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PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Tzu Chi Foundation started off the Chinese New Year on a positive note donating 260 packages to recipients at its Chinese Lunar Year-End Blessing Ceremony held at the Philipsburg Cultural and Community Center in January.

The 55 volunteers who participated in the event assisted in distributing the packages, each of which contained a box of multi-grain raisin almond cereal, a pack of Club Social biscuits, Nido milk powder, a bottle of jam, Chinese plum and mints.

The 175 attendees to the event were treated to a packed program Read more

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Tzu Chi Donates 260 Packages During Chinese Lunar Year End Blessing Event

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The St. Maarten Tzu Chi Foundation started off the Chinese New Year on a positive note donating 260 packages to recipients at its Chinese Lunar Year End Blessing Ceremony held at the Philipsburg Cultural and Community Center in January.

The 55 volunteers who participated in the event assisted in distributing the packages, each of which contained a box of multi-grain raisin almond cereal, a pack of Club Social biscuits, Nido milk powder, a bottle of jam, Chinese plum and mints.

The 175 attendees to the event were treated to a packed program Read more

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~ Health Declaration was given to St. Maarten prior to berthing. ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VSA Pamela Gordon Carty assured the community of St. Maarten that there are no cases of Corona Virus (#2019nCoV,) onboard AIDA PERLA that is currently docked in St. Maarten.
Gordon Carty said all necessary procedures were followed and that persons on the ship had the flu and they were cleared medically.
The Minister said since Monday night CPS and other parties were involved in ensuring there is no threat to St Read more

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Epic Awarded Grant For Plant Inventory

Franklin Axelrod (right) and wife Jean Axelrod using newspaper to preserve botanical specimens. Photo by Rueben Thompson.

MAHO--Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) Foundation announced in a press release on Monday that it has received a grant from Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund to conduct an inventory of all local vascu Read more

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Epic Awarded Grant By Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds For Plant Catalog

MAHO, Sint Maarten – Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) Sint Maarten is pleased to announce receipt of a grant award from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied (PBCCG) to conduct a bio-inventory of all locally found vascular plants. The research is led by botanist Franklin Axelrod, PhD, of Puerto Rico University, who has vast botanical experience throughout the Antilles, having identified and catalogued many specimens from Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Eustatius and Saba Read more

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Rotary Sunset Hosts Level Up Workshop

HOPE ESTATE, St. Maarten On Saturday, January 25th, the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset hosted the Level Up workshop at the Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary school from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The Level Up workshop was established as a means to encourage and assist in progression of the youth, post high school.

The workshop offered three sessions comprising of Time Management, Resume Building and Interview Etiquette and was initiated as a means to support and encourage students in the 5th and 6th forms of high school, within the respective areas Read more

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Seen From Above

Little mermaids, bouncing jellyfish and little tykes dressed up as everything from cars to jungle animals marched through Philipsburg on Friday morning for the annual Asha Stevens Hillside Christian Schools Book Week.

Cbh To Focus On Entrepreneurs Who Want To Trade With Europe

CBH founders twins Corinne and Germaine Hernandez-Croes (left and third left); Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus (second left); CBH vice chairman Lionel Martijn (fourth left) and CBH chairman Nico de Visser.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Saturday, January 25th, the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset hosted the Level Up workshop at the Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary school from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The Level Up workshop was established as a means to encourage and assist in the progression of the youth, post-high school. The workshop offered three sessions comprising of Time Management, Resume Building and Interview Etiquette and was initiated as a means to support and encourage students in the 5th and 6th forms of high school, within the respective areas Read more

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Jetair Caribbean Makes Inaugural Flight To Sint Maarten Serving The Curacao/Sint Maarten Route Twice Weekly

SIMPSON BAY, Sint Maarten – With approximately 50 persons onboard including several journalists, the Curacao base airline, JetAir Caribbean, made its inaugural flights to Sint Maarten over the weekend.

On Sunday afternoon at around 5:45 pm, the Fokker 70 aircraft touched down at the Princess Juliana International to a water salute, signaling the arrival of the first official commercial flight executed to the island by the airline. Accompanying the flight to Sint Maarten was among other persons, the Managing Director of the airline, Antonio Ribereiro and the Chief Executive Officer at JetAir Caribbean, Robert Maars Read more

Loekie Morales Publishes First ChildrenS Book About Irma

Author Loekie Morales (fourth left), illustrator Penka Petkova (third left) and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs (third right) with (from left): Ferdinand Beaupertuy (Windward Islands Bank), Silvanico Pauletta (Fire Department), poets Grace Cheasley, Nicholas Russo and Walter Hellebrand, and Raquel Lo-Fo-Wong (Central Bank of Curaao and St Read more

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Vromi Gets $555,000 Bulldozer To Improve Landfill Management

From left are: VROMI Department of Infrastructure Head Claudius Buncamper; VROMI Senior Policy Advisor and focal point Mark Williams; VROMI Minister Christopher Wever and NRPB Director Claret Connor Read more

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President Gibbs New Year Wishes: Social Cohesion At The Heart Of 2020 Challenges

Members of the assembled group for President Gibbs delivery of his New Year wishes, from left: Prfecture Secretary-General Michal Dore, President of Parliament William Marlin, Governor Eugene Holiday, Gibbs, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, 1st Vice President of the Collectivit Valrie Damaseau, and Senator Guillaume Arnell Read more

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Bulldozer Delivered To Vromi Ministry Will Improve Landfill Management

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) is the proud owner of a bulldozer, purchased through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. The bulldozer is deemed vital in the continued improvement of the management of the landfill being spearheaded by the VROMI Ministry.

The bulldozer, with a value of 555 thousand US dollars, along with a preventative maintenance plan, follows the purchase of Alternative Daily Cover materials and silo and applicator equipment Read more

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Season 2 Of Me & Szv Radio Show Premiers February 3, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten After a successful airing of Season 1 of Social & Health Insurances SZVs radio show entitled Me & SZV on 98.1 Pearl FM in 2019, SZV has expanded the broadcast of the show on two additional radio stations. Season 2 will premiere on Monday February 3rd at 4pm on 102.7FM PJD2 radio, Tuesday February 4th at 6pm on 98.1FM Pearl radio and Wednesday February 5th at 12pm noon on 96.3FM Oasis radio. Interested listeners also have the option to listen to the show and other interviews with SZV representatives online via www.szv.sx > SZV radio.

The Me & SZV radio show is produced by SZV as an informative program for the public Read more

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Book Launch Of Storm A Success Pm Present At Event Celebrating First ChildrenS Book About Hurricane Irma

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On Friday January 31th the book launch of STORM, the 15th spiritual child of Loekie Morales, took place at Pineapple Pete. Publishing foundation Beyond Kultura invited the general public to meet the author and the first-time Poets, who also contributed to STORM. Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs attended the event as well, on behalf of Honorable Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Irion Ardwell Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Interim Director of Postal Services Sint Maarten (PSS) Marinka Gumbs stated that since assuming the post of Interim Director of PSS, she has taken stock of some of the financial and operational challenges that are facing the organization. Though some of these issues are a direct result of our responsibilities since becoming an autonomous country, they need to be dealt with without delay so that PSS can rediscover its potential.

She noted that it is no secret that postal services around the world are experiencing a serious decline in their core business since the dawn of the internet Read more

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Ortega Re-Elected Coci President

Benjamin Ortega

~ Executive Board also re-elected ~

PHILIPSBURG--Benjamin Ortega has been re-elected as President of the Board of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI).

This will be his second term as president of the board Read more

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Young Mother Remains Terrified By Tow Truck Experience, Says She Wants Justice.

~ There is no policy and or legislation for the towing of vehicles. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- A young mother and teacher of one of the islands high schools remain terrified from the experience she had with a tow truck driver. Humera Alam told SMN News that in February 2018 she parked her vehicle on Emma Plein across from Jump Up Casino and went to a coffee lounge with her then three-month-old baby and her mother who was visiting the island.
Alam said upon her return where her vehicle was parked, she could not find the vehicle and had to walk to the police station to see if the police ordered her vehicle towed Read more

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Sarah: Kicking Can Down The Road Not An Option On Pension Reform

PHILIPSBURG--United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams said authorities will have to bite the bullet one way or another when it comes to the draft pension reform legislation for civil servants.

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Postal Services St. Maarten Representatives To Address Current Issues.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — During the past week, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs met with Head of Postal Services St. Maarten Marinka Gumbs and accompanying representative, Ms Read more

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Union Napb Reacts To PmS Statement About Legality, Existence

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the civil servants union NAPB is taken aback with the statement of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, made in Wednesdays live Council of Ministers Press Briefing about the legality or better the existence of the union.

The prime ministers statement leaves the union only [to] believe that her cabinet is deliberately being misinformed about issues or those ones who are informing her are very evil, in doing so How dare the Prime Minister, to go live and gave such statement.

To refresh the memory of the prime minister, the union pointed out that a meeting was held with the labour mediator last year and the topics include the establishment of the legality of the unions representing workers on St Read more

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Island Gems Adds Colour To St. MartinS Home With Tablecloths

ST. JOHNS ESTATE, St. Maarten – A beautiful surroundings can lift spirits and boost ones mood and this is what a donation to the St. Martins Home made by the all-women Island Gems Charity Foundation sought to do. The donation comprised several tablecloths and table runners.

The home for the countrys senior citizens, operated by the White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation WYCCF, celebrates many occasions covering those on the official calendar of events to birthdays and other special moments Read more

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Postal Services St. Maarten Representatives To Address Current Issues.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – During the past week, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs met with Head of Postal Services St. Maarten Marinka Gumbs and accompanying representative, Ms Read more

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