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Arrindell Calls On New Govt., Continue Tourism Initiatives

Minister Ingrid Arrindell.

PHILIPSBURG--Ingrid Arrindell, outgoing Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication Minister has urged the incoming National Alliance (NA)/United People’s (UP) party coalition to continue the tourism initiatives started under he Read more

Incoming Mps To Change As Up/Na Cabinet Takes Shape

PHILIPSBURG--Five of the incoming Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected not to be from the list as announced by the Central Voting Bureau on October 11 at the validation of the September 26 Parliament Election results. This is based on the composition of the incoming United People’s (UP) party/National Alliance coalition Read more

Dp Calls On Coalition To Declare Position On Conflicting Issues

PHILIPSBURG--The Democratic Party (DP), which will sit in the opposition benches when the new Parliament sits as of October 31, says the incoming United People’s (UP) party/National Allian Read more

Smcp Calls On Coalition To Present Governing Program To Parliament

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten -– The September 26 votes were counted, recounted and validated by the Main Voting Bureau on Tuesday October 11th 2016. The Sint Maarten Christian Party thanks the 848 voters who cast their votes based on the principles, norms and values that the party stands for.

These votes were definitely not bought but came from persons who genuinely believed in the stand that the party has taken to seek to govern Sint Maarten based on the Christian principles of honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability and compassion Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The September 26 votes were counted, recounted and validated by the Main Voting Bureau on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016. The Sint Maarten Christian Party thanks to the 848 voters who cast their votes based on the principles, norms, and values that the party stands for. These votes were definitely not bought but came from persons who genuinely believed in the stand that the party has taken to seek to govern Sint Maarten based on the Christian principles of honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability, and compassion Read more

Marlin Hopes To Have Governing Program Finalized By Oct. 27

PHILIPSBURG – A governing program should be in place by October 27, before the swearing in of cabinet and the parliament by October 31, according to Prime Minister William Marlin.

The Prime Minister, speaking in Wednesday’s, October 5, Council of Ministers Press briefing also hopes that all documents would have been submitted for the screening of candidates to the Governor.

“There is also other documentation that every candidate Minister has to submit as part of the screening, which is a CV, bank accounts, they have to declare whatever assets they have in excess of 20,000 guilders so it takes a while to accumulate the information and to actually evaluate the information,” Marlin said.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister disclosed that the two political parties that have committed to form the government: the United People’s Party (UP) and the National Alliance (NA), have exchanged manifestos and hope to form a governing program by October 27.

“The process is being worked on to come to a governing program and just like it was with the formation of red, white and blue, we hope like in 2014 to have a fully worked out detailed program by the 27th so that too can be submitted along with the report of the formateur with the completion of my task as the formateur Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The recounting of the ballots the last two days which ran up to early Tuesday morning has made a small change as to who will be elected to Parliament. When the preliminary count was disclosed last Tuesday it showed that Jules James would have returned to parliament, however, with the recount MP Tamara Leonard outrun James by 6 votes causing her to be the 5th MP from the UPP slate to be elected.
However, while there was that change some of the candidates lost a few votes while some gained Read more

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Governor Holiday Requests William Marlin To Form Government

HARBOUR VIEW – On October 3, the Governor Eugene B. Holiday, requested William Marlin, to form a new government as formateur.

The Governor, considering the results of the September 26, elections, held consultations between September 27 and 30, with the leaders of the political parties that obtained seats in Parliament, (the United Peoples Party UP, the National Alliance NA, the United St Read more

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Harbour ViewP:--- On October 3, 2016, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, requested Mr. William Marlin, to form a new government as formateur.
The Governor, considering the results of the September 26, 2016 elections, held consultations between September 27 and 30, 2016 with the leaders of the political parties that obtained seats in Parliament, (the United Peoples Party, the National Alliance, the United St Read more

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Robert Budike, Number 18 On The National Alliance To Extend His Gratitude

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Robert Budike, Number 18 on the National Alliance Slate would like to extend his gratitude for the 39 persons who casted their votes on him in the last elections and also for the moral support he received from everyone.

It was his first time running on a political slate and it was a humbling, but very exciting experience for him and he got to learn the society better.

He definitely supports this coalition government and he foresees great things happening for the people of this beautiful island as both parties agreed to do away with their differences and to work very hard for everyone Read more

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