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Mps Seek Answers Regarding High School Misconduct Allegations

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) posed dozens of questions to Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Rodolphe Samuel regarding the allegations of sexual misconduct that transpired between the former school manager of St. Dominic High School and a student, and what has been the ministrys approach to handling the ma Read more

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Grisha Wants PmS Initiative Synchronised With Ongoing Electoral Reform Efforts

Grisha Heyliger-Marten

PHILIPSBURG--Chairperson of Parliaments Ad Hoc Committee for Electoral Reform (AHCER) Member of Parliament (MP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten sent a letter to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on August 5 seeking collaboration on electoral reform, which has been an ongoing process in Parliament Read more

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Continuation Urgent Public Meeting Of Parliament Regarding Recent Developments Impacting The Liquidity Of N.V. Gebe

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent Public meeting on Friday, August 26, 2022.

The Public meeting, which was adjourned on August 24, 2022, will be reconvened on Friday at 10.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of General Affairs (AZ) and the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI) are expected to be present.
The agenda point is:
Recent developments that impact the liquidity of the utility company and the ability of N.V Read more

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Exclusive: Ministry Of Education In Chaos, Massive Resignation At Study Financing.

~ Teacher resigns today, Alleged politics being played at MLK~

PHILIPSBURG: --- There is no other way to describe the situation within the Ministry of Education as various teachers have reported that they are being sexually harassed by a certain individual and the Department of Public Education. SMN News made several inquiries about the allegations from the Minister of Education Rodolphe Samuel who said none of the teachers that contacted SMN News did file an official complaint.

Those that received text messages from the known molester said they are afraid of victimization as such they have not filed a complaint with the Inspectorate of Education.

SMN News learned from reliable sources that some 13 persons resigned from the Department of Study Financing, the sources said that the persons that resigned were having serious issues with the current department head Antonio Aventurin Read more

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La Primera Ministra Espera Brindar Claridad Sobre N.V. Gebe. El Gobierno Y Representantes De N.V. Gebe Escuchan La Primera Ronda De Preguntas De Los Parlamentarios

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten La Primera Ministra y Ministra de Asuntos Generales, Silveria Jacobs, estuvo presente en la Reunin Pblica del Parlamento #21, que se llev a cabo el mircoles 24 de agosto. La reunin en cuestin fue para abordar los acontecimientos recientes que afectan la liquidez de la empresa de servicios pblicos y la capacidad de N.V Read more

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~Government and representatives of N.V. GEBE hear the first round of questioning from MPs~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs was present in Parliament Public Meeting #21, which was held on Wednesday, August 24. The meeting in question was to address recent developments impacting the liquidity of the utility company and the ability of N.V Read more

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Comprehensive Approach To Storm- And Wastewater

The presentation of the St. Maarten Sewerage Master Plan 2020-2030 on August 11 (from left) Acting Department Head of Infrastructure Charlon Pompier, VROMI Minister Egbert Doran, Tecon Consultancy owner Johan van Teeffelen and Bako Maynard of Department of New Projects.

PHILIPSBURG--Country St. Maarten Sewerage Master Plan 2020-2030 contains guidelines for sustainable management of storm water and wastewater Read more

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Minister Working On Strengthening Smmc Nursing Program.

~ Agreement with FINSO 90% complete~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VSA Omar Ottley announced on Wednesday that he is busy working with the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on strengthening the facility and its nursing program through NIPA. The Minister said he plans to utilize the SOS policy and ensure there is a return on investment.
In updates on the construction of the new general hospital the minister said that while he agrees that some price adjustments have to be made due to inflation, he did not agree on the price hike the contractor FINSO wanted to add, Based on the disagreement the Minister said negotiations were held between SMMC and the contractor and a new pricing tariff and the updated letter of intent (LOI) is now 90% complete.
Ottley said that the management of SMMC promised that after the signing of the LOI the government and people of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) Rodolphe Samuel said on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press conference that he met with the Catholic School Board to gain information on the allegations of sexual harassment at the St. Dominic High School.
The Minister explained that while he met with the school board they did not go into the content of the report on the research the school board conducted.
Samuel said he left that meeting with the understanding that the Catholic School Board would report the incident but later the school board informed him by letter that they would not make any report because the country does not have any specific law in place that would compel school boards to report such incidents.
Samuel said the school board indicated to him in their letter that the law that is now in place does not indicate that they must make a report Read more

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~ Government needs more time to analyze the information provided by NV GEBE. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in response to questions regarding NV GEBE since the March 17th, 2022, Black byte hacking said that she received a slew of information from the government-owned company, while the shareholders meeting was held on Friday last Read more

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Rollocks Jr. Insta A Gebe A Comenzar La Facturacin Prepaga De Luz Y Agua

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El empresario local Julian Rollocks Jr. cree que la empresa de servicios pblicos GEBE debera implementar la facturacin prepaga de agua y electricidad y pide a los miembros del parlamento (MP) que pregunten a la empresa sobre esto durante la reunin pblica urgente del parlamento de hoy.

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RollocksJr.Proposes Gebe To Implement Prepaid Electricity/Water Billing?

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Rollocks Jr. Urges Gebe To Start Prepaid Electricity, Water Billing

Julian Rollocks Jr.

PHILIPSBURG--Local businessman Julian Rollocks Jr. believes that utilities company GEBE should implement pre-paid billing for water and electr Read more

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Urgent Public Meeting Of Parliament Regarding Recent Developments Impacting The Liquidity Of N.V. Gebe.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent Public meeting on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
The Public meeting is scheduled for 11.30 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of General Affairs and the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure will be present.

The agenda point is:
Recent developments that impact the liquidity of the utility company and the ability of N.V. GEBE to continue as a going concern (IS/1189/2021-2022 dated August 15, 2022)

This meeting was requested by MP L.N.L Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Concerned businessman Julian Rollocks Jr. is urging the members of parliament to question GEBE Management in tomorrow's meeting of Parliament.

Rollocks Jr. asked, "why Sint Maarten have not implemented prepaid electricity? A similar opportunity is possible on our sister islands of Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire.

Aruba's prepaid billing is called prepaid meter Read more

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Pm: El Gobierno Recibi Muchas Informaciones Sobre Gebe

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El gobierno ha recibido “una gran cantidad de informacin” sobre la situacin que enfrenta la empresa de servicios pblicos GEBE y se esperaba que se celebrara una junta de accionistas con la empresa el viernes pasado.

Como accionista, el Consejo de Ministros solicit informacin basada en los desafos actuales que enfrenta NV GEBE, dijo la primera ministra Silveria Jacobs el mircoles pasado.

Hemos recibido, en las ltimas semanas, cierta informacin, bastante informacin de hecho, y la junta general extraordinaria de accionistas requerida est programada para el viernes pasado, agreg.

Entonces, una vez que se haya llevado a cabo esa reunin, y hayamos podido aclarar algunos, digamos, desafos o cmo se estn tratando, podremos, como GEBE y los accionistas, dar ms informacin, indic.

GEBE cerr sus puertas temporalmente el 17 de marzo, debido a un ciberataque provocado por el ransomware Black Byte, que impact en los sistemas informticos de la empresa Read more

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Usm Debe Ser Una Prioridad Dice Ursm

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – El Dr. Luc Mercelina, lder del partido poltico URSM (Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement) realiz una visita de orientacin y cortesa a la Universidad de Sint Maarten (USM) el 19 de agosto de 2022.

Como partido poltico, la URSM cree firmemente en la Educacin y el Tesoro Profesional como el principal pilar para sustentar el proceso de Construccin de Nacin Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Dr. Luc Mercelina, the Leader of the political party URSM (Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement) paid an orientation and courtesy visit to the University of Sint Maarten (USM) on August 19th, 2022.
As a political party, the URSM strongly believes in Education and Professional Treasury as the main pillar to sustain the process of Nation Building Read more

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Mp Duncan Solicita Una Reunin Sobre La Revisin De La Educacin Y El Informe Provisional

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El jueves 18 de abril de 2022, la miembro independiente del parlamento (MP) S. Ludmila Duncan present una solicitud a la presidente del parlamento para invitar al ministro de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud y Deportes (ECYS) a una reunin pblica para discutir el reciente Informe provisional de la revisin de la educacin.

El 21 de julio de 2022, durante el receso, el Parlamento de St. Maarten recibi el Informe provisional de St. Maarten Education Review del Ministro de ECYS, Rodolphe Samuel Read more

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Sarah: In-Depth Investigation Needed Of Alleged Inappropriate Conduct At School

Sarah Wescot-Williams.

~ Says youth law should be considered ~

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Inside Pointe Blanche Prison: Inmates Open Up On Camera

The public is encouraged to watch the debut of HVB Unscripted on Friday

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Justice is launching a new television series titled HVB UNSCRIPTED, scheduled to premiere on Friday, August 26. The series initiated by Minister of Justice Anna Richardson is a concerted effort to discourage the youth fr Read more

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Duncan Requests Meeting On Education Review Interim Report Calls On Minister To Make Soe Report Public.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday, April 18, 2022, Independent Member of Parliament S. Ludmila Duncan submitted a request to the President of Parliament to invite the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) to a public meeting to discuss the recent Education Review Interim Report.

On July 21, 2022, while on recess, the Parliament of St. Maarten received the Interim Report of the St. Maarten Education Review from Minister of ECYS, Rodolphe Samuel Read more

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Gromyko Wilson Questions Pro Local Approach Of Government And Public Sector

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — In a press statement of Tuesday, August 20, 2022, Gromyko Wilson questioned the so called Pro Local approach of Government and organizations within the Public Sector.

It is baffling to see how our Government officials campaign every single election on job security, employment and stimulating the locally owned small businesses, yet job vacancies are predominantly published in print media abroad and on LinkedIn or other international online recruitment platforms, Wilson stated.

What happened to promoting our own? How is it that politicians stop fighting for jobs for our locals when they get in office? What happened to the qualified political slogan? Why is it that we do not advertise on the different local online media platforms and on our radio stations? continued Wilson.

As of June 2022 SZV has hired a local in the position of HR Management Read more

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Emmanuel: Tambin Califica De Corrupto Para Describir Mejor Al Gobierno

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El miembro independiente del parlamento, Christophe Emmanuel, dijo el jueves que adems de demostrar en numerosas ocasiones que no es digno de confianza y es engaoso, el actual gobierno de St. Maarten, encabezado por la Alianza Nacional, aparentemente quiere adoptar la etiqueta de corrupto como resultado de sus infames esfuerzos en curso para intente salvar a un Ministro de VROMI que obviamente no puede salvarse.

Emmanuel dijo que es “ms all de los lmites” hasta qu punto el gobierno y los parlamentarios que apoyan al gobierno van a socavar y desestimar el informe de la Defensora del Pueblo sobre el proceso de licitacin para la disposicin de residuos slidos, mientras que al mismo tiempo intentan disminuir deliberadamente la reputacin de el Defensor del Pueblo.

El diputado dijo que no poda creer la actuacin protagonizada por los diputados del gobierno liderado por la Alianza Nacional en el Parlamento el mircoles Read more

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