SXMElections.com

3,908 De-Registered In Civil Registry Clean Up

Source: The Daily Herald

PHILIPSBURG — A total of 3,908 persons have been de-registered from St. Maartens Civil Registry as part of the clean-up process of the registry.

Members of Parliament (MPs) received the information from Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, who was responding to a question during the public meeting of Parliament on the 2023 budget last week.

Jacobs said the project to clean up the Civil Registry began in September 2022 and entails the clean-up of the basic administration system Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Closing Of One-Month Observation Of International WomenS Day 2023.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Safe Haven Foundation recognizes and commends the various entities that supported and brought about awareness by recognizing women in St. Maarten in the digital and technological field.
On Friday, March 10, 2023, the Safe Haven Foundation in collaboration with CIBC First-Caribbean International Bank, continued with the celebration of International Womens Month 2023.
The honoring ceremony was in alignment with this years theme established by the United Nations: DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality.
The ceremony was held at Sheer Restaurant and was in honor of 15 women in the digital/technological field, hailing from 8 different entities in St Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Sucker Garden:--- "Since the launch of my campaign headquarters and the opening of the Computer center: my team and I, had the honor to host a group of senior citizens".
"Our seniors are very enthusiastic and are willing to learn and adapt to this new age wherein technology rules. I can state this as I saw their eyes light up when they were at the Computer center.,
said aspiring politician Julian Rollocks Jr.

Rollocks Jr Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Pfp Faction Suspects Procurement Fraud In Awarding Of District Cleaning Contracts

PHILIPSBURGThe Party for Progress (PFP) faction in Parliament is requesting information from Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Egbert Doran regarding the 2022-2025 District Cleaning Tendering and Awarding Process. PFP believes there is reason to suspect fraud being committed.

A March 31, 2023, letter to the minister, signed by Members of Parliament (MPs) Melissa Gumbs and Raeyhon Peterson said there are valid concerns of fraud and/or corruption related to this tendering process, similar to the concerns expressed in the Ombudsmans 2022 Systemic Investigation Report into the garbage collection tendering process Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Newly Elected Island Council Members Sworn In

Government Commissioner Alida Francis ISLAND COUNCIL SWEARING IN Wednesday March 29th, Read more

New Saba Island Council Installed, Commissioners Appointed

SABA — The new Saba Island Council 2023-2027 was installed on Wednesday, March 29. Five new members of the Island Council, Saskia Matthew, Hemmie van Xanten, Rolando Wilson, Elsa Peterson and Vito Charles, were sworn in, as well as two new members of the Executive Council, Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Eviton Heyliger.

The new Island Council has two new faces, and both are young females. Saskia Matthew became Island Council Member for the Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity (PEP) and Elsa Peterson for the Windward Islands Peoples Movement (WIPM) Read more

Carl Buncamper Says Farewell To Island Council After 16 Years

SABA — Carl Buncamper of the Windward Islands Peoples Movement (WIPM) held his farewell speech in the last meeting of the outgoing Island Council on Tuesday, March 28. Buncamper has been a member of the Saba Island Council for 16 years.

Buncamper ran in six elections. He participated in five Island Council elections from 2007 to 2023 and in one election for the then Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles. When he first got elected in 2007, Saba was still part of the Netherlands Antilles and Saba had a seat in Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles.

Buncamper was a candidate in the March 15 Island Council elections and ran as number 6 on the WIPM slate Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports, Rodolphe Samuel, welcomed the Sint Maarten national football team back home at the Juliana airport on Thursday, March 30th. The team returned victorious after their dramatic final matchday wins over the US Virgin Islands 2-1 in a must-win match to claim first place in the group in the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League.
The Minister expressed his excitement and pride in the team's impressive performance and congratulated them on their achievement Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Emergency Debris Management Project (Edmp) Receives $60 Million In Additional Funding From The Sint Maarten Trust Fund

Washington, DC:--- The Emergency Debris Management Project (EDMP) has received US $60 million in additional funding apportioned by the World Bank-managed Sint Maarten Trust Fund. The funds cover a financing gap under the parent project for improving debris management in communities and at the landfill and strengthening the institutional capacity of the government to execute technical activities.

These activities are part of Sint Maartens broader and concerted efforts to build the foundation for an environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and responsibly managed solid waste system Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

PHILIPSBURG:--- Science Fair 2023 was officially opened on Thursday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the honorable Rodolphe Samuel Minister of ECYS and Dr. Rolinda Carter, President of the Sint Maarten Science Fair Foundation (SMSFF)
The event marked the beginning of the much-awaited annual Science Fair, which is set to showcase the scientific innovations and discoveries of young and bright students Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Emergency Debris Mgt. Project Gets $60M Additional Funding

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and World Bank Director for Caribbean Countries Lilia Burunciuc.

WASHINGTON--St. Maartens Emergency Debris Management Project (EDMP) has received US $60 million in additional funding apportioned by the World Bank-managed St. Maarten Trust Fund.

---

Candidates in this article:

Brison, Board Rep Warned To Not Enter Up Party In Next Election

Independent MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten.

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party leader Rolando Brison and a representative of the board have been given fair w Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

SABA:--- The new Saba Island Council 2023-2027 was installed on Wednesday, March 29. Five new members of the Island Council, Saskia Matthew, Hemmie van Xanten, Rolando Wilson, Elsa Peterson, and Vito Charles, were sworn in, as well as two new members of the Executive Council, Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Eviton Heyliger.

The new Island Council has two new faces, and both are young females. Saskia Matthew became Island Council Member for the Party for Progress, Equality, and Prosperity (PEP) and Elsa Peterson for the Windward Islands Peoples Movement (WIPM) Read more

Irion: 2023 License Plates In Line With Regulations

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion measuring one of the new government plates while responding to a question during the budget debate.

PHILIPSBURG--Holding up one of the new 2023 government license plates, and briefly measuring it with a ruler during the 2023 draft budget debate, Finance Minister Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

SABA:--- Carl Buncamper of the Windward Islands Peoples Movement (WIPM) held his farewell speech in the last meeting of the outgoing Island Council on Tuesday, March 28. Buncamper has been a member of the Saba Island Council for 16 years.

Buncamper ran in six elections. He participated in five Island Council elections from 2007 to 2023 and in one election for the then Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles. When he first got elected in 2007, Saba was still part of the Netherlands Antilles and Saba had a seat in the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles.

Buncamper was a candidate in the March 15 Island Council elections and ran as number 6 on the WIPM slate Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Annual World Cultural Heritage Youth Symposium is being held in Athens, Greece from April 26 30, 2023. The symposium aims to bring together students, teachers, and national coordinators of UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) from all over the world to raise cultural awareness, develop mutual respect and contribute to the creation of a new generation of world citizens that feel united in diversity and are willing to shape a sustainable future for everyone.

The St Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

3,908 De-Registered In Civil Registry Clean Up

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and members of the Council of Ministers during the public meeting on the 2023 budget.

PHILIPSBURG--A total of 3,908 persons have been de-registered from St. Maartens Civil Registry as part of the clean-up process of the registry.

---

Candidates in this article:

Sarah: 2023 Budget Dressed Up To Look Balanced, Full Of Holes

MP Sarah Wescot-Williams.

PHILIPSBURG--Full of holes and dressed up to look balanced were some of the descriptions used by United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Ms. Silveria Jacobs extends her congratulations to the Sint Maarten Fire Department on Firefighters Week.

Firefighters Week is a time to honor and celebrate the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect Sint Maarten from fire and other emergencies. This year's Firefighters Week, which takes place from March 26 to March 31, is particularly special as we recognize the bravery and dedication of firefighters and their unwavering commitment to saving lives and property.

Firefighters are often the unsung heroes who work tirelessly to protect St Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Saba Central Voting Bureau Establishes Final Election Results

SABA — The Central Voting Bureau of Saba, chaired by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, during a session on Thursday, March 23 established the final results of the March 15 Island Council and Electoral College elections.

The Central Voting Bureau members checked and signed the reports (processen verbaal) of the Voting Bureau Public Entity Saba and the reports of the polling stations. No inaccuracies were found. The Central Voting Bureau first handled the results of the elections for the Electoral College Read more

Richinel Brug Officially Joins Ursm.

On Sunday March 19th, 2023, Mr. Richinel Brug released a statement officially announcing his candidacy on the URSM. Brug, is no stranger to the political arena as he has been an active member in the community for most of his life. Brug was born in Curacao and moved to Sint Maarten when he was five years old. He was raised in Town, by Antillean and West-Indian parents, his parents instilled in him strong Christian values and principals Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Police Complaints Committee Operational As Independent Body, Justice Minister Says

PHILIPSBURG--Almost a year after Minister van Justitie Anna Richardson announced the establishment of a Police Complaints Committee, handling citizens complaints about police brutality, the Minister told Parliament on Friday that the Committee became operational on December 1, 2022. The procedure has not yet been communicated wide Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Jacobs: Border Treaty Signing To Provide New Opportunities For Collaboration

Dutch St. Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and President of the Collectivit Louis Mussington lay a wreath at the foot of the stele on Mont des Accords, assisted by Prfet Vincent Berton, during the ceremony for the 375th anniversary of the Treaty of Concordia Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Land Awarded For Social Housing Is Already In Lease, Mp Peterson Says

Minister of VROMI Egbert Doran and Helen Salomons-Brown, director of St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation, award land allegedly already leased to the company High Tech Development NV since 2012.

PHILIPSBURG--Government recently awarded land in Hope Estate for social housing development while the specific lot allegedly was already issued in long lease since 2012 to another party. This was brought forward by Read more

---

Candidates in this article: