Let's bet on the future.

Together.

Work to bridge the gap between government and people.

Dear electors,

people of Saint Martin !


  On Sunday March 20th and Sunday March 27th 2022,
you will elect the team that will represent you at the head

of the Collectivité Territoriale of Saint-Martin.

Thanks to a united, dynamic and representative group, we offer you an Alternative !


Employees, entrepreneurs, social actors, we join to put our experience at your service, to prepare our future together, that of our territory, our economy and our youth.


Over the past five years, our island and our people have faced the most intense challenges that have forged our personality and is the testament of the values that have given us the energy to rise again.


We are now ready and our team is committed to presenting you new ideas, and a different way of working, with the ambition to innovate, transmit and preserve. 

By encouraging entrepreneurship in the fields of ecology, tourism and medicine.  


Our territory is full of entrepreneurial potential that only needs to be encouraged. Every business created by a young person is one less job seeker.


Thanks to the digital transition of companies and the administration.


In an increasingly connected world, it is time to turn to digitalisation and digitisation solutions, both in our infrastructures and our uses or through our service platforms.

Sharing and solidarity  


The transmission of knowledge, culture, traditions, education, fundamentals is the very foundation of a society whose continuity we are responsible for ensuring in a spirit of mutual assistance.


Family and community


It is high time to recreate a conducive environment to strengthen family and intergenerational bonds, to recapture the essential notions of our community and to highlight our traditions.

Our heritage


Our tangible and intangible heritage must be valued through specialized management, in order to ensure generations a transmission faithful to the past. 


Our Land


Our lands are our wealth, a part of our identity and our pride.

It is essential to ensure that they are properly managed, in particular by facilitating access to property for all.

All together, thanks to the unity of the communities and nationalities which are the beauty of Saint Martin,

we are betting on the future!

Valerie Damaseau

Core values

SHARING AND SOLIDARITY

The transmission of knowledge, culture, traditions, education, fundamentals is the very foundation of a society whose continuity we are responsible for ensuring in a spirit of mutual assistance. 

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TIES

It is high time to recreate a conducive environment to strengthen family and intergenerational bonds, to recapture the essential notions of our community and to highlight our traditions. 

THE PRESERVATION OF OUR HERITAGE

Our heritage must be valued through specialized management in order to ensure future generations a transmission faithful to the past. 

LAND MANAGEMENT

Our lands are our wealth, are part of our identity and our pride. It is essential to ensure that they are properly managed, in particular by facilitating access to property for all. 

THE GOVERNANCE SCHEME FOR ASSOCIATIONS

The associations must be the privileged partners of the public authorities to promote current and future actions in the various districts. It is important to use all the vital resources of our territory and to guide them to meet the real needs of our population. 

THE DIGITALIZATION OF BUSINESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION

In an increasingly connected world, it is time to turn to digitalization and digitization in our infrastructures, our uses and our service platforms. 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Every business created by a young person is one less job seeker to be supported. Our territory is full of entrepreneurial potential that only needs to be encouraged. 

 CROSS-BORDER AND CARIBBEAN COOPERATION

It remains essential to strengthen our relations with the Dutch side of the island and the rest of the Caribbean. We believe in the creation of a strong Caribbean trading market 

Key projects

✓ Creation of a digital museum
✓ Launch of the Youth Information and Resource Center
✓ Establishment of a family planning center
✓ Construction of a center of sporting excellence
✓ Optimization of the tourism product of the territory
✓ Definition of the cultural and artistic identity
of Saint-Martin through the STAC
✓ Updating and adapting the cooperation agreements with the Dutch side
✓ Implementation of the local management center for
territorial civil servants
✓ Twinning with an overseas territory to enhance
the skills of the agents
✓ Creation of intergenerational activity parks
✓ Reform of the status of neighborhood councils
✓ Creation of a single business portal
to centralize all administrations
✓ Networking between elected representatives and the population
✓ Digitization of the public transport network and introduction of an online ticketing system
✓ Establishment of a maritime shuttle with development of mini business activity zones at the piers
✓ Setting up local incentives for the use of home services
✓ Beautification and optimization of public spaces
✓ Project call for a circular economy improving waste management and recycling
✓ Improving the care of our fragile population

My past experience on which to build the future

MY ACHIEVEMENTS AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLECTIVITÉ DE SAINT-MARTIN

I have defined a territorial sport plan including access to sport for all (the «Sweat and Chill Fridays» event, the installation of health trails, the development of sports for women and launched the embellishment of several sports infrastructure (murals, «Wall of Fame» operation). 


I have chosen to introduce young people to the working fiels, as well as to encourage them to take part in the development of the island, and to reward their success by continuing operations such as «Vacation Jobs, Youth Territorial Council, Stylo d’août, Graduation Ceremony»... I have Ioptimized the financing of the youth operations department. 



I have stimulated the associative life by focusing on rewarding the volunteers and rethinking the grant allocation model to ensure equity between all actors. I have set up information workshops to support project initiators. 



I have celebrated our cultural heritage through popular events and new projects such as «Faces of Saint Martin» and «SXM Smile Again». I wanted to preserve our historical heritage by revising of the emancipation day celebration, the Treaty of Concordia and the Saint Martin’s Day festivities.

MY ACHIEVEMENTS AS

PRESIDENT OF THE SAINT MARTIN TOURIST OFFICE

PROMOTE SAINT MARTIN ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET 

I have implemented a global communication and marketing strategy, supported by renowned representation agencies in every market (USA, Canada, South America, Europe, Caribbean). 

REDESIGN THE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM OF OUR DESTINATION 

I have launched the new website of the Saint Martin destination and reinforced the visibility on social networks (Facebook and Instagram). 

INITIATING INNOVATIVE LOCAL PROJECTS 

I have developed new actions such as «Staycation», the «Culinary Festival» and «Tourism Awareness» to support, encourage and perpetuate the tourism economy. 

SUPPORTING LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS 

I have set up financial and marketing support solutions for the promoters in the associative, artistic, sporting and cultural sectors who are involved, animate and make Saint-Martin shine, thus contributing to the attractiveness of the destination. 

Alternative, it's us

ALEX PIERRE

Bank employee

AUDREY GIL

Manager Center for Accommodation
and Social Rehabilitation 

JEAN-RAYMOND BENJAMIN

Taxi driver

BERNADETTE VENTHOU-DUMAINE

Principal

School Teacher

KEN SEYMOUR

Real estate agent

PEGGY OULERICH

Manager socio-educational

center and cultural 

THIERRY BERTE

Bank employee

JOSIANE DAVOREN

Front Office Manager

MICHAËL MOUTOU

Sports trainer

BAHIA YACINE

Trainer

CLAUDE JEFFERS

Accommodation Manager

HELENA CLARISSE EP. DESIRE

Cashier

ASHILLE BROOKS

Business executive

MURIELLE FOURNIER

Bank employee

DAVID PIVETTA

Road worker

ROSANNA CASTILLO

Receptionist

ALVARADO BURNETT

Teacher

PERRETTE DORCE

Cook

JOSEPH CARTY

Volunteer firefighter

MICHELINE SAINT-GERMAIN

EP. VOLTAIRE

Manager Cosmetics Store 

SHERMON MACCOW

Business executive

MALIKA HUGUES

Accountant

MITTLER LOUISSAINT

Security officer

KAREEM BROOKS

Chef

JOANE FELISSAINT

Sales clerk

VALERIE DAMASEAU

Business executive

Let's bet on the future

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