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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Third Caribbean Safe School Initiative Ministerial Forum, which will be taking place in Sint Maarten from 28 to 30 June 2022, has recognized youth as a key partner in advancing resilience and reducing risk, and it seeks to encourage youth to collaborate in the identification of emerging issues.

The 2022 Youth Forum under the theme My Island, My Voice, an event within the Third Caribbean Safe School Initiative Ministerial Forum, provided Caribbean youth with a platform in which they can build their leadership skills, and strengthen their capacity to contribute to the Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) now and in the future.

It is important that we engage youth in matters that concern them Read more

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Foro Juvenil De Seguridad Escolar, Una Voz Necesaria Para La Resiliencia Educativa

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Tercer Foro Ministerial de la Iniciativa de Escuelas Seguras del Caribe, que se llevar a cabo en Sint Maarten del 28 al 30 de junio del 2022, ha reconocido a los jvenes como un socio clave en el avance de la resiliencia y la reduccin del riesgo y busca alentar a los jvenes a colaborar en
la identificacin de problemas emergentes.

El Foro de la Juventud 2022 bajo el lema Mi isla, mi voz, un evento dentro del Tercer Foro Ministerial de la Iniciativa de Escuelas Seguras del Caribe, brind a los jvenes del Caribe una plataforma en la que pueden desarrollar sus habilidades de liderazgo y fortalecer su capacidad para contribuir a la Iniciativa Caribea de Escuelas Seguras (CSSI) ahora y en el futuro.

Es importante que involucremos a los jvenes en los asuntos que les conciernen Read more

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Proyecto Violencia Domstica Y Mediacin Presentado Al Comit De Trust Fondo

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten El proyecto Violencia domstica y mediacin, una iniciativa de justicia restaurativa, lanzada por Stichting Justitile Inrichtingen St. Maarten (SJIS) y la Oficina del Fiscal OM Sint Maarten, fue una de las iniciativas presentadas recientemente al comit directivo del Fondo Fiduciario de Recuperacin, Reconstruccin y Resiliencia de Sint Maarten.

El financiador del proyecto, Resources for Community Resilience R4CR, seleccion la iniciativa de justicia restaurativa para presentarla y mostrar su impacto social en la comunidad Read more

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Committee For Constitutional Affairs And Decolonization To Meet With Pro Souliga Foundation.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Decolonization of Parliament will meet on June 21, 2022.

The Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 9.30 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. Representatives of Pro Soualiga Foundation will be present.

The agenda points are:
1. Questions regarding Pro -Soualiga Foundation and update Pro-Soualiga-Activities (IS/262/2020-2021 dated December 29, 2020)
2. The furtherance of the motion of November 5, 2020
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Prime Ministers And State Secretary Meet In Aruba

From left to right: St. Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, Dutch State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen, Aruba Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes and Curaao Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas in Aruba.

ORANJESTAD--The prime ministers of the three Dutch Caribbean countries, Silveria Jacobs of St Read more

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El Apoyo Financiero Para Las Pequeas Empresas Se Expande A Medida Que Obna Se Une Al Proyecto Esp

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Las pequeas empresas del pas tienen an ms vas de crecimiento y apoyo con la incorporacin del Ontwikkelingsbank van de Nederlandse Antillen (OBNA) como la institucin financiera ms nueva en asociarse con el Proyecto de Apoyo Empresarial (ESP) del Fondo Fiduciario de Sint Maarten.

Con un acuerdo subsidiario firmado el 30 de mayo del 2022, OBNA se une al Banco di Caribe, Qredits y Windward Islands Bank (WIB) como socios de la ESP.

El crecimiento sostenible de la economa de Sint Maarten no puede ocurrir sin un sector de pequeas empresas vibrante y prspero Read more

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St. Maarten Academy Teachers Will Not Be Paid 2022 Vacation Allowance.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Over 100 teachers of the St. Maarten Academy both sections will not be receiving their 2022 vacation allowance confirmed member of the Academy Board Roland Duncan.
Teachers of the St. Maarten Academy were paid their vacation allowance in 2020 and 2021 despite the government having a law that states that no vacation allowance should have been paid from 2020 Read more

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Revan: Election Day Should Be A National Holiday

Businessman and radio host Khalil Revan strongly believes that the day of the Parliamentary Election, commonly called Election Day, must be a National Holiday to protect the dignity and integrity of the countrys election process. He contends that by making the day a National Holiday, it ensures that every eligible citizen gets a fair and equal opportunity to vote and participate in the electoral process without undesired influence, prohibition, reservation, or discrimination.

Far too often we have heard the cries of workers on election day that their employer inhibits their voting times and opportunities Read more

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Mp Akeem Arrindell: Congratulate The Participants & Promoters

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Nagico Insurances Donates Electronic Scoreboard To Sports

Cul de Sac — An electronic Baseball/ Softball scoreboard was erected at the John Cooper Jose Lake Ball Park, as a donation to sports by NAGICO Insurances, to commemorate our 40th anniversary.

We have been executing several projects this year, to show our gratitude to the community, for their patronage and support for the past 40 years.

We are celebrating 40 years as a company and we could not have achieved this milestone without the support and patronage of our clients and the community, this is something that we will not lose sight of, and are truly grateful for, Eric Ellis Managing Director and Head of NAGICO St Read more

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Minister Ottley To Increase Basket Of GoodsTo 72 Items And Regulate Bread Price.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Basket of Goods controlled by the Government will increase to 72 items by the Ministry of Tourism Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT).TEATT has also revised the cost and weight control policy on Bread. Its goal is to ensure that price control on Bread does not exclude imported loaves of Bread in the same weight category.

According to the acting Minister of TEATT, Omar Ottley, The Basket of Goods or Commodity goods were last updated 14 years ago Read more

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Frantz Gumbs Elected Dput For St. Martin And St. Barths

Frantz Gumbs

MARIGOT--Frantz Gumbs is the new Dput (Member of Parliament) for St. Martin and St. Barths in the National Assembly, following voting in the second round of the French legislative elections in St Read more

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La Ministra Richardson Insta A Los Visitantes A Respetar Las Leyes De Inmigracin De St. Maarten

Tribunal de Primera Instancia falla a favor de la Ministra de Justicia

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – El viernes 17 de junio del 2022, el Tribunal de Primera Instancia dict su decisin denegando una solicitud de suspensin de la decisin de la Honorable Ministra de Justicia Anna E. Richardson con respecto a la detencin y deportacin de una mujer de nacionalidad venezolana que reside ilegalmente en St. Maarten desde hace tres aos.

El abogado de la mujer, el Sr. Remco Stomp, en su peticin ante el tribunal afirm que la situacin en Venezuela es inhumana y que su cliente tiene un inters apremiante en permanecer en St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG;--- On Friday, June 17th, 2022, the Court of First Instance rendered its decision denying a request to suspend the decision of the Honorable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson regarding the detention and deportation of a woman of Venezuelan nationality who has been residing on St. Maarten illegally for the past three years.

The woman's Attorney Mr. Remco Stomp, in his petition to Court claimed that the situation in Venezuela is inhumane and that his client has pressing interest in remaining on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Gracita Arrindell states: Sint Maarten took note of the recent public notices issued by the cabinet of the Governor of Sint Maarten in search of a new location to establish a Governors mansion. The criteria for the proposed structures are listed in full-page newspaper advertisements.
Twelve years after assuming our new status as Country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, new location is sought for housing of the Governor of Sint Maarten from which to execute his/her constitutional duties.
Arrindell states: the quest to find a more centrally located office and residence for the Governor to welcome local, international and other invited guests and dignitaries is warranted Read more

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Discurso De Apertura Del Premio De La Juventud Del Gobernador A La Excelencia

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Damas y caballeros, Buenas noches y bienvenidos a todos los que se unan a nosotros para el tercer Premio Anual de la Juventud del Gobernador a la Excelencia.

Bienvenida, Primera Ministra Silveria Jacobs, Ministros, miembros del comit de evaluacin, finalistas, padres, nominadores y todos los presentes con nosotros en la audiencia y en lnea.

Este es nuestro tercer Premio Anual de la Juventud del Gobernador a la Excelencia Read more

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Revan: El Da De Las Elecciones Debera Ser Un Da Feriado Nacional

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El empresario y locutor de radio Khalil Revan cree firmemente que el da de las elecciones parlamentarias, comnmente llamado Da de las elecciones, debe ser un feriado nacional para proteger la dignidad y la integridad del proceso electoral del pas. Sostiene que al hacer del da un feriado nacional, se garantiza que todos los ciudadanos elegibles obtengan una oportunidad justa e igualitaria de votar y participar en el proceso electoral sin influencias, prohibiciones, reservas o discriminacin no deseadas.

Con demasiada frecuencia hemos escuchado los gritos de los trabajadores el da de las elecciones de que su empleador inhibe sus tiempos y oportunidades de votacin Read more

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good evening and welcome to all joining us for the third annual Governors Youth Award For Excellence.

Welcome Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, Ministers, evaluation committee members, finalists, parents, nominators and to all present with us in the audience as well as online.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

This is our third annual Governors Youth Awards For Excellence Read more

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La Primera Ministra Silveria E. Jacobs Viaja A Aruba Para Reuniones De Consulta De Cuatro Pases

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – Hoy, domingo 19 de junio del 2022, la Honorable Primera Ministra Silveria E. Jacobs, el Honorable Ministro de Finanzas Ardwell Irion y su personal de apoyo viajarn a Aruba para asistir a reuniones de consulta de cuatro pases con los Primeros Ministros de Aruba y Curazao y la secretaria de Estado Alexandra van Huffelen Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Today, Sunday, June 19th, 2022, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobs, the Honorable Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, and their support staff are traveling to Aruba to attend four-country consultation meetings with the Prime Ministers of Aruba and Curaao and State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen. These consultation meetings which begin on Monday, June 20th, will serve as the platform to confirm the direction necessary in order to answer the questions and concerns expressed by the Parliaments of the Kingdom through their various reports on the Consensus Kingdom Law on the Entity for Reform and Development (COHO).

In preparation for these consultation meetings, technical teams of the countries traveled to Curaao in May for pre-discussion where they identified the areas for which further discussion and consensus are necessary on a political level Read more

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~ Gumbs and Lake ticket received 3 times the vote than Former President Daniel Gibbs and Thomas Greaux~

MARIGOT:--- Voters on St. Martin and St. Barthelemy sent a clear message to the former president of the Collectivity of Saint Martin Daniel Gibbs and his suppliant when they voted massively for the Frantz Gumbs and Melisa Lake ticket.
Of the 24.6% of the voters that cast their votes on Saturday Frantz Gumbs and Melisa Lake received 3,921 (67.21% ) votes Read more

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Minister Ottley, Szv And Svb Curaao Share Insights On Improving Insurance Access.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of VSA, Mr. Omar Ottley recently visited the offices of the Social Insurance Bank (SVB) in Curaao as part of a regional stakeholder tour. Minister Ottley was accompanied by the Director of Social & Health Insurances (SZV) Mr. Glen A. Carty and his delegation, addressing topics such as voluntary insurance for sole-proprietors, legislative changes, and medical care packages Read more

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El Ministro Ottley, Szv Y Svb Curaao Comparten Perspectivas Sobre Mejorar El Acceso A Los Seguros

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Ministro de VSA, Sr. Omar Ottley visit recientemente las oficinas del Social Insurance Bank (SVB) en Curazao como parte de una gira regional de partes interesadas. El Ministro Ottley estuvo acompaado por el Director de Seguros Sociales y de Salud (SZV) Sr. Glen A. Carty y su delegacin, abordando temas como el seguro voluntario para propietarios nicos, cambios legislativos y paquetes de atencin mdica.

La reunin con SVB fue muy fructfera, ya que pudimos analizar y comparar detalles sobre los paquetes de atencin mdica bsica y el prximo seguro general de Sint Maarten Read more

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Las Asociaciones De Ftbol R.I.S.C Takers Y Street Kings Visitan La Prisin Y La Casa De Detencin De Point Blanche

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El mircoles 15 de junio, dos asociaciones de ftbol, los ‘R.I.S.C Takers’ y ‘Street Kings’ visitaron la prisin de Point Blanche para jugar partidos de demostracin con los reclusos. Los R.I.S.C Takers es una asociacin de ftbol local que promueve la participacin en el ftbol de todos los niveles y edades en la isla. La asociacin Street Kings es una asociacin de ftbol holandesa formada por futbolistas profesionales con el objetivo de promover y alentar de manera similar la participacin en el deporte del ftbol en todo el mundo.

Los Street Kings, dirigidos por Edward van Gils, llegaron a la isla el martes 14 de junio y han estado recorriendo escuelas en ambos lados de las islas Read more

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