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Stuart Urged To Lead On Regional Integration And Liat

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – An Opposition parliamentarian is calling on Prime Minister Freundel Stuart to reassert Barbados’ position as a leader in the regional integration movement and help steer regional airline LIAT in the right direction.

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Member of Parliament for St Michael South East Santia Bradshaw made the call as she expressed concern about the increasing cost of intra-regional travel and the complaints about LIAT’s service and scheduling.

Barbados is the largest shareholder government in LIAT Read more

Mlk Host Award Ceremony

DUTCH QUARTER, St. Maarten -- The staff and students of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School celebrated in grand style on Wednesday morning during a special award and promotion day ceremony.   "I am so proud of the great strides our school continues to make notwithstanding the unique challenges we face at times. Also, I wish to thank the staff for their commitment and unwavering support," remarked Stuart Johnson School Manager of Dr Read more

Up Party Was Abused And Trampled Upon Says Party President, Seeking Full Term In Office

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Returning President of the UP party Silvia Meyers stated this week that the UP party was abused and trampled upon.

She further stated that the party needs a full term in office, in order to prove themselves.

Her statement came in response to a question about the party’s track record in government Read more

14 Political Parties Registered To Contest September 26Th Elections

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Some 14 political parties, including the Democratic Party, the United People’s Party, the United St. Maarten Party and the National Alliance have registered at the Electoral Council as political organizations to contest the scheduled September 26th parliamentary elections.

Initially, there were some 15 parties to contest the elections; however, one party opted to drop out Read more

Government Said To Be Reviewing Proposed Election Ordinance

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - During its meeting on Thursday, June 23rd, the Parliament of St. Maarten dealt with the approval report on exchange of views with Dr. Julio Robelto Romney on the proposed Election Ordinance.

The proposal of Dr. Romney to amend the draft Election Ordinance was a point of discussion in the Parliament of St. Maarten in November of 2015 and again in January and March of this year, during a Central Committee meeting.

The proposal of Dr. Romney calls for amendments to be made to the legislation to correspond with the constitutional requirement of the proportional representation in article 47 section 1 of the constitution Read more

Meeting With School Bus Operators To Discuss The Draft School Bus Policy And Service Level Agreement To Be Held On Thursday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - In the general interest and safety of students and the public both the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS) as well as the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) are of the opinion that all school bus activities must be regulated by law and there must be certain binding agreements in place to ensure that all parties are aware of their rights and responsibilities.

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS),Ms Read more

Lake: The Coalition Didn’T Leave Me Out In The Cold

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - I know it is an election year and the opposition is trying very hard to twist a lot of stories to confuse the people. I have taken note of the UP Faction Leader in Parliament MP Franky Meyers saying that the coalition left me out in the cold, which is far from the truth.

The Coalition of Eight has a lot of confidence in the Minister of VROMI and supports the draft ordinance law to put a sustainable balance between the environment and development. Based on climate change we need to be careful how we excavate the hillside to prevent mudslides Read more

Mp Franklin Meyers: Coalition Leaves Mp Lake Out In Cold

PHILPSBURG, St. Maarten – Member of Parliament Maurice Lake and his appointed VROMI Minister were left totally out in the cold on Thursday afternoon when the majority of Lake’s coalition members failed to show up for a parliament meeting to pass a law brought by the MP’s minister, says United People’s (UP) party deputy leader MP Franklin Meyers.

“This is a very clear case of actions speak louder than words and the action in this case is a resounding vote of no confidence in MP Lake’s minister and a total lack of support for the MP himself Read more

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

Minister Lee Meets With Aruba Health Minister To Discuss Possible Cooperation

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - In his continuous efforts to improve the access and quality of healthcare, Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labor Emil Lee and members of his cabinet met with the Minister of Public Health, Elderly Care, and Sports Alex Schwengle and his legal advisor to discuss a possible cooperation agreement between Aruba’s Ministry of Health and Aruba’s Alegemene Ziektekosten Verzekering (AZV) which is a General Health Insurance in Aruba similar to the SZV in St Read more

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