Prime Minister Mercelina and Joint Court President Carmelia discuss institutional cooperation and the Rule of Law (Sint Maarten)

On Friday September 11, 2026, Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs of Sint Maarten, the Honorable Dr. Luc Mercelina, held an introductory meeting with the President of the Joint Court of Justice, mr. Sigmar Carmelia, at the Government Administration Building.. This has been announced with a news release on the general website of the Government of Sint Maarten. Prime Minister Mercelina and President Carmelia expressed their commitment to maintaining ...

Vertrouwen in onafhankelijkheid van de Nederlandse rechter blijft hoog, zo blijkt uit rapporten van de Europese Commissie

Het vertrouwen van mensen in de onafhankelijkheid van de Nederlandse rechterlijke macht is licht toegenomen. Ongeveer 77 procent beoordeelt de onafhankelijkheid van rechters als 'redelijk tot erg goed', een stijging van een procentpunt ten opzichte van vorig jaar. Dit blijkt uit het jaarlijkse Rule of Law-rapport dat onlangs is gepubliceerd en het al eerder gepubliceerde European Justice Scoreboard. Bij bedrijven is sprake van een sterke stijging van het vertrouwen van ...

National Development Vision launched (Sint Maarten)

Sint Maarten’s National Development Vision has been launched this week. The launch took place from Tuesday, November 8, to Thursday, November 10, right before the St. Martin Day celebrations. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs joined the Department of Interior and Kingdom Relations for the launch  of the NDV. This has been announced with a press release published on the website of the Government. The NDV is a 76-page booklet that outlines ...

Public urged to participate in online survey for the National Development Vision 2020-2030 (Sint Maarten)

The Government of Sint Maarten urges the public to participate in the online survey/questionnaire for the National Development Vision 2020-2030 (NDV). This has been announced with a press release posted on the website of the Government. The questionnaire will be accessible until August 31st 2020. The link to the survey/questionnaire has been taken up at the bottom of the press release. In its basic form, a National Development Vision is ...

Draft National Development Vision 2020-2030 now online: one of the visionary goals is to attain fiscal sustainability and an efficient and effective tax system and administration (Sint Maarten)

The (draft) National Development Vision 2020-2030, developed from the National Development Plan/Project, is now available online on the Government of Sint Maarten website. This has been announced with a press release on the website of the Government of Sint Maarten. The Department of The Interior and Kingdom Relations (the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties) has made the document (which dates from April 2020) public for the entire public to have access ...