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Frans: Usp Is About ‘True Leadership’ For St. Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Frans Richardson on Wednesday stressed that while he is the political leader of the party, any good leader must embrace the fact that leadership is more about moving forward together than thinking and acting individually Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament Frans Richardson dismissed jabs against his party as a party for “ship jumpers” by focusing on the fact that the individuals targeted still have lots to contribute to the country Read more

Usp Expresses Condolences To The Govt. And People Of France

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Member of Parliament and leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party Frans Richardson, on behalf of the board of the USp, on Friday expressed his party’s deepest condolences to France and all French nationals after the tragic loss of life in Nice, Southern France on Thursday.

“This attack on peaceful people as they celebrated Bastille Day is particularly horrendous and could never be justified by any reason Read more

Usp Expresses Condolences To The Govt. And People Of France

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Member of Parliament and leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party Frans Richardson, on behalf of the board of the USp, on Friday expressed his party’s deepest condolences to France and all French nationals after the tragic loss of life in Nice, Southern France on Thursday.

“This attack on peaceful people as they celebrated Bastille Day is particularly horrendous and could never be justified by any reason Read more

Laville Returns To Politics On Usp List For Elections

ST. PETERS--Former Member of Parliament (MP) Romain Laville was welcomed to United St. Maarten party (USP) as a full-fledged member and candidate for the September 26 elections by party leader Frans Richardson in front of party members and the board.

  A press conference introducing Laville took place at the party’s headquarters on L.B Read more

Silvio Master Pasó A Fomar Filas Del Partido Unido De St. Maarten (Usp)

Traducido por Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG.- El miembro Independiente del Parlamento, Silvio Matser, anunció el jueves que participará en las elecciones parlamentarias del 26 de septiembre en la lista del Partido Unido de St. Maarten (USP).

Matser participó en las últimas elecciones en la lista del Partido del Pueblo Unido (UP), pero más tarde renunció de ese partido, y se declaró independiente, posteriormente se unió a la coalición de gobierno actual.

Matser manifesto, que conoce a Frans Richardson, líder del USP desde hce mucho tiempo y que ese vínculo se ha mantenido a lo largo de esos años Read more

Silvio Matser Now A Us Member

Source: sxmislandtime.com

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The US Party and its leader the Honorably Frans Richardson profiled MP the Honorable Silvio Matser as their newest candidate to run in the upcoming Parliamentary elections in September.

During a press conference on Thursday afternoon, US leader MP Frans Richardson stated that their are strong bonds between himself and MP Matser and that he had been offered the opportunity to join the party at its inception.

MP Silvio Matser and MP Frans Richardson on My 88.3FM

Matser has a lot to contribute to the development of the island Richardson stated and that the US platform will afford him the opportunity to work in the interest of the island.

MP Matser in his statement noted that the relationship between himself and the US leader goes back many years and that their relationship was also evident on the floor of Parliament as they were synchronized on many issues.

He also noted that during his legal struggles, MP Frans Richardson stood by him Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Silvio Matser has declared himself a candidate that will be contesting the September 26th parliamentary elections on the USP slate which is led by MP Frans Richardson.
The USP leader and MP Matser made the declaration on Thursday afternoon in Simpson Bay Read more

Mp Lake: The Coalition Didn’T Leave Me Out In The Cold

I know it is an election year and the opposition is trying very hard to twist a lot of stories to confuse the people.

I have taken note of the UP Faction Leader in Parliament MP Frankie Meyers saying that the coalition left me out in the cold, which is far from the truth.

The Coalition of Eight has a lot of confidence in the Minister of VROMI and supports the draft ordinance law to put a sustainable balance between the environment and development.

Based on climate change we need to be careful how we excavate the hillside to prevent mudslides Read more

Lake: The Coalition Didn’T Leave Me Out In The Cold

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - I know it is an election year and the opposition is trying very hard to twist a lot of stories to confuse the people. I have taken note of the UP Faction Leader in Parliament MP Franky Meyers saying that the coalition left me out in the cold, which is far from the truth.

The Coalition of Eight has a lot of confidence in the Minister of VROMI and supports the draft ordinance law to put a sustainable balance between the environment and development. Based on climate change we need to be careful how we excavate the hillside to prevent mudslides Read more

Lake: The Coalition Didn’T Leave Me Out In The Cold.

PHILIPSBURG:--- I know it is an election year and the opposition is trying very hard to twist a lot of stories to confuse the people. I have taken note of the UP Faction Leader in Parliament MP Franky Meyers saying that the coalition left me out in the cold, which is far from the truth.

The Coalition of Eight has a lot of confidence in the Minister of VROMI and supports the draft ordinance law to put a sustainable balance between the environment and development.

Based on climate change we need to be careful how we excavate the hillside to prevent mudslides Read more

Port, Mps Meet With Sir Branson To Discuss Investment Possibilities

POINTE BLANCHE--Port St. Maarten officials, along with two Members of Parliament (MPs) and government representatives met with Sir Richard Branson of the United Kingdom-based Virgin Group and Virgin Executives Tom McAlphin and Craig Milan on Wednesday. The meeting dealt with possible investment opportunities for Branson in St. Maarten.

Branson plans to launch Virgin Cruises in 2020 with the aim of delivering a unique and differentiated approach to cruise tourism for the millennial traveller Read more

Port St. Maarten And Sir Richard Branson-Virgin Group Discuss Investments

PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten Management met with Sir Richard Branson on Wednesday.  Sir Branson is one of Great Britain’s highest profile billionaires with his Virgin Group holding more than 60 companies serving more than 60 million customers worldwide.  Branson was accompanied by Virgin Executives Tom Mc Alphin and Craig Milan as well as other staff members.

Sir Branson plans to launch his own cruise line called Virgin Cruises in 2020.  Virgin Cruises aims to deliver a unique and differentiated approach to cruise tourism for the millennial traveler.

The first three ships will set sail from Port of Miami in 2020 and offer a true Virgin experience with multiple entertainment spaces, advanced customer technology and Virgin-designed cabins.

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POINTE BLANCHE:---  Port St. Maarten Management met with Sir Richard Branson on Wednesday. Sir Branson is one of Great Britain’s highest profile billionaires with his Virgin Group holding more than 60 companies serving more than 60 million customers worldwide. Branson was accompanied by Virgin Executives Tom Mc Alphin and Craig Milan as well as other staff members.
Sir Branson plans to launch his own cruise line called Virgin Cruises in 2020. Virgin Cruises aims to deliver a unique and differentiated approach to cruise tourism for the millennial traveler.
The first three ships will set sail from Port of Miami in 2020 and offer a true Virgin experience with multiple entertainment spaces, advanced customer technology and Virgin-designed cabins.
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Ponen En Libertad A Ex Funcionarios De Turismo Tras Ser Interrogados

Traducido por Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG.РRegina Labega (56), Fabian Badejo (65) y Erica Fortu̱o (36) fueron puestos en libertad tras ser detenidos el lunes.

Los tres son sospechosos de malversación de fondos en sus lugares de empleo, robo y falsificación, acusación que presentada el 25 de noviembre de 2010 por el entonces jefe del Departamento de Finanzas Bas Roorda, contra los empleados de la oficina de turismo de St. Maarten. La investigación continúa, pero los sospechosos respondieron a las preguntas durante su detención.

Los detectives Nacionales han estado ocupados con una investigación a largo plazo contra el personal de la Oficina de Turismo de St Read more

Mp Frans Richardson Sounds The Alarm: Social Media Messages: Kill The Prime Minister

St. Maarten News – Messages on social media suggest killing the prime minister, members of parliament and their corrupted friends, MP Frans Richardson said during a meeting of parliament about vote buying. While Richardson considered there threats far more important than the issue of vote buying, no other MP even reacted to his statement.

“I am going to protect myself and my family,” Richardson said Read more

Mp Frankie Meyers Passionate As He Asked The Minister Of Justice To Tell Parliament Of Vote Buying.

UPP being used as poster child when it comes to vote buying.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers did not mingle with words on Monday when he asked the Minister of Justice Edison Kirindongo to give Parliament a clear definition of what is considered Vote Buying since in their (UPP) view it is very broad.
MP Meyers said the main reason they called for the meeting is because of the recent arrest of MP Silvio Meyers who was arrested and kept in custody for several days on the accusation of vote buying and after he was released the Prosecutors Office in a press release calling on members of the community to contact them if they were approached to sell their votes Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- MP Frans Richardson called on the Prosecution to take the necessary actions they need to take against persons who threatened to kill the Prime Minister of St. Maarten and other politicians, MP Richardson deviated to bring across his concerns during a meeting of parliament on Monday when “vote buying” was discussed.
The MP said that the persons that have threatened the life of the Prime Minister of St Read more

Mp Lake Joins The United St Maarten Party

~ ” MP Matser is welcome to join the USP ” Leader of USp Frans Richardson said ~

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – MP the Honorable < Read more

Mp Lake To Run With Usp In Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - MP the Honorable Maurice Lake Sunday confirmed that he will run in the next Parliamentary elections with the USP Party which is headed by MP the Honorable Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Maurice Lake has put all rumors to rest at a press conference on Sunday when he joined the leader and members of the United People’s Party (USP) and announced that he will be contesting the September 26th elections on the USP slate Read more

Minister Of Justice And Unions Representing Law Enforcement Officers Chose A Company For Insurance Policy For Justice Workers.

MP Frans Richardson called on Minister to address the dress code of Chief of Police Carl John. KPSM needs to improve their image especially the Chief of Police.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Edison Kirindongo along with representatives of the various unions that are representing the civil servants working in the Justice Ministry appeared in parliament on Tuesday to respond to the questions posed to him earlier this month on the insurance policy for police officers.
Minister Kirindongo showed the Members of Parliament a PowerPoint to show the MPs what he has been doing in order to have a suitable insurance package for the justice workers Read more

Mps Discuss Country’S Financial Outlook Today

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) will discuss the financial outlook of St. Maarten in an urgent plenary session today, Monday, April 25, at 11:00am.
Finance Minister Richard Gibson will be present for the public plenary session. MPs will discuss the short, medium and long term financial outlook of St. Maarten.
Independent MP Frans Richardson; National Alliance (NA) MP George Pantophlet and Democratic Party (DP) MP Sarah Wescot-Williams requested the meeting.
The MPs who requested the meeting had said earlier that there is much public discussion regarding the international rating of St Read more

St. Maarten Parliament Debates Sale New Government Building

Plenty of questions but no new insights

St.  Maarten News – Parliament debated the purchase of the new government administration building in a meeting yesterday afternoon but it did not provide any new insights. Minister of General Affairs William Marlin answered a plethora of questions that mostly covered issues so far in the past that they have lost their significance or that addresses issues that are already public knowledge.

Marlin said that at this moment there is no accurate assessment of the office space the government will still need outside of the new building after departments have moved in by September Read more