Pro Soualiga: A People Under Authority Cannot Exercise Genuine Free Will

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PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- More than fifty years after gaining independence in 1968, Mauritius, an independent island nation located in the Indian Ocean, was...

Sint Maarten and Saban NGO nominated for an ‘Appeltjes van Oranje’ Award.

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SABA / Sint Maarten -- Every year the Oranje Fonds hosts the 'Appeltjes van Oranje' award, whereby NGOs in the Netherlands as well as...

Voluntary early retirement covenant (VVU) is a fact.

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  WILLEMSTAD, Curacao -- On November 17, 2020 parties in the CGOA, namely the Minister of Administration, Planning and Services (BPD) and the Central Commission...

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs congratulates United Labour Party on election win

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  PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- On behalf of the Government of Sint Maarten, I hereby congratulate Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, the Unity Labour Party and...

Island Council approves budget with first time US $1.3M deficit

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  ~Structural support from The Hague remains short~ SABA--Saba’s Island Council on Thursday, November 12, approved the multi annual draft budget 2021-2024 with a deficit of...

Beatstars & Sony/ATV music publishing signs deal with Boni Faas

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  BEATSTARS & SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING NYC/LA HAS SIGNS WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH HAITIAN ZOUK KOMPA, AFRO, SINGER SONGWRITER ARTIST BONI FAAS FROM THE ISLAND OF SINT MAARTEN Boniface Patrick...

Second group started CVQ Early Childhood Education training

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  SABA — A new, second group of staff of the Laura Linzey Day Care Center and the After-School Care Organization started the two-year training...

State Secretary Knops visits, commits additional US $1.5 million in financial support

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  SABA -- Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops visited Saba on Wednesday, November 4 and Thursday, November 5. He...

Parliament establish historic Permanent Constitutional and Decolonization committee Motion to finalize decolonization, organize RTC...

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  PHILIPSBURG- A joint proposal by MP’s Solange Ludmila Duncan (NA) and Grisha Heyliger-Marten (UPP) to establish a Permanent Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Decolonization...

Pro Soualiga: What Decolonization Means For St. Maarten

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While decolonization can be viewed from many varying perspectives, it is important to define what decolonization means for St. Maarten.  In 1955, the United...