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Police Report: Police Chief Attends Inspection Of Pathfinders And Police Held Church Service On Police Sixth Anniversary

Police Chief attends inspection of Pathfinders

The North Caribbean Conference of Seventh Day Adventist celebrated 40 years of Pathfinders Ministry 1976-2016. This celebration took place from October 7th through October 9th 2016 on the premises of the Asha Stevens Christian Hillside School in Cay Hill.

Dr. Vincent A. David, director of the Youth and Chaplaincy Ministries extended an invitation to the Chief of Police Carl John to accompany him in the walk along inspection of the staff and uniform groups.  The police chief gladly accepted and was honored to have been part of the inspection.

Police held church service on police sixth anniversary

On Monday October 10th 2016 country Sint Maarten celebrated “Constitution Day” Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The North Caribbean Conference of Seventh Day Adventist celebrated 40 years of Pathfinders Ministry 1976-2016. This celebration took place from October 7th through October 9th, 2016 on the premises of the Asha Stevens Christian Hillside School in Cay Hill.
Dr. Vincent A. David, director of the Youth and Chaplaincy Ministries extended an invitation to the Chief of Police Carl John to accompany him in the walk along inspection of the staff and uniform groups Read more

Fellow St. Maarteners,
Residents of our beautiful island,
Ladies and Gentlemen.

Six years ago, St. Maarten embarked on a new constitutional journey with the attainment of the status of the autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was a journey that started with the referendum of 2000; a journey that took a whole decade. Six years ago, we lowered the flag of the Netherlands Antilles forever and kept our own flag flying. We had arrived at 10-10-10 full of pride, full of enthusiasm and eager to meet the high expectations of our people.
Critics of that achievement may point to the fact that those expectations have not been fully met Read more

Minister Of Culture Jacobs Commends Artist Tes Verheij On The Opening Of A New Larger Gallery

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten –  Minister of Culture Silveria Jacobs was a guest at the Art Exhibit and Auction of artist Tes Verheij commemorating the opening of her new larger space in the Old Street.  Making progress in the art world requires much talent, discipline and in this case a growing number of students who take lessons with the artist.

Tes Verheij had to make the move to a larger space to accommodate her 100 students whose work were on display Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Culture Silveria Jacobs was a guest at the Art Exhibit and Auction of artist Tes Verheij commemorating the opening of her new larger space in the Old Street. Making progress in the art world requires much talent, discipline and in this case a growing number of students who take lessons with the artist.

Tes Verheij had to make the move to a larger space to accommodate her 100 students whose work were on display Read more

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Sarah Questions Cancelation Of Bond Issued By Central Bank

PHILIPSBURG РThe terse statement by the Central Bank of Cura̤ao and St. Maarten that the announced bond issue for St. Maarten had been canceled has not gone unnoticed.

Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams questioned the Minister of Finance about this cancelation and has forwarded via Parliament the following questions:

“It is reported that the Central Bank of Curaçao and St Read more

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Heyliger: Pray For Those In Haiti And Elsewhere In The Caribbean

PHILIPSBURG – The devastation of Haiti by Hurricane Matthew, with the death toll now at 108, has become a major cause for concern for the United People’s Party (UP).

In a press statement issued Thursday, October 6, UP Party leader Theo Heyliger said, “The Haitian community on St Read more

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Jacobs Lauds Early Childhood Development Educators At Event

DAWN BEACH--Education Minister Silveria Jacobs congratulated early childhood development educators and directors for the “great job” they are doing in moulding the “building blocks” of the country during a breakfast ceremony at the Westin Dawn Beach Resort and Spa on Friday.

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Constitution Day 2016 Commemoration

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The Honorable Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, Ms. Silveria Jacobs, is hereby inviting the general public to come out and attend a Pre-Constitution Day Panel Discussion and Church Service.

Constitution day is our national holiday which is not only a holiday to commemorate the transition of St Read more

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Pm Expresses Condolences At Passing Of Samuel Allen Jr.

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister William Marlin on Wednesday, October 5, expressed condolences to the family of veteran broadcast journalist Samuel Allen Jr., who passed away last week.

Prime Minister Marlin spoke of fond memories of Allen, known affectionately as “Venus.”

“I’ve known Venus, Samuel for many years Read more

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Marlin Hopes To Have Governing Program Finalized By Oct. 27

PHILIPSBURG – A governing program should be in place by October 27, before the swearing in of cabinet and the parliament by October 31, according to Prime Minister William Marlin.

The Prime Minister, speaking in Wednesday’s, October 5, Council of Ministers Press briefing also hopes that all documents would have been submitted for the screening of candidates to the Governor.

“There is also other documentation that every candidate Minister has to submit as part of the screening, which is a CV, bank accounts, they have to declare whatever assets they have in excess of 20,000 guilders so it takes a while to accumulate the information and to actually evaluate the information,” Marlin said.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister disclosed that the two political parties that have committed to form the government: the United People’s Party (UP) and the National Alliance (NA), have exchanged manifestos and hope to form a governing program by October 27.

“The process is being worked on to come to a governing program and just like it was with the formation of red, white and blue, we hope like in 2014 to have a fully worked out detailed program by the 27th so that too can be submitted along with the report of the formateur with the completion of my task as the formateur Read more

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Construction Work Continues On Government Building

PHILIPSBURG – Even though the Council of Ministers has moved into the new Government Administration Building, there are still some inconveniences to endure as all the documentation has still not completely moved into the new building.

“It is somewhat getting used to the location. It’s like you hit the ground running when functioning in the office, but with part of the support still being in the (old) building and other buildings, you feel somewhat at times disconnected because you can run downstairs and book a document, and run downstairs and get a document Read more

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Month Of Activities To Honor Teachers

PHILIPSBURG – Education Minister Silveria Jacobs has announced plans and initiatives to commemorate World Teachers Day all month long in October.

The theme this year is: “Valuing teachers, improving their status.” The Minister, speaking at the Council of Ministers weekly press briefing, acknowledged that Teachers Day falls during the mid-term break, but teachers will still get their due respect during the month.

“Even though World Teachers Appreciation Day will be celebrated during our school vacation, the rest of the month will be dedicated to making our teachers feel even special,” the Minister said.

Meanwhile, she announced a plan to honor the most outstanding teachers in St Read more

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Police Re-Arrest Venezuelan Woman, Charges Are Unknown

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — A. del Carmen has told 721news that on October 1, her friend Diaz- Fortich came to St. Maarten on vacation.

Del Carmen said she went to the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) to pick her friend who came in from Venezuela. However, she was stopped by Airport Immigration, when authorities at the airport questioned her seeing the fact that she had written a letter to invite her friend here on vacation.

Venezuelans do not need a visa to come into St Read more

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Silvio Matser’S Tax Appeal Now Set For December 13

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament (MP) elect and local businessman Silvio Matser’s appeal against his tax-fraud conviction was postponed again on Thursday. A new date for the appeal hearing was t Read more

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Scotiabank Rotary–Rotaract Spelling Bee 2016 Biggest Ever.

PHILIPSBURG:--- This year’s Scotiabank Rotary-Rotoract Spelling Bee 2016 will be the biggest since its inception in 2011. Nineteen schools have entered, seventeen schools from St. Maarten and two schools from Anguilla. The St. Maarten schools are All Children Education Foundation School, Caribbean International Academy School, Dr. Martin Luther King School, Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School, Learning Unlimited Preparatory School, Leonard Conner School, Methodist Agogic Centre School (BM), Marie Genevieve de Weever School, Methodist Agogic Centre School (JAG), Oranje School, Ruby Labega School, Seventh Day Adventist School, Sister Borgia School, Sister Marie Laurence School, St Read more

Marlin Hoping To Complete Govt. Formation Process By Deadline

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin is hoping to complete the formation of the new Government by the October 27 deadline in the hopes that the new Council of Ministers will be sworn in on October 31, the same day as the new Parliament of the country.

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Lee To Make ‘Deliberate Effort’ For Smooth Transition Of Ministry

PHILIPSBURG--Outgoing Minister Emil Lee plans to have a public hand over of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs VSA so that the new minister can “hit the ground running.”

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Marigot:--- The Our Land Matters initiative held its first rally on October 2, 2016 in the Boo Boo Jam area. The rally was a mixture of speakers calling citizens of Saint Martin to unite and stand for their rights. Echoing at what was once an area for locals to congregate and enjoy Saint Martin was the need to re-open Boo Boo Jam Saint Martin style. The rally drew a large crowd that listened keenly to the words of local activists, grass root Saint Martiners and long-standing Boo Boo Jam patrons who are concerned about what is taking place on their beloved island Read more

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Uzv Staff Getting Special Treatment With Medical Referrals, At Least One Patient Staying At Renaissance Resort In Curacao.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Management of USZV was caught with their pants down by SMN News when several patients alerted SMN News that a particular staff of USZV who went to Curacao for medical check-ups and at the same time spend the mid-term vacation with her minor child in Curacao was staying at the Renaissance Resort in Curacao where the daily rates are over $200.00 per day. Not only that the USZV staff is staying in a high-class hotel while on medical referral the woman also has her minor daughter staying with her.
SMN News contacted the Director of USZV Glen Carty who confirmed that the staff of USZV was indeed staying at the resort and the person went there for annual check-ups Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The recounting of the ballots the last two days which ran up to early Tuesday morning has made a small change as to who will be elected to Parliament. When the preliminary count was disclosed last Tuesday it showed that Jules James would have returned to parliament, however, with the recount MP Tamara Leonard outrun James by 6 votes causing her to be the 5th MP from the UPP slate to be elected.
However, while there was that change some of the candidates lost a few votes while some gained Read more

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Ariella Bussue Receives Assistance From Mp Marlin-Romeo Give Back To The Community Program  

PHILIPSBURG – Ariella Bussue, a 19 year old student at the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) has been selected as the month of October’s recipient of the ‘Give Back to the Community Program.’

Ariella wishes to pursue her studies in the field of Paediatric Nursing because of her passion to help and take care of children.

Ariella Bussue intends to pursue her studies in the Netherlands

and wishes to pursue to courses that will strengthen her Read more

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Sharine Daniel bled the company over the years she worked at GEBE

PHILIPSBURG:--- The former Supervisory Board of Directors of the GEBE chaired by Rene Richardson conducted an internal audit on the Head of the Audit Department Sharine Daniel in June 2015 which was done by Price Water House Coopers (PWC).
The detailed report which was submitted on June 15th, 2015 outlined the selection process which was conducted to hire someone to occupy the position as head of the audit department Read more

St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla Meet At Youth Consultation 2016

SINT MAARTEN/ANGUILLA – A cross-section of teenagers from three of the smallest parts (St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla) and some of the biggest parts of the European Union (EU) (the Netherlands, France and United Kingdom) will meet Wednesday, October 5, for the annual St. Maarten AIDS Foundation Youth Consultation 2016 in Anguilla’s Teachers Resource Centre.

This year’s consultation, in collaboration with Anguilla Community Action Network (ACAN) and French side’s Cite Scolaire Robert Weinum, will focus on four topics teenagers have indicated as major sexual reproductive issues, which create societal challenges: Teenage pregnancies and the consequences; Taboos associated with teens being sexually active including how to talk to parents about sexual reproductive health issues; Gender identity and hearing from someone living with HIV.

These topics were identified by St Read more

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