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Foresee Foundation In High Gear For 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On the last day of 2019 all seven Foresee (4C) Foundation board members came together and evaluated the past year while gearing up for 2020.

2019 was a symbolic year where several large projects were executed after hurricane Irma and new projects were started thanks to the financial support of several local and international funding agencies, the business community and private persons.

Fifteen St. Maarten post-hurricane Irma educational projects were nearly completed with the financial support of Windsong International Foundation Read more

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Irion is working closely with SMMC, SZV, and stakeholders to realize the project.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Ardwell Irion, together with the SMMC, SZV, government representatives, and other stakeholders, have tackled the need to upgrade the sports district of Cay Hill, primarily the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex Read more

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Prime Minister And Nrpb Strongly Caution Against Misleading And Defamatory Statements On Social Media

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Over the weekend, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) have taken note of the personal and slanderous nature of some of the statements made on social media regarding an alleged decision of the Council of Ministers to demolish the library building for an amount of 1.2 million Guilders Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Eligible voters will be heading to the polls on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 to cast their votes to elect 15 Members of Parliament. The anticipation as to which political party will take over power will come to an end Thursday night into early Friday morning. Contesting the election are seven political parties, namely: United Democrats (UD), United People's Party (UPP), United St Read more

Tax Department Offers New Online Declarations Possibilities.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The 2019 income tax returns and the 2020 monthly tax forms will soon be
available via the online service provided by the Tax Office.

Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion met with the Head Tax Administration of The Ministry of Finance, Ms. Sherry Hazel. During this meeting at the Tax Office, Ms Read more

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Tax Department Offers New Online Declarations Possibilities.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The 2019 income tax returns and the 2020 monthly tax forms will soon be available via the online service provided by the Tax Office.

Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion met with the Head Tax Administration of The Ministry of Finance, Ms. Sherry Hazel. During this meeting at the Tax Office, Ms. Hazel briefed the minister on the challenges the organization is experiencing, ranging from a shortage of personnel, which is further intensified by the high level of sick leave, to the outdated IT system presently in use Read more

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National Alliance (NA) candidates drove home the message to the electorate that NA wants a clear majority at the polls on January 9, during its final public meeting at the Scotts Property on L.B. Scott Road in St. Peters Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

United St. Maarten Party (US Party) held its final rally in Dutch Quarter on Tuesday night.

From left: United Democrats (UD) party stalwarts Perry Geerlings, Stuart JohnsonRead more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Making a milestone of a century is quite an achievement. Celebrating the joy of such an accomplishment can be unending and tremendous. The Leonald Conner Primary School formerly also known as Lionel Conner Primary School and or the Leonard Conner Primary School has achieved this milestone this year.

This academic school year 2019-2020, the Leonald Conner School, now located in Cay Bay will be celebrating its 100 years in existence. According to research done, the school started in the year 1919.

The celebrations kicked off in November 2019, when all past School Managers, formerly known as Principals, were honoured during the Schools a St Read more

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Prime Minister And Nrpb Strongly Caution Against Misleading And Defamatory Statements On Social Media.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Over the weekend, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) have taken note of the personal and slanderous nature of some of the statements made on social media regarding an alleged decision of the Council of Ministers to demolish the library building for an amount of 1.2 million Guilders Read more

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US Party leader Frans Richardson.

PHILIPSBURG--The United St. Maarten Party (US Party) elaborates on some of its Read more

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NA leader Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) leader Si Read more

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Sitting at table (from left): Eldelmiro Jansen of the VROMI Ministry, DComm Head Maurice Lake, Central Voting Bureau Vice-Chairperson Tamara Richardson, Central Voting Bureau Chairperson Jason Rogers, Department of Civil Registry Head Kathy Snijders, Police Chief Inspector Benjamin Gout, Police Chief Carl John and Acting Police Spokesperson Ethelwoldus Josepha Read more

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Mp Christopher Emmanuel In Favor Of Selling Belvedere Homes To Occupants.

~ Occupants were treated unfairly after Hurricane Irma, as promises made were not fulfilled~

PHILIPSBURG-— MP Christopher Emmanuel, former Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) continues to voice his concerns with the ongoing Belvedere saga.

Residents of Belvedere who have been occupying the 167 duplex homes and the approximately 330 row homes should be given the first opportunity to own these homes which they have been occupying for more than 20 years by paying rent to the St Read more

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Minister Doran: The Ministry Of Justice Is On The Right Track.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — I didnt take office to be the typical Minister, but to truly work for the people.

Honorable Minister of Justice Egbert Jurendy Doran, whotook officeexactly 7 weeks ago,on November 19th, 2019,said that although the Justice Ministry faced many challenges when he took over, with a concerted effort, he was able to see great progress take place in the Ministry over the short period.

The Minister, who came inwith determination, persistence and commitment, immediately gotacquainted with the department headsandwasupdated on thefunctioning and state of affairs of eachdepartmentthat falls under his Ministry.

Goals were set andtheMinister committed himself to achieve them.

The Minister encountered many serious unattended issues, some of whichwereputon thebackburners for as long as nine (9) years.

Here is a shortoutline ofsome oftheissues thatMinister Doranwas able to almost immediately deal with and solveduring his short time in office.

1.End prison strike and made some changesto outdated policies

Inmates at the Point Blanche Prison were on strike since October 23rd, 2019 Read more

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"I didnt take office to be the typical Minister but to truly work for the people."

PHILIPSBURG:--- Honorable Minister of Justice Egbert Jurendy Doran, who took office exactly 7 weeks ago, on November 19th, 2019, said that although the Justice Ministry faced many challenges when he took over, with a concerted effort, he was able to see great progress take place in the Ministry over the short period.

The Minister, who came in with determination, persistence, and commitment, immediately got acquainted with the department heads and was updated on the functioning and state of affairs of each department that falls under his Ministry.

Goals were set and the Minister committed himself to achieve them.

The Minister encountered many serious unattended issues, some of which were put on the back burners for as long as nine (9) years.

Here is a short outline of some of the issues that Minister Doran was able to almost immediately deal with and solve during his short time in office.

1.    End prison strike and made some changes to outdated policies

Inmates at the Point Blanche Prison were on strike since October 23rd, 2019 Read more

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Minister Ardwell Irion.

PHILIPSBURG--Caretaker Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) Ardwell Irion announced on Monday that all schools will be closed on Electio Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Interim Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher said in her New Years address on Monday she looks forward to new opportunities that offer hope and optimism for the new year.

Now that we have entered the new decade 2020, may we be blesse Read more

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Professional Baseball Coach Pays Courtesy Visit To Government

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Professional baseball coach from the Dominica Republic, Jose Manuel Gomez pays a courtesy visit to members of the Council of Ministers. Members of the Council of Minister were
instrumental in the coachs visit to St. Maarten. The coach also brought along, St. Maartener Daniel Beauperthuy, a former student of the St. Dominic High School. Currently, Daniel is among the young baseball players enrolled in Carlos Paulino Academy baseball training institute in the Dominican Republic Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Professional baseball coach from the Dominica Republic, Jose Manuel Gomez pays a courtesy visit to members of the Council of Ministers. Members of the Council of Ministers were instrumental in the coachs visit to St. Maarten. The coach also brought along, St. Maartener Daniel Beauperthuy, a former student of the St. Dominic High School. Currently, Daniel is among the young baseball players enrolled in Carlos Paulino Academy baseball training institute in the Dominican Republic Read more

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Justice Personnel Threaten Action If Legal Placements Not Addressed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Personnel in the Justice Field submitted a demand letter to the Minister of Justice Juredy Dorean and the Governor of St. Maarten on Monday, January 6, claiming that if their concerns/request are not met by Monday, January 13, they would proceed with what they called “other measures.”

The issue concerns the placements of Police and Immigration officers in their legal status. The justice workers approached Police Inspector Lyndon Lewis, who has represented many of them in court, seeking his advice on how he can assist them on the pushing the justice organization forward because, according to them, the management team isn’t doing anything in getting the personnel affairs of the police force in order.

“I told them that this is not a Police/Immigration issue but a Justice issue, because the entire Justice Ministry (Customs, Coast Guards, Prison Guards and the administrative workers of those departments) are upside down with regards to the legal status of every justice department Read more

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Declaration Of The Elected Officials Of The Majority Of Saint Martin Meeting With The Collective Ttes Ensemble.

The elected officials of the Saint-Martin executive received a delegation from the Ttes ensemble collective, Friday 3 January 2020. This meeting gave rise to fruitful exchanges and the development of a mode of action spouse.

The collective had previously sent a list of its main demands and the elected officials present have thanked for this preparatory synthesis work. The main demand, the establishment by the State of the new PPRN of marine anticipation submersi Read more

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Fire trucks at their new temporary location at Bute Hotel. (John Halley photo)

PHILIPSBURG/CAY HILL--The repair work on the Fire and Ambulance Building in Cay Hill began on January 2, and the buildings fire trucks have been moved to a temporary location at Bute Hotel in Philipsburg. This was confirmed by interim Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in a pre-recorded press briefing on Monday morning.

Jacobs announced on December 4, 2019, that the fire trucks were to be moved within a week to allow for repairs on the building Read more

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