Truth, Tested by Opinion

This is where voices rise, ideas clash, and perspectives ignite meaningful conversation. Our opinion section is a forum for bold commentary, fearless analysis, and passionate reflection on the issues that shape our island nation. Whether it challenges the status quo or defends it, every piece is rooted in conviction and crafted to spark thought.

The Graduates: Where does all this “capacity”go?

From Category 2 to Category 1: Why St. Maarten Must Seize This Moment

The 3rd Round

Words Without Answers: The Prime Minister’s Non-Clarification on Healthcare — and the Liability Crisis Nobody Is Talking About

St. Maarten's Biggest Problem is not Capacity. It’s Competent Leadership, Accountability and Political Courage

Claude Peterson

Who will lighten it?

Bonaire's Green Paper: A Roadmap for Self-Government and Political Equality

Written by: Davika Bissessar Shaw

CBA Staff Demand Answers Over Years of Unresolved Pension Concerns

Staff of Charlotte Brookson Academy

Not Loosely

Pre-trial Detention or Premature Punishment? The Deeply Troubling Detention of Dr. Danny Dennaoui

who shall we choose?

Deep Disappointment Following Vote of No Confidence Against Brug

See how that works?

St. Maarten’s Political Crisis is a Direct Threat to Your Rights as a Worker, WICSU-PSU

Sharon Cangieter

2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Address of the Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina

PM Dr. Luc Mercelina

The Lesson in Realpolitik

The Courage to Unlearn

Trinta di Mei: Fifty-Seven Years Later, What Has Really Changed?

By Davika Bissessar Shaw

Country above coalition People above politics

Marcus Pantophlet

I must be living in the twilight zone, because impossible!

Robertson Clarke

Politics, Selective Amnesia, and the Need for Accountability

Roy Quinton Marlin

End It!

Many of Y’all Just Don’t Want to Pay GEBE

Robertson Clarke

The Bigger Picture

An Avid Observer

Salt Upon Injury The Dutch “Apology” and its Refusal to debate Abstention from UN Vote

reality: In St. Maarten, Blowing the Whistle Is Not That Simple

Robertson Clarke

Sea Grape Tree on Halley Drive Reflects a Larger Loss for Simpson Bay

Tadzio Bervoets

Dutch caribbean islands should Adopt UN Slavery Resolution

“My Saint Martin Flag” - My Personal testimony

Valérie Damaseau

Pride is not a budget line

Some government officials say money is tight, then turn around and spend it anyway, usually to the detriment of some other program, some other payment, or some other initiative. Minister Melissa Gumbs took a different route. She said it plainly: we do not have it, so we are not doing it the same way.

Of Flags and Anthems

Amidst the Noise, Sint Maarten Still Shines

By Stuart Johnson

Intergrity Brug? Really? more like corruption!

Robertson Clarke

Political Conflict, “Good Governance,” and the Struggle for St. Martin’s Soul

Interests in the Caribbean are Surging. Middle East Disruption to 28 million Travelers is a Caribbean Opening

No Longer Tenable

The political “Come to Jesus” moment

Hantavirus, the Hondius, and Sint Maarten's Garbage Crisis

Tadzio Bervoets

Education Begins Long Before the School Bell Rings

Too Many Questions Around WINAIR, and Parliament Should Start Asking Them

A Disgruntled WINAIR Customer

A Tale of Two Visits: An Analysis of the Dutch and British Royal Visits to the United States

When Oil’s “buffer” disappears, the Caribbean/St. Maarten feels it too. Sustained Costs Pressure Underway? Plan for Instability

OBITUARY for The WIB International Standing Order

One Classroom, One Culture: Why Carnival Belongs in Our Education System

Our Beaches Are Not For Sale

Tadzio Bervoets

A formal public response to recent public statements by MP lyndon Lewis

Hon. Nathalie Tackling

26 stone steps to eternity: The Colombier Heritage Village Experience

Political turmoil and carnival

The political landscape of St. Maarten is beginning to mirror the seasonal cycles of our festive calendar, yet there is nothing celebratory about the "Government Turmoil" that seems to coincide with every Carnival. It is a weary tradition: as the calypso tents go up, the stability of our sitting government begins to shake.

By Tonton Maroon

St. Martin Has It — Let's Invest in It

The laundry list

The general Audit Chamber

open letter to WIB: From A Financially Depleted, Time-Starved, Patience-Free Customer

Sint Maarten’s Moment Is Now And the World Is Watching

The Excuse We No Longer Have

No Small Matter

An Island of Strong Women

By Lilia Burunciuc

Preparing our Youth for the AI Revolution

Fighting Math

Untested Territory

The Growing Menace of Excessively Loud Motorcycles

Concerned Citizen

Thank you St. Maarten

Dr Julian Rollocks

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

Aruba’s Status Aparte: 40 Years After Part 3. Geopolitics

Males are needed in education in SXM, especially in front of the classroom

Aruba’s Status Aparte: 40 Years After Part 2. The Mid-80s and Beyond

Weak Agendas

Aruba’s Status Aparte: 40 Years After - Part 1: Historical Background

What Should St. Maarten’s National Sports Identity Be?

MP Dimar Labega

Why has MP Raeyhon Peterson not yet resigned?

Concerned Citizen

Did the Netherlands abandon its Caribbean citizens to the chaos with Venezuela?

By Arturo Desimone

When Concern Is an Act of Love

Tadzio Bervoets

A PUBLIC APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT: THE STRAY ANIMAL CRISIS NEEDS REAL SOLUTIONS!

Culture, Sustainable Development and Women’s Rights in the Caribbean

“Give to Gain” was not the theme of international women’s day

By Concerned Citizens

Of an ass and representation

The Donkey in the Square: Representation Matters

The Time for Education Reform Is Now

Dr. Antonio Carmona Báez

Remembering Eddie Violenus: St. Martin Musician and Instrument-Maker

One Decisive Step: USM, Economic Diversification and the Creative Industries

Dr. Antonio Carmona Báez

Strategic Sense

When the World Catches Fire, Our Beaches Feel the Heat - What the Iran Crisis Means for Tourism in St. Maarten and the Caribbean

Building Our Future, Brick by Brick: A Commitment to Education Reform

Look Homeward First: Hire Our Own to Rebuild the Island

Might is Right, or is it? The Empire Strikes Again Part 3

February 25, 2026

Might is Right, or is it? The Empire Strikes Again Part 2

February 24, 2026

It Wasn’t Me, And That’s the Problem - Part 2

February 24, 2026

If We Don’t Raise Our Children, the Justice System Will

February 22, 2026

Might is Right, or is it? The Empire Strikes Again Part 1

February 22, 2026

It Wasn’t Me, And That’s the Problem - Part 1

February 22, 2026

Stop Punching Down at Volunteers — Get Serious About Animal Welfare at Bell’s Lookout

Tadzio Bervoets

February 19, 2026

Come back to what?

February 19, 2026

Loosey goosey use of AI

February 19, 2026

Rethinking Special Education in St. Maarten

February 18, 2026

Let Us Rebuild Trust between Police and Community

February 17, 2026

i accuse! Open Letter to the World from the Island of Cuba

February 16, 2026

Enforcement while safeguarding taxpayers’ rights

February 15, 2026

Thank You Jay. Masha danki, Emanuel. Gracias Benito.

Dr. Antonio Carmona Báez

February 14, 2026

Who Counts the Cash?

By: Angelique Remy-Chittick

February 13, 2026

A Seat

February 12, 2026

A Century of Truth-telling: Black History Month and Reparative Justice

February 10, 2026

AI as a tool can elevate the human to become a hero

by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert

February 10, 2026

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