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St. Martin To Host 24Th Conference Of Ultra-Peripheral Region Presidents

President Daniel Gibbs poses with other Presidents at the 2018 Gran Canaria CPRUP conference.

MARIGOT--St. Martin for the first time will be organizing and hosting the 24th Conference for the Presidents of the Rgions Ultra-Priphriques (CPRUP) February 5-7.

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ChildrenS Book About Irma To Be Launched January 31

Author Loekie Morales (left) and illustrator Penka Petkova showing copies of STORM.

COLE BAY--STORM, the newest spiritual child of author Loekie Morales, which has been published in the English language by Beyond Kultura Events (BKE) Foundation, will be introduced to the public during a book-launch ceremony at Pineapple Pete restaurant on Welfare Road in Cole Bay on Friday, January 31, at 7.00pm.

STORM describes Hurricane Irma as seen through the eyes of two boys from Belvedere and Dutch Quarter Read more

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ChildrenS Book About Irma Storm Launched Friday January 31 St

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – STORM, the newest spiritual child of author Loekie Morales, has been published in English by Beyond Kultura Events Foundation (BKE). Friday, January 31th BKE will host a public book launch at PineApple Pete in Cole Bay at 7.00 pm.

STORM describes Hurricane Irma through the eyes of two Sint Maarten boys from Belvedere
and Dutch Quarter Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Eoc Emergency Operations Center Stakeholders

PhilipsburgLast week, in a meeting held with Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, National Disaster Coordinator Clive Richardson and all stakeholders (ESF Emergency Support Functions) of the EOC met to discuss the current state of affairs to address several concerns in regards to disaster management plans and tsunami evacuation plans.

Prime Minister Jacobs was able to receive several updates on the status of the disaster management plans already in place from the various stakeholders.

The Department of Communication (DCOMM), a department within the Ministry of General Affairs has already established a relationship with the community councils, public education and has plans to produce content in order to educate the community concerning Tsunami evacuations, said Prime Minister Jacobs.

It was decided that the EOC will meet every month in order to strengthen the disaster strategy collectively Read more

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Council Of Ministers Has Introductory Meeting With Integrity Chamber

PhilipsburgThe Council of Ministers met with the newly-established Integrity Chamber of Sint Maarten for an introductory meeting on Thursday, January 16. Present were the three current members Mrs. Rian Vogels, President, Mr. Rafael Boasman, member, and Mr. Hans Lodder, member as well as the Director of the Secretariat of the Integrity Chamber, Ms. Charna Pompier.

While Mr. Boasman and Mr. Lodder have been appointed by Sint Maarten since the beginning of 2019, Mrs. Vogels, a former senior judge with years of judicial background has been appointed as its first President in December of 2019 via Kingdom decree upon binding recommendation of the two Sint Maarten members and has recently assumed office as of January 2020 Read more

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St. Maarten Finance Minister Meets With Cbcs Supervisory Board

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – During the course of this week Minister of Finance, the honorable Ardwell Irion met with member of the supervisory board of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS) Dennis Richardson, and with the board of the CBCS. During these meetings, an update was provided on the latest developments with the emphasis on the solvency of the Giro Bank and actions taken by the CBCS, and the proposal of the increase of the license fee for Curacao in connection herewith.

It must be emphatically stated that St Read more

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Naf. 1.9 Million From Treasury For Justice Workers Back Pay

Justice Minister Egbert Jurendy Doran.

PHILIPSBURG--Interim Justice Minister Egbert Jurendy Doran appears to have delivered on a pledge made to Justice workers in St Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Eoc Stakeholders

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs held a meeting with National Disaster Coordinator Clive Richardson and all Emergency Support Function (ESF) stakeholders of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) last week to discuss the current state of affairs and address several concerns in regard to disaster management plans and tsunami eva Read more

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Minister Irion Stands Firm, St. Maarten Will Not Hike Foreign Exchange Licence Fee

From left are Secretary to Director Leila Matroos-Lasten; Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, interim CBCS President Jose Jardim; CBCS Director Raquel Lo Fo Wong; Advisor to the Board of Directors Ron Gomes Casseres and Executive assistant to the Board of Directors Nihaila Eustachia.

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Ardwell Irion has made it clear to the Central Bank for Curaao and St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- During the course of this week Minister of Finance, the honorable Ardwell Irion met with member of the supervisory board of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS) Dennis Richardson, and with the board of the CBCS. During these meetings, an update was provided on the latest developments with the emphasis on the solvency of the Giro Bank and actions taken by the CBCS, and the proposal of the increase of the license fee for Curacao in connection herewith.
It must be emphatically stated that St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Voting on a proposal to forward the names of Alphons Gumbs and Marc van Iersel to Governor Eugene Holiday for consideration to fill the post of General Audit Chamber Chairperson could not take place on Tuesday, as not enough Members of Parliament (MPs) were present.

Chairperson of Parliament William Marlin said 10 persons are needed for the voting to occur and only nine MPs were present at the time of voting Read more

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Richardson Calls Wever, Smhdf To Parliament

NA MP Anna Richardson.

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Anna Richardson with the support of fellow MPs Solange Ludmila Duncan (NA) and Rolando Brison (independent), has issued a call for Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI interim Minister Christopher Wever to attend Parliament with Director of the St Read more

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Gumbs Weighs In On Proposal To Increase Foreign Exchange Fee

PFP Leader and MP-elect Melissa Gumbs.

PHILIPSBURG--Party For Progress (PFP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP)-elect Melissa Gumbs has weighed in on the debate over the proposal by Curaao to increase the foreign exchange licence fee via the Central Bank for Curaao and St Read more

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Night Of The Hitmakers Unveils Retro Line-Up

From left: SCDF President Alston Lourens, TelEm Group CEO Kendall Dupersoy, and Night of the Hitmakers organisers Bertaux Mr. Rude Fleming and Shasca Fleming.

PHILIPSBURG--In what organiser Xtratight Entertainment says will be a retro version of the beloved Carnival show Night of the Hitmakers, organisers unveiled the line- Read more

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Three Winners Announced For Inaugural Ren Mathon Prize

At the Ren Mathon Award ceremony were, from left: First VP Valrie Damaseau, competition organiser Sandrine Jabouley, first-prize winner Franklin Denis, President Gibbs, second-prize winner Diane Choisy, second VP Yawo Nyuiadzi, and Chamber of Commerce President Angle Dormoy. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--Three entrepreneurs w Read more

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Irion Gives Clarity On Uts Sale During Question Hour

Interim Finance Minister Ardwell Irion (centre) with members of his delegation in Parliament on Monday.

PHILIPSBURG--Interim Finance Minister Ardwell Irion provided clarity on the sale of St Read more

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Sarah: Curaao Should Seek Funds Elsewhere To Salvage Girobank

MP Sarah Wescot-Williams.

PHILIPSBURG--It is not a good idea to adjust the foreign exchange fee to rescue a Curaao bank and expect St. Maarten to do the same, with total disregard for the economic consequences for St. Maarten.

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Mp-Elect Heyliger-Marten: Szv Must Improve Its Service To Senior Citizens

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Member of Parliament elect for the United People’s Party (UPP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has issued a call for the Social & Health Insurance institution SZV to address the technical issue negatively affecting the printing of Social Insurance Cards and increase the life of the cards from two (2) to five (5) years for Senior Citizens.

Heyliger-Marten believes one key area of improving the social wellbeing of our society is by adapting global best practices when caring for our Senior Citizens Read more

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Grisha Says Szv Should Improve Service To Seniors

MP-elect Grisha Heyliger-Marten (right) during a visit with Hermogenes Polonia Raap who will be 101 years old in April.

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP)-elect Read more

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Mp Duncan Requests Info On Govt. Plans To Develop Msmes

MP Solange Ludmila Duncan.

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Solange Ludmila Duncan recently submitted a number of questions to interim Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion and interim Minister of Read more

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Mp-Elect Heyliger-Marten: Szv Must Improve Its Service To Senior Citizens

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Member of Parliament elect for the United People’s Party (UPP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has issued a call for the Social & Health Insurance institution SZV to address the technicalissue negatively affecting the printing of Social Insurance Cards and increase the life of the cards from two (2) to five (5) years for Senior Citizens.

Heyliger-Marten believes one key area of improving the social wellbeing of our society is by adaptingglobal best practices when caring for our Senior Citizens Read more

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Former Barbados Government Minister Found Guilty Of Money Laundering Charges In Us, But An Appeal Is On The Horizon

NEW YORK, United States, Friday January 17, 2020 A former politician and a senior minister in the Barbados Government is now awaiting sentencing in the United States after yesterday being convicted of laundering bribes paid to him by executives of the Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL) to secure government contracts.

After two hours of deliberation at the end of a four-day trial in the Eastern District Federal Court in New York, a 12-member jury unanimously found former Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development Donville Inniss guilty of conspiracy to commit money laundering, as well as laundering US$16,536.73 on April 17, 2015 and US$20,000 on April 18, 2016, through his friends company in the US.

The 54-year-old Inniss, who is a US legal permanent resident with a home in Tampa, Florida, remains on bail pending sentencing.

According to the evidence presented at trial, between 2015 and 2016 Inniss took part in a scheme to launder into the US, just over US$36,000 in bribes that he received from high-level executives of ICBL, while serving as a minister and a Member of Parliament under the previous Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration Read more

Brison: St. Maarten Should Not Suffer Due To Irresponsible Curaao Banks

UP Leader MP Rolando Brison.

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party leader and Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison said on Sunday that St. Maarten reside Read more

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~ School resumes on Monday ~

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Ardwell Irion has addressed the concerns of the teachers and staff of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School.

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