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Marlin To Submit His Cabinet’S Resignation To Governor Today
PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin is expected to submit the resignation of his cabinet today, Friday, to Governor Eugene Holiday. The resignation comes as a result of Monday’s Parliamentary Elections.
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
New Govt. Administration Building Opens, Ministers Have Relocated
~Govt. to save NAf. 350,000 to 400,000 monthly ~
POND ISLAND--After sitting unoccupied for eight years, the new Government Administration Building on Pond Island was opened during a ceremony held in front of the entrance on Friday.
Prime Minister William Marlin, Justice Minister Richard Gibson and representatives of Social and Health Insurances SZV and General Pension Fund Administrator APS cut the ribbon to declare the new government administration building open Read more
Marlin Guest At Guyanese Association Meeting Today
PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin will be a guest at the St. Maarten Guyanese Association meeting at the association’s office at 158B Back Street, today Wednesday, September 14, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm.
Marlin will be addressing the meeting and will also be fielding questions from attendees. President of the St. Maarten Guyanese Association Neville Mars is encouraging the entire Guyanese community in St Read more
Union Keeps Justice Minister In The Dark And Meets With Prime Minister Instead
PHILIPSBURG--Prison Guards at the Pointe Blanche prison continued their industrial action and marched to the Government Administration Building to meet with Prime Minister William Marlin.
Marlin: Govt. Will Be Blamed If Protest Scares Off Chinese
PHILIPSBURG--Should protest against the Pearl of China project in Belair beachfront scare off Chinese investors, who are ready to pump millions of dollars into the development, it’s the current Government that will have to shoulder the blame for allowing such “a big project to get away,†said Prime Minister William Marlin on Wednesday.
Marlin was reacting to the negative backlash the announcement of the 326-room hotel with showroom and 450 apartments targeting Chinese investors has received from the public.
“Interesting would be that if the announcement comes that because of the protest that others are planning to engaging on, that these people say you know what Antigua is not too far from St Read more
Smmta Addresses Concerns On Lagoon Transfer To Ministers
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA) has submitted a letter to both Prime Minister William Marlin and Tourism and Economic Affairs Minister Ingrid Arrindell about its concerns about the possible transfer of all the waters of Simpson Bay and Simpson Bay Lagoon directly to Port St. Maarten.
Marlin To Meet With Cgc On ‘Misinterpretation’ Of Letters
PHILIPSBURG--The Corporate Governance Council (CGC) has requested an urgent meeting with Prime Minister William Marlin to discuss the possible misinterpretation of correspondences between the parties.