Curaçao and St. Maarten discussing CBCS, Ference Lamp as new President

GREAT BAY--The Governing Board of the Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM), through President Brenda Brooks, has issued a detailed response (obtained by The Peoples' Tribune) to Minister (now former) of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Richinel Brug, stating that the documentary record in the matter reflects what the Board describes as a clear and consistent sequence of events involving the awarding of contracts, warnings about conflict of interest, and alleged violations of Article 54 of the Landsverordening Materieel Ambtenarenrecht (LMA). The URSM letter was in response to Brug's letter to the board of March 30, 2026.

GREATBAY-St. Maarten’s unanimous acceptance as an associate member of ParlAmericas is more than a formal parliamentary decision. It gives the country a stronger seat at the regional table, especially on issues that affect small island communities across the Caribbean and the wider Americas.

GREAT BAY--The International Ombudsman Institute, IOI, Board of Directors has approved a project proposal submitted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR, for a training program on the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, to be held in November 2026.

GREAT BAY--The Board of financial supervision, Cft, has raised serious concerns about major risks to St. Maarten’s public finances, pointing to financial and governance challenges at several government-owned companies and growing pressure on the country’s social security and healthcare funds.

GREAT BAY--The public meeting of Parliament on the motion of no confidence against Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Richinel Brug developed into a wider debate on coalition responsibility, party influence, due process, governance standards and the role of Parliament in resolving political disputes.

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg, representing the Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, URSM, stood apart from the governing coalition on Friday when she voted against the motion of no confidence tabled against Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Richinel Brug.