A REPORT CARD FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT PART 3
It is important to evaluate our representatives in parliament on an annual basis and not wait until election time. Therefore, SMCP is developing a parliamentary report card that…
Writer’s Block
No small feat
Member of Parliament George Pantophlet says that he must applaud the Minister of Finance Richard Gibson and his cabinet for making it possible to have consecutive balanced budgets…
A REPORT CARD FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT PART 2
In last week’s Letter to the Editor, part one, I wrote concerning the importance of evaluating our representatives in parliament on a yearly basis and not waiting until election…
A REPORT CARD FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
At the end of every school year, students are evaluated and promoted or not promoted based on their performance during the year. Conversely, at the end of a parliamentary year,…
PARLIAMENTARY OBSERVATIONS!
I would like to commend Member of Parliament, the Honorable Ardwell Irion, for presenting a proposal to Parliament that would make MPs more accountable and transparent,…
MP Sarah Wescot: “We are finally making progress with English as the first or national language of St. Maarten.”
“My day was made”, to use a colloquial expression, with the announcement by our Finance Minister that my proposal as approved in 2 unanimous motions of Parliament…
CORRUPTION IS STILL RAMPANT IN GOVERNMENT!
Sint Maarten has probably made it in the Guinness Book of world records for having four integrity reports, within a period of fifteen months, written about the rampant corruption…
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A PARLIAMENTARIAN
Why even bother at this time to write about the qualifications of a parliamentarian when the next parliamentary election is all the way in 2020? Sadly, this has been the mentality…
Letter from Koos, Letter from Clyde
Statia, The Netherlands and the UN When I read the letter by Mr. Clyde van Putten threatening to hire high tier US lawyers to have The Netherlands expelled from the United Nation…
PARLIAMENTARY RECESS IS NOT A HOLIDAY
On July 1st, Parliament went on a four-week recess and will resume on Monday, July 31st. In December/January upcoming, Parliament will also take a two-week recess. I hope that our…