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CAY HILL--A “facility agreement” amongst several parties committing to provide financing loans to fund the construction of a new general hospital for St. Maarten was signed between St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and the financing partners on Friday.

The project is expected to cost NAf. 145 million. According to the agreement, Social and Health Insurances SZV will provide NAf. 39 million of this cost, General Pension Fund Administrator APS will provide NAf Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--“Solution-oriented” to help the country recover and rebuild is how National Alliance (NA) leader Silveria Jacobs described her party’s manifesto for the February 26 snap election. The document was created followi Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Ten days after his arrest, United St. Maarten (US) party leader Frans Richardson was released from pre trial detention on Friday– three days before the parliamentary elections, which he is contesting as the number one candidate on the US slate.

He remains a suspect in the “Squid” and “Emerald” investigations. In a press release issued after his release, Richardson’s attorney Sjamira Roseburg of Sulvaran & Peterson Law Firm, said her client’s detention was not necessary at this time and indicated that his detention seemed to be aimed at undermining his campaign and intended to influence the outcome of Monday’s snap parliamentary elections.

“The investigation has been running since 2016 and the co-suspects are already free Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) is urging businesses to participate in Build Back Better (BBB) Week SXM which will be held at Simpson Bay Resort and Marina March 16-20.

The initiative is being organised by Ernst and Young Dutch Caribbean; Centre of Excellence for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) – a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) initiative based in Aruba; Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St Read more

Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin (left) met three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), Esther de Lange (right), Agnes Jongerius and Lambert van Nistelrooij, while in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting was a follow-up on a commitment made between the European Parliament and European Commission to as much as possible treat St. Martin and St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Former Prime Minister William Marlin says the move by Government to launch something as important as the National Employment Registration Drive thi Read more

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POND ISLAND--Vendors from the demolished Philipsburg Marketplace were consulted recently by Tourism and Economic Affairs Minister Cornelius de Weever on plans to revamp the area.

The 32 vendors shared their recommendations with the Minister in the meeting. These included the need for storage spaces, their inclusion in discussions with the architect, and the symbols/monuments that should be included in the final design Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Health Minister Emil Lee said on Wednesday that efforts are being made to have the loan documents for the construction of the new hospital signed this Friday.

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PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament Silvio Matser (51) was convicted by the Court of First Instance on Wednesday to a prison sentence of eight months, two of which were suspended, on two years’ probation. He was found guilty of buying votes among eligible inmates of the Pointe Blanche prison while campaigning for the August 2014 parliamentary election Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Despite government’s dire financial circumstances, Justice Minister Cornelius de Weever said on Wednesday that authorities are looking into the possibility of delaying the payment of motor vehicle tax by half a year.

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PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament Silvio Matser has been convicted by the Court of First Instance to a prison sentence of eight months, two of which were suspended, on two years' probation, for buying votes among eligible inmates of Pointe Blanche Prison while campaigning for the August 2014 parliamentary election.   
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