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It’s Not Sint Maarten Vs. The Dutch. It Is Grisha Marten Vs. Sarah Wescot Williams And Melissa Gumbs

“In questioning and strongly objecting to this modus operandi of the presidium of Parliament in the meeting of this morning [Wednesday], which regretfully was closed-door, reference was constantly made of the motion of November of last year. It seems to be that the supporters of that motion of last year regarding decolonisation are of the opinion that their president/presidium of Parliament has carte blanche where it pertains to contacting services and firms based on that moti

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United Democrats (UD) MP Sarah Wescot-Williams rejected and strongly opposed petition submitted by States to United Nations

This petition ends with a request to essentially re-examine the Coho (Caribbean Body for Reform and Development). The parliament and the presidium of the parliament, by endorsing this presentation of the Choharis Law Group of Washington, have actually endangered the provided and agreed liquidity support for Sint Maarten ”, says the assistant government member. “Why am I so convinced of this? The agreement between the Prime Minister and State Secretary for the Interior a

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The Dutch corona support is a return to colonial times. So says Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in The Washington Post.

The Dutch corona support is a return to colonial times. That says Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in The Washington Post. The newspaper quotes the Prime Minister of Saint Martin as saying it is about a racial settlement in the Caribbean. Jacobs thereby refers to the conditions her island had to agree to in order to receive corona support. This week, Sint Maarten filed a petition with a UN special rapporteur on racism, accusing the Netherlands of racial discrimination and violations of international rights. https://curacao.nu/coronasteun-sint-maarten-is-terugkeer-naar-koloniale-tijd/

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Sint Maarten Prosecutor’s Want To Seize $17 Million From Theo Heyliger

The Prosecutor’s Office wants to seize from former Member of Parliament (MP) Theodore Heyliger more than US $17 million in what it deems to be criminal proceeds. The prosecutor announced this during a brief sitting of the Court of First Instance on Wednesday morning.

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CENTRAL BANK CURACAO ST MAARTEN PROJECTED TO LOSE ALMOST FLS 90 MILLION Guilders.

It is a projection and not the expected outcome,” says a spokesman. And: ,, It concerns the operating income and costs; the operational budget. Not for Central Bank duties. Our foreign exchange position is excellent. The newspaper Sint Maarten reported about it based on answers from Finance Minister Ardwell Irion to the States in Philipsburg. To the explains the press officer that “as a result of the corona crisis, interest rates on the international market have fallen sharply.” As a result, the interest income of the CBCS decreased, which resulted in a decrease of the interest income of approximately 18 million guilders in 2020. ” According to the Central Bank in Scharlo

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MOODY’S Ba3 RATING OF ST MAARTEN’S PRINCESS JULIANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PJIA SXM

MOODY Ba3 rating assigned to Princess Juliana International Airport’s (“PJIA”) reflects short-term challenges such as: (i) tight liquidity, (ii) breach of two covenants that require waivers from investors, (iii) debt service payments that will continue to be made

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RACIAL RECKONING UPDATE: St Maarten vs. The Netherlands Feud Makes It In Washington Post. FULL STORY

She needed a financial lifeline. Four thousand miles away, Mother Holland was prepared to throw one — but with strings attached. What followed would be a racial reckoning in the Caribbean: A bitter dispute between Sint Maarten’s Dutch overseers in Europe and local politicians representing an island populated predominantly by Afro-Caribbeans and other people of color.

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Cruise Industry, preparing it’s Caribbean comeback. Will they be welcomed back?

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A RUSSIAN ASSESSMENT: The geopolitics of the small states of the Caribbean

The States of Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao and Sint Maarten) are former territories of the Netherlands, but they have significant autonomy. However, they depend on the defense provided by the Netherlands, which also administers foreign policy.

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St Maarten Weather Right Now: Monday Morning March 8th 2021

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