Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
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PHILIPSBURG:--- Two of five political parties that registered to contest the parliamentary elections slated for Monday September 26th 2016 plans to merge in order to capture the Christian population in one group. SMN News learnt from well-placed sources that the St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) headed by Pastor Wycliffe Smith and the Millennial Advancement Party†(MAP) headed by Peter Gittens intends to merge and they will be making the announcement next Tuesday when the SMCP presents its manifesto.While Pastor Smith is well known in the Christian community Gittens is also known in the Adventist Church where he plays music Read more
Mp Samuel Presents Youth Development Motions Thursday In Parliament
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Member of Parliament of the National Alliance drs. Rudolph Samuel presented motions on the floor of Parliament during the 2016 budget debate on Thursday.
The MP’s motion calls to address several areas of concern regarding youth development on the island.
Excerpts of the MP's motion presentation in Parliament can now be heard via PodCast.
Marlin: Matser’S Case Highlights Need For Own Attorney-General
PHILIPSBURG--The arrest of independent Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser just hours before the draft 2016 budget was expected to go to a vote in Parliament and the claim by the Attorney-General and Prosecutor’s Office that the ongoing budget debate was unknown to them highlights the need for St. Maarten to have its own Attorney-General, says National Alliance (NA) leader Prime Minister William Marlin.
Marlin said in a press conference on Friday that the manner in which Matser was arrested was “unfortunate†and the details of the case “are not clear to anybody.â€
Marlin said the claim from the Justice officials that the ingoing budget debate was unknown to them was “adding insult to injury.†That claim shows that the Attorney-General living in Curaçao has “no interest or is not paying sufficient interest to what is happening in St Read more
Marlin Seeking Support For Budget, Not For New Govt.
~ Theo refutes claims of locking out independents ~
PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) leader Prime Minister William Marlin made it clear on Friday afternoon that he is not seeking to form any new governing coalition, b Read more
“I want to make clear that there is a government in place, all I wanted is support to approve the 2016 draft budgetâ€
PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin dispelled the allegations and rumors and even statements made during a radio program on Friday that he went tried to form a government on Thursday with the United Peoples Party Read more
Mps Pepper Ministers With Questions In Budget Debate
Independent MP Leona Marlin-Romeo (standing) speaks in the budget debate on Monday.
PHILIPSBURG--The 2016 draft budget was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Richard Gibson on Monday morning in Parliament House. Members of Parliament (MPs), who had up to 90 minutes to speak, peppered the Council of Ministers with a barrage of questions spanning from the budget and Government policies to general topics of interest.
The seven Ministers, who all made presentations about the working of their Ministries on Monday, will be back in Parliament today, Tuesday, starting at 2:00pm to deliver answers to the questions from MPs Read more