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Mlk Hosts Musical And Awards Day Celebration

 

PHILIPSBURG – The students of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School on Wednesday morning, June 21, participated in a musical and awards day celebration.

Students recapped the life values of Peace, Responsibility, Love, Cooperation, Dependability, Tolerance, Respect, Honesty and Unity, which they learned over this school year during the monthly assembly.

“We continue to strongly promote the development of our students socially, emotionally as well as their overall academic performance,” said School Manager Stuart Johnson.

The students also showcased and highlighted several local musical icons such as King Beau Beau, Calypso Barbara, The Mighty Dow and King Vers.

“It was surely a moment of true pride to see our students being recognized for their hard work and commitment over this school year,” Johnson said.

Students received awards in Language Arts, Mathematics, Dutch Language, Music, Sports, Most Helpful, Most Improved and the Principal’s Award.

“I encourage all of you students to continue to reach your maximum God-given potential and a special thank you to all my staff who made this event possible,” concluded Johnson.

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What Will Parliament Do With All The Reports?

Last week, yet another annual report was added to the long list of reports that Parliament has in its possession.

The General Audit Chamber, one of the High Councils of State, submitted for the seventh time, its annual report in both the Dutch and English languages. Hence, Members of Parliament, who are not versed in the Dutch language have no excuse about not being able to read or understand the Chamber’s annual report.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Last week, yet another annual report was added to the long list of reports that Parliament has in its possession. The General Audit Chamber, one of the High Councils of State, submitted for the seventh time, its annual report in both the Dutch and English languages. Hence, Members of Parliament, who are not versed in the Dutch language have no excuse about not being able to read or understand the Chamber’s annual report. I would like to commend the Chamber for producing a very good report Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs confirmed that the Inspectorate met with all stakeholders at NIPA including the AVE board, unions, students and staff of the institution. The Minister said she has since received a report from the Inspectorate with recommendations which is already on the action plan.
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Registration of Specialists is cumbersome and frustrating.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Health Emil Lee who had an independent study conducted at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) the Inspectorate and the Department of Public Health said the report from that study which was conducted by a Dutch consultant Everard van Kemenade is intended to get the real status of the of health care on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs announced on Wednesday at the Council of Minister’s Press Briefing that government is closer to streamlining the school busses policy. She said the department of legal affairs gave a number of advice as they look to tighten the policy. The Minister said that in the very near future school bus owners, parents and the schools will be informed of the changes that will be made with regards to school bus transportation.
Minister Jacobs said her Ministry has been working closely with the Ministry of TEATT to put a proper policy in place which would also allow government (Ministry of Education) to better spend their funds which are already limited.
In her statements, the Minister said that this procedure started since 2016 and they have assessed the situation Read more

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Smmc Teams Up With Sscf On World Sickle Cell Day

CAY HILL – On World Sickle Cell Day, June 19, the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) held a conference in collaboration with the St. Maarten Sickle Cell Foundation (SSCF) in an effort to create a platform where medical professionals and patients could take part in a discussion about the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The theme of the meeting was “Voices of the Community,” which represents the different voices who expressed themselves through the forum.

Present at the event were members of SSCF, Dr Read more

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St. Maarten Continues To Soar …

BARBADOS – St. Maarten Toastmasters continue to soar as they maintain a strong presence in the leadership of District 81.  Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development.  District 81, which encompasses all Caribbean islands, hosted its May 2017 conference on the island of Barbados, during which the international speech contest and elections for district leaders took place.

The prominence of territory St. Maarten did not go unnoticed as its Toastmasters were elected and/or nominated in key leadership positions in the District Read more

Management & Leadership Development A Priority For N.V. Gebe 

Philipsburg, St. Maarten, On Monday June 19 & Tuesday June 20, N.V. GEBE’s Executive Management Team, (EMT) completed a (2) day accredited Management & Leadership training facilitated by Training Professionals International Firm, (TPI).

Over the last months the GEBE Managing Board (MB) has been committed to enhancing the performance levels of the EMT. The Management & Leadership training was customized for GEBE and focused on: Understanding the difference between effective Management & Leadership, stressed the importance of effective communication among all GEBE managers and highlighted the value of hosting regular meetings to build strong working relationships that will take GEBE to the next level.

Managers were given techniques to apply their new knowledge to support their successful daily functions and job responsibilities Read more

New Consul Of Guyana Pays Courtesy Visit To Prime Minister Marlin

 

PHILIPSBURG –  Recently the newly appointed Honorary Consul of Guyana to Sint Maarten Mr. Cleveland Beresford, paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister the Honorable  William Marlin.

Mr. Beresford is the first Honorary Consul of that country in this regard, he will be the point person for all consular issues and cooperation between Sint Maarten and Guyana.

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Ambulance Department Inaugurates Two New Ambulances Equipped With Power Pro Hydraulic Cot Stretchers & Loading System

CAYHILL, Sint Maarten —  In the continuing effort to further professionalize the operations of the Ambulance Department of Ministry VSA and to equip our ambulances with the latest Emergency Medical Services (EMS) innovations on St. Maarten, two new fully equipped ambulances with the Power Pro Hydraulic Stretchers & Loading System were commissioned by Minister Emil Lee last week.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- In the continuing effort to further professionalize the operations of the Ambulance Department of Ministry VSA and to equip our ambulances with the latest Emergency Medical Services (EMS) innovations on St. Maarten, two new fully equipped ambulances with the Power Pro Hydraulic Stretchers & Loading System were commissioned by Minister Emil Lee last week.
“The Ministry of VSA continues to make investments to improve the quality of care delivered to the people of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Recently the newly appointed Honorary Consul of Guyana to Sint Maarten Mr. Cleveland Beresford, paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister the Honorable William Marlin.
Mr. Beresford is the first Honorary Consul of that country in this regard, he will be the point person for all consular issues and cooperation between Sint Maarten and Guyana.

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Barbados/PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten Toastmasters continue to soar as they maintain strong presence in the leadership of District 81. Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. District 81, which encompasses all Caribbean islands, hosted its May 2017 conference on the island of Barbados, during which the international speech contest and elections for district leaders took place.
The prominence of territory St. Maarten did not go unnoticed as its Toastmasters were elected and/or nominated in key leadership positions in the District Read more

CAYHILL:--- On World Sickle Cell Day, June 19th, the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) held a conference in collaboration with the Sint Maarten Sickle Cell Foundation (SSCF) in an effort to create a platform where medical professionals and patients could take part in a discussion about the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The theme of the meeting was “Voices of the Community”, which represents the different voices who expressed themselves through the forum.

Present at the event were members of SSCF, Dr Read more

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Minister Lee: Public Health Not At Risk

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Emil Lee in Wednesday’s, June 14, Council of Ministers Press Briefing first addressed the issue of possible contamination of the drinking water in St. Maarten after a statement was made by the Inspectorate.

“Indeed some hotels on the island have tested positive for Legionella, which can happen based on various causes Read more

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Minister Gibson: Reforming And Simplifying Our Tax System

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr. addressed members of the press in Wednesday’s, June 14, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

He announced that the division of the assets of the Netherlands Antilles resulted in St. Maarten receiving its share of NAf Read more

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Mark Your Calendar For The Next Breast Abnormalities Screening For June 24

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Saturday, June 17, marked the first day of a two-year breast abnormalities screening survey where 23 women participated in the screening.

The women took the opportunity to pass by the Vineyard Office Park Building in Philipsburg at the Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), to take part in the survey.

“Congratulation to the women who came out and who have already registered to pass by during theSaturday screenings.  I compliment them for their participation as this is a very important screening for women’s health.

“Minister of Public Health Emil Lee and the Acting Secretary General of Ministry VSA Joy Arnell also visited the screening activity on Saturday.

“I am reminding women to mark their calendar for next Saturday and come out and contribute to the breast health screening survey.  With the information that is gathered, we will be able to develop additional intervention strategies,” Dr Read more

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One Killed, Another Injured In Shooting Incident

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – A Green Hill man died in hospital Friday afternoon shortly after being shot in Kingstown, while another man has been hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

The shooting occurred on McCoy Street in the capital.

A source close to his family said the dead man is Kemel Peters.

Peters survived a shooting incident just under a year ago.

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Pond Island:----Budding artist, Nerissa Brooks, has used her love of art to capture the TelEm Group building on canvas for everyone to see.
Ten-year-old Nerissa is the daughter of TelEm Group Human Resources & Development Assistant, Carmita Brooks. According to mum, Nerissa considers the building her home away from home and her daughter thought it fitting to present her work to the management of TelEm Group during a brief ceremony last Wednesday.
The painting is a bold and bright representation of the company building on Pond Island in brilliant red and white against a deep blue sky with fluffy clouds ahead.
Nerissa admits to wanting to give up on the piece on several occasions, especially when she labored over getting the softness of the clouds, just right.

“My fingers and my hands were hurting me so much,” said the young artist, who also credited her mother and her art teacher Tess Verheij for encouraging and inspiring her to continue until the painting was completed.

Carmita thanked TelEm Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mrs Read more

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GREAT BAY (DCOMM):---- Saturday, June 17, marked the first day of two-year breast abnormalities screening survey where 23 women participated in the screening.

The women took the opportunity to pass by the Vineyard Office Park Building in Philipsburg at the Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), to take part in the survey.

“Congratulation to the women who came out and who have already registered to pass by during the Saturday screenings Read more

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THE HAGUE:--- On June 16th the Minister Plenipotentiary, Henrietta Doran-York, met with the Head of the Taskforce for the United Nations Security Council, Ms. Marriët Schuurman.

In their meeting, discussions centered around the very important subject of the preparations for the year 2018, in which the Kingdom of the Netherlands will hold a seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Minister Doran-York, expressed to the Taskforce, that the Caribbean of the Dutch Kingdom, should be better represented and more visible during this tenure, as that is not so much the case at this moment.

The Minister also put great emphasis on the topic of climate and security, especially where it pertains to the Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

In the near future, the effect that climate change has on policy making in the area of security and conflict prevention will only be enhanced, the Minister stated.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher will soon begin exploratory discussions to host an international film festival/film related event on St. Maarten. On the initiative of former Democratic Party Member of Parliament Roy Marlin, the Minister and her team were recently introduced to Lina Plath of the firm Frank PR (www.frankpublicity.com) who has expressed interest in developing a relationship with St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The newly launched campaign “ Friendly Island – Clean Island : Our duty of solidarity !” is an initiative of President Daniel Gibbs and his team, in partnership with the Environmental Department of the Collectivité of Saint-Martin, which aims to tow away abandoned cars at no charge, in efforts to enhance the environmental health and beautification of our island.
A free scale removal of all car wreckage is offered to car owners wanting to get rid of obstruction Read more

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