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Youth Entrepreneurs Visit Atlanta With Islandpreneur

St. Maarten youth entrepreneurs and videographer Julia Grigg at Creative Media Industries Institute at Georgia State University with director and award-winning film-maker Jeasy Segal.

PHILIPSBURG--The winners of the National Youth Pitch Competition Upcycl and young entrepreneur Giomara Olivacce embarked on an enriching journey to Atlanta, Georgia, participating in the inaugural Islandpreneur Summer Entrepreneurial Exchange (ISEE) programme.

Representing Milton Peters College, Isaiah Peterson, Jael Jong a Lock and Kymora Reed, and winner of the International Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (2021) spent a week in Atlanta learning about its entrepreneurial ecosystem, meeting with founders and investors, and exploring the uniqueness of Atlanta through a variety of curated attractions.

Atlanta boasts more than 40 innovation hubs and houses global giants like Delta, Coca-Cola and BitPay Read more

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Fire safety exercise.

BONAIRE--After passing the Boatmaster three training courses in Bonaire, agents of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee KMar and the Dutch Caribbean Police Force KPCN can work as skippers of the new patrol vessel that is expected to be launched in October.

During the eight-day training course, participants learned to operate the vessel, how to fight fires and general theory Read more

Sustainable Elderly Care Covered In Conference Held On Bonaire

Attendees at the Elderly Care Conference.

 BONAIRE--A mini-conference on sustainable elderly care took place in Bonaire on June 29 covering topics on quality of care, prevention and collaboration between partners in the care supply chain.

The event was organised by Fringe/Kennemerhart and Health and Youth Caribbean Netherlands ZJCN.

Almost all the organisations involved with elderly care were present and took part in various working groups Read more

Extension Of Water Supply Agreement Signed Between Vsa And Seven Seas Water Group

From left: Seven Seas Water Group Lead Project Engineer Lester Bryan and Managing Director Franklyn Richards, with VSA Minister Omar Ottley.

 ~ GEBE saving $400,000 annually ~

 PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley in collaboration with GEBE N.V Read more

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Pm: If No Agreement On Refinancing Covid Loans, Repayment Will Be Postponed By A Year

PM Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--If an agreement between St. Maarten and the Netherlands on how the COVID liquidity support loans will be refinanced is not reached by the mid-July deadline, the repayment will be postponed by a year.

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Ohndhae Marlin: It Is Time For Me To Step Forward To Strengthen Na

Cloyd Ohndhae Marlin took the baton from his father William Marlin on Saturday.

PHILIPSBURG--Cloyd Ohndhae Marlin officially launched his political career on Saturday. His father, Member of Parliament (MP) William Marlin, passed on the baton of political leadership and his black book of political knowledge to his son, affectionately known as Ohndhae.

In his speech, Marlin senior paused for a moment of silence in honour of the late Edgar Lynch, a local political icon, and said: I am sure a fathers pride is measured in moments like this one, but even more than pride is the confidence that I am passing the baton to competent hands that will make St Read more

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Drinking Water Treatment Unit Inaugurated By Eeasm

MARIGOT--The water authority tablissement des Eaux et de lAssainissement EEASM and its President Raphal Sanchez inaugurated a new temporary mobile drinking water unit at the Galisbay water production plant on Friday.

This is the first step in the rehabilitation of the plant undertaken by EEASM and the Collectivit, which should enable production to be increased to meet the territory's needs while enabling safety work to be carried out at the plant. A detailed presentation on the mobile units technology and advanced features was given by a team of experts on site.

Sanchez was accompanied by Prfet Vincent Berton, new EEASM Director Sbastien Gallego and SAUR Saint-Martin Director Mlissa Nicolas.

This cutting-edge technology will enable us to meet our needs to minimise the water consumption of our territory as much as possible, said Sanchez in his speech Read more

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