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Mps Appalled That 75-Yr-Old Child Molester Gets Off With No Jail Time
MP Rolando Brison holds up The Daily Herald issue which featured the article.
PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) last week expressed outrage over what they saw as the paltry sentence meted down to a 75-year-old man who received a suspended sentence for sexually assaulting a girl under thirteen years old. The man C.M.B Read more
2 Advices, 8 Inquiries, 3 Suspected Misconduct Notifications From Integrity Chamber In 2022
Integrity Chamber President Rian Vogels (left) presenting the report to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.
PHILIPSBURG--The Integrity Chamber had a busy year in 2022, issuing two advices and proposals to government and its entities; registering eight inquiries, three notifications of suspected misconduct, completing one preliminary in Read more
Fire safety exercise.
BONAIRE--After passing the Boatmaster three training courses in Bonaire, agents of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee KMar and the Dutch Caribbean Police Force KPCN can work as skippers of the new patrol vessel that is expected to be launched in October.
During the eight-day training course, participants learned to operate the vessel, how to fight fires and general theory Read more
No Meeting To Approve Ipko Delegation Due To No Quorum
MP Ludmila de Wever, standing, about to sign in for the meeting, which could not be held due to no quorum, on Thursday morning.
PHILIPSBURG--Thursdays scheduled meeting of Parliament to approve the composition of the delegation to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultations IPKO and Tripartite, did not take place due to a lack of quorum.
IPKO Is scheduled to be held in The Hague, Netherlands from May 31 to June 5.
Chairperson of Parliament Sidharth Cookie Bijlani opened a gathering of Parliament, and told MPs present that the meeting was not able to start as there had been no quorum Read more
Us Party Wants Dutch To Set Matter Straight In Parliamentary Quagmire
US Party leader Pamela Gordon Carty.
~ Or will consider legal action ~
PHILIPSBURG--The United St. Maarten Party (US Party) wants the Kingdom Council of Ministers to set the matter straight regarding the partys non-representation in the Parliament of St. Maarten despite it gaining two seats at the last elections.
Us Party: No Quorum Highlights Improper Application Of Proportional Representation
US Party leader Pamela Gordon-Carty.
PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten (US Party) believes the absence of a quorum for a meeting of the Central Committee of Parliament last week on the Unity Flag highlights the improper application of proportional representation.
Revan And St. Peters Youth Spruce Up Basketball Court
Young people of St. Peters painting the basketball court in the district.
ST. PETERS--Businessman and basketball coach Khalil Revan and United St. Maarten Party (US Party) are hard at work with the young people in the district of St Read more
Mandatory Youth-Hiring Quota Premise Of Draft Law Gordon-Carty To Submit
PHILIPSBURG--Establishing a mandatory annual quota for businesses to hire a first-time youngster between the ages of 18 to 26, in exchange for declaring 35 per cent of the employees salary as a tax refundable donation, is the premise of a draft law that United St. Maarten Party (US Party) leader Pamela Gordon-Carty intends to submit to Parliament Read more
Revan Presents Draft Law Proposal To Make Election Day A National Holiday
US Party board member Khalil Revan (second left) presenting the proposal to President of Parliament Read more Candidates in this article:
Mark Mingo Fully Acquitted In Emerald Harbour Fraud Case
PHILIPSBURGFormer Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of St. Maarten Harbour Group of Companies Mark Mingo has been acquitted on appeal of falsifying invoices and fraud at Port St. Maarten. Co-defendants O'neal Arrindell and for parliamentarian Frans Richardson Read more Candidates in this article:
Go Back To The Negotiation Table, Us Party Tells Govt. About Coho
PHILIPSBURG--Go back to the negotiation table, United St. Maarten Party (US Party) leader Pamela Gordon-Carty urged government to do as it relates to the Caribbean Body for Reform and Development COHO.
Us Party Expels Mp Brownbill
PHILIPSBURG--The Board of the United St. Maarten Party (US Party) has terminated the membership of its Member of Parliament (MP) Chanel Brownbill from the party, in accordance to Article 8, paragraph 1, sections c, d and e of the ar Read more
Brownbill Sworn In
Chanel Brownbill was sworn in as deputy Member of Parliament (MP) for United St. Maarten party (US Party) on Tuesday morning.
Parliament To Examine BrownbillS Credentials
Chanel Brownbill
~ Admit him to Parliament Tues. ~
PHILIPSBURG--The Parliament of St. Maarten is expected to examine the credentials and admit United St. Maarten Party (US Party) candidate in the 2020 elections, former M Read more
Us Party To Meet With Brownbill This Week
PHILIPSBURG--The board and the leader of United St. Maarten Party (US Party) are scheduled to meet with its candidate Chanel Brownbill this week.
With 221 votes in the 2020 Parliamentary elections, Brownbill is the next highest vote-getter after suspended Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper, who recently received a custodial sentence for committing a crime as referred to in article 50, first paragraph, of the Constitution of St Read more
Us Party: Invisible Savings From Cuts Do Nothing For Socio-Economic Hardships
Cecil Nicholas
PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) board president Cecil Nic Read more Candidates in this article:
Pjia Board Calls Meeting To Fire Hyman, Mps Concerned
MIchel Hyman
PHILIPSBURG--An Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) set for December 23, which has as an agenda point the termination of Michel Hyman as Managing Director of the airport, has caught the attention of Members of Parliament (MPs) Claudius Toontje Buncamper (US Party) and Christophe Emmanuel (independent), wh Read more
Us Party Wants Clarification On Proportional Representation
From Left: US Party board member Khalil Revan, Leader Pamela Gordon-Carty, Julio Romney, US Party board President Cecil Nicholas and board member Agnes Brooks.
PHILIPSBURG--The board of the United St Read more Candidates in this article:
Decade Post-Neths. Antilles Dissolution Put Under Microscope At 31St Congress
From left: MPs Rolando Brison (UP), Chairperson of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Marten (UP) and Claudius Toontje Buncamper (US Party).
PHILIPSBURG--A four-person delegation from the Parliament of St Read more
Gordon-Carty Elected Elected Us Party Leader
Former Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Pamela Gordon-Carty was elected as the new political leader of the United St. Maarten Party (US Party) on Sunday, November 28. In photo: Gordon Carty (centre) with incoming and outgoing party board members and former leader Frans Richardson (second right).
~ Nicholas new board President ~
PHILIPSBURG--Former Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Pamela Gordon-Carty was elected as the new political leader of the United St Read more Candidates in this article:
Buncamper Declares Himself Independent Over Us PartyS Shift For Independence
Claudius Buncamper.
PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper on Thursday declared himself an Independent MP, over the United St. Maartens Party (US Party's) move to readjust its platform to focus on independence for St Read more
Promotional Campaign In Netherlands, Belgium
The digital poster that was on display in four major Dutch cities.
PHILIPSBURG--During the months of September and October, St. Maartens public awareness agency in the Netherlands, USP Marketing PR, carried out a national awareness promotional campaign of destination St. Maarten in the Netherlands, and partly in the Belgian markets.
Pfp Requests Public Meeting To Vote On President Of Parliament
~ UD, UP, USP and Emmanuel sign on ~
PHILIPSBURG - Stemming from the recently leaked, controversial statements of President of Parliament Rolando Brison, Party for Progress (PFP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Melissa Gumbs and Raeyhon Peterson have called on MP Brison to resign from his position Read more
Inmates Tell Mps Tvs, Game Consoles Destroyed, Food Dumped During Raid
MPs Ludmila Duncan (NA), Claudius Toontje Buncamper (US Party) and Grisha Heyliger-Marten (UP).
~ MPs want inquiry; Richardson: Allegations will be looked into ~
PHILIPSBURG--Members of the Pointe Blanche pri Read more