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Exclusive:--- Uszv Trying To Force Father Of Baby Polanco To Sign Out Of St. Maarten And Sign In The Netherlands For The Dutch To Provide Medicare Of Their Child. (Updated)

Arrindell said he is a Civil Servant and under no circumstances, he will sign out of his country to burden the Dutch with St. Maarten failures, SZV reacts.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The parents of “Baby Polanco” Oliver Vincent Arrindell aka Bolo and Basilla Polanco who is currently in the Netherlands since January 15th 2017 informed SMN News on Friday morning that since he reached out to SMN News and the Minister of Plenipotentiary, Henrietta Doran York, USZV managed to find him an apartment for one month “until April 16th.
Arrindell said he was contacted on Thursday and was told to go and see a house which he did and also accepted because he did not go to the Netherlands for a “joy ride” but instead to seek medical treatment for his son who became handicapped due to gross negligence at the St Read more

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Victorious Living’S Leadership Workshop With Nelson Els Leaves Lasting Impact.

Cay Hill:--- St. Martin: On Saturday, March 4th, The Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School in Cay Hill came alive with 65 leaders and aspiring leaders ranging from 13 to 70 years who eagerly and thankfully digested the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, by John Maxwell, facilitated by certified John Maxwell Coach, Nelson Els.
Victorious Living Foundation, who hosted this transformational leadership workshop and mastermind, is pleased with the growing interest among the St Read more

Jacobs Calls On Women To Make ‘Business To Strengthen Society’

PHILIPSBURG--“Women, let’s make it our business to strengthen our society one woman, one man and one child at a time.” This was the rallying call of Education and Culture Minister Silveria Jacobs in her International Women’s Day (IWD) message.

  Jacobs said in the Council of Ministers Press Briefing on Wednesday that as the world marks IWD “let us pledge to honour women for the role they play in society every day and strive to raise a nation of strong men and women passionate about the progress of this country we call Oualichi, St Read more

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Cibc Firstcaribbean Takes A “Bold” Action On International Women’S Day.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Women in St. Maarten were challenged to take bold action to challenge social rules and break down sexist barriers. The advice came from attorney Dagmar Daal as she spoke as part of a panel discussion to mark International Women’s Day held at the Phillipsburg branch of CIBC FirstCaribbean on Wednesday, March 8. Daal encouraged women to create their own bold moments by taking action challenging social rules and perceptions and break sexist barriers.

Annually, the day provides a unique occasion to take actions that motivate and encourage significant change for women Read more

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Marlin Says Change In Entire Pss Structure Needed For It To Survive

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin says the entire structure of Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) needs to change in order for the organisation to survive.

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Lee: Businesses To Prepare For Intensified Inspections

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Emil Lee announced at Wednesday’s weekly Council of Ministers press briefing that the Inspectorate of VSA will begin with an intensified schedule for inspections.

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Carol Voges Elected As President Of Executive Committee During Ministerial Conference

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – On their recent working visit to Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten William Marlin, Minister Plenipotentiary Henrietta Doran-York, Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs Hensley Plantijn, and the rest of the St Read more

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Vlf’S Leadership Workshop With Nelson Els Leaves Lasting Impact

CAY HILL – On Saturday, March 4, the Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School in Cay Hill came alive with 65 leaders and aspiring leaders ranging from 13 to 70 years, who eagerly and thankfully digested the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, by John Maxwell, facilitated by certified John Maxwell Coach Nelson Els.

Victorious Living Foundation (VLF), who hosted this transformational leadership workshop and mastermind, is pleased with the growing interest among the St Read more

Minister Silveria Jacobs Address On International Women’S Day

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On this International Women’s Day, I would like to wish all women and girls a Happy International Women’s Day, especially the women of St. Maarten. St. Maarten is also historically known as Oualichi, which means Land of Strong Women.

The women of our land are also indeed strong. I must honor all women of influence, women in leadership in our homes, schools, churches, in the community and in government for the role they play in raising and shaping our tiny island nation.

Being the only female Minister amongst the men, I am deeply honored to be a woman, one of Oualichi descent, proud to be your voice and represent you – to bring the woman’s perspective to the floor Read more

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Parliament’S Right To Question Government

One of Parliament’s roles is to supervise the functioning of government. And one of its tools to carry out this supervisory function is the right to ask questions as laid down in article 62 of the Constitution.

This entails parliamentarians submitting their queries in writing to the government via the President of Parliament. Article 63 of the Constitution mentions that a Member of Parliament may also invite the ministers to provide information. Article 62 of the Rules of Order of Parliament states that this invitation will be considered by the President of Parliament, if it is supported by at least one other member of parliament Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin Attends 15Th Oct-Eu Forum

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – During his working visit in Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten William Marlin, and the rest of the St. Maarten delegation attended the 15th OCT-EU Forum.

The core objective of this forum was to bring together the OCT Authorities with their Member State, members from the European Commission, members from the European Parliament, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and when appropriate as in this case, members of the Outermost Regions and other Regional Organizations for dialogue.

During the Forum, the Joint Position on the guiding principles of the post 2020 EU-OCT partnership and Political Declarations of the OCTA Ministerial Conference the previous day, were presented to the European Commission.

A panel was also convened at the political level where Prime Minister of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Taxi drivers that are operating in Philipsburg and are not members of the Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association (DSTA) plans to take action if government does not intervene to preserve their livelihood
Some of the taxi drivers gathered on Wednesday morning planning how to deal with a situation the DSTA started on Tuesday. The drivers said on Tuesday the DSTA began putting orange bands on the hands of the tourists and informed them that they are not to use any other taxi on the island Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- One of Parliament’s roles is to supervise the functioning of government. And one of its tools to carry out this supervisory function is the right to ask questions as laid down in article 62 of the Constitution. This entails parliamentarians submitting their queries in writing to the government via the President of Parliament. Article 63 of the Constitution mentions that a Member of Parliament may also invite the ministers to provide information. Article 62 of the Rules of Order of Parliament states that this invitation will be considered by the President of Parliament if it is supported by at least one other member of parliament Read more

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ORANJESTAD:--- On their recent working visit to Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten, the Honourable Mr. William Marlin, the Minister Plenipotentiary, Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York, the Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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Prime Minister Talks Gender Equality In Iwd Message

PHILIPSBURG--“If, indeed, gender equality is a condition sine qua non to achieve good governance, shouldn’t we on St. Maarten, where good governance has become such a coveted political ideal, be bold and change our laws to guarantee equal representation for women in our public institutions,” said Prime Minister William Marlin in a message to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) today, Wednesday Read more

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Message Of Prime Minister William Marlin On International Women’S Day

Fellow St. Maarteners,

Residents of our beautiful island, and in particular, ALL the women of this land.

For over 100 years now, the world has been celebrating International Women’s Day, which began as a female workers’ struggle for shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. More than a century later, despite the great strides that we have made, gender equality, equal pay for equal work, and an end to violence, exploitation and oppression against women remain elusive in many parts of the world, including here on our beloved St Read more

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Non-Standard Forms Of Employment: A Feature Of The Contemporary World Of Work Also In The Caribbean 

 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ILO presented the 2016 Report on “Non-Standard Employment Around the World: Understanding Challenges, Shaping Prospects” to the Caribbean in the context of the 10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, February 23-24, Kingston, Jamaica.

The 17-Caribbean country delegations, including 11 Ministers of Labour, as well as employer and worker representatives, engaged in the discussion Read more

Mlk Starts Socafit Classes 

DUTCH QUARTER – The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School (MLK) has added SocaFit classes as part of its weekly activities. A select group of 15 students of the Group 7 and Group 8 classes was chosen to participate in this special physical activity.

“SocaFit is a fun yet extremely educational program that will ensure students are able to control their body and its movements. In line with the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) recent stance on the types of appropriate music during carnival, the school felt it appropriate to start this new initiative,” School Manager of the Dr Read more

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New Direction Releases Its List Of Candidates For Territorial Election

Jeanne Rogers-Vanterpool

MARIGOT--Jeanne Rogers-Vanterpool divulged her list of candidates for the March 19 Territorial Election at an event held in the Bridge Restaurant in Sandy Ground over the weekend.

All of the eight parties were required to submit their lists to the Prefecture by the 6:00pm deadline on March 3 Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---- Minister Plenipotentiary Doran-York once again commemorated International Women’s Day in The Hague, by honoring 12 ladies, for their individual achievements and also for their contribution towards the People of Sint Maarten living in the Netherlands.
Minister Doran-York stated in her presentation, that she has been made aware, and has also experienced where persons of the Islands, who have been residing in The Netherlands for a very long period, have been going beyond the call of duty, to assist others in need of such especially students and newcomers.
“”This evening, I am honored to have in our midst a group of distinguished Ladies, who throughout their years here in the Netherlands, have stood out in various ways.
I salute these Ladies because of the many lives that they have touched in a very special way, from the elderly, right down to the students Read more

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Cole Bay:---- Miss Mature Carnival Queen 2016; Norrisa Anatol, organized a workshop for all 2017 delegates taking part in Posh Production’s Queen Pageants. This event was held on Saturday 4th March 2017 at Carl N Sons Conference Room in Cole Bay. The workshop entitled, "Queen Whip 2017," 8amcommenced 8 and ended at 5pm where Anatol gathered St. Martin’s finest professionals in their respective fields to share much-needed tips to the delegates in preparation for the pageants.

The topics covered at the workshop included; Public Speaking, Posture and Walk, Health and Fitness, Dressing, Table Etiquette, Photography, Community Service and Makeup Application Read more

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Smsef Interscholastic Tournament Day 4.

11U: Learning Unlimited vs Sr. Regina Masters: 3 - 6.
Learning Unlimited Goal Scorers ? Connor Scripps # 24 (1), Frans Richardson #14 (1), Marshall Leone #2 (1).
Regina Masters Goal Scorers ? Remigius Macaya # 72 (2), Alexander Mulder # 59 (3), Noah Gummels # 23 (1).
The opening match of the SMSEF Interscholastic Tournament Day 5 saw Learning Unlimited 11U facing Sr Read more

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Parliament Staff Take Oath Of Office

PHILIPSBURG--Civil servants attached to the Secretariat of Parliament took an oath of office before Parliament Chairwoman Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams on Friday.

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Consistency Rewarded At Culture Time Awards

PHILIPSBURG--Winners at the 2016 Annual Culture Time (ACT) Awards were rewarded for consistency in their various fields. Hosts Fabian Badejo and Rhoda Arrindell announced the winners in eighteen categories on Sunday, during the hour-long cultural programme which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

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