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Trump Expands Attacks To Include George Clinton

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Unveiling a strategy that some Republican insiders deemed unwise, Donald Trump on Tuesday unleashed a blistering attack on George Clinton.

In a furious tirade at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, the Republican Presidential nominee seemed to take his audience by surprise by tearing into Clinton, the founder of the legendary funk ensembles known collectively as Parliament-Funkadelic.

“Anyone who is knocking me for my locker-room banter has never heard ‘Atomic Dog,’ â€ Trump told his audience Read more

Dp Await Answers From The Up And Na Parties

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — In the view of the Democratic Party of St. Maarten, the incoming  UP/NA coalition has to clear the air on a number of issues, if they desire to start their political relationship on a footing of credibility.

The leaders of these 2 parties can not get away with the excuse that  “this  was part of the political and campaign rhetoric” MP Wescot – Williams said Read more

Justice Workers Now Fully Insured

GREAT BAY — For the first time in St. Maarten’s history, employees who fall under the Justice Ministry now have full insurance coverage for Accidental Death and Dismemberment. This was all made possible by the Minister of Justice; Edson Kirindongo who collaborated with the three unions ABVO, WICSU and NAPB, which represent the Justice workers,  to negotiate and provide coverage for the staff.

NAGICO Insurances was selected as the insurer of choice after winning the bid which included 5 other insurance companies Read more

Smcp Calls On Coalition To Present Governing Program To Parliament

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten -– The September 26 votes were counted, recounted and validated by the Main Voting Bureau on Tuesday October 11th 2016. The Sint Maarten Christian Party thanks the 848 voters who cast their votes based on the principles, norms and values that the party stands for.

These votes were definitely not bought but came from persons who genuinely believed in the stand that the party has taken to seek to govern Sint Maarten based on the Christian principles of honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability and compassion Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The September 26 votes were counted, recounted and validated by the Main Voting Bureau on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016. The Sint Maarten Christian Party thanks to the 848 voters who cast their votes based on the principles, norms, and values that the party stands for. These votes were definitely not bought but came from persons who genuinely believed in the stand that the party has taken to seek to govern Sint Maarten based on the Christian principles of honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability, and compassion Read more

GREAT BAY--- For the first time in St. Maarten’s history, employees who fall under the Justice Ministry now have full insurance coverage for Accidental Death and Dismemberment. This was all made possible by the Minister of Justice; Edson Kirindongo who collaborated with the three unions ABVO, WICSU, and NAPB, which represent the Justice workers, to negotiate and provide coverage for the staff.
NAGICO Insurances was selected as the insurer of choice after winning the bid which included 5 other insurance companies Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- NV GEBE announced today that its newest Diesel Generator (Engine 20) will be transported by Wartsila to its final destination at the Production Plant at 2am (Wednesday morning). This exciting happening will be witnessed by Managing Board Mr. Kenrick Chittick and Ms. Iris Arrindell and other personnel of GEBE. The transport of this newest engine will be videotaped and published on the company’s Facebook page for further viewing Read more

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Marlin: Country Continues To Build Six Years Onwards

PHILIPSBURG--“It is important to note that although nobody wants to give St. Maarten credit for what it has been able to achieve in the last six years, the facts are that we have literally had to build or create several institutions from scratch, including our own Constitution, which by the way, has certain elements that are unique in the Kingdom such as the Constitutional Court,” said Prime Minister Read more

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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