SXMElections.com

Heyliger-Marten Calls For Lawful Kingdom Relationships At Congress In The Hague

THE NETHERLANDS / SINT MAARTEN — In an address delivered at the 32nd InterExpo Congress in the Hague last Thursday, independent Member of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Marten called on drastic structural reforms to the Kingdom Charter in order to bring it in full compliance with international law.

The theme of the Congress was Equivalence within the Kingdom of the Netherlands Read more

Grisha Tells President Of Parliament Not To Risk CountryS Lifeline

~Stop tip-toeing around airport saga~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten on Tuesday advised Chairman of Parliament Sidharth Bijlani to stop stalling, protecting and tip-toeing and immediately convene the requested urgent meeting on the Princess Juliana International Airport before the country loses its most strategic asset due to weak and subpar management Read more

Grisha Elogia A Estika Por Fuerza Y Coraje

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La miembro independiente del parlamento (MP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten ha elogiado a la sobreviviente de violencia domstica Estika Halley por su “increble fortaleza y valenta que ha demostrado despus de sobrevivir al feroz ataque contra su vida”.

Halley sufri muchas pualadas y le cortaron el cuello a principios de este ao Read more

Los Parlamentarios De La Oposicin Se Sienten Silenciados Y Amordazados Por La Coalicin

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Los miembros de la oposicin en el Parlamento (MP) dicen que ellos, y por extensin la gente de St. Maarten, estn siendo amordazados y silenciados en la legislatura.

Esta opinin fue expresada por varios parlamentarios, que organizaron una conferencia de prensa conjunta en la Cmara del Parlamento el mircoles. En la conferencia de prensa estuvieron los parlamentarios independientes Christophe Emmanuel, Ludmila de Weever y Grisha Heyliger-Marten y la parlamentaria de United Democrats (UD) Sarah Wescot-Williams.

Una de las formas en que se silencia a los parlamentarios es que no se cumplen las solicitudes de reuniones Read more

Grisha Praises Estika For Strength And Courage

Estika Halley and her T-shirt that can be purchased.

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has lauded domestic violence survivor Estika Halley for her incredible fortitude and bravery she has shown after surviving the vicious attack on her life.

Read more

Opposition Mps Feel Silenced, Muzzled By Sitting Coalition

From left: MPs Christophe Emmanuel, Sarah Wescot-Williams, Grisha Heyliger-Marten and Ludmila de Weever Read more

Tres Parlamentarios Solicitan Reunin Urgente Sobre Estado De Telem

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Los miembros del Parlamento (MP) Solange L. Duncan (Faccin Duncan), Melissa Gumbs (PFP) y Grisha Heyliger-Marten (Faccin Heyliger-Marten) enviaron recientemente una solicitud al segundo Vicepresidente del Parlamento William Marlin para una consulta pblica urgente Read more

Three MpS Request Urgent Meeting On Status Of Telem

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Members of Parliament Solange L. Duncan (Faction Duncan), Melissa Gumbs (PFP), and Grisha Heyliger-Marten (Faction Heyliger-Marten) recently sent a request to the second Vice-Chair of Parliament William Marlin for an urgent public meeting on the status of TELEM.

The meeting request includes three main agenda points, which are:

The original SOAB report of 2021 on TELEM Update on the financial status and overall fiber to the home project. The state of affairs related to the concerns about the working environment at TELEM as expressed by the Telecommunications Union.

Since the previous update, over one year ago, there has been little to no update or movement on Telem’s fttH project Read more

Heyliger-Marten Solicita Actualizacin De La Hora De Las Preguntas Sobre La Posicin Legal Con La Ministra De Justicia

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La miembro del Parlamento (MP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten ha presentado una solicitud para una “hora de preguntas” con la Ministra de Justicia, la Excma. Ana Richardson. El objetivo de la hora de preguntas es aclarar una serie de asuntos pendientes relacionados con el personal del Ministerio de Justicia, segn Heyliger-Marten.

Desde hace algn tiempo, he estado tratando de obtener claridad de la Excma Read more

Dutch State Secretary Or Government Does Not Know Miedema.

~ Proposal to refinance loans seems like a scam.~

PHILIPSBURG:---Dutch State Secretary Alexandra Van Huffelen in a letter to the Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion in response to his letter enquiring of the Dutch loan and guarantees said that Miedema is not known to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or anyone in the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations Read more

Grisha Responds To Irion On Dutch-Based Consortium Interested In Refinancing Loans

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion.

PHILIPSBURG--A Dutch-based financial consortium which was interested in exploring the possibilities of refinancing the liquidity support loans that St. Maarten has received from the Netherlands, became a topic of discussion recently after statements made by Finance Minister Read more

Sarah Wants To Know Status Of Govt., Says Rush To Remove Grisha, Yet No New Chair

PHILIPSBURG--What the current status and state of the sitting government is, is a question that United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams wants answered.

  She said on Tuesday that althoug Read more

La Parlamentaria Grisha Heyliger Marten Renuncia Al Partido Up

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La miembro del Parlamento, la Honorable Grisha Heyliger Martin, present su renuncia al Partido del Pueblo Unido (UP).

Lo hizo de manera efectiva inmediatamente el jueves 27 de octubre por la tarde, durante un mensaje en vivo de Facebook. La dimisin de la parlamentaria del partido se produjo poco despus de su destitucin como presidenta del Parlamento el jueves por la maana.

Hoy, digo con sentimientos encontrados que el partido UP ya no es reconocible como el partido que he llegado a amar, que apoy y ayud a construir la marca Read more

Grisha Cuts Ties With Up, Goes Independent

Grisha Heyliger-Marten during her livestream on Thursday.

~ Ive been chastised, bullied, manipulated ~

PHILIPSBURG--The second overall highest vote getter of the United Peoples (UP) party and the highest vote getter for the party at the last parliamentary election, Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Grisha Heyliger Marten, the wife of the founder of the United People's Party has officially resigned from the party the Heyliger founded.
Heyliger Marten made the announcement on Thursday afternoon on a Facebook live video Read more

La Parlamentara Grisha Heyliger-Marten Es Despedida Como Presidenta Del Parlamento

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Parlamento de Sint Maarten se reuni en una reunin pblica urgente el jueves 27 de octubre.

El propsito de la reunin fue agradecer a la Presidenta del Parlamento por sus servicios y relevarla de sus funciones.

Este punto de la agenda fue solicitado por los miembros del Parlamento, a saber, William Mar Read more

Grisha Voted Out As Chair Of Parliament, To Make Announcement At 3:30Pm Today

PHILIPSBURG--Grisha Heyliger-Marten was voted out as Chairperson of Parliament on Thursday, during an urgent public meeting punctuated by jabs, finger-pointing and substantiating of decisions.

  After being voted out Heyliger-Marten announced that she would be making an announcement at 3:30pm today.

Read more

~Removal from Chair is not gender-based --- Marlin~

 PHILIPSBURG: --- The majority of 8 members of parliament voted out Grisha Heyliger Marten from the chair of parliament on Thursday during a public meeting. The national alliance members of parliament made it clear that their decision to remove Marten Heyliger has nothing to do with gender but mostly because of the way Heyliger Marten treated her coalition members Read more

Grisha To Face Vote On Whether She Stays As Parliament Chair

Grisha Heyliger-Marten

PHILIPSBURG--Grisha Heyliger-Marten will have to face a vote that will determine whether she remains as Chairperson of Read more

Pop Job On The Line Again Next Week Thursday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- It seems that the current President of Parliament United Peoples(UP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten will have to deal with her job being on the line on Thursday, October 27. According to a schedule sent out by parliament on Friday, a public meeting will handle the agenda points, Incoming documents, Ratification of the decision list of the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO) held from September 27-30, 2022 in the Hague, the Netherlands (IS/048/2022-2023 dated September 30, 2022) and Thank the Chair for her services thus far and relieve her from her duties (IS/026/2022-2023 dated September 20, 2022)
The latter agenda point was requested by MP W.V Read more

Grisha Se Siente Honrada De Recibir El Apoyo Mayoritario Para Seguir Siendo Presidente Del Parlamento

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – En un breve comunicado de prensa emitido el lunes por la maana, la presidenta del Parlamento, la parlamentaria Grisha Heyliger-Marten, expres su agradecimiento por el apoyo de la mayora del Parlamento para continuar como presidenta del Parlamento.

Estoy muy agradecida y honrada de haber recibido el apoyo mayoritario de mis colegas para continuar mi trabajo como presidenta del parlamento, declar Heyliger-Marten despus de la reunin Read more

Grisha Grateful For Majority Support To Remain President Of Parliament

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — In a short press statement released on Monday morning, President of Parliament, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten expressed her appreciation for the majority of Parliament supporting her to continue as President of Parliament.

I am very thankful and honored to have received majority support from my colleagues to continue my work as President of Parliament, Heyliger-Marten stated after the meeting Read more

Parliament Strikes Down Mp BrisonS Proposal Of Order To Sack Chairlady Of Parliament

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – On Monday, October 17th, the Parliament of Sint Maarten handled to proposal of order to thank and relieve the Chairlady of Parliament, the Honorable Grisha Heyliger Marten of her duties.

The proposal, which was supported by MPs William Marlin and George Pantophlet and presented by leader of the United Peoples Party, the Honorable Rolando Brison on Monday, September 19th was finally put to a vote on Monday Read more

Brownbill And Arrindell Gives Coalition Partners A 6 For 9 When They Voted To Keep Grisha Heyliger Marten As Chair Of Parliament.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday the two contentious members of parliament Akeem Arrindell and Chanell Brownbill that supports the coalition of eight stunned their colleague's members of parliament of the National Alliance and United Peoples Party when they voted against placing the agenda point to remove the chairlady of parliament Grisha Heyliger Marten from the chair.

15 members of parliament cast their vote to decide whether or not the agenda point will be added to Mondays public meeting, when the votes were cast, 9 voted against while 6 voted in favor Read more