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St. Maarten (Simva) Ser Sede Del 12 Campeonato Anual De Voleibol Del Caribe Oriental, Del 12 Al 16 De Octubre

GREAT BAY,Sint Maarten – La Federacin de Voleibol de Sint Maarten (SIMVA) ser la anfitriona de los campeonatos de la 12 edicin anual de la Asociacin de Voleibol del Caribe Oriental (ECVA) que alberga la categora absoluta femenina, en L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium, del 12 al 16 de octubre de 2022, dijo el presidente de SIMVA, Leonardo Jeffers.

El equipo femenino de SIMVA confa en su juego y con la ventaja de la aficin local, esperamos estar en el podio el domingo por la noche, la ltima noche del torneo, dijo Jeffers.

Desde que recibimos el anuncio de que se iba a realizar el torneo, las damas han estado entrenando fielmente, dijo Jeffers Read more

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POINTE BLANCHE:--- SeaDream Yacht Club recently announced that it will be homeporting out of Port St. Maarten for the upcoming winter 2023-2024 Caribbean cruise season with SeaDream II.
Acting Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs Hon. Omar Ottley: It is a pleasure to have SeaDream join our destination for homeporting. We look forward to welcoming the cruise guests to our Friendly Island.
I want to express humble words of thanks to SeaDream Yacht Club for choosing St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Faction leader of the National Alliance William Marlin made it known during the notifications on Wednesday that the chairlady of parliament Grisha Heyliger Marten is abusing her authority when it comes to the convening of meetings of parliament.
Marlin who is a member of 8- the member of the coalition says that some weeks ago he had a discussion with the chair on how urgent meetings are being convened Read more

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St. Maarten (Simva) To Host 12Th Annual Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Championships, October 12 16.

PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten Volleyball Federation (SIMVA) will host the senior womens championships of the 12th annual Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) here at L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium, October 12 16, 2022, said SIMVA president Leonardo Jeffers.
The SIMVA womens team is confident about its game and with the home crowd advantage, we are expecting to be on the podium on Sunday night, last night of the tournament, said Jeffers.
Ever since we received the announcement that the tournament was going to be held, the ladies have been faithfully training, said Jeffers Read more

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Emmanuel Launches Now Party, Says The Time Is Now To Rise Like A Phoenix

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Monday, October 10, launched his party Nation, Opportunity, Wealth (NOW) and signaled with absolute certainty that it will contest the next Parliamentary elections. The time is NOW, the MP proclaimed as he addressed a filled-to-capacity hall at the John Larmonie Center.

Emmanuel didnt choose October 10 because it was Constitution Day, but because it is his late mothers birthday. His mother Lillian, who was killed at just 38 years old by a speeding driver, was remembered during the course of the evening by Emmanuels aunts and other speakers who credited her for the complete and positive influence over Emmanuels life Read more

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Szv Receives Its First Clean Audit Report

~ SZV’s financial statements comply with GAAP guidelines.~

PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten For the first time, Social & Health Insurances SZV received a clean audit report for its 2021 financial statements. The clean audit report was issued on September 27, 2022, by the government audit bureau, Stichting Overheids Accountants Bureau (SOAB). A clean audit report also termed an ‘Approved Control,’ means that the auditors found that the financial reporting by SZV was accurate and transparent Read more

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Revan And St. Peters Youth Spruce Up Basketball Court

ST PETERS — Businessman and Basketball Coach Khalil Revan and the United St. Maarten Party (USP) are hard at work with the young people in the district of St. Peters as part of Revans Protecting our Children project and the USPs Break the Cycle Campaign.
This past weekend Revan and the boys on the block in St Read more

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Ottley Presents Architectural Renderings For The Philipsburg Market Place

PHILIPSBURG On Wednesday, October 5th, the acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley presented architectural renderings for the Phillipsburg Market Place. The Market Place has been an ongoing issue since the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Minister stated that he is elated to be a part of the solution.

Ottley received the final architectural renderings on Wednesday morning which includes enhanced structures with removable components to prepare for a possible hurricane and on-site storage for the vendors Read more

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Smmc And Finso Agree On Adjusted Terms, Sign Letter Of Intent

~ Inflation and supply chain disruptions result in adjusted terms for SMGH construction ~

CAY HILL St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and general contractor, FINSO, recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding the adjusted terms for the construction of St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH) in the presence of Minister of VSA Omar Ottley, marking the next step in the continuation of the project.

Although contract revisions are never a welcome process during an ongoing construction project, the existing market conditions of persistent high inflation and supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have made it impossible to complete the SMGH building as per the terms agreed to in 2016, when the original contract was signed, stated Minister of VSA Omar Ottley.

This LOI clearly stipulates how to deal with these issues which is important to finish the SMGH.

Following the LOI, the contract and the financing will be adjusted based on the agreements of the LOI Read more

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Szv Recibe Su Primer Informe De Auditora Limpia

~ Los estados financieros de SZV cumplen con las pautas GAAP.~

PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten Por primera vez, Social & Health Insurances SZV recibi un informe de auditora limpia para sus estados financieros de 2021. El informe de auditora limpio fue emitido el 27 de septiembre de 2022 por la oficina de auditora del gobierno, Stichting Overheids Accountants Bureau (SOAB). Un informe de auditora limpia tambin denominado de ‘Control Aprobado’, significa que los auditores encontraron que los informes financieros de SZV eran exactos y transparente Read more

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Ursm Celebrates Its 1St Anniversary

Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, founded on October 10, 2021.

PHILIPSBURG--The Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) celebrated its first anniversary on October 10, 2022. Political leader Dr. Luc Mercelina said his party embodies change. We will continue endorsing a vision and action plan that will ultimately prosper our people and community.
  The URSM was founded to take care of the needs, aspirations and hopes of the people of St Read more

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Prime minister Silveria Jacobs and Governor Holiday look at the Proclamation.

PHILIPSBURG--On Thursday evening, October 6, at an official farewell reception for outgoing Governor Eugene Holiday, all members of the Council of Ministers (COM) signed a proclamation for the Decoration of Excellence to be awarded annually.

  The proclamation reads as follows: The Council of Ministers acknowledges the tenure of His Excellency, Governor Drs Read more

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Second Vice-President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--Second Vice-President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis is reluctant to talk about tourism, given it is not part of her already very demanding cadre de vie (living environment) portfolio, but consented to impart some of her thoughts on the state of the French side while discussing other subjects in the news.

  A tourism industry veteran for many years and former French-side tourism office director, Davis admitted she is very concerned that hotel and room inventory on the French side is severely depleted and that outside investors are as elusive as ever.

  Currently the only positive hotel opening news is Le Beach (new name pending) on the road to Sandy Ground, set to re-open in October 2023 following a 40-million-euro renovation Read more

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~ SZV's financial statements comply with GAAP guidelines.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- For the first time, Social & Health Insurances SZV received a clean audit report for its 2021 financial statements. The clean audit report was issued on September 27, 2022, by the government audit bureau, Stichting Overheids Accountants Bureau (SOAB). A clean audit report also termed an 'Approved Control,' means that the auditors found that the financial reporting by SZV was accurate and transparent. SZV has prioritized improving both the timeliness and quality of its financial statements, which has contributed significantly to this year's approved control and milestone.

Weve worked very hard to improve our financial reporting and processes over the years, and receiving this approved control shows that we are moving in the right direction Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Today, October 10, 2022, is the first anniversary of the URSM (Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement). In the first place, I would like to congratulate the Board, the Advisory Council, the Committee members, the Candidates, and of course all URSM members and the people of Sint Maarten on the first anniversary of the URSM. The URSM is a Party of inclusion that respects and embraces diversity. The URSM believes that inclusion is a method and tool to promote a unified opinion and sentiment of Country identity for Sint Maarten Read more

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President Of Parliament, Mp Grisha Heyliger-Marten Reflects On Ipko In The Hague

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — President of Parliament, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten provided an overview of the main topics discussed during the IPKO held in the Hague from September 27th -30th, 2022. In her closing statement at the IPKO, Heyliger-Marten said that the Sint Maarten appreciated the deliberations and looks forward to continuing the dialogue and coming to concrete actions on the topics discussed.

All delegations came up with suggestions or solutions to the topics discussed Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Vsa Minister Must Explain Smmc Construction Delay, Letter Of Intent

~ 10 years before hospital project is completed ~

Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel announced on Tuesday that he had sent a letter to the Minister of Public Health regarding the recently signed letter of intent (LOI) between SMMC and contractor FINSO. He called the development “amazing and embarrassing” in light of previous statements made by SMMC, FINSO, and the Minister as well as the fact that FINSO has not mentioned that hospitals it is building in other parts of the world are experiencing delays.

It should be plainly evident to the average observer and the people of St Read more

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Revan Y Los Jvenes De St. Peters Arreglan La Cancha De Baloncesto

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El empresario y entrenador de baloncesto Khalil Revan y United St. Maarten Party (USP) estn trabajando arduamente con los jvenes del distrito de St. Peters como parte del proyecto “Protegiendo a nuestros nios,” Revan y la campaa de USP Read more

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Charlotte Brookson Academy Receives Culture Time Proceeds

From left: Culture Time founder and host Fabian Badejo, Charlotte Brookson Academys school manager Tatiana Arrindell and Culture Time co-host Rhoda Arrindell. (Stephen Kleinhuis photo)

 PHILIPSBURG--The organisers of last week Fridays Culture Time 35th Anniversary Show at Philipsburg Cultural Centre donated the proceeds of the event to Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performing Arts (CBA).

  The cash presentation was made to school manager Tatiana Arrindell on Tuesday, said Fabian Badejo, host of the long-running PJD-2 radio programme Read more

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Es Hora De Que La Fundacin Sxm Se Asocie Con El Comit De Softball Femenino De Emancipacin Para Organizar El Torneo Eliminatorio De Softball Edicin 10-10-10

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Es hora de que la Fundacin SXM y el Comit de Softball Femenino de Emancipacin presenten con orgullo el muy esperado Torneo de Eliminatorias de Softball Femenino de Emancipacin, la “Edicin 10-10-10”. A partir de este viernes 7 de octubre hasta el lunes 10 de octubre de 2022, en el Erwin Baco Little League Stadium, este Torneo regresa por demanda popular, con un giro centrado en la comunidad.

Los equipos competirn en honor a varias organizaciones benficas, que incluyen las siguientes:

Equipos femeninos y organizaciones patrocinadas:

Sparks – Helping Hands Foundation
Survivors – Animal Defenders
Scorpions – Freegan Foods
Spinnerz – New Start Foster Home

Los equipos masculinos que compiten y sus respectivas organizaciones patrocinadas incluyen:
Illegales – Swinda Abram bka ‘Ma’
Sluggers – White and Yellow Cross Foundation
Controllers – Vitilgo Educate Inspire & Support SXM (VEISS)
Super Stars -The Home away from Home Foundation
Babylon – The Foundation Judicial Institutes St Read more

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Design For Philipsburg Marketplace Revealed

The approved architectural renderings for the Philipsburg Marketplace. The design boasts enhanced structures with removable components to prepare for a possible hurricane, and on-site storage for the vendors.

 PHILIPSBURG--Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley presented architectural renderings for the Philipsburg Marketplace, designed by DAM Caribbean on the instructions and under the supervision of Port St Read more

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Ottley Presenta Representaciones Arquitectnicas Para El Market Place En Philipsburg

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten El mircoles 5 de octubre, el Ministro interino de Turismo, Asuntos Econmicos, Transporte y Telecomunicaciones (TEATT), Omar Ottley, present representaciones arquitectnicas para el Market Place en Philipsburg. The Market Place ha sido un problema constante desde el paso de los huracanes Irma y Mara. El Ministro dijo que est eufrico de ser parte de la solucin.

Ottley recibi las representaciones arquitectnicas finales el mircoles por la maana, que incluyen estructuras mejoradas con componentes removibles preparadas en el sitio de almacenamiento de los vendedores para un posible huracn Read more

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Revan And St. Peters Youth Spruce Up Basketball Court

Young people of St. Peters painting the basketball court in the district.

ST. PETERS--Businessman and basketball coach Khalil Revan and United St. Maarten Party (US Party) are hard at work with the young people in the district of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- It's Time SXM Foundation and The Emancipation Female Softball Committee proudly present, the highly-anticipated Emancipation Female Softball Knockout Tournament, the "10-10-10 Edition." Starting this Friday, October 7th until Monday, October 10th, 2022, at the Erwin Baco Little League Stadium, this Tournament is back by popular demand, with a community-centric twist.

Teams will be competing in honor of several charitable organizations, which include the following:

Female teams and sponsored organizations:
Sparks - Helping Hands Foundation
Survivors - Animal Defenders
Scorpions - Freegan Foods
Spinnerz - New Start Foster Home

The competing male teams and their respective sponsored organizations include:
Illegales - Swinda Abram bka 'Ma'
Sluggers - White and Yellow Cross Foundation
Controllers - Vitilgo Educate Inspire & Support SXM (VEISS)
Super Stars -The Home away from Home Foundation
Babylon - The Foundation Judicial Institutes St Read more

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