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Minister Of Education; Rodolphe Samuel: Teachers Are Among Most Important In Society.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – As we once again observe this special day set aside to acknowledge our teachers, would like to commend our teachers on St. Maarten for their hard work and for the many sacrifices they make daily. Teachers are arguably among the most important people in our society; they educate our young and mold these young minds for a better tomorrow.

I want to personally acknowledge the hardships that some of our teachers have to endure; they have suffered with austerity measures that could not be helped, we have some schools that are still in need of repair, and yet our teachers have the human capacity to understand and continue doing their work to the best of their abilities.

As you continue to set our children up for success as citizens of the world and inspire them to do well, our ministry will continue to work to provide you with the
tools you need to do your jobs.
Teachers are that critical point that makes a child ready for their future, some of the students of today are the leaders of tomorrow and without teachers, they
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To the educators of St.Maarten,

This week, our country acknowledges and commends you for your diligent efforts on behalf of our students. Teachers have one of the most difficult and rewarding jobs because they literally shape and change lives. We honor and thank you for the crucial part you play in assisting children and enhancing the future of our country, especially during Teacher Appreciation Week.

However, I believe Teacher Appreciation Week needs a new place in our countrys calendar of events Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Lions International has recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and collects usable glasses in their communities to support the Lions Recycle for Sight Program. Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions living in low- and middle-income countries around the world lack access to basic eye care services.
Here at home, the St. Maarten Lions Club has been for years collecting used eyeglasses for shipment to Lions International Recycling Center in Ohio, United States Read more

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Brison Aplaude La Implementacin De La Nueva Licencia De Maternidad Y La Introduccin De La Licencia De Paternidad La Enmienda De La Diputada Tamara Leondard Finalmente Est En Vigor

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Brison ha tomado nota con satisfaccin de la nueva ley laboral que entra en vigor en octubre que ampla el permiso de maternidad de 12 a 16 semanas e introduce un nuevo permiso de paternidad de 7 das. Brison est de acuerdo con la ley laboral desde una perspectiva tanto social como legal. Socialmente, dar a los padres tiempo suficiente para prepararse para el nacimiento de su hijo y tambin estar all para un momento tan crtico de su desarrollo es algo grandioso para nuestra sociedad Read more

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Ministerio De Justicia Anti-Falsificacin & Conferencia De Propiedad Intelectual Un xito

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – La primera conferencia contra la falsificacin y la propiedad intelectual de St. Maarten organizada por la Honorable Ministra de Justicia Anna E. Richardson en Simpson Bay Resort el 29 de septiembre y 30, ha sido calificado como un xito. La ministra Richardson invit a representantes de marcas corporativas, expertos internacionales, mentes jurdicas, representantes comerciales, distribuidores locales y funcionarios gubernamentales para generar conciencia sobre la fabricacin y el comercio de productos falsificados en St Read more

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~ Inflation and supply chain disruptions resulting in adjusted terms for SMGH construction ~

CAY HILL:--- St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and general contractor, FINSO, recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding the adjusted terms for the construction of St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH) in the presence of Minister of VSA Omar Ottley, marking the next step in the continuation of the project.
Although contract revisions are never a welcome process during an ongoing construction project, the existing market conditions of persistently high inflation and supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have made it impossible to complete the SMGH building as per the terms agreed to in 2016, when the original contract was signed, stated Minister of VSA Omar Ottley Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maartens First Anti-Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property conference hosted by the Honorable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson at the Simpson Bay Resort on September 29th and 30th, has been dubbed a success. Minister Richardson invited corporate brand representatives, international experts, legal minds, business representatives, local distributors, and government officials to activate awareness of the manufacturing and trade of counterfeit products in St. Maarten. The conference forms part of the Ministry's efforts in creating a resilient anti-counterfeiting strategy for St Read more

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St. Maarten Tasked With Becoming An Attractive Jurisdiction For Top Brands

St. Maartens First Anti-Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property conference was aimed at empowering all the stakeholders and inviting them to play their part in protecting brands and intellectual property.

PHILIPSBURG--After concluding St. Maartens First Anti-Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property conference at Simpson Bay Resort on September 29 and 30, Minister of Justice Anna Richardson said she sees opportunities for St Read more

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Mp Gumbs: La Discusin De Ipko Sobre El Dficit Democrtico, El Colonialismo Y La Esclavitud

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten La miembro del Parlamento y lder de Party for Progress, Melissa Gumbs, comparti sus experiencias en la sesin IPKO de otoo de 2022. IPKO es la reunin de los cuatro parlamentos en el Reino de los Pases Bajos para discutir una variedad de temas que afectan a cada pas o al Reino en su conjunto Read more

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~MP Tamara Leondards amendment is finally in effect~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament and leader of the United Peoples Party Rolando Brison has noted with pleasure the new labor law that goes into effect in October that extends maternity leave from 12 to 16 weeks and introduces a new 7-day paternity leave Read more

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Ser Sint Maarten Presents 2021 Annual Report To Prime Minister S. Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG The Social Economic Council of Sint Maarten (SER) presented its 2021 Annual Report to the Honorable Prime Minister, Silveria E. Jacobs on Wednesday, September 28. SER Chairman Damien Richardson and Acting Secretary-General/Senior Policy Advisor, Sharon Arnell presented the report to Jacobs. The 2021 Annual report provides the history of the advisory body dating back to May 2011, as well as an overview of the activities, achievements, and financial information.

On May 1st, 2021, the SER celebrated its 10-year anniversary Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Social Economic Council of Sint Maarten (SER) presented its 2021 Annual Report to the Honorable Prime Minister, Silveria E. Jacobs on Wednesday, September 28. SER Chairman Damien Richardson and Acting Secretary-General/Senior Policy Advisor, Sharon Arnell presented the report to Jacobs. The 2021 Annual report provides the history of the advisory body dating back to May 2011, as well as an overview of the activities, achievements, and financial information.
On May 1st, 2021, the SER celebrated its 10-year anniversary Read more

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Ser Sint Maarten Presenta El Informe Anual 2021 A La Primera Ministra S. Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten El Consejo Econmico Social de Sint Maarten (SER) present su Informe Anual 2021 a la Honorable Primera Ministra, Silveria E. Jacobs, el mircoles 28 de septiembre. El presidente de SER, Damien Richardson, y la secretaria general interina/asesora principal de polticas, Sharon Arnell, presentaron el informe a Jacobs. El informe anual de 2021 proporciona la historia del organismo asesor desde mayo de 2011, as como una descripcin general de las actividades, los logros y la informacin financiera.

El 1 de mayo de 2021 la SER celebr su 10 aniversario Read more

Richardson Presents New Weapon Policy

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Justice Anna Richardson has updated and tweaked the Weapon Policy of 2016. The new weapon policy was published in the National Gazette on Friday.

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Brison Aborda El Derecho A La Cuenta Bancaria En El Miembro Del Consejo De Estado De Ipko: Los Ciudadanos Holandeses Del Caribe Son Ciudadanos Europeos Y Tienen Tales Derechos

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El lder de United People’s Party, el Parlamentario Rolando Brison, plante en las Reuniones Interparlamentarias del Reino (IPKO) la preocupacin de miles de habitantes de St. Maarten de que los bancos locales no estn brindando a muchos ciudadanos cuentas bancarias oportunas y servicios adecuados, lo que contraviene la ley europea Read more

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~Council of State Member: Caribbean Dutch citizens are European citizens and have such rights~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United Peoples Party MP Rolando Brison brought forward at the Interparliamentary Kingdom Meetings (IPKO) the concern of thousands of St. Maarteners that local banks are not providing many citizens with timely bank accounts and proper services, which is in contravention of European law Read more

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El Cps Agradece A Las Partes Interesadas En La Concientizacin Sobre El Cncer De Prstata

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) Durante el mes de septiembre se llevaron a cabo una serie de actividades relacionadas con la sensibilizacin sobre el cncer de prstata.

Las actividades fueron organizadas y apoyadas por una serie de partes interesadas y socios, como organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG), sobrevivientes de cncer de prstata, particulares y empresas.

El Servicio de Prevencin Colectiva (CPS) desea expresar su agradecimiento a todas las partes interesadas que participaron para que la campaa de sensibilizacin de un mes fuera un xito Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---  A number of activities were carried out during the month of September in connection with raising awareness about prostate cancer.

The activities were organized and supported by a number of stakeholders and partners, such as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), prostate cancer survivors, individuals, and businesses.

Collective Prevention Service (CPS) would like to express its gratitude to all stakeholders who took part to make the month-long awareness campaign a success Read more

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Ottley; Sobre La Introduccin Del Nuevo Cdigo Civil

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten El Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo (VSA), el honorable Omar Ottley ha adoptado el enfoque pragmtico para permitir el proyecto de ley del Libro 7, Ttulo 10 del Cdigo Civil sobre el abuso de contratos a corto plazo, maternidad extendida, introduccin de la licencia de paternidad y varios aspectos de la ley para entrar en vigencia a partir del 1 de octubre de 2022, mientras trabaja en las mejoras necesarias a dicha ley.

En alusin a las preocupaciones expresadas por algunos miembros de la comunidad, Ottley dijo: “La ley entrar en vigencia a partir del 1 de octubre de 2022, sin implicaciones retroactivas Read more

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El Futuro Digital De Sint Maarten Est Un Paso Ms Cerca Con El Lanzamiento De La Estrategia De Transformacin Digital Del Gobierno

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten En los continuos esfuerzos de digitalizacin iniciados durante la pandemia de COVID-19, el Gobierno de Sint Maarten lanz recientemente su Estrategia de Transformacin Digital, que actuar como una hoja de ruta de siete aos para guiar las actividades del gobierno hacia un futuro digital de brindar servicios ms rpidos y servicios en lnea ms eficientes.

Facilitar a los ciudadanos y las empresas el acceso a los servicios gubernamentales y la interaccin con los ministerios y departamentos gubernamentales es el ncleo de esta estrategia digital, que se ha denominado “eSXM”.

La estrategia establece el marco en el que se colocar un mayor nmero de servicios en una plataforma de ventanilla nica en lnea, que se disear de manera accesible y comprensible para todos, incluso aquellos que son menos expertos en tecnologa Read more

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Actualizacin Sobre Los Eventos De Transicin Del Gobernador

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Como parte del proceso de transicin en honor al servicio del Gobernador saliente, los dres. Eugene Holiday, dar la bienvenida al Gobernador entrante, el Sr. Ajamu Baly, Su Excelencia el Gobernador Holiday se reunir con los jvenes y los ancianos esta semana.

El viernes 30 de septiembre, de 4:00p.m. a 6:00p.m., el Parlamento de la Juventud bajo el liderazgo de la Sra. Connie Francis-Gumbs ha organizado un evento especial: “Una conversacin con la juventud” Read more

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Witu Enva Una Serie De Preocupaciones A La Primera Ministra Y Al Ministro De Educacin

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – El presidente del Sindicato de Maestros de las Islas de Barlovento (WITU), Stuart Johnson, envi un correo electrnico a la Honorable Primera Ministra Silveria Jacobs y al Ministro de Educacin Rudolph Samuel sobre una serie de preocupaciones que afectan al sector educativo en St Read more

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La Parlamentaria Sarah Wescot-Williams: Ipko Mira Con Cautela Colectivamente Las Relaciones Del Reino Desde Una Perspectiva Ms Sostenible.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Al dar un breve resumen, la parlamentaria Wescot proporcion algunas ideas sobre las reuniones celebradas en los Pases Bajos en la semana del 26 de septiembre:

El primer da fue tripartito entre los tres pases del Caribe, y en esa discusin fue central el tema de la regulacin de disputas. Podemos recordar que el proyecto inicial de un reglamento de controversias haba llegado a la Primera Sala para su aprobacin definitiva. En ese momento todava haba cierto desacuerdo con la forma en que haba resultado el borrador final, por lo que el gobierno del Reino, en la persona del secretario de estado Knops, se retract del proyecto de ley Read more

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Ottley; On The Introduction Of The New Civil Code

PHILIPSBURG Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), the honorable Omar Ottley has taken the pragmatic approach to allow the draft legislation Book 7, Title 10 of Civil Code regarding the abuse of short-term contracts, extended maternity, introduction of paternity leave and various aspects of the law to go into effect as of October 1, 2022, while he works on necessary improvements to the said law.

Alluding to concerns expressed by some community members, Ottley said, “The law goes into effect from October 1, 2022, with no retroactive implications Read more

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