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Unity Flag Celebrated With Unveiling Of Descriptive Billboard At Borders

Dr. Rhoda Arrindell talks in front of the Unity Flag billboard unveiled in Belle Plaine, French Quarter, on Sunday.

MARIGOT--The thirtieth anniversary of the Unity Flag was celebrated on Sunday with ceremonies at the Belle Plaine and Bellevue borders. Originally planned for St. Martin Day, the event organised by the collective Soua Read more

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Minister Of Vsa Presented With Sint Maarten 2020 Labor Market Needs Assessment Survey Report

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten On Monday November 16th, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Richard Panneflek and President and Research coordinator of Sint Maarten Institute for Public Policy
Studies (SIPPS), Mr. Julio R. Romney met to discuss SIPPS findings of our recent Labor Market needs.

Sint Maarten Institute for Public Policy Studies is a non- profit charitable foundation, with the primary objective of
formulating advanced educational and public policy research Read more

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Ministry Of Justice Disappointed By Allegations Made In The Media Related To MondayS Ruling.

GREAT BAY, PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Ministry of Justice has taken note of a report in the press related to Mondays rulings of the Court in Civil Servants Matters regarding several police officers. With the exception of one case, these court cases are all related to unanswered requests by the officers to be placed in a function that either does not exist within the current function books or is scaled differently in the draft function books.

While the Court did not order the Minister of Justice to directly comply with the requests of these officers, the Court did rule, that the Minister must make a decision on the requests Read more

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Telem Group Closing Main Building On Pond Island For One Week To Replace A/C Ducts

POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – TelEm Group has announced that it will be closing its main building on Pond
Island for an entire week, starting end of business day Friday, to replace a network of air conditioning ducts in the main air-handler room.
In a memo to personnel Tuesday, that they will be working remotely from home from next week, TelEm Group CEO, Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, assured that the closure is necessary to rid the A/C ducts of material that contributes to dust over the years.

Another option was to do this work over several weekends and at night, but we were advised that this would be a very inefficient way to complete the task Read more

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Pond Island:--- TelEm Group has announced that it will be closing its main building on Pond Island for an entire week, starting end of business day Friday, to replace a network of air conditioning ducts in the main air-handler room.

In a memo to personnel Tuesday, that they will be working remotely from home from next week, TelEm Group CEO, Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, assured that the closure is necessary to rid the A/C ducts of material that contributes to dust over the years.

 Another option was to do this work over several weekends and at night, but we were advised that this would be a very inefficient way to complete the task Read more

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~Minister has 4 weeks to respond to petitions submitted by law enforcement officers.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Detective Police Inspector Lyndon Lewis has won 17 cases against the Ministry of Justice for the year 2020 all of which are related to police remunerations and petitions 14 of the officers submitted to the Minister of Justice Anna Richardson all of which went unanswered Read more

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~ Abuse of overtime drained government coffers over the years. ~

PHILIPSBURG:---- There are more thieves working inside the police station than there are on the streets a statement made by a leading Attorney who contacted SMN News due to the stolen vehicle articles that have been published. The Attorney who spoke out said over the years police officers working at the Philipsburg Police Station are known thieves and their victims are persons that have been arrested or detained. The Attorney said prisoners personal items that are taken by the police when they are detained or arrested often disappear when in police custody Read more

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Agreement Inked For Pjia To Use Mobile Pavilion For Season

From left are: Education Minister Rodolphe Samuel, VSA Minister Richard Panneflek and a PJIA official.

AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) is now able to Read more

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~ Multiple lawyers worked on the case, yet the vehicle remains in police custody.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Alex Anthony Watkins another person whose vehicle was seized by police on March 13th, 2020, and to date, Watkins cannot get his vehicle back from the police.
Watkins in an interview with SMN News said in August 2019 he purchased a Kia Sportage 2017 from one Christopher Baptist. He said he saw the vehicle in a parking lot on Bush Road, three times prior to buying the vehicle for $15,000.00.
Watkins said on March 13th, 2020 he was stopped by an unmarked police vehicle in Sucker Garden, he said police inspected his vehicle and then asked him to follow them to the police station Read more

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PHILIPSBURG On Friday, November 13th, Minister of VSA, Richard Panneflek, and Minister of ECYS drs. Rodolphe Samuel signed a use agreement regarding the use of a mobile pavilion owned by Country, St Read more

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Committee Of Public Health, Social Development And Labor (Cvsa) To Meet With Representatives Of The Mental Health Foundation.

PHILIPSBURG:---The Committee of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor will meet on November 16, 2020. The Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday at 14.00 hrs. Representatives of the Mental Health Foundation will be in attendance.

The agenda point is:
Mental healthcare on St. Maarten (IS/100/2020-2021 dated October 19, 2020)

This meeting was requested by MP S.A. Wescot-Williams

Due to measures taken to mitigate the coronavirus (COVID-19), the House of Parliament is only allowing persons with an appointment to enter the Parliament building.

The parliamentary session will be carried out live on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The Honorable Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) Richard Panneflek extends his deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 24th Covid-19 victim, who passed away. He wishes the family peace and strength during this difficult time.

As of November 13th, there were nine (9) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, there was a recovery rate of ten (10) persons; bringing the total active cases to sixty- four (64) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset hosted a brunch fellowship under the theme, Touch of Pink for its members, their spouses, family, and friends on October 11th, 2020 at Divi Little Bay Resort.

 Membership Chair Sabrine Sinclair and her team organized a brunch styled fellowship where Rotarians were encouraged to wear something pink to bring awareness of Breast Cancer Month. The fun-filled gathering started off at 8:00 am and included breakfast, games, and laughter Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Congratulates United Labour Party On Election Win

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On behalf of the Government of Sint Maarten, I hereby congratulate Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, the Unity Labour Party and the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the recent general election win of November 5th.

We wish the officials elected to the House of Representatives the best in this new term of office. St. Maarten looks forward to forging ways of cooperation with our brothers and sisters here in the Caribbean such as Saint Vincent Read more

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St. Maarten Negotiations On The 3Rd Tranche Of Liquidity Support Starts Today

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The discussion on the third tranche of liquidity support commenced this morning, Friday, November 13, 2020, after the Kingdom Council of Ministers (RMR) meeting, wherein SS Knops expressed willingness of the Netherlands to engage in discussions with St. Maarten on the third tranche for liquidity support. St. Maarten has been given the green light to commence discussions on the third tranche of liquidity support. Following a constructive conclusion of the negotiations with the College Financieel Toezicht (CFT) for which a positive advice was rendered to the Chair of the Kingdom Council of Ministers (RMR), Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs secured a meeting with State Secretary Raymond Knops together with their support teams on November 11, 2020 Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---The discussion on the third tranche of liquidity support commenced this morning, Friday, November 13, 2020, after the Kingdom Council of Ministers (RMR) meeting, wherein SS Knops expressed the willingness of the Netherlands to engage in discussions with St. Maarten on the third tranche for liquidity support. St. Maarten has been given the green light to commence discussions on the third tranche of liquidity support. Following a constructive conclusion of the negotiations with the College Financieel Toezicht (CFT) for which positive advice was rendered to the Chair of the Kingdom Council of Ministers (RMR), Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs secured a meeting with State Secretary Raymond Knops together with their support teams on November 11, 2020 Read more

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Inclement Weather Interrupts Flag Hoisting On St. Martin Day, Says Prime Minister

BELLS LOOKOUT POINT"As St. Martiners, we feel a sense of pride, and are elated and proud to see the St. Maarten flag flying high at the Bells Lookout Point, especially on St. Martin Day. As such, preparations were made to raise the flag on St. Martin Day, said Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in a statement on Friday afternoon.

Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather expected and experienced, which was predicted to include heavy rainfall and high speed winds, the flag was not hoisted Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, November 13, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) November 14, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy and breezy with brief local showers possible.

Forecast High:30C / 86FForecast Low:26C / 79F

Sunset Today:5:36 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:6:18 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS:
This afternoon through Saturday midday: East-northeast to east with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 18 mph Read more

Consumers Coalition Says Talks On Decolonisation Lack Focus On Poverty

From left to right Alberto Bute, Claire Elshot and Raymond Jessurun (file photo).

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Consumers Coalition questions whether poverty elimination will be an objective in the decolonisation process for St. Maarten.

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United Democratic Party Supports WuiteS Candidacy On Slate Of D66.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten, The United Democratic Party (UDP) is thrilled by the confirmation of its member and former Minister contesting the Dutch election in March 2021 on the slate of D66. While Jorien had to resign from the UDP, we support her all the way with this courageous endeavor.

Jorien Wuite in our opinion will be an asset to the D66 Read more

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The Annual Brown Pelican Sports Awards Virtual Release Set For November 15, 2020

PHILIPSBURG The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport in collaboration with the National Sport Institute and the St. Maarten Sport and Olympic Federation is happy to announce the virtual release of the 2019 Brown Pelican Sports Awards (BPSA) on Sunday November 15, 2020 and the subsequent release of the winners videos.

The Brown Pelican Sports Award is the highest honor an athlete or stakeholder can achieve locally in sport. Due to COVID-19 and the subsequent stoppages it caused in many aspects of our everyday lives, local and international sport play were halted for extended periods of time Read more

~After finalizing the design and planning phase, the specialized mold cleanup and waste disposal pre-works will begin on November 16th, 2020.~

SIMPSON BAY:--- On Monday, November 9th, 2020 PJIAEs project reconstruction team held an important kick-off meeting together with the main contractor; AAR Inc., and Sint Maarten based sub-contractors; Tidal Wave and All Caribbean. During the meeting it was concluded that the Mold Remediation, Surface Decontamination and Waste Disposal works at the airports former check-in hall will officially start on Monday, November 16th, 2020 Read more

The Annual Brown Pelican Sports Awards Virtual Release Set For November 15, 2020.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport in collaboration with the National Sports Institute and the St. Maarten Sport and Olympic Federation is happy to announce the virtual release of the 2019 Brown Pelican Sports Awards (BPSA) on Sunday, November 15, 2020, and the subsequent release of the winners videos.
The Brown Pelican Sports Award is the highest honor an athlete or stakeholder can achieve locally in sport. Due to COVID-19 and the subsequent stoppages it caused in many aspects of our everyday lives, local and international sport play was halted for extended periods of time Read more

The Fish Market in Simpson Bay was abuzz with activity on Wednesday as many residents dressed in ensembles representing the colours of the St. Maarten flag went out to enjoy dishes prepared by the restaurants that line the area.

The Government Building on Pond Island was decorated with St. Maarten flags on the fence around the building in observance of St. Martin/St. Maarten Day on Wednesday.

Sections of the Government Building were decorated in the colours of the St Read more

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