Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
Frans Calls For Legislation To Protect Primary Home
PHILIPSBURG--Protect the primary home of residents via legislation to ensure this cannot be auctioned off by the tax marshal was a proposal United St. Maarten Party (US Party) leader Member of Parliament Frans Richardson made in t Read more
Sarah Elected New Parliament Chair, Frans Second Vice Chair
PHILIPSBURG--Democratic Party (DP) Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams was elected the new Chairperson of Parliament and United St. Maarten Party (Read more Candidates in this article:
Frans: Us Party ‘Seriously Busy’ With New Government Formation
PHILIPSBURG--“We are committed and still seriously busy with finalizing the formation process,†said United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament Frans Richardson on Tuesday.
Frans Wants To Know Severity Of Virus Attack
PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson has issued a call to Government to immediately inform the public about the severity of the Ransomware virus attack that has forced the shut-down of several departments’ servers.
Frans: Us Party On Steady Growth Path
CUL DE SAC--“Now with three seats, we are on a steady path of growth and we are very proud of this,†said United St. Maarten Party (US Party) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson about his party’s earning an add Read more
It’S Election Day
By Alita Singh
PHILIPSBURG--The fate of the country of St. Maarten, just two weeks shy of its sixth birthday, and its 59,800 plus residents from more than 115 countries lies in the hands of 22,302 people. Those voters, privileged by birth or naturalisation with the Dutch nationality, head to the polls today, Election Day, to cast their ballots for one of the 125 candidates across the slates of nine political parties.
The number of eligible voters may change this morning when the Court of First Instance hands down its decisions on several petitions filed by people with Dutch nationality who registered in the Civil Registry after the Voters Register was closed on June 11 Read more
Update: Frans: Na Manifesto Contradicts Gibson’S Stance On Indirect Tax
PHILIPSBURG--The National Alliance (NA) Manifesto and the stand of its Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. contradicts each other on tax reform, said United St. Maarten Party (Read more Candidates in this article:
Frans: Alliance Manifesto Contradicts Gibson's Stance On Indirect Taxation
Press Release ~ "Is Gibson's watch now over?" ~
Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party Member of Parliament Frans Richardson on Tuesday said Gibson's so called "watch" should be over since his party didn't agree with him on the issue of tax reform. Richardson, whose party was the first to propose tax reform that would lead to indirect taxation, noted that the National Alliance included indirect taxation in its manifesto released on Monday Read more
Frans Says Kirindongo Has His Full Support, Urges Thorough Investigation
Press Release Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Member of Parliament and Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party Frans Richardson has called on Minister of Justice Edson Kirindongo to initiate a complete and thorough investigation at the Point Blanche Prison and assured the Minister that he has his fullest confidence to get the Read more
Frans: Despite Setback, Usp Moving Full Steam Ahead
PHILPSBURG--Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Frans Richardson on Thursday said the party will move "full speed ahead" towards the September 26 Parliamentary Elections despite having its #15 candidate Dennis Williams removed from the list by the Main Voting Bureau Read more
Frans: Us Party Sees Shift To Indirect Taxes
PHILIPSBURG--Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (US Party) MP Frans Richardson believes that St. Maarten should “get serious†about tax reform and said his party prefers to shift from a direct to an indirect tax model.
Us Party Rolls Out More Candidates
PHILIPSBURG--The United St. Maarten Party (US Party) continued its launch campaign and rolled out another four candidates who will be on its list come September 26. Party leader Frans Richardson introduced Delphine Read more
Us Launches Four Candidates To Contest September Elections
PHILIPSBURG--Four candidates were rolled out by the United St. Maarten Party (US Party) on Friday at the party’s headquarters on the L.B. Scot Road. Raphael Brooks, Martin Wilson, Read more Candidates in this article:
Laville Returns To Politics On Usp List For Elections
ST. PETERS--Former Member of Parliament (MP) Romain Laville was welcomed to United St. Maarten party (USP) as a full-fledged member and candidate for the September 26 elections by party leader Frans Richardson in front of party members and the board.
A press conference introducing Laville took place at the party’s headquarters on L.B Read more
Port, Mps Meet With Sir Branson To Discuss Investment Possibilities
POINTE BLANCHE--Port St. Maarten officials, along with two Members of Parliament (MPs) and government representatives met with Sir Richard Branson of the United Kingdom-based Virgin Group and Virgin Executives Tom McAlphin and Craig Milan on Wednesday. The meeting dealt with possible investment opportunities for Branson in St. Maarten.
Branson plans to launch Virgin Cruises in 2020 with the aim of delivering a unique and differentiated approach to cruise tourism for the millennial traveller Read more
Mps Discuss Country’S Financial Outlook Today
PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) will discuss the financial outlook of St. Maarten in an urgent plenary session today, Monday, April 25, at 11:00am.Finance Minister Richard Gibson will be present for the public plenary session. MPs will discuss the short, medium and long term financial outlook of St. Maarten.Independent MP Frans Richardson; National Alliance (NA) MP George Pantophlet and Democratic Party (DP) MP Sarah Wescot-Williams requested the meeting.The MPs who requested the meeting had said earlier that there is much public discussion regarding the international rating of St Read more
Mps Pepper Ministers With Questions In Budget Debate
Independent MP Leona Marlin-Romeo (standing) speaks in the budget debate on Monday.
PHILIPSBURG--The 2016 draft budget was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Richard Gibson on Monday morning in Parliament House. Members of Parliament (MPs), who had up to 90 minutes to speak, peppered the Council of Ministers with a barrage of questions spanning from the budget and Government policies to general topics of interest.
The seven Ministers, who all made presentations about the working of their Ministries on Monday, will be back in Parliament today, Tuesday, starting at 2:00pm to deliver answers to the questions from MPs Read more