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Government Awaiting Information From French Authorities While National Preparations For Covid-19 Continues

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) On Saturday morning the Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs chaired a specially convened Council of Ministers (COM) meeting with representatives from a number of Government ministries as well as with other stakeholders such as Port St. Maarten, Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM Airport) and the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).

The meeting was called to get an update on the nations national preparedness and response plan for the coronavirus COVID-19.  At the same time, those present in the meeting received an update from SXM Airport representative on their response in dealing with two French nationals who were classified as probable cases of coronavirus COVID-29 Read more

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Sint Maarten Government And Stakeholders Meet To Ensure Public Safety, Security And Health Are Upheld

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The cruise ship Braemar of Fred Olsen cruise line, which is currently out at sea, has requested an emergency turn around operation at Port St. Maarten. A turnaround entails when one set of passengers departs the ship and another set embarks.

Current cruise passengers onboard the Braemar would disembark at Port St. Maarten and be transported to the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM Airport) to depart the island on three chartered flights paid for by the cruise line.

Cruise passengers who are mainly from the United Kingdom – would arrive at SXM Airport on the three aforementioned chartered flights from La Romana, Dominican Republic and then would be transported to Port St Read more

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Telem Group Named Telcom Provider For St. Maarten Heineken Regatta 40 Th Edition

POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – TelEm Group has been named the official telecommunications provider for the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta 2020. The announcement was made Tuesday, during a sponsorship signing ceremony between the Sint Maarten Yacht Club, the organizers of the event, and TelEm Group CEO, Mr. Kendall Dupersoy.

TelEm Group and the Sint Maarten Yacht Club consider their relationship as more of a partnership than a sponsorship because of their shared goal to profile the Caribbeans premier sailing event internationally to the benefit of the island and its people, and St Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Kicks-Off Annual Hurricane Expo 2020 Planning

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maaren – Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs held a meeting with the internal lead organizers of the Annual Hurricane Expo. The objective was to discuss how government should approach and adjust this years Hurricane Expo. As well as to ensure that the planning of the Hurricane Expo starts early in 2020.

A proposal brought forth by one of the consistent yearly supporters of the event, Kooyman, was another aspect of importance discussed in the meeting Read more

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Island Gems Helps Dorcas Foundation

ZAGERSGUT- Dorcas Foundation is the latest recipient of assistance from the all-women Island Gems Charity Foundation. Dorcas provides cooked food several days a week to shut-ins and others for whom accessing a warm healthy meal is a challenge.

Island Gems, as it has done in the past, gave Dorcas US $500 worth of food supplies to aid the continuing food programme. Island Gems member Jody Rosen and Dorcas Director of Activities Mavlet Gordon worked together to acquire all the ingredients possible with the monetary allocation. They left the food distributor with a lot of raw material that will become healthy meals Read more

Sint. Maarten Lions Club Names Prime Minister Jacobs A Honorary Member

POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – During the recent working visit of District Governor Denise Forrest, the Sint. Maarten Lions Club named Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs as a honorary member of the club. The official pinning of the special distinction was done when District 60Bs District Governor Lion Denise Forrest visited the Prime Ministers Office as is customary when a District Governor visits clubs in various countries and islands Read more

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Member Of The European Parliament, Ms. Samira Rafaela And Members Of The Second Chamber Paid A Courtesy Visit To The President Of Parliament, Mr. Rolando Brison

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten On Monday, February 24, 2020, the President of Parliament, Mr. Rolando Brison met with Member of the European Parliament, Ms. Samira Rafaela and Members of the Second Chamber, Mr. Rob Jetten and Ms. Antje Diertens, all from the Dutch D66 party.

During this meeting Member of the European Parliament, Ms Read more

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Postal Services Sint Maarten (Pss) Urges Residents To Take Steps To Install Proper Mailboxes And To Provide Updated Address Information.

Soualuiga Road, Pond Island, February 24, 2020]. Postal Services Sint Maarten (PSS)urges residents to take steps to ensure that they place mail receptacles at the entrances of their homes or places of business. Interim Director of PSS, Marinka Gumbs, stated that the common complaints from our postal workers regarding mail delivery regard the lack of clearly marked mailboxes (i.e., name and house number) or the inability to access the mailboxes, which causes the delivery of mail to be very time-consuming and unsafe Read more

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Government Working On A Solution For Giro Bank

WILLEMSTAD – There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Giro Bank. While there are still some finishing touches regarding an agreement, but a good part of the portfolio of performing loans of the Giro Bank will be transferred to the new APC Bank, which belongs to the General Pension Fund Curaao. When the APC Bank will start its operations is not yet known.

Another issue that will be resolved is that all account holders and deposit holders can dispose of the full amount of the funds they have at Giro Bank.

APC, itself a 39.8 percent shareholder in Giro Bank, is contributing around 110 million guilders for this Read more

Mp Silveria Jacobs Resigns From Parliament However, Remains As Prime Minister

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Member of Parliament Silveria Jacobs, currently serving as Prime Minister announced that she has officially resigned from Parliament as of Tuesday, February 18th. She had just returned from a week long working visit to the Netherlands, where it became clear that giving proper representation in Parliament would be a great challenge Read more

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St. Maarten Promoted As Business Hub Of The North Eastern Caribbean At Emigration Expo 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The St Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (Ministry TEATT), promoted the destination as a business hub for the North Eastern Caribbean at Europes biggest event for emigrants, the Emigration Expo 2020.

Also, part of the collaboration was the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC). The participation of the three parties was coordinated by the Cabinet of the Ministry Plenipotentiary in The Hague, the Netherlands. 

The destination St Read more

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Members Of Parliament Participate In Informative Meeting With Szv As Part Of Orientation

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten On Friday, February 21, 2020 Members of Parliament participated in an informative meeting with SZV at the offices of SZV at Harbour View, as part of the Orientation for (new) Members of Parliament. The goal of this meeting was primarily to provide Members with information in an effort to better equip them in the execution of their duties.

Furthermore, the meeting was aimed at gaining a better understanding of the structure, the relationship with Government and Parliament and the current plans of SZV.
The meeting kicked off with a power point presentation by the Director of SZV, Mr Read more

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La Alcalde Juvenil De Amsterdam Hace Una Visita De Cortesa Al Presidente Del Parlamento De Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El lunes 17 de febrero de 2020, la Alcaldesa de la Juventud del Ayuntamiento de Amsterdam, la Sra. Avianka Aventurin-Denloye, realiz una visita de cortesa al Presidente del Parlamento, el Sr. Rolando Brison, en el edificio del Parlamento en Philipsburg.

Durante la reunin, ambas partes discutieron sucintamente los siguientes temas: 1- Los planes del gobierno para los jvenes Read more

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Prime Minister Jacobs Meets With Ccsu On Pension Reform Legislation & Function Book Of The Fire Department

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in her capacity as Minister of General Affairs, met with the Members of the Committee of Civil Servants Unions (CCSU) on Friday, February 7th, 2020. The
purpose of this meeting was to discuss the draft Pension Reform Legislation and the Function Book of the Sint Maarten Fire Department.

During this meeting, the Members reiterated their concerns pertaining to the draft Pension Reform Legislation that is being debated in Parliament Read more

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Youth Mayor Of Amsterdam Pays Courtesy Visit To The President Of Parliament Of Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten- On Monday, February 17, 2020, the Youth Mayor of the City council ofAmsterdam Mrs. Avianka Aventurin-Denloye paid a courtesy visit to the President of Parliament, Mr. Rolando Brison at the Parliament building in Philipsburg.

During the meeting both parties discussed succinctly the following topics; Governments plans for the youth, challenges being faced with the youth, preparations for the youth traveling abroad for higher education and brain-drain Read more

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El Ministro Doran Firma Un Acuerdo De Solucin De Larga Data Para 24 Cadetes De La Fuerza Policial / Gracias Por Casi Una Dcada De Servicio Dedicado

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El mircoles 12 de febrero del 2020, el Ministro de Justicia Egbert Jurendy Doran pudo firmar el “Schikkingsovereenkomst”, que es el Acuerdo de liquidacin de unos 24 cadetes que fueron contratados oficialmente por la Polica de Sint Maarten en el ao 2011.

El grupo de cadetes recurri a llevar al gobierno de Sint Maarten a los tribunales en el ao 2016, ya que alegaron problemas con su fecha de inicio, que segn ellos era incorrecta, lo que provoc que el decreto que recibieron solo fuera retroactivo para el 2015 Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Congratulates Leonald Connor Primary School On 100 Th Year Anniversary

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs attended the Leonald Connor Primary School 100th Year Anniversary celebration earlier this past week. The event was held at Praise Tabernacle Church in Cole Bay and was celebrated by many current and past students of the primary school. Under the tenures of principal Camille Bally and MP William Marlin, Prime Minister Jacobs was a student in the 1st through 6th grade of the Leonald Connor primary school from 1974 until 1980.

It was an honor for me to be at the 100th year Anniversary celebration Read more

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Una Sesin Informativa En La Escuela Secundaria Local Sobre El Peligroso Juego Que Se Est Realizando Entre Los Estudiantes

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Miembros de la fuerza policial de Sint Maarten realizaron una sesin informativa en el Milton Peters College el jueves 13 de febrero del 2020 en relacin con el peligroso juego que se esta realizando en las escuelas de Sint Maarten.

En la sesin estuvo presente el Oficial Richards, de la polica comunitaria (CPO), as como los oficiales I. Richinsin y Perrez-Torrez de la Polica de Sint Maarten, el doctor Mercelina, miembros de la Junta Escolar y padres de nios y profesores tambin fueron involucrados para compartir informacin sobre los peligros del juego.

Los principales oradores en esta sesin informativa fueron el doctor Luc Mercelina, quien dio un desglose sobre qu lesiones pueden resultar de participar en tales juegos, conocidos por los estudiantes como juegos “Rompe crneo” o “Salto”.

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La Primera Ministra Silveria Jacobs Y El Ministro De Finanzas Ardwell Irion Se Dirigen A Los Pases Bajos

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El lunes por la noche, la primera ministra Silveria Jacobs y el ministro de Finanzas Ardwell Irion viajaron conjuntamente a los Pases Bajos para participar en una serie de reuniones con varios funcionarios del gobierno Read more

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Quince Miembros Del Parlamento Hicieron Juramento / Rolando Brison Fue Elegido Presidente Del Parlamento

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Las 15 personas elegidas para el parlamento de Sint Maarten durante las elecciones parlamentarias del 9 de enero, ahora son miembros oficiales del parlamento. Fueron juramentados por el Gobernador, Su Excelencia Dres. Eugene B. Holiday durante una ceremonia celebrada en la Oficina del Gobernador en Harbor View el lunes por la maana.

Los 15 legisladores que se juramentarn el lunes fueron: Silveria Jacobs, Jurendy Doran, William Marlin, Christopher Emmanuel, Ardwell Irion y Rudolphe Samuel por la Alianza Nacional Read more

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The Ministry Of Finance Regarding The 2020 Number Plates/Road Tax To Be Paid On Or Before February 29Th, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The minister of Finance, the Honorable Ardwell Irion, hereby informs the general public, in particular owners and operators of motor vehicles on St. Maarten roads, that in accordance with article 11.1 of the motor vehicle tax regulation, otherwise known as road tax, the yearly payment thereof is due no later than the last day of February 2020 Read more

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The St. Maarten Academy P.S.V.E. Hosted Its Annual Motivation Day

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The St. Maarten Academy P.S.V.E. hosted its annual Motivation Day in collaboration with the Student Care Department and the Business Department for the exam students on February 7th, 2020. The organizers were pleased and consider this event a great success. The students were engaged throughout the entire event and received vital information for future endeavors. The purpose of this annual event is to educate and motivate the students weeks before they sit for their National Exams.

This year, the aim was to foster positive awareness and growth of these students through educating them on relevant matters of importance to them Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Updates On Visit To The Netherlands

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – This week the St. Maarten delegation, consisting of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, and their advisory staff are in the Netherlands taking part in several meetings Read more

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Information Session Held At Local High School Regarding Danger Game Being Played Among Students

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Members of Sint Maarten Police Force held an information session at the Milton Peters College on Thursday February 13th 2020 in connection with the dangerous games that are being played in the schools on Sint Maarten.

Present at the session was Community Police Officer (CPO) Richards as well as officers I. Richinsin and Officier Perrez- Torrez from the Sint Maarten Police Force.
Doctor Mercelina, members of the School Board and parents of children were also so involved in sharing information about the dangers of the game, to parents students and faculty present that evening.

The main speakers at this information session the was doctor Luc Mercelina, who gave a breakdown about what injuries can result from participating in such games, known to students as Skull-breaker or Jump games.

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