GREAT BAY--Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) and Vice Chairman of the Justice Committee, Lyndon Lewis, is calling on the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication (TEATT), Grisha Heyligar-Marten, and the Minister of Justice, Nathalie Tackling, to immediately strengthen the enforcement of laws governing illegal transportation services operating throughout Sint Maarten.

THE HAGUE--The Dutch government has called on St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba to consider introducing their own restrictions on goods originating from unlawful Israeli settlements, after approving a national trade ban that will not automatically apply in the three autonomous Caribbean countries.

GREAT BAY--A draft Ministerial Regulation submitted by Member of Parliament Omar Ottley in November 2025 has renewed relevance as government, the Bureau Telecommunication and Post and NV GEBE examine the calculation and legal framework behind electricity tariffs and the fuel clause.

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, is calling on Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten to publicly and fully account for the electricity fuel clause increase to XCG 0.49 implemented on July 10, 2026.

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, is calling on Parliament to move forward with proposed social tariff legislation, arguing that government’s inability to produce a valid national decree establishing NV GEBE’s current electricity tariffs is a reason to act, not a basis for further delay.

GREAT BAY--Former Commissioner and longtime Democratic Party member Rene Richardson has credited the late Claude Wathey with helping to shape his education, career and political life, while describing the former political leader as a man whose vision was matched by empathy, determination and action.