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Up Leader Votes
Before casting his ballot around 10:20am at the Simpson Bay Community Center, United Peoples (UP) Party leader Rolando Brison said he was excited to exercise his democratic right to vote.
Minister Of Justice Co-Signs Justice Legislative Package On Wednesday
Minister of Justice Anna Richardson signing the justice legislative package during Wednesday's ceremony.
PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Justice Anna Richardson co-signed the justice legislative package at the Government Administration Building on Wednesday, December 27.
The official signing of the national decrees solidified the legal position of officers and established essential structures for human resources management in the Ministry of Justice.
The signing encompassed the national decree containing general measures for the legal position of officers with police tasks, the new police salary scales and the national decree to enact the legal position and approved function book.
In her address, Richardson acknowledged the challenges faced on the journey to this point and expressed her pleasure in bringing it to a successful conclusion Read more
Law Proposal Envisions Right To Basic Bank Accounts For All
PHILIPSBURG--The much-anticipated law proposal championed by United Peoples (UP) party leader and Member of Parliament Rolando Brisons, advocating for the right to a basic current account for all residents was officially booked into Parliament on December 19, 2023.
Parliament Approves 2023 Budget Amendment, 2 Motions
PHILIPSBURG--Parliament on Thursday unanimously approved the 2023 budget amendment as well as passed two motions tabled by United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison.
Only eight of the 15 MPs were present for Thursdays public meeting of Parliament in which the budget amendment was voted upon. Present were United Peoples (UP) party MPs Brison and Sidharth Cookie Bijlani, Party for Progress (PFP) MP Melissa Gumbs, National Alliance (NA) MPs George Pantophlet, Angelique Romou, Hyacinth Richardson and William Marlin and independent MP Ludmila de Weever Read more
United People (UP) Party candidates and supporters arrived at the Parliament Building in luxury cars. One shiny SUV after another rolled past, with Minister Omar Ottley standing in the open roof of a black car waving the party flag. A sound truck played the UP Party song, which included Ottley's message: I am here to stay.
UP Party Leader Rolando Brison presented the Central Voting Bureau a full list of 23 candidates, according to Brison the most capable selection Read more
Brison To Amend Proposed Max Closing Time For Clubs/Bars From 5Am To 3Am
UP MP Rolando Brison addressing MPs during the meeting.
PHILIPSBURG--Based on feedback received from Members of Parliament (MPs) and the public, United Peoples (UP) party MP Rolando BrisonRead more Candidates in this article:
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
Brison Proposes Max Closing Time Nightclubs/Bars 5:00Am, Restaurants 1:00Pm, Supermarkets 10Pm
MP Rolando Brison making his presentation in Parliament on Monday last week.
PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison has tabled a draft l Read more
Dp Lashes Back At BrisonS Disgraceful Assault On Senior Politician, Former Pm
DP leader MP Sarah Wescot-Williams.
PHILIPSBURG--A disgraceful assault on one of St. Maartens senior politicians and former prime minister was one of ways the Democratic Party (DP) described what it ca Read more
Brison Drafts Law For 70% Road Tax, Inspection Fees, Car Rental Tax To Go Towards Road Fund
UP MP Rolando Brison.
~ Improve heavy equipment inspection ~
PHILIPSBURG--United People's (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison said he has drafted a law adjusting the Motor Vehicle Inspection Ordinance to improve heavy equipment vehicle inspection and for road tax and car rental fees to go directly to the St Read more
Brison Critical Of The Hague For Making Ennia Solution A Condition
St. Maarten MP Rolando Brison during his presentation at the opening of Thursdays Inter-Parliamentary Consultation of the Kingdom IPKO in The Hague. (Suzanne Koelega photo)
THE HAGUE--Member of the St. Maarten Parliament (MP) Read more Candidates in this article:
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
Brison, Board Rep Warned To Not Enter Up Party In Next Election
Independent MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten.
PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party leader Rolando Brison and a representative of the board have been given fair w Read more
Brison Says He Will Never SolicitAnyoneOnSocial Media That's Not His
PHILIPSBURG--It was a shocking moment for me, United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison said on Wednesday as he addressed his recent detention on charges of bribery and subsequent release, for which he remains a suspect.
Speaking during the notification round of the public meeting of Parlia Read more
Pm: Uncanny That Investigations Surface When They Can Negatively Alter Stability
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs
~ Begs the question if it is instigated ~
PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs was shocked and conc Read more
Brison Released, Remains Suspect
Up Leader Mp Brison Arrested For Bribery, Coalition Without Majority In Interim
Lambriex Welcomes Artiste Black Coffee
From left: MP Rolando Brison, Black Coffee, TEATT Minister Arthur Lambriex and Tourism Bureau Visitor Relations/Product Development officer Lisa Coffi.
AIRPORT--At the start of the sixth edition of the SXM Music Festival this past weekend, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Arthur Lambriex Read more
Mps Want The Diamond Estate Ruins Rebuilt At Offenders Expense, Rubble On Monument List
MPs preparing to vote on the motion during Thursdays meeting.
~ Pass motion to this effect ~
PHILIPSBURG--Taking legal action against the persons who demolished the Diamond Estate ruins, rebuilding the historical site at the offenders expense and having government expedite efforts for the area and the remaining rubble to be placed on the protected monument list were among the actions Members of Parliament (MPs) want to see executed in a motion passed on Thursday.
The motion, which was tabled by United Peoples (UP) party MP Rolando Brison, was passed by 10 MPs voting in favour and none against Read more
Grisha Stays On As Chairperson, Proposal To AddAgenda Point ToRemove Mp Voted Down
PHILIPSBURG--A proposal from United Peoples(UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison to add an agenda point to the public meeting on the COVID-19 cuts to relieve UP MP Grisha Heyliger Read more Candidates in this article:
Doran Escapes No Confidence Motion After Mps Walk Out Of Meeting
MPs Rolando Brison and Hyacinth Richardson walking out of the meeting.
PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Egbert Doran on Wednesday escaped facing a motion of no confidence that was going to be tabled by Party for Progress (PFP), after two governing coalition Members of Parliament (MPs) walked out of the public meeting resulting in lack of quorum for the meeting to proceed Read more
Brison Suggests Govt. Apply For Banking Licence To Cater To Those Without Accounts
UP MP Rolando Brison
PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison said on Tuesday that government or a government entity should apply fo Read more
Brison Drafts Law Amendment For Tot Relief On Fuel Prices
UP party leader Rolando Brison.
PHILIPSBURG--United People's (UP) party leader, Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison, has drafted an urgent amendment to the Turnover Tax (T Read more
Mp Brison Downplays Process Of Creating Sound New Laws, Advisory Council Says
PHILIPSBURG--The Advisory Council has issued a negative opinion after examining the draft National Ordinance introducing a national health levy, a proposal from Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison. It advises not to discuss this initiative law further.