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Hasani Ellis Tipped To Be Deputy Minister In Hague
Hasani Ellis
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maartener Hasani Ellis is tipped to be the country’s Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague. He is currently undergoing justice and integrity screening.
Ellis was a candidate with the Democratic Party (DP) of Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams in the September 26 Parliamentary election, but did not earn a seat in Parliament Read more
Meyers: I Did Not Fail Screening, Was Cleared To Be New Minister
PHILIPSBURG--United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Franklin “Frankie†Meyers made it clear on Monday that he was cleared to sit as a Minister in the now collapsed UP/National Alliance (NA) coalition Read more
Governor Instructs Marlin To Deliver Final Report By Dec. 12
HARBOUR VIEW--After the swearing in of the “Halloween†Parliament on October 31, it now looks as though the country will get a Christmas Government.
Governor Eugene Holiday has tasked National Alliance (NA) leader Prime Minister William Marlin with delivering a final report on the formation of a new Council of Ministers, reflecting the newly formed red, white and blue coalition, by December 12 Read more
Governor Holiday Issues New Government Formation Assignment To Mr. W. Marlin
Date: November 18, 2016 Press Release
Harbour View – After the consultations of Thursday November 17th, 2016, His Excellency Governor Eugene B. Holiday met with the leader of the National Alliance, Mr. William Marlin on Friday to discuss the process to come to the formation of a new government Read more
Red, White And Blue Coalition To Again Form Govt., Up Out
PHILIPSBURG--The red, white and blue coalition that was formed after the 2010 elections, but ended up short lived, will get another chance to firmly take the helm of the country with the signing of a new coalition agreement on Wednesday by the Democratic Party (DP), United St. Maarten Party (US Party) and National Alliance (NA) Read more
Sarah Chides Parliament Chair For Not Attending St. Martin Day Event
PHILIPSBURG--“That the NA and UP parties thumbed their noses at the people of St. Maarten/St. Martin on their day with their silly boycott is bad enough; that the Governor would fall for their silliness is highly questionable; but that the chairperson of Parliament, Claret Connor would compromise the office of Chairperson is regrettable,†said opposition Democratic Party leader Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams on Saturday Read more
Arrindell Calls On New Govt., Continue Tourism Initiatives
Minister Ingrid Arrindell.
PHILIPSBURG--Ingrid Arrindell, outgoing Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication Minister has urged the incoming National Alliance (NA)/United People’s (UP) party coalition to continue the tourism initiatives started under he Read more
Incoming Mps To Change As Up/Na Cabinet Takes Shape
PHILIPSBURG--Five of the incoming Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected not to be from the list as announced by the Central Voting Bureau on October 11 at the validation of the September 26 Parliament Election results. This is based on the composition of the incoming United People’s (UP) party/National Alliance coalition Read more
Dp Calls On Coalition To Declare Position On Conflicting Issues
PHILIPSBURG--The Democratic Party (DP), which will sit in the opposition benches when the new Parliament sits as of October 31, says the incoming United People’s (UP) party/National Allian Read more Candidates in this article:
Coalition Ministers All To Come From Up, Na Slates
PHILIPSBURG--While two of the seven ministers for the incoming United People’s (UP) party and National Alliance (NA) coalition Government are already known, all of the other five will come from the two parties’ slates of candidates in the September 26 election.
Sarah Wishes Na And Up ‘Wisdom’ In Negotiations
PHILIPSBURG--Democratic Party (DP) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams has wished National Alliance Read more
Na, Up Join Forces For 10-Seat Coalition
RICE HILL--They were bitter rivals on the campaign trail, but now the National Alliance (NA) and the United People’s (UP) party have signed an agreement to work together as the next Government of St. Maarten. That Government will have the support of 10 seats in Parliament.
Christophe: No Truth To Talk About His Going Independent
PHILIPSBURG--The morning after the election the country woke to news that the National Alliance (NA) and the United People’s (UP) party, both with five seats in the incoming Parliament, had formed a coalition.
Up 5, Na 5, Usp 3, Dp 2
~ Six ‘new’ Parliamentarians ~
PHILIPSBURG--The United People’s (UP) party captured the most votes, but National Alliance (NA) and United St. Maarten Party (US Party) can be considered the winners, as they each picked up an additional seat, while the Democratic Party (DP) remained constant with its two seats after Monday’s Parliamentary election Read more
It’S Election Day
By Alita Singh
PHILIPSBURG--The fate of the country of St. Maarten, just two weeks shy of its sixth birthday, and its 59,800 plus residents from more than 115 countries lies in the hands of 22,302 people. Those voters, privileged by birth or naturalisation with the Dutch nationality, head to the polls today, Election Day, to cast their ballots for one of the 125 candidates across the slates of nine political parties.
The number of eligible voters may change this morning when the Court of First Instance hands down its decisions on several petitions filed by people with Dutch nationality who registered in the Civil Registry after the Voters Register was closed on June 11 Read more
William: Na Delivers, Seeking 8-10 Seats To Continue Accomplishing
CUL DE SAC--Outlining some of the accomplishments the National Alliance (NA)-led government has delivered in its short nine months in office, NA Leader Member of Parliament (MP) William Marlin on Saturday called on the electorate to give the party eight to ten seats, so that it can continue accomplishing for the people of the country Read more
Update: Frans: Na Manifesto Contradicts Gibson’S Stance On Indirect Tax
PHILIPSBURG--The National Alliance (NA) Manifesto and the stand of its Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. contradicts each other on tax reform, said United St. Maarten Party (Read more Candidates in this article:
Frans: Alliance Manifesto Contradicts Gibson's Stance On Indirect Taxation
Press Release ~ "Is Gibson's watch now over?" ~
Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party Member of Parliament Frans Richardson on Tuesday said Gibson's so called "watch" should be over since his party didn't agree with him on the issue of tax reform. Richardson, whose party was the first to propose tax reform that would lead to indirect taxation, noted that the National Alliance included indirect taxation in its manifesto released on Monday Read more
Hope Gets A Second Chance For Signatures
POND ISLAND--Helping Our People Excel (HOPE) may yet get on the ballot for the September 26 Parliamentary Elections.
The party, headed by former radio personality Mercedes van der Waals-Wyatt, has been given three days, starting Tuesday, to get 80 more signatures of endorsement for its slate of three-candidates.
Van der Waals-Wyatt told The Daily Herald she was informed on Monday of the additional time by the Main Voting Bureau Read more
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 Read more Candidates in this article:
Marlin Challenges Supporters To Capture ‘Perfect 10’ Seats
DAWN BEACH--A full term of four years with a “perfect ten†seats was the mandate National Alliance (NA) leader Prime Minister William Marlin gave to supporters at the party’s congress held in The Westin St. Maarten Dawn Beach Read more
Tamara: Less Revenue From Cruise, But No Plan From Govt.
PHILIPSBURG--The country’s cruise tourism numbers, both in revenue and passenger arrivals, continue to dwindle, but the current National Alliance (NA)-led Government appears to have no plan to save the industry, United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Read more Candidates in this article:
William Happy With Verdict On Integrity Chamber Law
PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin is “happy†with the tossing out of the national ordinance establishing an integrity chamber by the Constitutional Court last week. Government’s Legal Affairs Department is reviewing the verdict to render an advice to the Council of Ministers on the way for forward.
Marlin told the press on Wednesday, a week after the verdict was rendered, the law “criminalized†the entire community, would have left people “guilty until proven innocent†and gave “far-reaching powers†to the people related to the chamber.
“We have to say ‘Thank God for the Constitutional Court,’†Marlin said Read more
Mp Questions Dismissal, Transfer Of Maho Staff
~ Spadaro: Staff to retain all benefits ~
PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday questioned the collective dismissal of employees of the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Casino and the rehiring of the employees under a different company.