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~ MP Frans Richardson lost voting rights for 5 years, Mingo unable to work for Government-owned companies.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Lawyers representing Member of Parliament Frans Richardson, Mark Mingo, and Oneal Arrindell all heard via teleconference on Wednesday that their clients were all convicted all charges brought against them in the Emerald Investigation which involves fraud at the Port of St Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Commander Of Marechaussee

PhilipsburgPrime Minister Silveria Jacobs met with the commander of the Royal Dutch Marechaussee (RDM) Hans Leijtens during a recent working visit to St. Maarten. The introductory meeting was held together with the Minister of Justice Egbert Doran and Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice Russell Ursula.

The Ministers along with their senior staff members were given a breakdown of the role of the Marechaussee in the region, in particular, their role on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs met with the commander of the Royal Dutch Marechaussee (RDM) Hans Leijtens during a recent working visit to St. Maarten. The introductory meeting was held together with the Minister of Justice Egbert Doran and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice Russell Ursula. The Ministers along with their senior staff members were given a breakdown of the role of the Marechaussee in the region, in particular, their role on St Read more

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First Set Of Documents On Candidate Ministers Turned Over To Governor

PHILIPSBURG--Formateur National Alliance (NA) leader Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has handed in the first batch of documents of candidate ministers to Governor Eugene Holiday and expects to receive an update within a week.

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Marechaussee Open To Assisting St. Maarten In Any Necessary Area

Commander of Marechaussee Hans Leijtens and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Commander of the Royal Dutch Marechaussee (RDM) Hans Leijtens has informed government that the Marechaussee is open to assisting St. Maarten in any area that is deemed necessary.

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Jacobs To Meet With Ccsu On Draft Pension Reform Law

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of General Affairs, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs says she will be meeting with the Committee of Civil Servants U Read more

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Ottley: Coronavirus Should Not Be Taken Lightly

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Member of Parliament Elect Omar Ottley urges The Health Department, The Princess Juliana International Airport, and The Port of St. Maarten to pay keen attention to the rapid spread and growth of the Wuhan Coronavirus.

The Coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China mid December 2019. The virus has since spread to Europe, the US, and Australia; infecting more than 1300 worldwide Read more

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Heyliger-Marten; Big Supermarkets ShouldBe Customer Friendly, Not Just Profit-Driven

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The road to recovery for St. Maarten is long, but many solutions are within reach according to MP Elect Grisha Heyliger-Marten. In keeping with the need to improve our citizens standard of living Heyliger-Marten said on Sunday that “big businesses, especially supermarkets such as Carrefour, Cost U Less and PRIME, can generate increased economic activity for themselves while enhancing their service to customers, especially senior citizens and physically challenged.”

“Think about the elderly man with a disability that lives in St Read more

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Island Gems Adds Colour To St. MartinS Home With Tablecloths

ST. JOHNS ESTATE, St. Maarten – A beautiful surroundings can lift spirits and boost ones mood and this is what a donation to the St. Martins Home made by the all-women Island Gems Charity Foundation sought to do. The donation comprised several tablecloths and table runners.

The home for the countrys senior citizens, operated by the White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation WYCCF, celebrates many occasions covering those on the official calendar of events to birthdays and other special moments Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Elect Omar Ottley urges The Health Department, The Princess Juliana International Airport, and The Port of St. Maarten to pay keen attention to the rapid spread and growth of the Wuhan Coronavirus.

The Coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China mid-December 2019. The virus has since spread to Europe, the US, and Australia; infecting more than 1300 worldwide Read more

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Grisha: Big Supermarkets Should Do More For Our Senior Citizens

PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament (MP)-elect Grisha Heyliger-Marten called out big supermarkets on Sunday for being insufficiently customer-friendly.

Big businesses, especially supermarkets such as Carrefour, Cost U Less and Prime, can generate increased economic activity for themselves, while enhancing their service to cust Read more

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Heyliger-Marten; Big Supermarkets Should Be Customer Friendly, Not Just Profit-Driven

PHILIPSBURGThe road to recovery for St. Maarten is long, but many solutions are within reach according to MP Elect Grisha Heyliger-Marten. In keeping with the need to improve our citizens standard of living Heyliger-Marten said on Sunday that “big businesses, especially supermarkets such as Carrefour, Cost U Less and PRIME, can generate increased economic activity for themselves while enhancing their service to customers, especially senior citizens and physically challenged.”

“Think about the elderly man with a disability that lives in St Read more

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Draft 2020 Budget Submitted To Cft

Interim Finance Minister Ardwell Irion.

PHILIPSBURG--The 2020 budget is one step closer to becoming a reality, as it was submitted to the Committee for Financial Supervision CFT on Wednesday, January 22. This was confirmed by interim Finance Minister < Read more

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Sarah: Partial Payment From Uts Sale Not Sufficiently Addressed

Sarah Wescot-Williams

PHILIPSBURG--United Democrats (UD) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams has weighed in on what she calls the recent squeezing of NAf Read more

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Will Na-Up Prioritize The Eradication Of Poverty, Asks The Consumers Coalition

Claire Elshot and Raymond Jessurun of the St. Maarten Consumers Coalition.

PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Consumers Coalition voiced their concerns with the new National Alliance (NA)-United People's Party (UP) coalition and their priority where it involves the eradication Read more

Jacobs Updates On Formation Process

Formateur Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Formateur and leader of the National Alliance (NA), interim Prime Minister Read more

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St. Martin To Host 24Th Conference Of Ultra-Peripheral Region Presidents

President Daniel Gibbs poses with other Presidents at the 2018 Gran Canaria CPRUP conference.

MARIGOT--St. Martin for the first time will be organizing and hosting the 24th Conference for the Presidents of the Rgions Ultra-Priphriques (CPRUP) February 5-7.

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ChildrenS Book About Irma To Be Launched January 31

Author Loekie Morales (left) and illustrator Penka Petkova showing copies of STORM.

COLE BAY--STORM, the newest spiritual child of author Loekie Morales, which has been published in the English language by Beyond Kultura Events (BKE) Foundation, will be introduced to the public during a book-launch ceremony at Pineapple Pete restaurant on Welfare Road in Cole Bay on Friday, January 31, at 7.00pm.

STORM describes Hurricane Irma as seen through the eyes of two boys from Belvedere and Dutch Quarter Read more

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ChildrenS Book About Irma Storm Launched Friday January 31 St

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – STORM, the newest spiritual child of author Loekie Morales, has been published in English by Beyond Kultura Events Foundation (BKE). Friday, January 31th BKE will host a public book launch at PineApple Pete in Cole Bay at 7.00 pm.

STORM describes Hurricane Irma through the eyes of two Sint Maarten boys from Belvedere
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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Eoc Emergency Operations Center Stakeholders

PhilipsburgLast week, in a meeting held with Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, National Disaster Coordinator Clive Richardson and all stakeholders (ESF Emergency Support Functions) of the EOC met to discuss the current state of affairs to address several concerns in regards to disaster management plans and tsunami evacuation plans.

Prime Minister Jacobs was able to receive several updates on the status of the disaster management plans already in place from the various stakeholders.

The Department of Communication (DCOMM), a department within the Ministry of General Affairs has already established a relationship with the community councils, public education and has plans to produce content in order to educate the community concerning Tsunami evacuations, said Prime Minister Jacobs.

It was decided that the EOC will meet every month in order to strengthen the disaster strategy collectively Read more

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Council Of Ministers Has Introductory Meeting With Integrity Chamber

PhilipsburgThe Council of Ministers met with the newly-established Integrity Chamber of Sint Maarten for an introductory meeting on Thursday, January 16. Present were the three current members Mrs. Rian Vogels, President, Mr. Rafael Boasman, member, and Mr. Hans Lodder, member as well as the Director of the Secretariat of the Integrity Chamber, Ms. Charna Pompier.

While Mr. Boasman and Mr. Lodder have been appointed by Sint Maarten since the beginning of 2019, Mrs. Vogels, a former senior judge with years of judicial background has been appointed as its first President in December of 2019 via Kingdom decree upon binding recommendation of the two Sint Maarten members and has recently assumed office as of January 2020 Read more

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St. Maarten Finance Minister Meets With Cbcs Supervisory Board

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – During the course of this week Minister of Finance, the honorable Ardwell Irion met with member of the supervisory board of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS) Dennis Richardson, and with the board of the CBCS. During these meetings, an update was provided on the latest developments with the emphasis on the solvency of the Giro Bank and actions taken by the CBCS, and the proposal of the increase of the license fee for Curacao in connection herewith.

It must be emphatically stated that St Read more

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Naf. 1.9 Million From Treasury For Justice Workers Back Pay

Justice Minister Egbert Jurendy Doran.

PHILIPSBURG--Interim Justice Minister Egbert Jurendy Doran appears to have delivered on a pledge made to Justice workers in St Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Eoc Stakeholders

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs held a meeting with National Disaster Coordinator Clive Richardson and all Emergency Support Function (ESF) stakeholders of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) last week to discuss the current state of affairs and address several concerns in regard to disaster management plans and tsunami eva Read more

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