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National Alliance leader Silveria Jacobs with party candidates and supporters just after the final results were announced on Friday morning.

~ UP 4, PFP 2, US Party 2, UD 1 ~

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) captured the most seats in the snap parliamentary election on Thursday, clearing five seats outright and earning one residual seat for a total of six seats in the new parliament of St Read more

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National Alliance Biggest Winners Formation Talks To Start

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Preliminary results in the just concluded snapped parliamentary elections held on Thursday, January 9th are in and the National Alliance and its 22 candidates amassed a total of 4,694 votes.

The UP Party is next in line with 3,232 votes. The two largest parties were followed by the US Party who garnered 1,759 votes the new comer PFP received 1, 408, SMCP gathered 752 and PPA acquired 326 votes Read more

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~ Priorities the same ~

PHILIPSBURG--We are elated that we are the biggest party and a little disappointed that we didnt get the majority win that we wanted to, Prime Minister and National Alliance (NA) leader Silveria JacobsRead more

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United Peoples (UP) Party leader Rolando Brison and a party board member posed for a photo last night while the election results were coming in.

PHILIPSBURG--I am proud that we managed to do as well as we did, new United Peoples (UP) party leader Read more

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Party for Progress (PFP) candidates and members in a festive atmosphere at party headquarters in Cole Bay as results were coming in that demonstrated an impressive showing in the partys first election.

PHILIPSBURG--After all the votes were counted, Party for Progress (PFP) rode a wave of support to gain two seats in Parliament, based on the preliminary election results Read more

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Businessman and former Member of Parliament Silvio Matser was held and questioned on January 25, 2013, in connection with what was dubbed the first criminal tax investigation by St. Maarten authorities. (File photo)

PHILIPSBURG--Businessman and former Member of Parliament < Read more

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Silvio MatserS Conviction Of Tax Evasion Has Become Irrevocable

PHILIPSBURG--Businessman and former Member of Parliament Silvio Matser and his now defunct company Energizer N.V. were irrevocably convicted of tax evasion by the High Court of the Netherlands on Tuesday, January 7.

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United People's (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison cast his vote at the Charles Leopold Bell School in Cole Bay this morning.

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United Democrats (UD) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams and members of her family voted at the polling station at the Charles Leopold Bell School in Cole Bay mid-morning on Thursday. Wescot-Williams, who has maintained that theRead more

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Surrounded by a host of supporting friends and family members, Party for Progress (PFP) leader Melissa Gumbs cast her ballot at Melford Hazel Sports and Recreational Center around 8:45am today.

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Prime Minister and National Alliance (NA) leader Silveria Jacobs and her family cast their ballot at the Belvedere Community Center in Belvedere early on election day. After voting, Jacobs called on residents via the media, to go out and exercise their democratic right to vote Read more

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Clad in her partys colours, Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA) leader Gracita Arrindell (right) was out early to cast her ballot in todays Parliamentary election. She encourages all eligible voters to come out and exercise their democratic right to vote.

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Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) Wycliffe Smith cast his ballot early this morning at the St. Maarten Academy.

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UP leader Rolando Brison.

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party leader Rolando Brison sheds light on the partys vision for a number of areas in this instalment of elect Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and the National Recovery Programme Bureau (NRPB) have strongly cautioned against what they refer to as misleading and defamatory statements made in social media regarding the demolition of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library.

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SMCP Leader Wycliffe Smith.

PHILIPSBURG--TDH: St. Maarten does not have money. Governments coffers are drying up fast and the economy is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Irma, what are your partys concr Read more

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Private Schools And Daycare/Play Schools Can Close At Own Discretion

Caretaker Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Ardwell Irion.

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten--The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, would like to inform those concerned, that all schools will be closed on Election Day, Thursday, January 9, but private schools, daycare/play schools, are exempt from Read more

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Prime Minister And Nrpb Strongly Caution Against Misleading And Defamatory Statements On Social Media

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Over the weekend, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) have taken note of the personal and slanderous nature of some of the statements made on social media regarding an alleged decision of the Council of Ministers to demolish the library building for an amount of 1.2 million Guilders.

According to the statements, this amount would be paid for by the NRPB from the Sint Maarten Trust Fund Read more

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Foresee Foundation In High Gear For 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On the last day of 2019 all seven Foresee (4C) Foundation board members came together and evaluated the past year while gearing up for 2020.

2019 was a symbolic year where several large projects were executed after hurricane Irma and new projects were started thanks to the financial support of several local and international funding agencies, the business community and private persons.

Fifteen St. Maarten post-hurricane Irma educational projects were nearly completed with the financial support of Windsong International Foundation Read more

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Irion is working closely with SMMC, SZV, and stakeholders to realize the project.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Ardwell Irion, together with the SMMC, SZV, government representatives, and other stakeholders, have tackled the need to upgrade the sports district of Cay Hill, primarily the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex Read more

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Prime Minister And Nrpb Strongly Caution Against Misleading And Defamatory Statements On Social Media

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Over the weekend, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) have taken note of the personal and slanderous nature of some of the statements made on social media regarding an alleged decision of the Council of Ministers to demolish the library building for an amount of 1.2 million Guilders Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Eligible voters will be heading to the polls on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 to cast their votes to elect 15 Members of Parliament. The anticipation as to which political party will take over power will come to an end Thursday night into early Friday morning. Contesting the election are seven political parties, namely: United Democrats (UD), United People's Party (UPP), United St Read more

Tax Department Offers New Online Declarations Possibilities.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The 2019 income tax returns and the 2020 monthly tax forms will soon be
available via the online service provided by the Tax Office.

Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion met with the Head Tax Administration of The Ministry of Finance, Ms. Sherry Hazel. During this meeting at the Tax Office, Ms Read more

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Tax Department Offers New Online Declarations Possibilities.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The 2019 income tax returns and the 2020 monthly tax forms will soon be available via the online service provided by the Tax Office.

Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion met with the Head Tax Administration of The Ministry of Finance, Ms. Sherry Hazel. During this meeting at the Tax Office, Ms. Hazel briefed the minister on the challenges the organization is experiencing, ranging from a shortage of personnel, which is further intensified by the high level of sick leave, to the outdated IT system presently in use Read more

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