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Former Windward Roads Director Claims He May Have Been Nave

Former Windward Roads director J.B. outside the Belair Community Centre.

BELAIR--Former Windward Roads (WWR) director J.B. claimed he had no knowledge of the paying of bribes by construction companies to consultant R. M. and former politician Theodore Heyliger, who are also his co-suspects in the Larimar investigation.

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Mp Buncamper Queries Covid-19 Protocols, Ship Rejections

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The continuous issues with cruise ships and the possible spreading of the Covid-19 (also called the Corona virus) due to the many factors of incubation and the lifespan of the virus in the atmosphere has raised some serious concerns by many persons in the community among them is United St. Maarten Party Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper. The MP has written to incumbent Prime Minister Silveria Jacob’s expressing his concerns and posing a number of questions Read more

Heyliger Denies He Was The Great Racketeer In Larimar Investigation

Theodore Heyliger (right) and his wife Grisha on their way to Belair Community Centre on Monday, March 9.

BELAIR--Former politician Theodore Heyliger denied Tuesday Read more

Chamber Invites Businesses To Participate In Hub Santo Domingo 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten From March 17 until March 19, the Dominican Republic multi-sector trade fair Hub Santo Domingo 2020 will take place, and the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) is inviting Chamber registrants to participate in the business to business event and exhibition.

Hub Santo Domingo 2020 is being organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Santo Domingo and the Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD).  The two-day B2B event will bring together over 1000 business representatives from the Dominican Republics capital city, and there will be approximately 300 exhibitors from regional and international markets.

This is a collaborative effort that includes the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (Ministry TEATT) and the Social Economic Council of Sint Maarten (SER).

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Smmc Invites Public To Attend World Kidney Day Session

CAY HILL, Sint Maarten – St Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) invites the general public to attend a public session on Thursday, March 12 h at 7PM at the University of St. Martin in observance of World Kidney Day.

The session features Dr. Gabe van Essen, SMMCs Nephrologist, Dr. Samay Nadery, SMMCs Internist, Nurse
Georgina Mingau, Dialysis nurse and Coordinator of the Trans-Atlantic Kidney Transplant Program, Mr. Reginald Willemsberg, Chief Operations Officer of SZV, and Ms Read more

Up Board: Prosecutor Presents No Physical Evidence Against Heyliger

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the United People (UP) party on Monday said that despite months of creating negative and false impressions about its founder Theo Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing by Heyliger in the so-called Larimar case. Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor managed to do was put nefarious dealings among Dutch contactors operating on St Read more

Up Board: Prosecutor Presents No Physical Evidence Against Heyliger.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The board of the United People (UP) party on Monday said that despite months of creating negative and false impressions about its founder Theo Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing by Heyliger in the so-called Larimar case. Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor managed to do was put nefarious dealings among Dutch contractors operating on St Read more

Coci Attends Regional Conference In Suriname

President of the COCI Board Benjamin Ortega (back row, second left) with other representatives of the region and from BRICS countries.

PHILIPSBURG--Representatives of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) recently returned from attending the two-day Caribbean Chambers of Commerce CARICHAM-BRICS plus Read more

Establishment Of Maximum Prices In Connection With The Coronavirus (Covid-19)

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Prime Minister of St. Maarten and Chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs, hereby announces that in connection with the worldwide corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak, the possibility and expected impact and the activation of the EOC, that there is the need to protect the population against price gouging Read more

Jacobs Says St. Maarten Is Making Leaps Where Women Are Concerned

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten is making leaps where women are concerned, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said in a statement in observance of I Read more

N.Ap.B./W.I.S.C.U./P.S.U And A.B.V.O. Reacts On Government Statement

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The following unios N.AP.B./W.I.S.C.U./P.S.U and A.B.V.O. responded to an article posted in the Daily Herald newspaper, dated March 5th 2020, the Unions

(N.AP.B./W.I.S.C.U./P.S.U and A.B.V.O.) would like to clarify what was agreed upon, in regards to the UTS sales, being used to cover a partial amount of the pay owed to the justice workers.

The Unions had stay quiet for a while. This was in order to give the Government of Sint Maarten, time to work, what by now should be in the final stages of their members Read more

50 Honoured During First Oualichi Intl. Women's Day Awards 2020

From left: First Vice President of the Collectivit of St. Martin Valerie Damaseau and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and First Vice-President of the Collectivit of St Read more

Most Worthy Performance Goes To James BarkerS Myxy

James Barkers X-402 Myxy, winner of CSA 5, was presented with the St. Maarten/St. Martin Cup for Most Worthy Performance Overall by St. Maarten Tourism Bureau Director May Ling Chun as well as receiving a beautiful Oris timepiece on Sunday evening, during the awards ceremony for the 40th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta in the Regatta Village of Princess Port de Plaisance Resort, Marina and Casino Read more

Unions React To Statements About Remainder Of Back Pay

PHILIPSBURG--The unions representing justice workers in St. Maarten issued a joint statement on Sunday in which they reacted to comments made by Finance Minister Ardwell Irion in Parliament last week regarding the remainder of the retroactive payments for justice workers.

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Buncamper Seeks Answers On Covid-19 Concerns

MP Claudius Buncamper

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

GovernorS Youth Awards For Excellence Program 2020.

Harbour View:---The Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, announced the Governors Youth Awards For Excellence Program today. Governor Holiday considers it important and as a result encourages young people to develop the qualities required to take an active and constructive role in Sint Maarten. The Governor believes that cultivating an attitude of excellence is instrumental to developing such qualities. The Governors Youth Award for Excellence Program has as a result been designed to recognize youths, ages 13 through 19, who have performed above and beyond and excelled in specific fields in our community Read more

Coci Attends Caricham Brics+ Conference 2020 In Suriname

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Representatives from the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) recently returned from attending the Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM)-BRICS+ Conference 2020 which took place in Suriname. Coordination for the conference was taken care by the Suriname Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The BRICS+ refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.  

On the first day of the two-day conference, there were two presentations.  The first one was themed: Access to Finance and Opportunities for CARICHAM Members.  Presentations were given by representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry, and the Caribbean Development Bank.

The second presentation was themed: Strengthen Business Relationship between CARICHAM and the BRICS+ countries.  Presentations were given by representatives of the BRICS as well as Indonesia with emphasis placed on doing business with the aforementioned countries.

The second day of the conference was dedicated to doing business in the Caribbean with several Caribbean Chambers of Commerce making presentations Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Representatives from the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) recently returned from attending the Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM)-BRICS+ Conference 2020 which took place in Suriname. Coordination for the conference was taken care of by the Suriname Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The BRICS+ refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
On the first day of the two-day conference, there were two presentations Read more

PHILIPSBURG/MARIGOT:--- On Thursday evening, Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs & First Vice-President Honorable Valrie Damaseau honored 50 strong, influential women of St. Maarten/Saint Martin in what they termed the 1st Annual Oualichi International Women's Day Awards ceremony. The event though small and intimate, included local elected and appointed officials Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- People of St. Maarten, I hereby address you, as Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), in this official update concerning the COVID-19 preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response of the Government of St. Maarten. Our priority remains to educate the population and ensuring the protection and awareness of our front-liners who are in constant contact with the public.

COVID-19 is a global health crisis, which is affecting countries around the world Read more

Majority Of Mps Not Happy With Draft Criminal Procedure Code

MP Claudius Buncamper posing questions to Justice Minister Doran during Fridays meeting of Parliament on the draft Criminal Procedure Code.

~ Brison to submit amendments ~

PHILIPSBURG--A majority of Members of Parliament (MPs) were critical of the draft Criminal Procedure Code in Fridays public plenary session of Parliamen Read more

Back For A While

Anna Richardson was on Wednesday sworn in as a National Alliance Member of Parliament (MP). She attended her first meeting since being sworn in on Wednesday. Richardson is expected to have a short stint as an MP as she is also a candidate minister undergoing screening for the new government Read more

Meeting On Airport Postponed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten--The urgent plenary session of Parliament to be held today Friday, March 6, 2020 at 2:00pm with agenda points the financial situation of the airport, funding for its reconstruction has been postponed.

The meeting had been requested by members Christophe Emmanuel (NA), Claudius Buncamper and Akeem Arrindell (both US Party) Read more

St Joseph Primary School Early Act Club Launches Its First Project.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The St Joseph Primary School Early Act Club held a bake sale recently to raise funds for the school. This was the club's first community project since it was created in October 2019. EarlyAct is a school-wide service club for primary school students St Joseph primary School EarlyAct club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of St Martin Sunrise and is for children aged 5 to 12 years old The mission of EarlyAct is to promote goodwill, understanding, and peace through the active participation of its student members so that with the committed citizenship and effective leadership they may improve the quality of life of their school, local and global communities said Rotary Sunrise Read more