We regret to announce the death of Mr. Vincent Alexis LaBega At the St. Maarten Medical Center On Wednesday, February 25, 2015. He left to mourn his wife, his beloved…
Category: Writer’s Block
Transparency
With a government in office for just over 60 days, a feeling of discontentment with government is discernible. While part of this can be attributed to a feeling of ever-present…
Protect our Beaches
Dear Editor, For years now Sint Maarten’s residents and many visitor have been voicing their concerns about the lack of access to, parking areas at and space for simple recreation…
ST. MAARTEN TOURISM AUTHORITY
During the recent budget debates, you informed parliament of your intentions to “revisit” the structure and functioning of the St. Maarten Tourism Authority (STA). I have to admit that this…
Integrity decision Plasterk
After holding the government of St. Maarten on a line for a while, Dutch Minister Plasterk has “come clean”, to use a local expression. I am of the opinion that…
It’s time to pay back, in politics there is nothing call a free lunch.
Two faced or screw faced politicians. Do what you want now and the people will forget after seven days. Now we know why so many people say that all the…
Response De Weever re Counterpart Policy.
I read MP de Weever’s press release re The Counter Part Policy in the papers and on-line news media of January 22, 2015 and while I am the furthest thing…
Pride and EWEF disappointed Heritage being peddled off
Dear Editor, Board members and volunteers of the Sint Maarten Pride and Emilio Wilson Estate Foundations have taken notice of an article in the local media, announcing that Rain Forest…
IS THERE SUCH A THING OF BEING OVER QUALIFIED!
For years many young people that go abroad to further their studies has indicated that they will not be returning to St. Maarten upon their completion of their studies. This…
Statement by the Leader of the Democratic Party
It gets better by the day…… Parliament has been asked in an indirect way to give the Government of St. Maarten some time to get its feet wet, but events…