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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs delivering her remarks during Sundays service.
PHILIPSBURG--The government of St. Maarten in collaboration with St. Maarten Christian Council, St. Maarten United Ministerial Foundation and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church hosted the seventeenth annual National Day of Prayer at the Government Administration Building on Sunday.
This years theme was Almighty God, Let Your Culture of Divine Unity Rule.
The service opened with praise and worship led by the Victory Temple praise team, followed by the opening prayer delivered by Joan Berkel and a rendition of the St Read more
Wycliffe Smith.
PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) on Friday said it is proud of the work that it has done in Parliament and in government to serve the people of St. Maarten and expressed hope that the new coalition and opposition will put aside their differences and work together in the interest of St Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) Wycliffe Smith cast his ballot early this morning at the St. Maarten Academy.
SMCP Leader Wycliffe Smith.
PHILIPSBURG--TDH: St. Maarten does not have money. Governments coffers are drying up fast and the economy is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Irma, what are your partys concr Read more
More than 30 of the 112 candidates contesting the upcoming snap election gathered at the I Love SXM sign on Great Bay Beach on January 1, to take a Unity Pic. Andrae The Roof Man Douglas created the initiative to show that, despite political differences, we can unite for the love of St. Maarten. Five of the six political parties had candidates take part in the initiative, with United St. Maarten Party (US Party) having no candidates present Read more
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
St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) leader retired pastor Wycliffe Smith presents his party's request for brown to the Main Voting Bureau.
List Numbers and Colours for Sept. 26 Parliamentary Elections
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PHILIPSBURG--Sint Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) leader Wycliffe Smith has announced that Francelise Mauricia-Peterson will be a candidate on the SMCP slate for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Born on the French side of the island, Francelise was raised on the Dutch side and attended Sundial School Read more
PHILIPSBURG--A few hundred people gathered on Clem Labega Square late Sunday afternoon to celebrate the National Day of Prayer.
The event was organised by the St. Martin Ministerial Foundation, the St. Maarten Council of Churches, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The service started with a word of welcome by Monique Rey, who said St. Maarten was a nation under God. She welcomed the dignitaries, who included Governor Eugene Holiday, Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs, Minister of Finance Martin Hassink, Jean-David Richards of the Collectivité of French St Read more
~ Special award for Danny's parents, Smith ~
PHILIPSBURG--University of St. Martin (USM) honoured a long list of staffers and faculty for their efforts in moulding students over the years during its 25th anniversary celebrations on Friday evening.
A special award was presented to Vice President of USM Foundation and the institution's first Director Pastor Wycliffe Smith, as well as to the parents of Treasurer of USM Foundation Danny Ramchandani, for allowing their only son to come to St Read more
~ Governing programme finalised ~
CAY HILL--The incoming coalition partners have completed the governing programme and will be presenting it to formateur William Marlin today, Wednesday. Marlin is expected to report to Governor Eugene Holiday on the formation of the new government on the deadline today.
St. Maarten United Ministerial Foundation (SMUMF) President Pastor Wycliffe Smith, who met with the coalition leaders and their representatives as they finalised the document at Bearing Point yesterday, urged the coalition to "make it work."
He said a coalition of three was much more challenging than a coalition of two, noting that in this case the margin was thin as there was just a one-seat majority Read more