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Vsa Minister Initiates Investigation Into Overseas Medical Treatment

Jansen-Webster with a patient.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Veronica Jansen-Webster has initiated what was referred to as a preliminary investigation into the overseas medical treatment for St Maarten patients.

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Lewis Announces Air Conditioning Units For Four Elementary Schools

PHILPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Minister of Education, Mr. Lyndon Lewis, has announced the purchase of air conditioning units for four elementary schools in St. Maarten. This significant step underscores Minister Lewiss commitment to fulfilling his promises to both the schools and their union, ensuring that the well-being of students and educators remains a top priority.

The four schools are Martin Luther King Jr School, Dr Read more

Ursm Condemns Baseless Allegations Made By Mp Omar Ottley

Philipsburg The Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) firmly denounces the recent unfounded statements made by Member of Parliament Omar Ottley on the floor of Parliament Read more

 DATE ISSUED: Friday 2nd August 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) 3rd August 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy with brief isolated showers possible.Forecast High: 33C / 91F               Forecast Low: 27C / 81FSunset Today: 6:46 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:52 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Saturday midday: Easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 8 to 16 mph.SYNOPSIS: The atmosphere over the region is gradually drying out and stabilizing Read more

Akeem Arrindell Arrested In Vote-Buying Investigation

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Akeem Arrindell was arrested on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected vote-buying during the January 11, 2024, Parliamentary elections.

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 DATE ISSUED: Thursday, 01st August 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) 02nd August 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through Friday midday: Generally cloudy with isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms.Forecast High: 32C / 90F               Forecast Low: 26C / 79FSunset Today: 6:46 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:51 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Friday midday: Easterly with a light to moderate breeze of 06 to 15 mph and higher gusts possible.SYNOPSIS: Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will cause cloudy skies, isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms across the region Read more

 DATE ISSUED: Wednesday 31st July 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) 1st August 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through Thursday midday: Generally cloudy with scattered rain-showers and isolated thunderstorms.Forecast High: 31C / 88F               Forecast Low: 26C / 79FSunset Today: 6:47 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:51 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Thursday midday: East to southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 8 to 17 mph, and higher gusts possible.SYNOPSIS: A tropical wave brings showery conditions across the area Read more

Les Fruits De Mer Launches Island-Wide Education Project

Les Fruits de Mer Association has announced the Island of Discovery project which funds class visits to Amuseum Naturalis at The Old House, boosting education about local nature, heritage and culture. Story on page .

GRAND CASE--The all-volunteer Les Fruits de Mer Association is thrilled to announce the launch of Island of Discovery, a new project that will boost education about local nature, heritage and culture.

The project will reach thousands of students on both sides of the island in the coming year Read more

Heyliger-Marten Wants Nv Gebe To Introduce Special Tariff For Seniors

TEATT Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten

 PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten wa Read more

Chris Calls For Amnesty To Address Stateless Children

MP Christophe Emmanuel.

 

PHILIPSBURG--In response to what he says is the growing number of stateless children in St. Maarten, Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel is calling on the Minister of Justice to look into a comprehensive amnesty programme that would grant permanent residency to all children born to foreign parents i Read more

Grisha Wants Gebe To Introduce Special Tariff For All Seniors

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger-Marten, wants GEBE to establish a special discounted electricity tariff for the islands senior citizens aged 60 and above.

Dubbed Tariff 60, the Minister has asked the utility company to review the current system in which some seniors benefit from reduced rates while others do not Read more

 DATE ISSUED: Tuesday 30th July 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) 31st July 2024WEATHER:This afternoon and evening: Hot, humid and slightly hazy. Brief showers are likely.
Tonight, through Wednesday midday: Variably cloudy with scattered showers and likely thunderstorms.Forecast High: 33C / 91F               Forecast Low: 27C / 81FSunset Today: 6:48 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:51 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Easterly with a light to moderate breeze of 5 to 14 mph.SYNOPSIS: Hot and humid conditions persist Read more

Great Salt Pond (Flood) Pump Fixed

SUCKERGARDEN, Sint Maarten — The Ministry of VROMI is proud to announce that one of the two flood pumps, used to manage water levels in the Great Salt Pond has been fixed. On initiative of Division VROMI Yard, headed by Head Contract Manager- Special Assignment VROMI – Yard Ms. Lia Dania, together with Mr. Marvin Brown diesel mechanic VROMI Yard and the contractor Corporan Truck & Mechanical Services N.V. a team has been busy, working to repair one of the two pumps.

The level of the Great Salt Pond was managed by using a smaller pump, which wasnt designed to accommodate this purpose Read more

Prime Minister And Officials Hail Breakthrough In Legal Helpdesk Initiative

Philipsburg — The Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Luc Mercelina, Minister of VSA Mrs. Veronica Jansen-Webster, and Member of Parliament Ms. Sjamira Roseburg convened to discuss the remarkable progress of the legal helpdesk initiative championed by MP Roseburg. “This initiative is making tremendous strides,” Prime Minister Mercelina stated Read more

 DATE ISSUED: Monday, 29 July 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) 30 July 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through Tuesday midday: This afternoon through Tuesday morning: Partly cloudy with light haze and brief local showers possible.Forecast High: 33C / 91F              Forecast Low: 27C / 81FSunset Today: 6:48 P.M.                  Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:50 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Easterly with a light to moderate breeze of 5 to 14 mph.SYNOPSIS: Patches of moisture moving across the local area may cause brief local showers from time to time Read more

Gumbs Presents Usm With Books To Mark WatheyS 98Th Birthday

Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs presenting Claude: A Portrait of Power by Fabian Badejo to USM President Dr. Antonio Carmona Bez.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs presented University of St Read more

Grisha Holds Talks With Edf On Net Metering

Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger-Marten (centre) accompanied by Pierre-Yves Gillot, Chef de Service des Iles du Nord (second left) and Otmar Read more

St. Martin/St. Barths To Be Represented At Miss France Pageant By Sasha Bique

Sasha Bique (centre) is crowned Miss Saint-Martin/Saint-Barthlemy by Miss France 2023 Indira Ampiot (left) as Miss Saint Martin/Saint Barthlemy 2022 Ins Tessier (right) looks on at Grand Case Beach Club Saturday night. (Robert Luckock photos)

GRAND CASE--Sasha Bique, candidate number seven, was crowned Miss Saint Martin/Saint Barthelemy 2024 by Miss France 2023 Indira Ampiot at the Read more

Grisha Holds Talks With Edf On Net Metering

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger-Marten, recently held exploratory talks with lectricit de France (EDF), the utility company that provides electricity to the northern half of the island.

The discussions centered around net metering, the structure of EDF, current production demand/capacity for the North, interconnection standards, and the impact on feeding solar energy into the grid.

Other topics discussed included net metering rates and compensation structure for excess energy generation, inspection for system compliance, and the permit issuance process, said the minister.

EDF has implemented net metering in territories such as Guadeloupe and Martinique Read more

 DATE ISSUED: Friday 26th July 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) 27th July 2024WEATHER:This afternoon: Hot, hazy and breezy.Tonight, through Saturday midday: Hazy and breezy. Brief showers are possible.Forecast High: 33C / 91F               Forecast Low: 28C / 82FSunset Today: 6:49 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:49 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: Today through Saturday midday: Northeast to easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 18 mph and higher gusts.SYNOPSIS: High concentrations of Saharan dust persist and will maintain hazy skies and poor air quality across the region, throughout the weekend Read more

Winair Faces Month-Long Wait For Approval Of More Flights To Curaao

Passengers are seen embarking a Winair plane at Hato Airport in Curacao.

 WILLEMSTAD--WINAIR will have to wait at least another month to find out if it can permanently operate four additional flights per week between St. Maarten and Curaao, according to the newspaper Amigoe in Curaao, based on the lawsuit against the government of Curaao that was heard in Willemstad on Thursday.

On Thursday morning, the judge in this LAR procedure (administrative litigation) unsuccessfully attempted to mediate the conflict between the airline and the government, represented by Curaao Minister of Traffic and Transportation Charles Cooper (MFK).

The ruling is scheduled for August 23 Read more

Minister Lewis: No Ban On Public Meetings In Place For The Moment

PHILIPSBURG--The decision of the Council of Ministers taken on Tuesday to cancel all public political meetings leading up to the August 19 elections cannot be upheld, Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis said in Parliament on Thursday. As Minister of Justice, I am responsible for the guidelines, and there is no official guideline signed by my p Read more

 DATE ISSUED: Thursday 25th July 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) 26th July 2024WEATHER:
This afternoon: Humid, hazy and breezy.
Tonight, through Friday midday: Hazy and breezy. Brief showers are possible.Forecast High: 32C / 90F               Forecast Low: 28C / 82FSunset Today: 6:49 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:49 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Friday midday: Northeast to easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 18 mph and higher gusts.SYNOPSIS: High concentrations of Saharan dust result in hazy skies and poor air quality across the region, until this weekend Read more

All Public Meetings Cancelled, No Polling Station Gatherings Allowed

Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina  PHILIPSBURG--In a drastic move aimed at promoting safety and security of the population, the Council of Ministers has decided to cancel all public political meetings for which a permit is required as of Wednesday, July 24; and has banned all gatherings near or around polling stations on election day Read more