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SANTA CLARA, CA.:--- Sint Maarten telephone company TELEM GROUP, represented by CEO Kendall Dupersoy and Senior IT Administrator Edgardo Lynch, were at DELL EMC Executive Briefing Center in Santa Clara California this week.

The briefing was focused on Digital Transformation, specifically the challenges and opportunities resulting from technology innovation.

The visit was facilitated by DELL EMC Regional Manager Jose Torres and Computech NV represented by its Managing Partners Jean Arnell, Alain Roper and Senior Systems Engineer Johann Charlery.

The DELL EMC Executive Briefing Center offers a hands-on environment for businesses and governments to discover the value of DELL EMC portfolio of products and services, specifically for next-generation Software-Defined Datacenters based on Hyper-Converged Infrastructures.

The state-of-the-art facility offers customized briefings on DELL EMC and partner technologies, and key design strategies relating to IT Transformation, Workforce Transformation, and required Security Transformation to better meet the specific needs.

The 2-day Strategy Briefing focused on DELL EMC current and future line of Networking, Servers, Storage and Disaster Recovery technologies as well as DELL EMC solution for Microsoft Azure Stack which delivers Azure functions and services on-premise.

“TELEM GROUP is embarking on major Digital Transformation initiative both internally and to support new customer needs Read more

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POND ISLAND:--- TelCell’s Breakthrough Youth Talent Show finals, held for the first time at the Harbour Facility, Saturday, is being hailed the biggest and best to date by show organizers and an emotion-packed audience.
Once again the performance brought the audience to its feet and some to tears, with all youngsters performing to a very high professional level - leaving the panel of judges with a lot of work to do to select the winning acts.

At the end of the night and into the early hours of Sunday morning the organizers announced this year’s TelCell Breakthrough Youth Talent Search winners in their respective categories as:

TelCell Breakthrough 2017 Winners
Sinatra Bauld – vocals; Shakim York – Rapping; Temaia Dennis - Spoken Word; Manukiell Edwards - Dance (Urban); Jeremiah David- dance (technique); Tyler Percival – Instruments.

This year second place finalists were also named:
Quon Gordon – Singing; Niky Jean Charles aka (Dice) – Rapping;
Timothy da Silva - Dance (Urban); Ingemar Arndell- Dance (technique);
Gershwin Busby – Instruments.

Individual Awards:
Most developed artist - Stefanas Waakzaam; Best team spirit - Roan Soriano;
Telcell SMS campaign - Temaia Denis; Most Creative Performance - Tyler Percival; Best Promoter - Jason Brice.
Producer’s Pick - Tyler Percival
The winning acts will be the toast of TelCell for the next year with the TelCell Breakthrough winners already booked to assist the company with promotional spots along with promotion of their own performing schedules.
The winners will soon be featured on posters throughout the island delivering their own personal messages to their peers in schools and in the St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Some 27 employees from Cable TV will be without a job on December 31st, 2017 if the management of TelEm gets their way. The employees who have worked for Cable TV for more than 10 years are not at all satisfied with the information they received from TelEm CEO Kendall Dupersoy. SMN News learned that Cable TV was sold to TelEm for $4.5M since January 2017, but only on October 27th workers learned that management of TelEm does not intend to have them transferred as TelEm workers but would send them home instead with a payout.
On Friday, most of the workers called in sick forcing Cable TV to close its doors while their union has sought legal representation to secure much-needed documents from TelEm management Read more

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POND ISLAND:--- TelEm Group CEO, Kendall Dupersoy, says the company is well on the way to restoring its telecommunication infrastructure to pre Hurricane status thanks to the continued hard work of technical staff and the addition of local contractors and telecommunication experts from Curacao.
According to Mr. Dupersoy, there are now more cell sites (15) in full operation with 10 cell sites providing partial operation.

“This is a vast improvement on the situation just three weeks ago when the last update was given by the technical team,” said Mr Read more

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Telem Group Offices Open To General Public From 8.30 Am Starting Tuesday October 10.

POND ISLAND:--- TelEm Group takes another step towards regular opening hours by opening its doors to the public from 8.30 am until 4:30 pm each day starting Tuesday, October 10th.
Last week, opening hours to the general public was 9:00 am until 3:30 pm at the company’s main location on Pond Island and also at its Bush Road location, at Grand Marche. The Simpson Bay location remains closed until further notice.
Personnel has meantime been instructed to begin work from 8:00 am until 5.00 pm instead of the regular start of 7:30 am Read more

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POND ISLAND:--- TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, is instructing all company personnel to report for work 9.00 a.m. Monday September 25th, to begin the process of normal work routines following the passage of Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Maria.
Shortly before the passage of Hurricane Irma, all staff were ordered home until further notice to prepare for the storm.

On Friday, Mr Read more

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POND ISLAND:--- TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Mr. Eldert Louisa, have praised the dedicated work of company personnel who came out hours after the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 6th, to render assistance to customers and the general public of St. Maarten.
According to the two top officials, Technical staff was out within hours of the passage of the storm to assess damage and begin salvaging whatever equipment they could.
The earliest assessment was relayed by the CEO to the Government via the Emergency Operations Center and also to the general public via a radio announcement soon after the passing of Hurricane Irma.
“Fortunately for many people, a good part of our telecommunication infrastructure lies underground so during and after the passing of Hurricane Irma some people could call friends and families overseas and also could continue to monitor weather conditions and send out reports via the internet,” said Mr Read more

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Pond Island:---  The TelEm Group Hurricane Committee and TelEm Group managers met Monday morning to finalize ongoing hurricane preparedness plans and also to provide information for personnel.
A decision has been taken to close all TelEm Group offices and locations as of 5:00 pm Monday, September 4th, 2017, and all day Tuesday, to allow personnel to make final preparations and to be in their homes for the passing of Hurricane Irma. Personnel was further advised to monitor the government radio station (107.9 FM), all radio stations and social media for further instructions on return to the workplace.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Read more

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Pond Island:--- St. Maarten basketballers are getting an early jump on TelCell’s September 1 launch of its brand new 4G-LTE mobile data network by sporting the company’s branding logo and colours this week.

Members of the St. Maarten Basketball Federation (SMBF) donned their TelCell 4G-LTE Jerseys Sunday, shortly before leaving the island for Antigua where they are competing in the Leeward Islands (LIBA) basketball tournament. They were also presented with a cash donation towards tickets for the trip.

This is the second year that St.Maarten Basketball will be taking part in the Antigua contest, but this year SMBF will be one step closer to participation in the Central American and Caribbean games in 2018.

TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Read more

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Pond Island:--- TelEm Group veteran workers basked in an afternoon of nostalgia, good laughs, and kind words during the company’s 2017 Jubilee celebrations at Izi Restaurant, Simpson Bay, Friday.

This year’s celebrants together clocked in more than 475 years in TelEm Group service, marking 20, 25 and 35 years with the company.

Celebrating 20 years of service were: Ernest Romeo, Frank Carty, Hilary Williams, Carmen Lake-Reyes, Glen Hazel, Cassius Richardson, Nadia Rombley, Rodney Washington, Donville Hodge, Percival Cocks, Edsel Martina, Melisca Fergus and Eldert Louisa.

Celebrating 25 and 35 years were: Cyrill Priest, Stanley Faneyte, Rosita Holaman-Gumbs, Windell Hughes, Donald Rogers, Carmita Brooks and Erundine van Heyningen.

Also taking pride of place with her colleagues was another long time worker, retiree Silvina Mathews, bringing to three, the number of retirees in the company this year, with retirees, Anthony Haddocks and Stanley David having already enjoyed retirement celebrations this year.

As with previous events of its kind, this year’s Jubilee celebration afforded management the opportunity to thank its employees for their work over many years in a special gathering of colleagues, friends, and family.

Chief Financial Officer, (CFO) Mrs Read more

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Pond Island:--- TELEMGroup workers and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, took part in an impressive Toastmasters induction and Chartering ceremony at the company’s main building on Pond Island, Tuesday evening.

A total of 18 workers, including Mr. Dupersoy were inducted into the ranks of the prestigious leadership training and public speaking organization with a worldwide reach - becoming the third corporate group on St Read more

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Pond Island:--- TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, has fulfilled one of his early promises since taking up the top position in the company – to bring TelEm Group’s Helpdesk services back to St. Maarten.

In the CEO’s view, the wrong message was being given to customers, who found themselves speaking to a helpdesk based in Curacao, rather than here on the island Read more

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Pond Island - St. Maarten’s incumbent telecommunication provider, TelEm Group, has posted a profit for the year 2016. The actual figures have been presented to the company’s Supervisory Board of Directors and the Government shareholder in recent weeks for their consideration and review and are not being made public at this time.
The announcement was made to TelEm Group personnel in a brief internal announcement Friday, in which Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, and Chief Financial officer (CFO) Mrs Read more

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Telem Group Ceo Cautions Against “Free Wi-Fi” Idea For St. Maarten

Pond  Island –  TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, is advising “caution” to an idea coming out of a recently concluded telecommunication conference in the Dominican Republic, that St. Maarten can enhance its telecommunication services to residents and visitors by offering free Wi-Fi throughout the island.

The idea was put forward by Minister of TEATT, Melissa Arrindell-Doncher during the recently ended 33rd annual Conference and Trade Exhibition of CANTO, in the Dominican Republic, and repeated in at least one online media outlet this week.

“I am all for making telecommunication services affordable for TelEm Group customers, however I cannot see how we can benefit by offering free wi-fi “spots” to the millions of visitors who come to the island each year, who are currently paying for this service,” said Mr Read more

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Pond Island:---TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, is advising “caution” to an idea coming out of a recently concluded telecommunication conference in the Dominican Republic, that St. Maarten can enhance its telecommunication services to residents and visitors by offering free Wi-Fi throughout the island.

The idea was put forward by Minister of TEATT, Melissa Arrindell-Doncher during the recently ended 33rd annual Conference and Trade Exhibition of CANTO, in the Dominican Republic, and repeated in at least one online media outlet this week.

“I am all for making telecommunication services affordable for TelEm Group customers, however, I cannot see how we can benefit by offering free wi-fi “spots” to the millions of visitors who come to the island each year, who are currently paying for this service,” said Mr Read more

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Pond Island:---TELEM Group workers, both old and new put on an amazing show of affection for retiring colleague, Stanley David, during a heartwarming surprise celebration Friday last.

Billed as a small farewell event from his co-workers in the company’s Customer Care Department, the event turned into a “Hollywood-type” production with photo slide shows, video tributes, recorded messages from overseas, songs and kind words from family, friends and TelEm Group’s top executives, including CEO Kendall Dupersoy.
The highlight of the gathering, however, was the attendance of many of Mr Read more

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Pond Island:--- Assuring a fair return for millions of dollars of investment into a brand new island-wide fiber optic network for St. Maarten and the possible sharing of that network with competing carriers was a hot talking point at the opening of the Caribbean Peering & Interconnection Forum (CarPIF) Conference at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino, Wednesday.

Keynote speaker, Bill Woodcock, from the USA, had suggested in his opening remarks that a good model for St. Maarten would be allowing government a 20% share of the newly built fibre infrastructure that government can then sell at a more affordable price than if the prices were left to the incumbent operator alone to determine.

The comment did not sit well with TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Telecommunication Operating Company N.V. (TelEm Group), and its telecommunication vendor-partner MER Group, today announced the signing of a multi-million Guilder turnkey project to provide an Island-wide fiber optic telecommunication infrastructure for the Dutch Caribbean Island.

The NAF 28 Million Guilder Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Project is being financed with a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) along with a Bond Issue of the RBC Merchant Bank in Trinidad & Tobago.

Both signing companies expect work to begin on the main network components during the month of August, after a setup and mobilization of resources and equipment on-Island by the Israeli-based company MER Read more

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Pond Island:---- TelEm Group recently donated 10 copies of Pen on Paper, a collection of articles covering politics, business, and life on St. Maarten/St. Martin, by noted writer and political commentator, Jose Lake Jr, to the University of St. Martin for its ongoing education program.

The books were donated by TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy to Dean of Academics, Mrs Read more

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Pond Islan:--- TelCell’s 2016 Breakthrough Talent Search winners received a thundering round of applause during a preview showing of their brand new music video “Trust and Time” in the TelEm Group Conference Room, Pond Island, on Monday.

The R&B Hip-Hop ballad is all the work of the six winners of last year’s top-rated youth talent search contest, namely: George Woodley, Aesha Gibson, Keeshaun Hodge, Kevin Lambert, Diandra Marlin and Leo Alexander. It is the fourth Breakthrough music video to be produced by Xtratight Entertainment’s Bertaux “Mr Read more

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Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden, Guana Bay.

Pond Island:--- TelEm Group’s mobile voice and data provider, TelCell, this week announced major upgrades of key cell sites in the areas of Middle Region, Defiance, Sucker Garden and parts of Guana Bay and Dawn Beach.
As of Friday, June 16, cell sites in the above areas were connected to the company’s fibre optic network and will no longer be connected via Microwave links.
The immediate result will be better mobile voice and data connections for TelCell mobile voice and data customers in these areas, especially during inclement weather.

According to TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Read more

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Pond Island:----Budding artist, Nerissa Brooks, has used her love of art to capture the TelEm Group building on canvas for everyone to see.
Ten-year-old Nerissa is the daughter of TelEm Group Human Resources & Development Assistant, Carmita Brooks. According to mum, Nerissa considers the building her home away from home and her daughter thought it fitting to present her work to the management of TelEm Group during a brief ceremony last Wednesday.
The painting is a bold and bright representation of the company building on Pond Island in brilliant red and white against a deep blue sky with fluffy clouds ahead.
Nerissa admits to wanting to give up on the piece on several occasions, especially when she labored over getting the softness of the clouds, just right.

“My fingers and my hands were hurting me so much,” said the young artist, who also credited her mother and her art teacher Tess Verheij for encouraging and inspiring her to continue until the painting was completed.

Carmita thanked TelEm Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mrs Read more

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Damage From Lightning Strikes Keeps Telem Group Technicians Busy All Day Monday.

Pond Island:--- TelEm Group technicians were busy in the field Monday dealing with a spate of reports of equipment damage caused by lightning strikes and flash floods.
The area hardest hit was Belvedere, where a TelEm Group sub-station was struck by lightning leaving the customers in the area with mobile voice and data service and also without fixed voice and Internet service.
According to Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Mr. Eldert Louisa, customers in the Dutch Quarter, Sucker Garden, Middle Region and Defiance areas also had their telecommunication services interrupted Monday morning as a result of the damage to the Belvedere sub-station which also serves these areas.
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Telcell “I Am Carnival” Motor Car Prize-Winner Officially Named.

Pond Island:---The lucky winner of a brand new motor car in this year’s TelCell, “I Am Carnival” Car Raffle draw, has been officially named as Sales Rep. Mr. Vibert Richards.
According to the grand prize winner, a call that he was the winner of a prize that required him to be at the Festival Village, left him with no doubt that he would be taking home a brand new (name of the vehicle) to his family.
“When I entered for the TelCell SMS raffle only the motor car prize was being promoted so that was all I want thinking about when I went to collect my prize,” explained Vibert.

TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Read more

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