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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
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
Doran Saved By Just One Vote, Continues As Minister Of Vromi
Minister of VROMI Egbert Doran hurries out of Parliament building after surviving a Vote of No Confidence thanks to votes in his favour from amongst others Independent MP Akeem Arrindell (bottom left) and National Alliance MP William Marlin (bottom right), who both came to the Public Meeting of Parliament in support of Doran.
PHILIPSBURGMinister of Public Housing, Urban Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Egbert Doran (National Alliance) survived a Motion of No Confidence against him on Friday thanks to a decisive vote in his favour Read more
Other Mps Approached To Strengthen Coalition
PHILIPSBURG--The Leaders of the Coalition parties National Alliance (NA) and the United Peoples (UP) Party jointly announced on Saturday evening that they are exploring the option of "other members of Parliament (MPs)" to join the coalition.
While the statement did not mention any names, there were unconfirmed reports on Thursday that independent MP Akeem Arrindell as well as Chanel Brownbill have been approached 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:
Mp Akeem Arrindell Has Lowest Attendance Record For Meetings
MP Akeem Arrindell
~ Buncamper ranks highest ~
PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament (MP) Akeem Arrindell, who recently declared himself Independent, has registered the lowest attendance record for Parliaments public and Central Committee (CC) meetings for the 2020-2021 parliamentary year, while Independent MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper scored highest with a perfect attendance record for both public and CC meetings and an almost perfect record for meetings of the various Parliamentary committees Read more
The Daily Herald hereby sincerely apologizes to the Parliament of St. Maarten and the family of the late Vice-Chairlady of the Council of Advice Mrs. Mavis Brooks-Salmon, for accidentally publishing an old condolences message of January 2020 on page 38 of todays Friday/Saturday newspaper. We regret any discomfort and inconvenience this unintended error may have caused. Parliaments correct sympathy announcement to MP < Read more Candidates in this article:
Arrindell: We Have To Act Now To Address Mental Health Issues
PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more Candidates in this article:
Us Party Wants Funding For New Prison To Come From Trust Fund
Claudius Buncamper
PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Members of Parliament (MPs) Read more Candidates in this article:
Mps Question Richardson About Inmate Testing, Prison Conditions
PHILIPSBURG--The conditions at the Pointe Blanche prison and COVID-19 testing among inmates have come under scrutiny from United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Members of Parliament (MPs) Claudius Toontje Buncamper and Akeem Arrindell, Read more
Meeting On Airport Postponed
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten--The urgent plenary session of Parliament to be held today Friday, March 6, 2020 at 2:00pm with agenda points the financial situation of the airport, funding for its reconstruction has been postponed.
The meeting had been requested by members Christophe Emmanuel (NA), Claudius Buncamper and Akeem Arrindell (both US Party) Read more
Mps Select Rogers, Gumbs For General Audit Chamber Chair
National Alliance MP Ardwell Irion and United St. Maarten Party MP Read more Candidates in this article: