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Fire Department Building Completed, Firemen Can Relocate In Coming Days

CAY HILL--The countrys firefighters and ambulance personnel will be able to move back to their original location in Cay Hill in the coming days, as the work on the Fire and Ambulance Department Building has been completed, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said on Wednesday, noting the vast difference in the building now that it has Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, the St. Maarten Chinese Community Foundation donated
140 individual boxes of assorted foodstuff to several community Foundations on Sint Maarten who provide assistance to vulnerable persons. These Foundations routinely provide food packages to assist those in our community who need this assistance.

As a proud member of the Sint Maarten community, the St. Maarten Chinese Community Foundation wanted to give back in the best way possible. We love Sint Maarten and because this is our home, we want to help out however we can Read more

Travel Restrictions To The Destination Stepped-Up From 14 To 21 Days. Eoc To Meet Thursday And Mps To Be Informed

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The travel restrictions which were issued by the Government of Sint Maarten have now been increased from 14 to 21-days, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs disclosed on Wednesday.

The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be meeting on Thursday and a meeting will be held with Members of Parliament (MPs) to provide them with an update on national preparations for COVID-19.

Jacobs said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared that the coronavirus COVID-19 is now an international pandemic Read more

Travel Restrictions To St. Maarten Stepped-Up From 14 To 21 Days

PHILIPSBURG--The travel restrictions which were issued by the Government of Sint Maarten have now been increased from fourteen to 21 days, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs disclosed on Wednesday.

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Update:Theo Heyliger Facing Six Years And Six Months For Corruption, Money-Laundering

~ Twelve months asked for ex-WWR director ~

BELAIR--The Prosecutors Office demanded a prison sentence of six years and six months for former parliamentarian Theodore Heyliger, who is one of the main suspects in the Larimar case about corruption in St. Maarten. The prosecutor formulated his demand against Heyliger and three co-sus Read more

Defence Seeks ProsecutionS Inadmissibility In TheoS Case

Attorney Eldon Peppie Sulvaran.

BELAIR--Lawyer for the defence Eldon Peppie Sulvaran pleaded Wednesday with the judge to declare the prosecutors case against former parliamentarian Theodore Heyliger in the Larimar investigation inadmissible.

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Travel Restrictions To The Destination Stepped-Up From 14 To 21 Days. Eoc To Meet Thursday And Mps To Be Informed

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The travel restrictions which were issued by the Government of Sint Maarten have now been increased from 14 to 21-days, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs disclosed on Wednesday.

The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be meeting on Thursday and a meeting will be held with Members of Parliament (MPs) to provide them with an update on national preparations for COVID-19.

Jacobs said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared that the coronavirus COVID-19 is now an international pandemic.  Such a declaration calls on all countries to speed up their response and containment measures and to be prepared to take any additional measures that are required to protect public health.

The Government continues to work closely with the Government of French Saint-Martin and Kingdom counterparts in order to prepare and plan to mitigate the spread.

Prime Minister Jacobs added that the business community as well as Government will have to look at ways of allowing workers to work remotely from home, especially for persons who have traveled to COVID-19 hotspots including those who are not mentioned in the countrys travel restriction lists.

Persons should self- isolate for 14-days at home; contact their family physician (GP) and provide a list of their flu-like symptoms to their GP if they develop any.  The family physician will determine if the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) should be contacted Read more

Breaking News: Prosecutor Demands 6 Years Against Theo

PHILIPSBURG--The Prosecutor demanded six years in prison against former politician Theo Heyliger and that he would be incarcerated with immediate effect.

Former director of construction company Windward Roads J.B. is facing one year in prison. The prosecutor also requested that both Heyliger and B. are to have reductions in their sentences due to their stays in pre-trial detention.

The other two suspects in the Larimar-I investigation R.E Read more

Former Police Chief Holiday Passes Away

The late Derrick Holiday.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands--Former Police Chief Derrick Holiday passed away in the Cayman Islands early Tuesday morning.

Derrick Holiday, brother of St. Maarten Governor Eugene Holiday, was the long-time Police Chief of the Windward Islands Police Force KPSSS in the then-Netherlands Antilles. He was removed as Police Chief in 2008 following a scandal that ended in his irrevocable conviction on fraud and forgery charges on June 1, 2010.

In December 2010, he was appointed government labour mediator in the newly formed Country St Read more

Se Frizarn Los Precios Para Guantes, Desinfectantes, Mscaras, Alcohol Isoproplico, Etc.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – En un esfuerzo por evitar el aumento de precios con la prisa por ciertos productos desde el estallido del COVID-19 (coronavirus), el gobierno establecer precios mximos para varios artculos.

Se fijarn precios mximos para guantes de ltex y silicona, desinfectante de manos, mscaras N95, toallitas desinfectantes y aerosoles y alcohol para frotar (70 por ciento).

La presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE), la Primera Ministra Silveria Jacobs, dijo en relacin con el brote mundial de coronavirus, la posibilidad y el impacto esperado, y la activacin del COE, que existe la necesidad de proteger a la poblacin contra el aumento de los precios.

El Ministerio de Turismo, Asuntos Econmicos, Transporte y Telecomunicaciones (TEATT) ha realizado y completado su revisin de los precios existentes en el mercado y ha obtenido la informacin relevante para establecer los precios mximos de determinados bienes de consumo; en particular, la adicin de los nuevos elementos en relacin con el coronavirus.

A la luz de esto, el Reglamento Ministerial que establece los precios mximos de los artculos necesarios para minimizar la propagacin del coronavirus ser aprobado y establecido esta semana y entrar en vigencia de inmediato hasta nuevo aviso.

Una vez aprobada, la lista estar disponible en el sitio web del gobierno de Sint Maarten: www.sintmaartengov.org Read more

Directiva Up: Fiscal No Presenta Evidencia Fsica Contra Heyliger

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La directiva del partido United People (UP) dijo el lunes que a pesar de meses de crear impresiones negativas y falsas sobre su fundador Theo Heyliger, la oficina del fiscal no present ninguna evidencia fsica de que Heyliger haya hecho algo malo en el llamado caso Larimar. En cambio, la junta dijo que lo que el fiscal logr hacer fue poner tratos nefastos entre los contactores holandeses que operan en St Read more

Heyliger Denies He Was The GreatRacketeer In Larimar Investigation

Source: The Daily Herald

BELAIR — Former politician Theodore Heyliger denied Tuesday, during the second day of hearings in the Larimar investigation, that he had been the great racketeer in this case involving corruption, money-laundering and bribery.

Heyliger is accused of receiving payments from big construction companies of in total approximately US $4 million over a period of 15 years while holding public office as an island council member, commissioner and as a minister.

Heyliger stands trial for receiving monetary gifts in the period 2004 to 2019 Read more

Establishment Of Maximum Prices In Connection With The Coronavirus (Covid-19)

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Prime Minister of St. Maarten and Chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs, hereby announces that in connection with the worldwide corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak, the possibility and expected impact and the activation of the EOC, that there is the need to protect the population against price gouging.

The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication has conducted and completed its review of the existing prices on the market as well as obtained the relevant information in order to establish the maximum prices on particular consumer goods Read more

Chamber Invites Businesses To Participate In Hub Santo Domingo 2020

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) From March 17 until March 19, the Dominican Republic multi-sector trade fair Hub Santo Domingo 2020 will take place, and the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) is inviting Chamber registrants to participate in the business to business event and exhibition.

Hub Santo Domingo 2020 is being organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Santo Domingo and the Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD). The two-day B2B event will bring together over 1000 business representatives from the Dominican Republics capital city, and there will be approximately 300 exhibitors from regional and international markets.

This is a collaborative effort that includes the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (Ministry TEATT) and the Social Economic Council of Sint Maarten (SER).

St Read more

Up Board: Prosecutor Presents NoPhysical Evidence Against Heyliger

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The board of the United People (UP) party on Monday said that despite months of creating negative and false impressions about its founder Theo Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing by Heyliger in the so-called Larimar case. Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor managed to do was put nefarious dealings among Dutch contactors operating on St Read more

Former Windward Roads Director Claims He May Have Been Nave

Former Windward Roads director J.B. outside the Belair Community Centre.

BELAIR--Former Windward Roads (WWR) director J.B. claimed he had no knowledge of the paying of bribes by construction companies to consultant R. M. and former politician Theodore Heyliger, who are also his co-suspects in the Larimar investigation.

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Mp Buncamper Queries Covid-19 Protocols, Ship Rejections

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The continuous issues with cruise ships and the possible spreading of the Covid-19 (also called the Corona virus) due to the many factors of incubation and the lifespan of the virus in the atmosphere has raised some serious concerns by many persons in the community among them is United St. Maarten Party Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper. The MP has written to incumbent Prime Minister Silveria Jacob’s expressing his concerns and posing a number of questions Read more

Heyliger Denies He Was The Great Racketeer In Larimar Investigation

Theodore Heyliger (right) and his wife Grisha on their way to Belair Community Centre on Monday, March 9.

BELAIR--Former politician Theodore Heyliger denied Tuesday Read more

Chamber Invites Businesses To Participate In Hub Santo Domingo 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten From March 17 until March 19, the Dominican Republic multi-sector trade fair Hub Santo Domingo 2020 will take place, and the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) is inviting Chamber registrants to participate in the business to business event and exhibition.

Hub Santo Domingo 2020 is being organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Santo Domingo and the Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD).  The two-day B2B event will bring together over 1000 business representatives from the Dominican Republics capital city, and there will be approximately 300 exhibitors from regional and international markets.

This is a collaborative effort that includes the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (Ministry TEATT) and the Social Economic Council of Sint Maarten (SER).

St Read more

Smmc Invites Public To Attend World Kidney Day Session

CAY HILL, Sint Maarten – St Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) invites the general public to attend a public session on Thursday, March 12 h at 7PM at the University of St. Martin in observance of World Kidney Day.

The session features Dr. Gabe van Essen, SMMCs Nephrologist, Dr. Samay Nadery, SMMCs Internist, Nurse
Georgina Mingau, Dialysis nurse and Coordinator of the Trans-Atlantic Kidney Transplant Program, Mr. Reginald Willemsberg, Chief Operations Officer of SZV, and Ms Read more

Up Board: Prosecutor Presents No Physical Evidence Against Heyliger

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the United People (UP) party on Monday said that despite months of creating negative and false impressions about its founder Theo Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing by Heyliger in the so-called Larimar case. Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor managed to do was put nefarious dealings among Dutch contactors operating on St Read more

Up Board: Prosecutor Presents No Physical Evidence Against Heyliger.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The board of the United People (UP) party on Monday said that despite months of creating negative and false impressions about its founder Theo Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing by Heyliger in the so-called Larimar case. Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor managed to do was put nefarious dealings among Dutch contractors operating on St Read more

Coci Attends Regional Conference In Suriname

President of the COCI Board Benjamin Ortega (back row, second left) with other representatives of the region and from BRICS countries.

PHILIPSBURG--Representatives of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) recently returned from attending the two-day Caribbean Chambers of Commerce CARICHAM-BRICS plus Read more

Establishment Of Maximum Prices In Connection With The Coronavirus (Covid-19)

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Prime Minister of St. Maarten and Chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs, hereby announces that in connection with the worldwide corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak, the possibility and expected impact and the activation of the EOC, that there is the need to protect the population against price gouging Read more