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Rolando Brison Is Appointed Tourism Authority Director

By Andrew Dick

PHILIPSBURG--Young local businessman Rolando Brison has been appointed Director of the recently-established St. Maarten Tourism Authority (STA). He signed a one-year contract with Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) Ingrid Arrindell in the presence of Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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Hanson Has First Meeting With Secretary-General

MARIGOT--President Aline Hanson had her first working meeting with the Préfecture’s new Secretary-General and Sous-Préfet, Thierry Mahler, on Tuesday.

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El Pm Espera El Parlamento Comience Debates Sobre “Saltos Barco” Y El Voto De Estudiantes En El Extranjero

Traducción Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG.- El primer ministro William Marlin, reveló que las enmiendas al proyecto de ley para introducir cambios a la constitución, pertinente a enfrentar el caso de “abandono del barco”, y si los estudiantes sanmartinianos en el extranjero obtienen el derecho a votar; será presentado al Parlamento para su debate y posterior aprobación.

Sin embargo, admitió que, incluso si el Parlamento aprobara estos cambios a tiempo para las elecciones del 26 de septiembre, no existe la certeza de que estos se llevarán a efecto, ya que tendrían que ser aprobados por el Consejo de Ministros del Reino Read more

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Coci: Land Granted By Lake, Not Connor

PHILIPSBURG--It was former Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Maurice Lake, who granted St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) a parcel of land in the vicinity of the ring road, and not former Minister < Read more

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La Vida Bella Ends Health & Beauty Workshop On High Note

CAY HILL/COLE BAY – La Vida Bella Day Spa ended their Health & Beauty Workshop on July 25. The Spa was able to host it first annual summer camp for 20 young ladies ages 12 to 18 years old.

“In an attempt to give back to our community and also involve our youth in a positive and dynamic environment, the spa decided to design a one-week program, where different companies and components would be involved and share their different skills/expertise with these young ladies. The program started on July 18, and was held at the Asha Stephens Hillside Christian School in Cay Hill from 10:00am to 4:00pm,” a press release said.

The ladies had an intense and interactive week that consisted of health, beauty, etiquette, self-marketing, motivation and life coaching, fitness and activity awareness, health and hygiene day to day practices Read more

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Prime Minister Accuses Former Vromi Minister Of Signing Over Land To Chamber Of Commerce

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Prime Minister with the responsibility for General Affairs, the Honorable William Marlin is accusing the former Minister of VROMI, Claret Corner of illegally signing over the land in the vicinity of Lekebek and the LB Scot Sports Auditorium over the Chamber of Commerce.

According to the Prime Minist Read more

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Unep Hosts Meeting Of Pollution Experts In Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme (UNEP CEP) is hosting a meeting of national, regional and international Experts for discussions that will lead to the development of the region’s first State of Marine Environment Report for the Caribbean Sea.

Over 30 experts from Governments, Research Institutions and Specialized Agencies will meet in Kingston, Jamaica from 15-17 August, 2016 to share their experiences, challenges and lessons learned from developing similar assessment reports.

According to Mr Read more

International Youth Day With “Open House” At Soil In Betty’S Estate

Betty’s estate, St. Martin - The International Youth Day (IYD) will be celebrated here at the SoIL cultural venue on Alamanda Drive 1 and LB Scot Road on Friday, August 12, said educator Rhoda Arrindell.

The Source of Inspiration and Learning (SoIL) youth and cultural facility will host an “open house” from 5 pm until – to celebrate IYD with “games, music, movies, and socializing,” according to the youth organizers.

The SoIL youth membership is also offering food and drinks to raise funds for the venue’s ongoing youth-oriented and cultural activities, said Arrindell.

“We’re inviting the young and young at heart to celebrate with our island’s youth on this UN-designated day Read more

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International Youth Day With “Open House” At Soil In Betty’S Estate.

BETTY’S ESTATE:---The International Youth Day (IYD) will be celebrated here at the SoIL cultural venue on Alamanda Drive 1 and LB Scot Road on Friday, August 12, said educator Rhoda Arrindell.
The Source of Inspiration and Learning (SoIL) youth and the cultural facility will host an “open house” from 5 pm until – to celebrate IYD with “games, music, movies, and socializing,” according to the youth organizers.
The SoIL youth membership is also offering food and drinks to raise funds for the venue’s ongoing youth-oriented and cultural activities, said Arrindell.
“We’re inviting the young and young at heart to celebrate with our island’s youth on this UN-designated day Read more

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Pm Hopes To Begin Debate In Parliament Ship Jumping, Overseas Students Voting

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister William Marlin has disclosed that amendments to the draft law to change the constitution pertaining to “ship jumping,” and whether or not St. Maarten students overseas should vote, will appear before Parliament for debate and subsequent approval.

However, he admitted that even if Parliament approved these changes in time for the September 26 elections, there is no certainty it will take effect, as it still has to be approved by the Kingdom Council of Ministers Read more

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Gov’T Looking To Retrieve Overdue Taxes From Smmc To Supplement 2017 Revenue

PHILIPSBURG – The Government of St. Maarten will be looking at ways to increase government revenue so as to meet targets ahead of the 2017 island budget.

Minister of Finance Richard Gibson in Wednesday’s, August 10, Council of Ministers press briefing identified two steps by the government to supplement the budget. One is casino fees indexation and the other is retrieving overdue taxes estimated at NAf Read more

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Gibson Working On Resolving Division Of Assets Issue

PHILIPSBURG РMinister of Finance Richard Gibson was expected to meet with his counterpart in Cura̤ao on Wednesday, August 10, in Cura̤ao to finalize matters pertaining to the division of assets between St. Maarten and Cura̤ao, and for St. Maarten to gets its fair share.

Minister Gibson was expected to leave the island on Wednesday to meet with the Minister overnight and return to St. Maarten on Thursday morning – less than 24 hours later Read more

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Dp Thanks Minister Lee For Delivering “Real Change”

PHIIPSBURG – The Democratic Party (DP) is very proud of Health Minister Emil Lee for his efforts in making the development of a new hospital a transparent process.

Member of Parliament (MP) and Leader of DP Sarah Wescot-Williams is pleased that the people of St Read more

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Minister Lee Clarifies Plan For New Hospital

PHILIPSBURG--Responding to concerns about several misconceptions regarding the development of a new hospital, Minister of Public Health Emil Lee provided clarity in the Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Friday, August 12th, 2016, is International Youth Day (IYD), as declared by the United Nations. This day presents an opportunity for every country to assess their investment in and commitment to their young people.

The IYD will be commemorated on Sint Maarten by having a Youth Congress, to be held on Friday, August 12th from 1:00-5:00pm at the University of St. Martin in Philipsburg, hosted by the Sint Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) Read more

Amendment To St. Maarten’S Constitution Sent To Parliament.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin announced on Wednesday that the amendments that have to be made to St. Maarten’s constitution were sent to the parliament of St. Maarten for the house to schedule a meeting to debate it. The amendment is aimed at curtailing ship-jumping.
Marlin said he does not know if the Parliament of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Labor Emil Lee confirmed on Wednesday that he has been getting complaints about the OPCs that are mostly residents of the French side that are operating throughout the Dutch side illegally. The Minister said that these persons have been harassing the island’s visitors and the workers of his department are not responsible for arresting people that are working illegally on the island, that he said falls under the Justice Ministry.
Minister Lee said he also gets complaints that some store owners on Front Street have very aggressive sales people on the road that does not allow the tourists to walk and shop at their own free will Read more

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Finance Minister Will Be Meeting With Curacao Finance Minister To Discuss St. Maarten’S Shares On The Division Assets.

Dutch Government did not live up to its promise to send Curacao Minister of Finance a letter on the Division of Assets.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Richard Gibson is planning to travel to Curacao as early as Wednesday to meet with the Minister of Finance there to further discuss the division of assets and the amounts of monies owed to St. Maarten. Gibson told reporters last week that the Dutch Government had promised to send a letter to Curacao Finance Minister but to date, they have not done so even though he has been in touch with them to remind them of the promises made to St Read more

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Dp Thanks Minister Lee For Delivering Real Change

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The Democratic Party is very proud of Minister Lee for his efforts to making the development of a new hospital a transparent process. Member of Parliament and Leader of the DP Sarah Wescot-Williams is pleased that the people of Sint Maarten will now be able to receive the needed healthcare services they deserve in addition to reducing referrals abroad which will also keep money circulating in our economy and allows loved ones to be with each other during their medical treatments.

The announcement of the winning bidder on Sunday August 2nd signals the start of building the long awaited new Sint Maarten General hospital Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. told reporters on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that the St. Maarten Medical Center owes the government of St. Maarten over NAF.7M in back taxes.
The Finance Minister said that SMMC was unable to pay their taxes over the past years and hopefully when the current building and land is sold to the company that will construct the new hospital, the government of St Read more

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La Compañía Inso Seleccionada Para Las Negociaciones De Construcción Del Nuevo Hospital

Traducida por Máximo Castro

Philipsburg, St. Maarten.- El proceso de licitación para la construcción del nuevo Centro Médico en el que tres empresas presentaron sus ofertas culminó con la elección de la empresa INSO que tiene su sede en Italia.

Un equipo “tripartita”, integrado por SMMC SZV y el Ministerio de VSA y que está encargado de la construcción del nuevo hospital anunció el domingo que la empresa INSO había sido seleccionada para las negociaciones del contrato luego de que las ofertas fueran revisadas por cinco equipos de evaluación independientes.

La compañía presentó una oferta de U $ S 59.578.655 y obtuvo una puntuación de clasificación de 165.4 de 200.

El equipo “tripartita estuvo representada por el ministro de VSA, Emile Lee, Glen Carty de SZV y Kees Klarenbeek de SMMC Read more

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Hope Falls Short, Other Four Parties Make Ballot

POND ISLAND--Helping Our People Excel (HOPE) fell short on Tuesday of the 146 signatures needed to get on the ballot for the September 26 Parliamentary election. HOPE was 80 signatures short of making it to the ballot at 4:00pm.

Ombudsman Presents List Of Civil Servant Bottlenecks

PHILIPSBURG--Ombudsman Nilda Arduin recently presented Prime Minister William Marlin with a summary of bottlenecks identified by civil servants during workshops hosted by the Ombudsmen of the kingdom held June 27 and 28.

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Former Vdsm Head Is Released, Still A Suspect

PHILIPSBURG--Former head of St. Maarten National Security Service VDSM J.A.J.R. (41), suspected of embezzlement and money-laundering, has been released from pre-trial detention, the Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed. He is still a suspect in the open investigation and is required to cooperate with the Prosecutor’s Office.

  The former head was released from the custody of the National Detectives last week Friday. He was arrested by National Detectives with assistance of police on July 19 Read more