Today, two months after the new Council of Ministers was sworn in, we still do not have a Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT). The blame for…
Category: Writer’s Block
THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF PARLIAMENT?
On February 7th 2017, Parliament celebrated one hundred days in office. It is customary to evaluate a government’s performance, after they have been in office for one hundred days. Parliaments,…
WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE MOTIONS IN PARLIAMENT?
One of the things we must give our Members of Parliament credit for is the large number of motions presented to and passed by Parliament. Since 2010, seventy-five motions were…
Citizenship is not nationalism
Dear Sint Maartener, We are addressing you as a Sint Maartener and not as a St. Martiner. Here is the reason: as a Sint Maartener you have a commitment to,…
SXM in the whirlwind of Dutch politics.
A lot of indignation reigned during the discussions on the appointment of a quartermaster by the Dutch government and rightfully so. The Dutch minister (Plasterk) has however remained undeterred and…
LET US NOT BLAME THE DUTCH
The appointment of Quartermaster Hans Leijtens, last week, came as a shock to our politicians. The Honorable Prime Minister said he was flabbergasted. The Honorable President of Parliament called the…
The weight of the Constitutional Court SXM
Not totally unexpected, my recent comments on the relationships in the Dutch Kingdom have evoked quite some reactions. I welcome these reactions, because I believe it is a discussion we…
Reporting Human Rights and Civil Rights in St. Martin and the Caribbean.
by Fabian A. Badejo (Panel discussion organized by the Conscious Lyrics Foundation, on occasion of the 30th Anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, Jubilee Library, St. Martin, Friday,…
SARAH: “THE PENDING DISPUTE REGULATION IS A MUST FOR IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE DUTCH KINGDOM.”
(Reaction on the appointment of a quarter master), An agreement is exactly that, an agreement! and is never unilaterally executable. As someone who pushed for the Integrity Chamber to be…
Issues
Dear Editor, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and congratulate our Harbor and Airport for being named the Best Caribbean Port and Airport of 2016 by…