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PHILIPSBURG:---- The ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labor (Ministry VSA) is currently looking for ways to improve labor compliance. In respect to this, Minister of VSA, Emil Lee, along with members of his cabinet, made a visit to the prosecutor’s office on Friday, March 18th, 2016.
According to Minister Lee, “Compliance with the law should be realistic, practical and the path of least resistance” Read more

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Vsa Ministry Intends To Increase Labour Compliance

PHILIPSBURG – The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) is currently looking at ways to improve labor compliance. In relation to this, Minister of VSA Emil Lee, along with members of his cabinet, made a visit to the Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, March 18.

According to Minister Lee, “Compliance with the law should be realistic, practical and the path of least resistance.” The Ministry is planning a campaign to increase labour law compliance.

In preparation for this campaign to increase compliance, a number of activities are being looked into, including procedures related to issuing an official report or procès-verbal (PV) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Labor, and Health Emil Lee announced on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that inspectors found a business place that was operating without a business license and that business place had 15 persons in their employment, 11 of which are undocumented.
The Minister has issued a call on businesses that are having a hard time getting their licenses because he is more than willing to look into the policies and procedures Read more

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Fritz Pantophlet Improves Quality Of Life With New Custom Wheelchair

PHILIPSBURG – In line with SZV 3.0, the Health Department of SZV is one of the many departments within the organization that has been making structural changes towards improving the quality of service and customer satisfaction experience. With the introduction of a dedicated ABVZ team last summer, the department has been able to increase efficiency in processing requests from customers with special needs, and acquire exceptional long-term medical expenses.

Fritz Pantophlet, a well-known customer at SZV, was recently presented with a new custom-made wheelchair Read more

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CFT advices all political parties to follow the same framework when preparing budgets.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The board of the CFT felt that St. Maarten has made the right turn around, by accepting the advices and recommendations when they prepared the draft 2016 budget that reflects the real income of the country. Chairman of the CFT Age Bakker said St. Maarten attained its country status the budgets were not balanced and instead St. Maarten incurred huge debts with APS, and USZV. Bakker said because of that they advised the Kingdom Council last September to give St Read more

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Lions Health Fair A Great Success

PHILIPSBURG – The 8th annual Lion Rudy Hoeve Health and Wellness Fair, organized by the St. Maarten Lions Club on Saturday, March 5, at the Festival Village was a great success.

Lions Health and Wellness Fair Organizer Lion Wally Havertong stated, “The Lions Club would like to thank through this medium all stakeholders who took part in the Fair for offering their expertise, information and services to the public of St. Maarten free of charge. The club would also like to thank the general public that came out in great numbers to make use of these services, information and various tests that were offered Read more

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President Gumbs: “It Is On”~

PHILIPSBURGl:---- On Saturday March 5, 2016 the Democratic Party of St. Maarten continues to renew itself with a new board. Solution minded and ready to build upon the DP's proven track record of transparency and the solid principles of Open Government. Headed by new President Marinka Gumbs; Secretary Jude Piper, Treasurer Giselle York, and members Jim Rosen, Vida Boyrard, Juliette Piper, Michelle Martina and Quinton Marlin Read more

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Jetblue Donates “Sweet Cases” To Szv

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – Social and Health Insurances (SZV) has become the latest recipient of JetBlue’s “sweet case” on Friday, March 4.

JetBlue donated 14 “sweet cases” (duffle bags), decorated by JetBlue staff members filled with stuffed animals, coloring books, crayons, and a toothbrush with a timer. The bags were presented to SZV in the presence of Minister of Public Health Emil Lee Read more

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Cps Concludes Investigation Into Norovirus Outbreak. All Hotels To Be Instructed To Have A Norovirus Control Plan.

GREAT BAY(DCOMM):---  Dr. Virginia Asin Oostburg, Head of the Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a government department under the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, on Sunday said, the investigation into the Norovirus outbreak at Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino has been concluded.

Norovirus gastroenteritis, is a common disease worldwide affecting all age groups and often causing outbreaks. The Norovirus symptoms are: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, myalgia, headache, malaise, fever, or a combination of several of these symptoms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Social & Health Insurances (SZV) has become the latest recipient of JetBlue’s ‘sweet cases’ on Friday, March 4th, 2016.
JetBlue donated fourteen ‘sweet cases’ (duffle bags), decorated by JetBlue staff members filled with stuffed animals, coloring books, crayons, and a toothbrush with a timer. The bags were presented to the SZV in the presence of the Minister of Public Health, Emil Lee Read more

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Minister Lee Attends Lion’S Health And Wellness Fair

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Wally Havertong and Lion’s President Eldert Louisa gave Minister of Health Emil Lee, a personal tour of the 8th annual Lion Rudy Hoeve Health and Wellness Fair.

Over 25 organizations, foundations, health care providers and health support groups participated in the event as well as numerous professionals Read more

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Lions Health And Wellness Fair This Saturday

PHILIPSBURG – All is set for the St. Maarten Lions Club’s 8th annual Lion Rudy Hoeve Health and Wellness Fair scheduled for this Saturday, March 5, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Festival Village in Philipsburg.

Twenty five organizations, foundations, health care providers, health support groups as well as professionals, will occupy some 40 booths, and a conference room to present to the general public a vast variety of health care services, tests, information and also information on wellness.

The community is also invited to visit the presentations in the conference room of the Festival Village on: “Adequate administering of prescribed medication” and “Building a lifestyle in accordance with the medication you use.” This presentation will be provided from 10:30am to 12:30pm by Pharmacist Dick Luttekes.

At 2:00pm Civil Law Notary Meredith Boekhoudt will speak on “How, why and when to make a will,” and also on changes in the Inheritance Law Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Essilor Vision Foundation is committed to eliminating poor vision and its lifelong consequences, and to providing underprivileged people the opportunity to live a better life through better sight. Since 2008 the Essilor Vision Foundation has provided more than 690,000 screenings to individuals in need with the help of many partners.

As part of a collaborative initiative with the Kidz at Sea Foundation, Essilor’s Dr. Howard Purcell with 8 team members arrived on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- All is set for the St. Maarten Lions Club’s 8th Annual Lion Rudy Hoeve Health & Wellness Fair scheduled for this Saturday March 5th 2016 from 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM at the Festival Village in Philipsburg. Twenty five(25) organizations, foundations, health care providers, health support groups as well as professionals will occupy some 40 booths and a conference room to present to the general public a vast variety of health care services, tests, information and also information on wellness.

The community is also invited to visit the presentations in the conference room of the Festival Village on: Adequate administering of prescribed medication and building a lifestyle in accordance with the medication you use Read more

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Little Opposition To 2016 Draft Budget

MP Tamara Leonard: “I feel like we have to take a hit too.” Photo Today / Milton Pieters

St. Maarten News – The parliament seemed to be going in record tempo through the debate about the draft 2016 budget yesterday. By 6.35 p.m. all speakers had put in their two cents in the first round; only nine MPs used their right to address the issue Read more

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For Development New Hospital: Szv Signs Consulting Contract With Royalhaskoningdhv

Standing: Henk de Zeeuw. From left: Minister Emil Lee, Glen Carty, Eduard Boonstra and Robert Jan James. Photo contributed

St. Maarten – Social and Health Insurances SZV signed a consulting contract on Friday with Dutch engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV as part of the first phase of the development of the new national hospital of St Read more

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Szv Signs Consulting Contract With Engineering Firm For National Hospital Of St. Maarten

~St. Maarten is one step closer to getting a general hospital~

 PHILIPSBURG – On Friday, February 26, Social and Health Insurances SZV signed a consulting contract with Dutch engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV as part of the first phase of development of the new national hospital of St. Maarten. Royal HaskoningDHV was one of the four companies that submitted proposals as part of a bidding process managed by KPMG.

Present at the signing were Minister of Public Health Emil Lee, Interim Director of SZV Glen Carty, Supervisory Board member of St Read more

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Mps Pepper Ministers With Questions In Budget Debate

Independent MP Leona Marlin-Romeo (standing) speaks in the budget debate on Monday.

 PHILIPSBURG--The 2016 draft budget was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Richard Gibson on Monday morning in Parliament House. Members of Parliament (MPs), who had up to 90 minutes to speak, peppered the Council of Ministers with a barrage of questions spanning from the budget and Government policies to general topics of interest.

  The seven Ministers, who all made presentations about the working of their Ministries on Monday, will be back in Parliament today, Tuesday, starting at 2:00pm to deliver answers to the questions from MPs Read more

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