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Jacobs: Putting Our Money Where Our Mouths Are

PHILIPSBURG – At Wednesday’s, February 8, Press Briefing, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Affairs Silveria Jacobs gave an update on several issues her Ministry was dealing with.

In regard to the Leonald Conner School, funding had been secured and there was a meeting with the contractors. “The critical upgrades to Leonald Conner School are slated to start as of yesterday Read more

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Gibson: Budget 2017 Approved By Cft

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Finance Richard Gibson announced in Wednesday’s, February 8, Press Briefing that he’d received the official word in the form of a formal letter from the CFT that the Budget 2017 had been approved.

CFT would now advise the Kingdom that the budget is in order. “When we look back to 2017, and see what the state we were in at that time, and compare that with today, it’s tangible progress that we’re making,” Minister Gibson reported.

The Budget 2017 has a substantial sum of NAf Read more

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Emmanuel Calls Businesses To Donate To Government

POND ISLAND--Businesses need to step up their responsibility and assist government by donating, said Infrastructure and Environment Minister Christophe Emmanuel. 

  The need for donations to get, for example, needed vehicles came up in the Council of Ministers Press Briefing on Wednesday. The minister said this ministry has been trying to tackle sewage issues around the country, but the bottleneck has been the lack of vehicles.

  Businesses have a responsibility, he said, adding, “I will be coming to you to ask for donations … it is time for you to contribute.”

  Also in the press conference, Emmanuel commended Police for hauling in contractors to clean up the spilled cement on Naked Boy Hill Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Roy Cotton Jr. the host of the good love and listened to the inspirational radio show, Love and Inspiration are ecstatic and grateful to God for his faithfulness towards him during the past decade in taking the radio show to where it is today."To God be the Glory for great things he has done through me and Love & Inspiration from Feb 11th, 2007 to date, therefore I am eternally grateful to God for what he has done for me. I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart all listeners and well-wishers both on Sint Maarten, the Caribbean, USA, England, The Netherlands for all their support and commitment towards my radio show, Love & Inspiration since it premiered on August 7th, 2011 on Youth Radio 92.5FM and transferred to The Voice of Sint Maarten Power 102.7FM on March 8th, 2015 Read more

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Minister Lee Wants To Develop Airlift From Cayman Islands

PHILIPSBURG--Public Health, Social Development and Labour Minister Emil Lee discussed the possibility of developing weekly flights to the Cayman Islands in an effort to develop medical referrals to that destination during his recent visit to the Bahamas for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Marketplace.

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Mjp To Present Their List Of Election Candidates

Marigot--The Movement for Justice and Prosperity (MJP) will present its list of candidates to contest the 2017 Territorial Council elections on Friday, February 10, announced MJP President Louis Mussington on Wednesday.

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Lee Orders Independent Audit Of Medical Center

PHILIPSBURG--Public Health, Social Development and Labour Minister Emil Lee has asked the Inspectorate of the Netherlands IGZ to conduct an independent audit on St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI Christopher Emmanuel thanked the police management for calling in the various contractors that deliver cement and make them aware of their responsibilities. The Minister said that contractors that deliver cement would litter the roads one being Naked-Boy Hill while delivering cement and would not clean it up leaving other drivers and pedestrian in danger Read more

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** Update **: Missing Girl Search Called Off

UPDATE (3:00PM): POLICE REPORT February 08, 2017

~ a school teacher found her on the road and brought her to the police station ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Missing 17 year old girl Junette Pierre Louis Theodule, for whom a “Missing Person” Report was filed with the Police Department, has returned home.

She and her Guardian Lilly Harrison reported to the Juvenile Department to give a statement as to why left home and did not returned.

Junette is in good health and the search to find has officially ended.

POLICE REPORT February 07, 2017:

PHILIPSBURG, SInt Maarten — On Tuesday February 7th 2017 a report of “Missing person” was filed at the Philipsburg Police Station by the sister and guardian of Junette Pierre Louis Theodule, born on Saint Martin F.W.I.  August 29th 1999 Read more

Excess Feral Cats Continue To Endanger Saba’S Tropicbird

By Suzanne Koelega

AMSTERDAM/SABA--Continuation of the monitoring of the nests of the red-billed tropicbird in Saba and the removal of feral cats is of vital importance to prevent future extinction. Despite these recommendations by scientists, not enough is currently being done to protect the local breeding sites of this extraordinary seabird.

The message of Dutch biologist Michiel Boeken is clear in his scientific article on the breeding success of the red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus mesonauta) in Saba, which has been published in Ardea, the official journal of the Netherlands Ornithologists’ Union: as a major breeding place for this bird, Saba needs to continue past efforts to protect this species.

During his stay on the island as the Director of the Saba Comprehensive School SCS, Boeken in his free time monitored the breeding success of the red-billed tropicbirds in 2011 and 2012 Read more

Soccer Foundation Opens 25Th Annual Tournament

BELVEDERE – On Saturday, February 4, the St. Maarten Soccer Educational Foundation Tournament held the opening of its 25th soccer tournament at the John Cruijff Court in Belvedere.

The tournament, which hosts all the elementary schools, is a yearly event, which sees a high level of participation at various age levels and includes both genders. The tournament was kicked off by the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs Silveria Jacobs Read more

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First Calypso Tent For 2017 Season

PHILIPSBURG – RAW Promotions Foundation under the auspices of the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF), in collaboration with the FCDSM, presents the first calypso tent for the 2017 Carnival season.

The official opening of Carnival in the north took place last Saturday, February 4, and was followed by the children’s candy parade on Sunday, February 5.

However, on Tuesday, February 21, the Carnival Village in Galisbay, Marigot will come alive when calypso fans will get a rare opportunity to see their favorite calypsonians perform in a calypso tent.

Performing will be ten calypsonians: King Beau Beau, The Mighty Phox, Empress Ebony, Lady Righteous, Doctor Ray, Sheera, The Mighty Pepper, The Chipman, His Majesty Baker Jr., and the reigning calypso monarch of St Read more

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Mlk And Lcs Hold Joint Social

PHILIPSBURG – The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School (MLK) and the Leonald Connor Primary School (LCS) hosted a joint social event for teachers and school staff. The event was initiated by Teacher Charles Rollan of LCS in collaboration with educational assistant of MLK Janaira Samuel.

The joint social was held on Tuesday afternoon from 1:30pm to 4:00pm at Carl and Sons lounge on Pond fill.

“I would like to applaud Mr. Rollan, the coordinator and Ms. Samuel, for having taken this initiative for the benefit of the two schools,” said School Manager of MLK Stuart Johnson.

“It was an enlightening moment Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Information reaching SMN News states that the chairman of the supervisory board of GEBE Roy Marlin has been hospitalized on Tuesday morning.
According to the information provided to SMN News states that Marlin was admitted Tuesday morning to the hospital with what appeared to be a minor stroke. However, the information on the condition of Marlin could not be confirmed Read more

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Exclusive:--- Curacao Inspectorate Intends To Stop Dr.Patrick Fa Si Oen From Practicing As A Surgeon In Curacao. --- Reliable Sources.

Willemstad/ PHILIPSBURG:--- The Inspectorate in Curacao intends to inform Dr. Patrick Fa Si Oen that he can no longer practice as a surgeon in Curacao until he is registered as surgeon.  Information received from well-placed sources said that Fa Si Oen will get the official letter on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, the management of SEHOS intends to meet with their Supervisory Board. It is expected that the Inspectorate will deliver its decision before SEHOS makes their decision known to the general public.
The managing board of SEHOS already took a unilateral decision to terminate Fa Si Oen working agreement with SEHOS since he was not able to produce a registration from Belgium Read more

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Mlk And Lcs Holds Joint Social.

PHILIPSBURG:---  The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School (MLK) and the Leonard Connor Primary School (LCS) hosted a joint social event for teachers and school staff. The event initiated by Teacher Charles Rollan of LCS in collaboration with Janaira Samuel educational assistant of MLK.

The joint social was held on Tuesday afternoon from 1:30 pm to 4:00 p.m. at Carl and Sons lounge on Pond fill.

“I would like to applaud Mr. Rollan the coordinator and Ms. Samuel for having taken this initiative for the benefit of the two schools,” said Stuart Johnson School Manager of the Dr Read more

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BELVEDERE:--- On Saturday, February 4th, 2017, the St. Maarten Soccer Educational Foundation Tournament held the opening of its 25th soccer tournament at the John Cruijff Court in Belvedere. The tournament, which hosts all the elementary schools is a yearly event which sees a high level of participation at various age levels and includes both genders. The tournament was kicked off by the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs, Ms. Silveria Jacobs Read more

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Parliament Handles 2012 Annual Accounts

PHILIPSBURG--Five years on, Parliament has started the handling of the national ordinance to establish the 2012 Annual Accounts. Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. tabled the draft ordinance in the Central Committee of Parliament on Monday afternoon.

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Lost Bob Marley Tapes Restored After 40 Years In London Basement

KINGSTON, Jamaica  – Lost recordings by Bob Marley found in a damp hotel basement in London after more than 40 years have been restored.

The tapes are the original, high-quality live recordings of the reggae legend’s concerts in London and Paris between 1974 and 1978. Tracks include No Woman No Cry, Jamming and Exodus.

They were at first believed to be ruined beyond repair, largely because of water damage.

Marley, who died in 1981, would have been 72 on Monday.

The tapes were found in a run-down hotel in Kensal Rise, north-west London, where Bob Marley and the Wailers stayed during their European tours in the mid-1970s.

They were discovered when Joe Gatt, a Marley fan and London businessman, took a phone call from a friend, who had found them while doing a building refuse clearance.

From the 13 reel-to-reel analogue master tapes, 10 were fully restored, two were blank and one was beyond repair Read more

French-Side Carnival Launched With Symbolic Key Presentation

MARIGOT--First Vice-President Guillaume Arnell officially signalled the start of the 2017 French-side Carnival on Saturday evening on the waterfront with the symbolic key hand-over to President of Festivités Carnavalesque de St. Martin (FCDSM) Jean-Philippe Richardson.

The key was brought in on a cushion by Miss Pitchounette 2016, Maëlys Farlot Read more

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Heyliger: Government Must Ensure Execution Of Gebe Concession Terms

PHILIPSBURG--Government only uses utilities company GEBE as a cash cow to deal with its own budget woes; in doing this, Government has depleted the company of millions of dollars which could have been spent in buying new efficient engines and updating the country’s electrical and water infrastructure or at the least giving the consumers a reduction in tariff, says United People’s (UP Read more

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New Additions To Telem Supervisory Board Of Directors Attend First Meeting

POND ISLAND – TelEm Group Supervisory Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman Paul Marshall, last Thursday, February 2, welcomed the board three new members: Former Civil Servant John Richardson, Business executive Jimmy Challenger and former TelEm veteran employee Read more

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Up Mp Connor: Respect Our Constitution, Our Democracy, Our Rule Of Law

All factions of the St. Maarten Parliament supported a motion that was submitted to the House on Monday, January 30, 2017, during a plenary session.

The meeting was called to discuss the appointment of a quartermaster for the Integrity Chamber by the Dutch Government. During the deliberations it became clear that the validity of the Protocol that was signed between Minister of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations and the Minister of Justice of St. Maarten in May of 2015 became questionable Read more

Jacobs: Ministry Is Systematically Looking To Prioritize All Challenges

PHILIPSBURG –  At Wednesday’s, February 1, Council of Minister Press Briefing, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport Silveria Jacobs updated on the issues her Ministry was dealing with.

Agreements were finalized to get the works moving at the Leonald Connor School on “the critical upgrade, which we’ve been speaking about for quite some time.”

The company that won the contract was Hemco NV and Representative Henry Frederick signed an agreement Read more

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