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From Newspaper Boy To Member Of Parliament: Who Is Robert Budike And What Are His Plans?

My Roots
Born in Zwolle, the Netherlands, on January 30, 1971 of Surinamese descent, I was the third of 4 boys. I grew up in Suriname (Zorg & Hoop, Clevia, Geyersvlijt). I migrated to the Netherlands to complete my studies in 1992 and from the year 2000 I have been living and working in
St. Maarten.

My Motivation to postulate
Did it not occur to you that every time the National Alliance is in power, whether it is for a short or for a longer period, they accomplish! The National Alliance is set and focused to achieve their goals Read more

“From News Paper Boy To Member Of Parliament”: Who Is Robert Budike And What Are His Plans?

Born in Zwolle, the Netherlands, on January 30, 1971 of Surinamese descent, I was the third of 4 boys. I grew up in Surinam (Zorg & Hoop, Clevia, Geyersvlijt). I migrated to the Netherlands to complete my studies in 1992 and from the year 2000 I have been living and working in
St. Maarten.

My Motivation to postulate

Did it not occur to you that every time the National Alliance is in power, whether it is for a short or for a longer period, they accomplish! The National Alliance is set and focused to achieve their goals: they are the goal getters Read more

Challenger Makes Board Member Positions Available

~Humbly asks Country to take the Challenge and have a say~

PHILIPSBURG – Jimmy Challenger, who recently announced during PJD2 radio interviews with Wendell Moore and Lady Grace, that he would be participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections has moved another step after his postulation on the National Alliance slate as candidate # 13, by making his board position available on various non-profit organizations that were established to enhance education, health care and the general wellbeing of the community.

Challenger stated: “In light of my quest to be elected by the people and humbly serve in the next parliament of St Read more

Challenger Makes Board Member Positions Available – Humbly Asks Country To Take The Challenge And Have A Say

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Jimmy Challenger who recently announced during PJD2 radio interviews – with Mr. Wendell Moore and Lady Grace– that he would be participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections has moved another step after his postulation on the National Alliance Slate, as candidate # 13, by making his board position available on various non-profit organizations that were established to enhance education, health care and the general wellbeing of our community.

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Challenger Makes Board Member Positions Available – Humbly Asks Country To Take The Challenge And Have A Say!

PHILIPSBURG:--- Jimmy Challenger who recently announced during PJD2 radio interviews – with Mr. Wendell Moore and Lady Grace– that he would be participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections has moved another step after his postulation on the National Alliance Slate, as candidate # 13, by making his board position available on various non-profit organizations that were established to enhance education, health care and the general wellbeing of our community.

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Na Board: More Like Upp Incompetence

The Board of the National Alliance has once again taken notice of the now somewhat childish claim (people know the truth) of several members of the UPP that this coalition is only finalizing projects that were initiated by the UPP-led coalition.

Though we understand the continuity of Government, we do not consider mentioning something on a stage during the 2014 or quietly mentioning it to a friend as initiating a project.

The truth is that when listening to both the leader and deputy leader of the UPP, one would think that the 2014-2015 term was the very first time that both men had been in Government Read more

Record-Breaking 19 Dump Fires For The Year So Far

PHILIPSBURG – In a reaction to accusations made by the contractor who manages the dump, hinting that the UP party is responsible for creating fires there, Member of Parliament (MP) Frankie Meyers stated: “It is unbelievable that when a National Alliance supporter/former candidate wins the bid for a multi-million dollar contract and manages to mess it up, the contractor still finds ways to accuse the UP party of setting the dump ablaze Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the National Alliance has once again taken notice of the now somewhat childish claim (people know the truth) of several members of the UPP that this coalition is only finalizing projects that were initiated by the UPP led coalition Read more

Hope Gets A Second Chance For Signatures

POND ISLAND--Helping Our People Excel (HOPE) may yet get on the ballot for the September 26 Parliamentary Elections.

  The party, headed by former radio personality Mercedes van der Waals-Wyatt, has been given three days, starting Tuesday, to get 80 more signatures of endorsement for its slate of three-candidates.

  Van der Waals-Wyatt told The Daily Herald she was informed on Monday of the additional time by the Main Voting Bureau Read more

National Alliance Leader Places Spotlight On List Makeup Of Opposing Partiy

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Leader of the National Alliance, Prime Minister the Honorable William Marlin accused one of their opposing parties on Monday of supporting the so called "ship jumpers" and thus supporting the instability that the government of St Read more

PHILIPSBURG: --- Of the five political parties that had to secure 146 signatures at the Census Office on Tuesday to qualify their list to contest the September 2016 Parliamentary elections. The St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) surpassed the amount by 1:00pm on Tuesday. The leader of the SMCP Wycliffe Smith told SMN News that at 1:30pm his party got 165 signatures and people were still in the line and some more on their way to endorse his party Read more

Nine Political Parties Postulate For September Elections

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – On Monday, August 8th postulation day, nine (9) political parties postulated to contest the September 26th parliamentary election.

The parties are the

United People’s Party (UP) 23, Helping our People Excel (HOPE) 3, St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) 9, One St Read more

Hope leader became emotional as she made a statement.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Of the nine political parties that submitted their list to the voting bureau on Monday, only three of them handed in a list with a full slate of 23 candidates. They are the United Peoples Party (UPP), United St. Maarten’s People Party (USP), and the National Alliance (NA).
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National Alliance Wants 10 Seats For Stable Govt.

SUCKER GARDEN--The white party, National Alliance (NA), presented 23 candidates to its supporters at the new party headquarters in Sucker Garden on Sunday afternoon. The party will present its list on Monday, led by veteran politician and sitting Prime Minister Read more

National Alliance Wants 10 Seats For Stable Govt.

SUCKER GARDEN–The white party, National Alliance (NA), presented 23 candidates to its supporters at the new party headquarters in Sucker Garden on Sunday afternoon. The party will present its list on Monday, led by veteran politician and sitting Prime Minister William Marlin.

  The inclusion of younger candidates shows the party’s vision for the future, according to Marlin, who presented the candidates Read more

NA can accomplish

PHILIPSBURG:--- All 23 candidates that postulated on the National Alliance slate for the September 26th, 2016 parliamentary elections called on the voters of St. Maarten to give them a majority in parliament and full mandate in order for them to bring about stability in St. Maarten. Most of the candidates, when presented to the sizeable gathering at the National Alliance headquarters in Sucker Garden, pleaded with the people of St Read more

Na To Announce Full List Of Candidates Sunday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - One of the political parties vying for seats in the September 26th parliamentary elections is the National Alliance (NA) under the leadership of Prime Minister, the Honorable William Marlin.

As a result, the party will officially be introducing its list of 23 candidates during a ceremony this weekend.

The ceremonial event is set to take place at the party’s headquarters on Sunday August 7th at the former Patricia’s Bar on the Sucker Garden Road and will start at 6 pm Read more

Up Leader Promises To Solve Dump Problem Within Six Months Of Being Elected To Office

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Leader of the UP MP the Honorable Theo Heyliger Wednesday evening spoke about their ten month period in office before being removed from government by a National Alliance led coalition.

The UP leader stated that his party was never given the opportunity to fulfill the plans that they had for the island of St Read more

National Alliance Congress 2016: Marlin And Jacobs Returned As Party Leader And Deputy

St. Maarten News —Members of the National Alliance has returned William Marlin and Silveria Jacobs as the leader and deputy leader respectfully with a unanimous vote at the party congress Sunday Read more

Usp Introduces Four New Candidates

St. Maarten News —The United St. Maarten Party (USP) has added four more candidates to the party to contest the upcoming elections that are slated for September 26, 2016 and was introduced to the public at the party headquarters on Friday. The new candidates, some of whom have worked for government for a number of years, felt that the time is now for them to play their part and serve the people of the island.

Party leader Frans Richardson said that the USP “is not only about putting people on the list but also guiding them in the way that the Parliament of St Read more

National Alliance Says Thank You!

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The Board of the National Alliance would like through this medium to express our thanks and deepest appreciation to the hundreds of persons who made our Congress 2016 a success.

We thank the members, supporters, and sponsors for the unwavering support which we received. Congress 2016 would not have been possible without you.

National Alliance Congress 2016, which was executed in the party’s fifteenth anniversary year, took on a different format as is customary to previous years Read more

National Alliance Pleased With Party Convention Sunday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The National Alliance Party held their party convention on Sunday. According to President of the Party Cedric James, the convention lived up to all expectations pointing to the huge turnout of members to the event on Sunday afternoon.

As a result of the convention there were no changes in the leadership structure of the party.

The Leader Read more

Marlin Challenges Supporters To Capture ‘Perfect 10’ Seats

DAWN BEACH--A full term of four years with a “perfect ten” seats was the mandate National Alliance (NA) leader Prime Minister William Marlin gave to supporters at the party’s congress held in The Westin St. Maarten Dawn Beach Read more

NA looking for 10 seats and four years in office to complete the work they started.

Dawn Beach:--- The National Alliance congress held at the Westin Dawn Beach was packed to capacity as their supporters turn out in large numbers.
At the congress several awards  were  given out to long standing supporters who stood beside the party ever since it was established in 1975 Read more