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Focus needs to be on fighting crime & helping unemployed

OPINION_BANNERDear Editor,

With all of the political situation on the island, we can't lose focus on some of the issues affecting our economy and neighbourhoods, especially with the spate of crime on the island.

Education is key to fighting crime by starting with the young generation, by teaching them morals and values within the school system. We have a lot of houses but few homes in the community and we...

Had enough

queenieDear Queenie,

My brother died years ago but his widow stayed close to our family. Eventually she remarried but she...

It’s local news we want to hear!

Dear Editor,

We call ourselves country, but failed miserably to maintain a stable government over the years. In the...

Groom-to-be

Dear Queenie,

My fiancée and I are planning to get married, but we can’t afford a big wedding right now so...

Struggling to make ends meet

Dear Queenie,

I am divorced with 2 children and my ex isn’t very good about paying the child support, so I’ve...

Do we serve democracy by not holding new elections?

Dear Editor,

Much has been said about the matter of a motion of no confidence in the members of the Gumbs I cabinet...

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...

Baffled

Dear Queenie,

I was dating a guy I liked a lot and things seemed to be going just great. But then he had to go...

Get out

Dear Editor

With all the latest turmoil that has been going on between the Parliament of St. Maarten and the...

Wedding Etty Ket

Dear Queenie,

I’m getting married in a very formal wedding in a couple of months.

Queenie, what I need to know...

Want to know

Dear Queenie,

It turns out my mother was pregnant with me when she married my father. I always assumed I was born...

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...

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...

Depressed

Dear Queenie,

My husband has always said since before we got married that he wants to have children, but we hardly...

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...

Screaming inside

Dear Queenie,

I have an uncle who thinks he knows everything and if he disagrees with you he goes on and one and...

Lt. Governor of St. Eustatius has no shame!

Dear Editor,

The mind-set of our people is still that everything coming from the other side of the Pond is needed...

Disgusted

Dear Queenie,

A friend of mine is all hyped up about fitness and exercise and she’s been taking classes in...

Know your Constitution and Parliamentary form of Govt.

Dear Editor,

As reported in the media, the perception that “amending the Constitution” is the only solution to...

Alcoholic’s sister

Dear Queenie,

My brother drinks too much and often drives when he has been drinking. I will not get in a car with...

Not bound together by strong political visions

Dear Editor,

The changing of political affiliations by parliamentarians and the instability of the government and...

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Saturday, 17 October 2015
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Focus needs to be on fighting crime & helping unemployed
Friday, 16 October 2015
Dear Editor, With all of the political situation on the island, we can't lose focus on some of the... Read more...
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Had enough
Friday, 16 October 2015
Dear Queenie, My brother died years ago but his widow stayed close to our family. Eventually she... Read more...
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RBC St. Maarten Little League School Tournament
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Sister Marie Laurence defeated Leonald Conner in the RBC St. Maarten Little League School... Read more...
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ALL HANDS ON DECK, WE MADE IT!
Friday, 16 October 2015
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Editorial - Anybody’s guess
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Governor Eugene Holiday has decided to seek legal clarity on the current constitutional impasse.... Read more...
Editorial - Time is up
Friday, 16 October 2015
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Notices October 16
Friday, 16 October 2015
General Meeting St. Maarten Professional Softball Association (SMPSA) general meeting for the... Read more...
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