Last Thursday, while the honorable MP, Tamara Leonard had the floor, the honorable Chairlady of Parliament interrupted, stating that it was brought to her attention that there was no longer…
Category: Writer’s Block
Declaration by MP Chanel Brownbill,
St. Maarten, October As one of the the younger members in this Parliament, I know all eyes are on me. On my colleagues too. Since my election to Parliament, I…
PARLIAMENT IS TO BLAME FOR DELAY IN HURRICANE AID
While most people blame our honourable Prime Minister and the Government for delaying Dutch hurricane financial aid, the hold-up really lies with Parliament. The Prime Minister is only acting on…
Letter questions James Finies NKBB to King Willem Alexander June 2017
s Highness Majesty King Willem Alexander p/a Kabinet Der Koning Postbus 20016 2500 EA Den Haag Nederland Bonaire, June 9, 2017 His Highness, On September 16 , 2013 , during…
Karta follow up Su Mahestat Rei Wilem Alexander
Su Mahestat Rei Wilem Alexander Boneiru, 23 Oktober 2017 Su Mahestat, Riba 9 juni 2017 ami a manda e karta adhuntu ku preguntanan pa su Mahestat basa riba nos enkuentro…
Follow up letter His Majesty King Willem Alexander
His Majesty King Willem Alexander p/a Kabinet der Koning Postbus 20016 2500 EA The Hague, Netherlands Bonaire, October 23, 2017 Your Majesty, On June 9, 2017 I addressed attached letter…
UNLAWFUL CLOSING OF PARLIAMENT MEETING
The Central Committee meeting of Parliament, convened on October 12, 2017 to discuss hurricane preparedness, disaster management and the recovery of Sint Maarten, was closed based on an erroneous ruling.…
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 will indicate…
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 for 3…
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 time.…