parliament. They were sworn in by the Governor, His Excellency drs. Eugene B. Holiday during a ceremony held at the Governors Office in Harbor View Monday morning.
The 15 law makers to take the oath of office Monday morning were from the National Alliance Silveria Jacobs, Jurendy Doran, William Marlin, Christopher Emmanuel, Ardwell Irion and Rudolphe Samuel. From the United Peoples Party are Rolando Brison, Grisha Marten Heyliger, Omar Ottley and Sidharth Bijlani Read more
~ MP Rolando Brison elected Chair of Parliament, Vice-Chair MP William Marlin, 2nd Vice-Chair Rodolphe Samuel.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Of the 15 Members of Parliament that cast their votes to elect the chairman of parliament, 12 voted in favor of MP Rolando Brison, while one voted for Grisha Heyliger Marten and one blank Read more
President Gibbs New Year Wishes: Social Cohesion At The Heart Of 2020 Challenges
Members of the assembled group for President Gibbs delivery of his New Year wishes, from left: Prfecture Secretary-General Michal Dore, President of Parliament William Marlin, Governor Eugene Holiday, Gibbs, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, 1st Vice President of the Collectivit Valrie Damaseau, and Senator Guillaume Arnell Read more
PHILIPSBURG--Voting on a proposal to forward the names of Alphons Gumbs and Marc van Iersel to Governor Eugene Holiday for consideration to fill the post of General Audit Chamber Chairperson could not take place on Tuesday, as not enough Members of Parliament (MPs) were present.
Chairperson of Parliament William Marlin said 10 persons are needed for the voting to occur and only nine MPs were present at the time of voting Read more
Christopher Emmanuel: I Am Not Jumping Ship
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – One of the Members of Parliament elect in the just concluded parliamentary election, Christopher Emmanuel who has not assigned his signature to the signed agreement between the National Alliance and the United Peoples Party, made it clear Monday afternoon that he has no intention of leaving the NA or jumping ship Read more
~Demands were being made for VROMI and USP was his preference. ~
PHILIPSBURG: --- A coalition agreement has been signed with five members of the National Alliance and the United Peoples Party (NA/UP) Saturday afternoon. Those that signed on behalf of the National Alliance are Silveria Jacobs, Ardwell Irion, William Marlin, Rodolphe Samuel, and Egbert Jurendy Doran.SMN News learned that MP Christopher Emmanuel did not sign the agreement as his preference is to work with the United St Read more
Los Mayores Ganadores De La Alianza Nacional Comienzan Las Conversaciones De Formacin
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Los resultados preliminares de las elecciones parlamentarias interrumpidas que acaban de celebrarse el jueves 9 de enero estn en marcha y la Alianza Nacional (NA) y sus 22 candidatos acumularon un total de 4.694 votos.
El Partido UP es el siguiente en lnea con 3.232 votos. Los dos partidos ms grandes fueron seguidos por el Partido Unido de Sint Maarten (USP), que obtuvo 1.759 votos, el PFP recin llegado recibi 1, 408, SMCP reuni 752 y PPA obtuvo 326 votos.
Haba 111 candidatos representando los siete partidos polticos que participaron en las elecciones Read more