Island Politics

 PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten--The faction of the United St. Maarten (US) party on Tuesday said the draft 2019 country budget is rushed, even less transparent than the last, lacks detail and,...

THE NETHERLANDS--Animal party PvdD will press charges against VVD party leader Klaas Dijkhoff on Tuesday for environmental pollution. Dijkhoff released 500 balloons at a VVD congress in Den Bosch on Saturday, AD reports....

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten--On Wednesday, November 21st, Minister of VSA Emil Lee highlighted ongoing activities in relation to the staffing of the new hospital and the upcoming groundbreaking set for early next...

THE NETHERLANDS--Prime Minister Mark Rutte says he has no plans to take a position in either the European Union or European Commission, and put an end to his Netherlands political...

PHILIPSBURG – On Monday November 12th, Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin met with Prefete of St. Martin Sylvie Feucher and the Second Vice President of the Collectivitie Mr. Yawo Nyuiadzi....

THE HAGUE - Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman of the liberal democratic VVD party has prepared an initiative law proposal to amend the Charter...

BONAIRE--The much talked about agreement between the island government of Bonaire and the Netherlands was inked Wednesday afternoon. The signed document, which aims at providing much needed assistance to the...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The House of Parliament will sit in an Urgent Plenary Public meeting on Friday, November 16, 2018. The Urgent Plenary Public meeting which was postponed on,...

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Miklos Giterson recently attended, along with Secretary General Louis Brown, the Latin America Geospatial Forum held in Mexico City,...