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DP
NA
USP
OSPP
UPP
CPA
SRP
HOPE
Source: Today SXM
22 Aug 2014 12:18 AM

Like Four Years Ago – The Results Next Friday Could Be Different: Today Newspaper Poll Gives Up Majority Of Votes

St. Maarten – The votes are in, and boy, did Chippie-users grab the opportunity to make their political preference known. Today’s partner in this project, telecom provider UTS received no less than 1,269 text messages from Chippie-users who responded to the poll.

While the pie charts show the results from different angles, it is important to read this figures in their correct context. For this, we will also use the results of an identical poll Today organized using the Chippie-network in 2010.

The raw numbers look like this: United People’s party 452 votes (55 percent), Democratic Party 143 votes (17 percent), National Alliance 119 votes (14 percent), United St Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
Source: SMN-News
21 Aug 2014 02:20 PM
style="text-align: center;">Ministry of VROMI has to provide suitable and affordable homes for fire victims

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Social Affairs Cornelius de Weever announced on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers weekly press briefing that the Department of Social Affairs will pay the St. Peters Community Council for six weeks for the fire victims that sought shelter there Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
UPP
HOPE
Source: SMN-News
20 Aug 2014 02:07 PM
>PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of the Democratic Party announced loud and clear on Tuesday at a press conference that they have not signed any pre-election agreement with the United Peoples Party. The DP leader Sarah Wescot Williams distanced herself and her party from the banner that is being circulated via the social media Read more

Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
UPP
SRP
Source: SMN-News
20 Aug 2014 02:07 PM
>PHILIPSBURG:--- The Electoral Council would like to remind all political parties contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections that in accordance with the National Ordinance on Registration and Finances of Political Parties they are required to timely make their manifestos public. The Electoral Council is of the opinion that all manifestos should be available for the public, with less than two weeks remaining for the Elections of 2014.
The Electoral Council has thus far received the mani Read more

Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
USP
UPP
Source: Today SXM
19 Aug 2014 11:32 PM

Lively Political Debate On Laser 101: Connor (Up) Estimates Gray Economy To Be 50 Percent

St. Maarten – “The government has a debt of 500 million guilders to the Netherlands, and 200 million to creditors. The 2015 budget is expected to be around 465 million. Unemployment is 11.5 percent. It is your first day in office. What will you do?”

This is how moderator Glen Carty started the political debate on radio station Laser 101 on Saturday evening with participants Emil Lee (number 4-candidate Democratic Party), George Pantophlet (number 2-candidate National Alliance), Claret Connor (number 10-candidate United People’s Party) and Harlec Doran (number 6-candidate United Sint Maarten Party).

The lively debate outshone earlier debates on AVS and the political mixer at the St Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
UPP
Source: SMN-News
19 Aug 2014 08:48 AM

William: NA’s attempt to stem short term contracts obstructed.

style="text-align: center;">UP-led govt dragging feet; MPs afraid to vote on issue

PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the National Alliance NA William Marlin says it appears as though the United People's Party-led parliamentary coalition is afraid to put its foot down and address the abuse of short term labor contracts once and for all.

Marlin said the National Alliance faction in Parliament had requested a meeting to debate the issue some time back, but to date the meeting was never convened to give MPs a chance to finally put the issue to a vote and bring relief to the people of St Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
Source: The Daily Herald
19 Aug 2014 08:46 AM

The Indian & Chinese elephant in the room

Dear Editor,

St. Maarten people are being proper. They are being kind and open. St. Maarten people are being themselves. Mr. Editor, I've been pondering this letter for quite some time. I think it's amazing how little fanfare or minor attention has been given to the fact that a man of Indian descent and woman of Chinese descent are contesting the elections on the slate of the two oldest parties, the DP and National Alliance.

Now, don't get it twisted Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
UPP
SRP
Source: SXMIslandTime
18 Aug 2014 11:37 PM

Political Parties Reminded To Publish Their Manifestos

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The Electoral Council would like to remind all political parties contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections that in accordance with the National Ordinance on Registration and Finances of Political Parties they are required to timely make their manifestos public.

The Electoral Council is of the opinion that all manifestos should be available for the public, with less than two weeks remaining for the Elections of 2014.

The Electoral Council has thus f Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
Source: SXMIslandTime
18 Aug 2014 09:45 PM

Na Holds Public Meeting In Cole Bay Saturday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The National Alliance will continue to outline how it will be putting the people of St. Maarten first at its third public meeting at the property across from Harley Davidson in Cole Bay on Saturday, August 23 at 7:00pm.

Leader of the National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament William Marlin says the party's 23 candidates will be touching on some of the areas that the party will be championing in the next governing period at the meeting.

Candidates will also continue to speak about some of the burning issues in the community.

Marlin said government needs to be placed back in the hands of the people of St Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
USP
OSPP
Source: SMN-News
18 Aug 2014 03:43 PM
>PHILIPSBURG:--- With the date of St. Maarten's parliamentary elections drawing near, several female candidates contesting the elections will be engaged in the Phenomenal Women Political Debate on August 20, 2014. This major event, presented by the University of St. Martin (USM) in collaboration with the "Woman 2 Woman, Phenomenal Women" radio program, will be held at the University of St. Martin lecture hall from 6:00-9:00 pm, and promises to be a night filled with lively discussions from the female perspective.
To ensure the objectivity of this Debate, two phenomenal women were invited to participate as moderators Read more

Candidates in this article:
NA
PPA
Source: SMN-News
18 Aug 2014 03:43 PM
>PHILIPSBURG:--- The National Alliance has expressed concern about what appears to be a growing number of errors being made by notaries practicing in the country.

Leader of the NA Member of Parliament William Marlin said whether the errors were an oversight or were being done deliberately, they should not occur as they can have serious consequences.

Marlin alluded to two recent cases brought before the court which found that errors had been made by notaries in the respective sales of Caravanserai Resort and in the former Pelican Resort Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
Source: SMN-News
18 Aug 2014 03:43 PM
>PHILIPSBURG:--- The National Alliance will continue to outline how it will be putting the people of St. Maarten first at its third public meeting at the property across from Harley Davidson in Cole Bay on Saturday, August 23 at 7:00pm.

Leader of the National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament William Marlin says the party's 23 candidates will be touching on some of the areas that the party will be championing in the next governing period at the meeting Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
PPA
Source: The Daily Herald
18 Aug 2014 03:33 PM

NA concerned about errors by notaries

PHILIPSBURG--The National Alliance has expressed concern about what appears to be a growing number of errors being made by notaries practising in the country.

Whether the errors were an oversight or were being done deliberately, they should not occur as they can have serious consequences National Alliance (NA) Leader Member of Parliament (MP) William Marlin said in a press release on Sunday.

Marlin alluded to two recent cases brought before the court which found that errors had been made by notaries in the respective sales of Caravanserai Resort and in the former Pelican Resort Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
USP
OSPP
HOPE
Source: The Daily Herald
18 Aug 2014 03:33 PM

Number two candidates debate country matters

BELAIR--Coalition, government's essential duty to the people, reducing the country's debts, immigration and other topics were dealt with by the number two candidates on the slates of five parties contesting the August 29 Parliamentary Elections at the second Arts Video Studio (AVS) political debate in Belair Community Centre on Sunday evening.

Participating in the debate were Leona Marlin-Romeo (United St Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
USP
OSPP
Source: SXMIslandTime
17 Aug 2014 09:58 PM

Phenomenal Women Political Debate Moderators

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – With the date of St. Maarten's parliamentary elections drawing near, several female candidates contesting the elections will be engaged in the Phenomenal Women Political Debate on August 20, 2014.

This major event, presented by the University of St. Martin (USM) in collaboration with the "Woman 2 Woman, Phenomenal Women" radio program, will be held at the University of St. Martin lecture hall from 6:00-9:00 pm, and promises to be a night filled with lively discussions from the female perspective.

To ensure the objectivity of this Debate, two phenomenal women were invited to participate as moderators Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
PPA
Source: SXMIslandTime
17 Aug 2014 09:47 PM

Na Concerned About Errors By Notaries

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The National Alliance has expressed concern about what appears to be a growing number of errors being made by notaries practising in the country.

Leader of the NA Member of Parliament William Marlin said whether the errors were an oversight or were being done deliberately, they should not occur as they can have serious consequences.

Marlin alluded to two recent cases brought before the court which found that errors had been made by notaries in the respective sales of Caravanserai Resort and in the former Pelican Resort Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
Source: SXMIslandTime
17 Aug 2014 09:32 PM

William: Lake Caught Lying Again About Plans For Vorst Land, Tells Mps One Thing, Public Another

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Leader of the National Alliance William Marlin says UP's VROMI Minister Maurice Lake has been caught lying again noting that Lake told parliament one thing about his Vorst Estate land deal in Cay Hill weeks ago and is now saying something completely different in his statement to the public last week.

Marlin said this was not just another desperate attempt by Lake to blindfold the people of St Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
Source: The Daily Herald
16 Aug 2014 08:37 PM

Large cross section of community bids farewell to Patricia Pantophlet

PHILIPSBURG--A large number of persons from the community bade farewell to veteran trade unionist Patricia Pantophlet, who was laid to rest during a ceremony at the Philipsburg Methodist Church, where she was a congressional steward, on Friday.

Pantophlet (57) passed away in Bogota, Colombia, on Friday, August 1, after a period of illness. She had been a very vocal trade union leader who championed the rights of workers in St. Maarten for many years. She had been battling lupus for some time Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
UPP
Source: The Daily Herald
14 Aug 2014 01:18 PM

Dennis updates MPs about tackling crime

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Dennis Richardson gave Members of Parliament (MPs) updates on the Police's efforts to tackle crime in the community at a Central Committee meeting of Parliament on Monday. The meeting was scheduled to take place last week, but was postponed until yesterday, due to a lack of quorum.

Richardson said the country's crime levels are at a place where other countries in the immediate surrounding will be "jealous of." The police force has been tackling preventable crimes and have been making arrests and getting breaks in large cases Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
USP
OSPP
CPA
SRP
Source: Today SXM
13 Aug 2014 10:52 PM

Voting In Today Election Poll Now Open – Send A Free Text Message To Vote

St. Maarten – Starting today, Chippie-users will begin to receive text messages for Today’s election poll. Chippie-users will be able to express their political preference for the August 29 elections via a free text message. Today has once again chosen UTS as its partner for this project because the company has the largest mobile customer base in St. Maarten.
UTS makes the poll technically possible by putting its network at our disposal. The company will start today sending our text messages to thousands of Chippie-customers Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
USP
UPP
Source: SXMIslandTime
13 Aug 2014 12:56 PM

Romain Laville At Odds With Statement From Up Candidate

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Independent Member of Parliament, the Honorable Romain Laville, who has opted not to run for the August 29th parliamentary elections, has reacted bitterly at the statements of Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
UPP
HOPE
Source: Today SXM
11 Aug 2014 03:02 PM

Marlin: “Up Is Ready To Rip The People Off”

National Alliance meeting draws a large crowd

St. Maarten - A large crowd came out to listen to the National Alliance party candidates as they launched their first political meeting in Sucker Garden on Saturday evening. NA-leader William Marlin called on the electorate to come out in numbers and vote for his party.

“Come August 29 make no mistake, don’t vote because of the green flags, because you were given 100 cents, vote because you need a decent honest government, with hard working ministers and parliamentarians who will look out for you every day Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
Source: The Daily Herald
09 Aug 2014 10:22 AM

Cadastre still to be moved to VROMI

PHILIPSBURG--The Cadastre (Kadaster in Dutch) and Mortgage Registry still legally falls under the Ministry of Finance, while the practical responsibility is that of the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI.

A report submitted by Ombudsman Nilda Arduin about the operations of the Cadastre was before Parliament in a Central Committee meeting on Friday. However, after Members of Parliament asked questions, President of Parliament Gracita Arrindell suspended the meeting until further notice to give VROMI Minister Maurice Lake time to get the go ahead from the Council of Ministers to discuss the Cadastre and its work Read more


Candidates in this article:
DP
NA
USP
OSPP
UPP
Source: SXMIslandTime
07 Aug 2014 10:58 PM

"Woman 2 Woman, Phenomenal Women" To Hold Political Debate At Usm

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The University of St. Martin (USM) and the "Woman 2 Woman, Phenomenal Women" program have partnered to present the first 'Phenomenal Women Political Debate' on Wednesday August 20th, 2014 at the USM Lecture Hall, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

This exclusive event will consist of ten female debate panelists, two from each political party contesting St. Maarten's 2014 Parliamentary Elections.

The candidates chosen by their respective political parties and confirmed to participate are:
• Richelda Rodriquez Emmanuel and Mulrose Toulon (Democratic Party)
• Silveria Jacobs and Dorothy Richardson (National Alliance)
• Regina Janga and Marie-Lou Conner (One St Read more


Candidates in this article:
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