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Mp Leonard Request An Urgent Meeting To Tackle The Issue Of Laborers From Abroad

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten —Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard of the United People’s Party (UP) will along with the Assistance of other MPs request an urgent meeting of Parliament with the Hon. Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, E Read more

A Manifesto Or A Governing Program?

Two major documents play a pivotal role in the electoral process. They are a party’s political program, popularly known as the manifesto and the governing accord which we call the governing program. By law parties are obliged to present a manifesto, but people expect a governing program.

One of the legal requirements to be able to establish a political party is, that the party’s Articles of Incorporation must include the commitment “to publish a political programme in good time before the elections” Read more

Mp Leonard Calls Minister Of Vsa To Parliament.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard of the United People’s Party (UP) will along with the Assistance of other MPs request an urgent meeting of Parliament with the Hon. Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, E Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Two major documents play a pivotal role in the electoral process. They are a party’s political program, popularly known as the manifesto and the governing accord which we call the governing program. By law, parties are obliged to present a manifesto, but people expect a governing program.

One of the legal requirements to be able to establish a political party is, that the party’s Articles of Incorporation must include the commitment “to publish a political programme in good time before the elections” Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Across the length and breadth of Sint Maarten citizens are concurring that former Prime Minister William Marlin had it correct and best understands governance. Yet again William-Marlin has shown that his choices were in the best interest of the people of Sint Maarten. Citizens were heard chiding “I told you William-Marlin know the right thing”.

William Marlin expressed that he was always confident of the ruling given by the Kingdom, responding to the news that the Kingdom Government had turned down the request of Interim Prime Minister Mrs Read more

POND ISLAND:--- The challenges being faced by InselAir airlines from Curacao and PAWA Dominicana airlines in the Dominican Republic, has the full attention of Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Cornelius de Weever.

The Minister received reports about the groun Read more

“Girls On The Move” (G.O.M. Team) Interviews Mp George Pantophlet

Philipsburg, St. Maarten — Today, Saturday, January 27th 2018, “Girls on the Move” (G.O.M. Team), announced that their first interview with MP George Pantophlet – candidate #7 on the National Alliance political party will go live at 7:30 p.m Read more

Kingdom Council Refuse To Intervene In St. Maarten Election Process.

The Hague/PHILIPSBURG:--- The Kingdom Council of Ministers in a letter dated January 25th, 2018 to Interim Prime Minister Leona Marlin Romeo states that the Kingdom Council will not handle her request to annul the February 26th snap elections.
The letter which was written R.W Knops outlined the consequences of annulling the snap elections, he advised Marlin Romeo that annulment under these circumstances will lead to a further delay of the elections which does not correspond with her stance on the electoral process where she indicated that it should not be disturbed Read more

State Secretary Knops To Pm Marlin-Romeo: Elections Must Go On

Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Leona Romeo Marlin

THE HAGUE/PHILIPSBURG — In a letter dated January 25 addressed to the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, Leona Marlin-Romeo, Dutch State Secretary Raymond Knops turned down the request of the Sint Maarten Government to have the dissolution decree discussed in a Kingdom Council meeting with the intention to have it annulled.

On behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK), State Secretary Knops writes to PM Marlin-Romeo: “In your letter you express reservations about the legality of the National Decree concerning the dissolution of the States Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Jorien Wuite strongly encourages all organizations, especially all schools, sport, and cultural organizations to register with the SXM Doet campaign and make use of the up to $1000 available to execute a project of their choosing.

SXM Doet is scheduled to take place on March 9th and 10th Read more

Judge Ruled In Favor Of Two More Police Inspectors, Government Have 4 Weeks To Regulate Scales.

~ Lyndon Lewis continues on the path of seeking justice and equality for his colleagues.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The court of First Instance ruled in favor of two police inspectors on Friday, they are Guzman Williams and Orlando Meyers. Both officers have been serving the Korps Politie for almost two decades but were denied their proper scales and salary Read more

Exclusive: Gebe Supervisory Board Splits, Several Members Of The Sbod Acting Unethical.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The members of the Supervisory Board of GEBE could not stick together on Thursday when they met with CEO Kennrick Chittick and his lawyer Brenda Brooks. SMN News understands that most of the members of the SBOD abstained from voting since they are politically influenced.
Besides the split, SMN News understands that the chairman of the board Bienvenido Richardson found out that the recordings from all the SBOD meetings were leaked by the former Chairman Roy Marlin to the management board of GEBE Read more

El Parlamentario Brownbill Falla En Su Intento Por Evadir Acción Judicial En Su Contra

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten.- El parlamentario Chanel Brownbill, falló en su intento de evadir la justicia y no ser llevado a los tribunales por fraude fiscal.  Una sentencia del Tribunal Conjunto de Justicia falló en contra del parlamentario 20 de diciembre del año pasado, y la sentencia fue publicada el 15 de enero. La misma establece que el caso contra Brownbill puede continuar.  Brownbill, actualmente es candidato en la lista del Partido Demócrata Unido (UDP), tendrá que comparecer ante el tribunal el 7 de febrero.

La abogada de Brownbill, Safira Ibrahim, dijo a la corte en una audiencia a puertas cerradas en diciembre que su cliente había presentado una declaración de impuestos mientras tanto y que el fiscal debería esperar una decisión de la inspección tributaria antes de poder procesarla.

La sentencia acusa a Brownbill de mantener oculta una cantidad de $ 1,261,078 en los libros de su empresa Country Construction, cuya suma no fue informada y no presentó una declaración por sus ingresos Read more

Breaking News: Mp Brownbill’S Attempt To Evade Prosecution Fails

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Member of Parliament Chanel Brownbill has made an attempt to prevent that he would be dragged into court for tax fraud, but a ruling from the Common Court of Justice of December 20 of last year, published on January 15, shows that the case can continue. Brownbill – currently a candidate on the United Democrats Party (UDP) list – will have to appear in court on February 7. 

Brownbill’s attorney Safira Ibrahim told the court in a closed-door hearing in December that her client has filed a tax return in the meantime and that the prosecutor ought to await  a decision from the tax inspectorate before it can prosecute.

The prosecution accuses Brownbill of keeping an amount of $1,261,078 in turnover off the books of his company Country Construction by not reporting it and by not filing a return for his income Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The people of Sint Maarten deserve much better than this, was the reaction of former Prime Minister William Marlin, to statements made by Interim Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo that she had sent a letter to the Kingdom Government regarding the National Decree to hold snap elections on February 26, 2018.
It is either that our Honourable Interim Prime Minister doesn’t have a clue as to how government really functions, or she is clearly and openly demonstrating that her cabinet doesn’t want to deal with his Excellency our Governor Drs Read more

Marinka Gumbs: The Way I See It….

As I ponder over the latest campaign rhetoric, coming out of the USP camp, I wonder about the use of some words and terms by the USP’s political leader. I want to give the author and the presenter of the latest USP release the benefit of the doubt, because surely had both these persons given any serious thought to the use of the word MANIPULATION, as an accusation directed to members of the United Democrats, the USP would have refrained from the word manipulation. Imagine, accusing others of manipulation and this coming from the one who is best known to have orchestrated the “Carnival Coupe” Read more

Incoming Coci Board Members

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry  will like to inform the general public that on January 17th, 2018, where the newest members of the COCI’s Board of Directors were sworn in after all of their credentials were confirmed and in order. Our new members have few words to give to the general public.

“I am very happy to be on the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors. I’ve been trying to be part of this board for a while now and I promise that I’ll do my best and work as hard as I can.” – Edsel Gumbs

“ I would like to thank everyone for welcoming him to the Board of Directors and that it will be a pleasure working along side everyone.” – Nikhil Kukreja

“ I would like to thank the board for the warmth he received at this first meeting Read more

Minister Wuite Hands Out Certificates To Students

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On Thursday, January 18th more than one hundred students from nine participating primary schools and afternoon care organizations received certificates of appreciation from Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Jorien Wuite at a small ceremony held in the courtyard of the Government Administration Building Read more

Great Bay:--- Minister of TEATT, the Honorable Cornelius de Weever, toured the Dr. A. C. Wathey Cruise Facility on Monday, June 22nd, accompanied by members of his cabinet. The aim of the Minister’s visit was to get a close-up view of the damage that Hurricanes Irma and Maria inflicted on the Harbor, the effects of this on business and the island’s economy, and the recovery plans of the Harbor.
Tom Van Kooten, CFO of St Read more

PHILIPSBURG - On Thursday, January 18th more than one hundred students from nine participating primary schools and afternoon care organizations received certificates of appreciation from Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Jorien Wuite at a small ceremony held in the courtyard of the Government Administration Building. The auction which took place in November as one of the pre-St Read more

PHILIPSBURG - Over the next two weeks a World Bank team will work with Government civil servants to identify priorities for the recovery and reconstruction of Sint Maarten. The team was welcomed by Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin on Friday and held its first meetings on Monday.

The World Bank team comprises of recovery program specialists and operations advisers Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday afternoon following an introductory meeting to assess the current state of the Postal Services Sint Maarten a delegation including the Minister of Justice Cornelius de Weever and Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin visited to the offices of the PSS to observe the working conditions and to better understand the severity of the financial situation that PSS finds itself in today.

Management of PSS and the SMCU union are on the same page and that is a positive sign Read more

‘Pure Reggae’ Kicks Off Sunday

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~ Featuring Remo & Barbwire Band ~

MIDDLE REGION, Sint Maarten — ‘Pure Reggae’, slated to bring good vibes that the entire family can enjoy, will kick off on Sunday, January 28, at Buccaneer Beach Bar with Remo and the Barbwire Band. An Xtratight production, in collaboration with Buccaneer Beach Bar, the event will be held every last Sunday and will feature different local artistes and bands.

‘Pure Reggae’, the brainchild of Music Producer Bertaux ‘Mr Read more

Video: Fire Department Responds To Two Cole Bay Fires Simultaneously On Tuesday

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GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Fire Department had its hands full on Tuesday morning having to simultaneously deal with two fires in Cole Bay.

The Fire Department responded with four fire trucks and two water trucks to a fire in a warehouse complex in Cole Bay.  The trucks arrived on the scene around 10.30am shortly after receiving the fire alarm.

The fire sent billowing black smoke into the air.  The cause of the fire after an investigation is a result of welding that was taking place on the roof of the building.  The warehouse belonged to a business and the building contained non-alcoholic beverages, lard (cooking oil), paper and Styrofoam containers.

Residents and businesses in the surrounding area were alerted by the Police to close windows and doors.  Within an hour the fire was brought under control and contained to the immediate warehouse where it started.

A lot of water was required to bring the fire under control.  Fire personnel used fire hydrants in the immediate area as well as two water trucks that it received from The Netherlands after the passing of Hurricane Irma and now forms part of the department’s firefighting assets.

On Tuesday afternoon fire crews remained at the scene to extinguish hot spots within the warehouse.  The department was assisted by the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Management (Ministry VROMI) with heavy equipment, which was used to clear burnt debris within the warehouse in order to reach hotspots.

Fire fighters were not able to enter the warehouse because one of the floors within the structure had partially collapsed, and due to the heat, cracks started to form in the outer walls with the high risk of a possible collapse.

The Fire Department while battling this blaze received another call on Tuesday morning for an electrical fire at Paradise Mall in Cole Bay.  A fire truck and crew responded from the Cay Hill Fire Station and this fire was promptly extinguished.

Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin and Minister of Justice Cornelius de Weever visited the scene of the fire in Cole Bay Tuesday night to get a first-hand view of the situation.

At the same time, the aforementioned would like to thank the Chief of the Fire Department and the staff of the Fire Department (men and women) for their successful actions in keeping the fire under control and preventing it from spreading to other nearby businesses.

The safety of the fire officers was of concern to the Prime Minister as she was informed that a floor in the building had collapsed Read more