Eight is more than seven

Dear Editor

I read the PM's “weighing in on the political turmoil” and would like to comment.

In 2013, the United People’s (UP) party wanted to come into government and (rightfully so) proclaimed eight parliamentary seats to be more than seven. The battle between proponents of Article 33-2 and Article 59 ensued. Article 59 was invoked by the National Alliance (NA) led Wescot II cabinet, but lost. The UP-led Wescot III cabinet was sworn in and William's NA was out.

Get out

Dear Editor

With all the latest turmoil that has been going on between the Parliament of St. Maarten and the Government of St. Maarten, I can only make the following suggestions to the Government of St. Maarten and especially to the current Prime Minister of St. Maarten.

Permit me to clear the air

Dear Editor,

I am very pleased with the response we have being getting so far, to the problem we are trying to bring to the attention of the general public concerning the refusal by SZV Bank to pay the old aged pension to persons they claimed did not reside on the Dutch side during the time money was collected from their pay checks.

Politicians’ platforms need more specifics than just being ready

Dear Editor,

Whilst we can all hope that constitutional changes that limit the breakdowns in coalitions be enacted, this will not solve the fundamentals that cause the problem in the first place.

Total lack of integrity

Dear Editor,

Today there were two articles in The Daily Herald that set me to thinking. The front page article under the heading “We have a lost generation that we have to deal with”, and the ad by SZV on page 16.

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