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 PHILIPSBURG:--- With a second postponement of the Central Committee meeting to discuss the Caribbean Organization for Reform and Development (COHO), Independent Member Of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel has questioned why the government is now clearly stalling and keeping information from the people of St. Maarten. The meeting was requested weeks ago by Emmanuel along with MPs Claudius Buncamper and Akeem Arrindell of the USP faction.

The meeting has now been postponed twice with no explanation provided by the government Read more

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Mp Buncamper Responds To Green Light To Prosecute Him

Claudius Toontje Buncamper.

~ Says systemic abuse in justice system deeply rooted ~

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper says the systemic abuse in the justice system is unbelievable and deeply rooted.

PHILIPSBURG:--- USP faction leader and Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper said in a press release that on Friday, February 12th he was officially informed by the Court of Appeal that the Prosecutor Generals Office has been granted permission to prosecute him for matters of crimes relating to him while working as a Civil Servant for Government.

Buncamper in his press release said that the methods and agendas are known to many, so from day one he informed everyone that he would be prosecuted by the Dutch as this investigation is conducted from Curacao by the RST/TBO where many people on the island have been threatened to say things about the RST/TBO target, or be prosecuted themselves Read more

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Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Vsa On Vaccines And Collaboration Agreement

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper, leader of the USP faction in parliament, fired off a letter to Minister of VSA, the honorable RichardPanneflek, congratulating the minister and his ministry for the progressbeingmade in combatting the COVID-19 and the planned role out for the vaccine. The MP outlined his concerns withthenumber of people who are uncertain about taking the vaccine after reading in the media that 15 elderly persons died after taking the vaccine in the Netherlands Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper, leader of the USP faction in parliament, fired off a letter to Minister of VSA, the honorable Richard Panneflek, congratulating the minister and his ministry for the progress being made in combatting the COVID-19 and the planned rollout for the vaccine Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper of the USP faction in parliament sent a letter to Minister of Justice, the honorable Anna Richardson, stating that it has come to his attention that boats registered in Anguilla were picking up and dropping off passengers at the pier in the Simpson Bay lagoon Airport ferry dock Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- During Fridays central committee meeting the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT), the honorable Ludmilla de Weever, revealed that the Bureau Telecommunications and Post (BTP) is not responsible for the poor internet service being experienced on the island as the bureau is not mandated by law to carry out those services. This was very perturbing to MP Claudius Buncamper of the USP faction in parliament Read more

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Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Ecyas On Nipa & Usm

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On Wednesday Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament forwardeda letter to the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, the honorable Rudolphe Samuel, enquiring about the possibilities ofscholarships being granted for students to attend courses at NIPA and USM.

In his letter to the minister MP Buncamper stated that NIPA recently began offering associates classes for their new nursing program, and the University of St Read more

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Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Ecyas On Nipa & Usm

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On Wednesday Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament forwarded

a letter to the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, the honorable Rudolphe Samuel, enquiring about the possibilities of

scholarships being granted for students to attend courses at NIPA and USM.

In his letter to the minister MP Buncamper stated that NIPA recently began offering associates classes for their new nursing program,

and the University of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament forwarded a letter to the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, the honorable Rudolphe Samuel, enquiring about the possibilities of scholarships being granted for students to attend courses at NIPA and USM.
In his letter to the minister, MP Buncamper stated that NIPA recently began offering associates classes for their new nursing program, and the University of St Read more

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Buncamper Questions If Limit Can Be Placed On Funds Being Sent Abroad

MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper asked on Monday whether a limit can be placed on the amount of remittances individuals can send abroad from St. Maarten.

Mp Emmanuel, Usp Faction Call For Meeting On Coho

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten – Independent MP Christopher Emmanuel, supported by the MPs representing the USP Faction in Parliament Claudius Buncamper and Akeem Arrindell, has forwarded a letter to the Chairperson of Parliament requesting a Central Committee meeting to discuss the Caribbean Body for Reform & Development (COHO), the law supporting this entity and the country packages.

The letter reads as follows: 

On Tuesday, December 21, 2020, the Prime Minister Of St Read more

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Cannabis Farming, Animal Cruelty Laws Among Us Party Focus Points For 2021

MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper

PHILIPSBURG-- A tolerance policy for the decriminalisation of possession, use and cultivation of cannabis, permitting cannabis farming for medicinal and recreational purposes, and pursuing a law on animal cruelty are amongst the many issues on which United St. Maarten Party (US Party) wants to focus this year.

Usp Outlines Its Plan Of Action Of 2021

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament outlines its plan of actions for the year 2021. The work on some of the projects outlined in the 2021 plan of actions have begun in 2020, while the party intends to have them completed during the course of this year.

The Animal Cruelty Law is one of the projects on the list. This law already exists in parts of our penal code. Aruba has a more in-depth law with a penalty section. The faction intends to review this law to establish if there is a need to implement a similar law with adaptations that are best suitable for St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament outlines its plan of action for the year 2021. The work on some of the projects outlined in the 2021 plan of actions has begun in 2020, while the party intends to have them completed during the course of this year.

Animal Cruelty Law is one of the projects on the list. This law already exists in parts of our penal code Read more

Dp Statia Party Leader Hopeful For New Year

Adelka Spanner

ST. EUSTATIUS--This is always a hopeful time of year, as we celebrate the end of one year, 2020, and the beginning of another. 2020 was a difficult year for all of us with the COVID-19 pandemic. This virus disrupted the lives of people worldwide and brought economic hardship and sorrow to so many people around the world, said Democratic Party (DP) of St. Eustatius par Read more

Christmas Message From Mp. Akeem Arrindell (Usp Faction)

This Years Christmas celebrations will be different.

People all around the world are preparing for Christmas 2020, and St. Maarten/St. Martin is no exception. The shopping, cleaning, fixing up and other preparations have begun. Foods, drinks, sweets and gifts are being prepared for that wonderful day that so many of us look forward to.

However, Christmas 2020 looks like its going to be different like none of us could imagined. This years Christmas celebrations clearly indicates that we are much more vulnerable than we thought we were Read more

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Christmas Message From Mp. Akeem Arrindell (Usp Faction)

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten – This Years Christmas celebrations will be different.

People all around the world are preparing for Christmas 2020, and St. Maarten/St. Martin is no exception. The shopping, cleaning, fixing up and other preparations have begun. Foods, drinks, sweets and gifts are being prepared for that wonderful day that so many of us look forward to. 

However, Christmas 2020 looks like its going to be different like none of us could imagined. This years Christmas celebrations clearly indicates that we are much more vulnerable than we thought we were Read more

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2020 Christmas Address From Mp Buncamper

Fellow citizens of St. Maarten, as the Christmas holidays draw near, I am certain that many of you, like myself, may be in full preparations for the season. The Christmas season is a time that we all look forward to. But this years merriments may be somewhat dampened due to the COVID 19 global pandemic as we are confined to some restricted social policies and to many also economic hardship.

During this past year we have been through some trying times like we have never seen before, and we have not yet seen the end of it Read more

2020 Christmas Holidays Address From Mp Buncamper Of The Usp Faction In Parliament

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Fellow citizens of St. Maarten, as the Christmas holidays draw near, I am certain that many of you, like myself, may be in full preparations for the season. The Christmas season is a time that we all look forward to. But this years merriments may be somewhat dampened due to the COVID 19 global pandemic as we are confined to some restricted social policies and to many also economic hardship.

During this past year we have been through some trying times like we have never seen before, and we have not yet seen the end of it Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Fellow citizens of St. Maarten, as the Christmas holidays draw near, I am certain that many of you, like myself, maybe in full preparations for the season. The Christmas season is a time that we all look forward to. But this years merriments may be somewhat dampened due to the COVID 19 global pandemic as we are confined to some restricted social policies and too many also economic hardship.
During this past year, we have been through some trying times like we have never seen before, and we have not yet seen the end of it Read more

~UPP, PFP, and NA supports the signing of agreement and COHO

 PHILIPSBURG: --- The coalition partners that are supporting the government of St. Maarten give the Prime Minister of St. Maarten its blessings in the form of a verbal declaration to go ahead and sign the COHO law. The leader of the UPP faction was the first to give the Prime Minister the declaration State Secretary Raymond Knops wants when he demanded that she gets such prior to the December 18th meeting.

UPP supports the signing of COHO Law.

After making her position known, the UPP MP and Faction Leader Grisha Heyliger Marten gave the declaration that the State Secretary Raymond Knops is looking for, thereby Heyliger Martin then said I am sure of our Prime Minister of St Read more

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Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Vsa On Illegal Dismissals.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Member of Parliament (MP) of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 posed a number of questions to theMinister of labor, Richard Panneflek, in regards to the number of resent complaints by employees of illegal dismissals taking place by employers.

The MP stated in his letter to the minister that As a result of the challenges we face from COVID-19, the country is now confronted with numerous complaints oflabor abuse against employees of a number of companies such as Little Switzerland and the Towers at Mullet Bay, just to name two.

The employees complaints amount primarily to not being dismissed and still not being paid Read more

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Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Vsa On Illegal Dismissals.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Member of Parliament (MP) of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 posed a number of questions to the Minister of labor, RichardPanneflek, in regards to the number of resent complaints by employees of illegal dismissals taking place by employers. The MPstatedin his letter to the minister that As a result of the challenges we face from COVID-19, the country is now confronted with numerous complaints of labor abuse against employees of a number of companies such as Little Switzerland and the Towers at Mullet Bay, just to name two.The employeescomplaints amount primarily to not being dismissed and still not being paid.MP Buncamperindicatedthatour labor laws arenot being adhered to by some companiesdespite the fact that they areclear and specific when it pertains to the dismissal procedures.The social and economic effects these actions by some employers will have on our country can be devastating MP Buncamper revealed, sending employees home with very little financial means will most certainly result in unwelcome civil unrest, which the country does not want at a time that we are trying to preserve our season Read more