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MP Lewis: When will Justice be served to the Fire and Ambulance personnel
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament, (MP) Lyndon Lewis is calling on the Government of Sint Maarten, particularly the Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Dr. Luc Mercelina and Minister of Public Health, Social development, and Labor, Richinel Brug for an update on the mediation and overall process or progress regarding the longstanding and unresolved issues affecting the Fire and Ambulance departments, following concerns raised by the Windward Islands Civil Servants Union–Private Sector Union (WICSU-PSU) in parliament last year and most recent, the MP said in a press statement on Thursday evening, January 8, 2026. The union, led by its President, Sharon Cangieter, recently highlighted delays in finalizing a mediation agreement intended to bring...
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January 08, 2026 No comments
MP Ottley Calls for Maturity: A Divided Government Can Never Lead a Country
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) and Leader of the United People’s Party (UPP), Honorable Omar Ottley, is expressing concern over the obvious disconnection within the current Government. First, we saw the obvious issues made public between the Minister of TEATT and Minister of Finance, during the Soul Beach saga, whereby the Minister of Finance removed herself from the position of Acting Minister of TEATT. Now the public is witnessing the ministers of the United Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM), one of the largest parties within the current coalition government go at each other with the Minister of VSA siding with his Subject Specialist/Chief of Staff. “The people of St. Maarten expect leadership and maturity, from those entrusted with governing...
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January 08, 2026 No comments
Minister Brug Official Statement Regarding the Suspension of the Chef de Cabinet
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – “As Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labor, I would like to inform the general public that yesterday (Ed Wednesday, December 7, 2026) I was informed through an official correspondence from the Prime Minister that he made a decision to suspend access to the Government building and Government platforms of my Chef de Cabinet based on a supposed incident that took place yesterday January 7th in my office without me being present. “I find it quite unfortunate that such decision was made without allowing the competent authority which is my person to hear both parties and decide on a way forward. Nonetheless after having heard all parties involved in this process, I stand in full...
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E6 Country Package Initiative Delivers First Agricultural Loan Recipients Following Agriculture Business Academy
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (TEATT), in collaboration with Qredits Microfinance Sint Maarten, and supported through the E6 Country Package funded by the Temporary Work Organization (TWO), proudly announced the first two recipients of agricultural loans under the Agriculture Business Academy framework. The official check presentation, held at Qredits’ office, in late December 2025 marks a critical milestone in moving from capacity building to concrete economic impact. This moment follows the successful completion of the 12-week Agriculture Business Academy, which commenced on July 3, 2025, and was designed to strengthen Sint Maarten’s agricultural and fishery sectors through structured training, mentorship, and direct access to finance. The Academy, organized by Qredits Sint Maarten and...
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January 08, 2026 No comments
MP Wescot urges explicit consideration of Sint Maarten in Kingdom assessments and Second Chamber debates
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Wescot-Williams has formally called on the Kingdom government to ensure that Sint Maarten is explicitly taken into account as the Kingdom of the Netherlands continues to assess evolving conditions in the wider Caribbean. In her letter to the Prime Minister of St. Maarten, the MP noted that a debate on current regional developments has been requested in the Dutch Second Chamber and stressed that the interests of Sint Maarten must not be lost in that discussion, despite the island not being at the geographic center of attention. “Small island societies experience the effects of regional uncertainty differently and often more acutely,” the MP stated. “Scale matters. What may be manageable elsewhere can have...
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