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PHILIPSBURG:---  President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson revealed his position on the proposed cost-cutting measures which are affecting the working class of St.Maarten.

"It seems there have been a lot of discussions and ad hoc decisions but there is no agreement solidified with WITU, Johnson said Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government and People of St. Maarten hereby congratulate the Rassemblement Saint-Martinois and Alternative Alliance and the people of Saint-Martin on their election victory in the Territorial Elections held yesterday, March 27. Well, wishes and congratulations are also extended to the 9666 voters who exercised their right to vote and have a say in who would represent them for the next years moving forward.

Governments looks forward to its continued working relationsh Read more

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~Urgent letter of complaint sent by SMCU~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Concerns over several yet to be addressed issues at St. Maarten's flagship telephone Company TELEM between staff and management, still have the attention of President of Parliament the Honorable Grisha Heyliger-Marten, who has sent a second request to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs reminding her of the September 29, 2021 request for the SOAB Audit documents of TELEM.

Since the first wave of complaints reached Parliament, Member of Parliament for the United People's Party MP Heyliger-Marten took notice of the employees' concerns and insisted that Government provide information.

On Tuesday the Court of First Instance in St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- "It is unceremonious and unacceptable that Michel Hyman's 28-years of service to the Airport and Country was erased in only three days without proper investigation," stated an utterly displeased Member of Parliament, the Honorable Grisha Heyliger-Marten, in a press release issued Sunday.
She has dispatched a letter to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) Roger Lawrence requesting them to attend a Public Meeting of Parliament on March 28 at 2:00 PM at which point she expects answers for the questions that the people of St Read more

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Strong Progress In Implementation Of The Sint Maarten Trust Fund.

-Steering Committee allocates an additional US$90 million to social housing, waste management, wastewater services, and sports facilities

WASHINGTON DC:--- The Steering Committee of the Sint Maarten Recovery Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund gathered in Washington DC and The Hague on March 9, 2022, to discuss the advancement of Trust Fund activities and its remaining timeline at the mid-point of Trust Fund implementation. During the meeting, the committee allocated US$90M to new activities to build new social housing, strengthen the housing sector, improve wastewater services, and increase solid waste investments and reforms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson reacted to Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel via a press release on Monday morning.
Johnson minced no words in saying, "MP Emmanuel needs to know which direction he should take his concerns and do not so at the expense of the unions."
There is much concern about the selective payout by Government but it hasn't gone unnoticed by WITU Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Honorable Silveria E. Jacobs paid a courtesy visit to the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Andr Haspels today, March 10, during her work visit in Washington D.C. Prime Minister Jacobs had a fruitful meeting with His Excellency Haspels where they were able to discuss the operations and efforts of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States.

Prime Minister Jacobs stated, The Government of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Trust Fund Steering Committee (SC) meeting commenced on Monday, March 7, 2022, with the Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Honorable Silveria E. Jacobs present with the team of the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) team for the first physical meeting at the World Bank main office in Washington D.C., since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

Present at the SC meeting was the St. Maarten Steering Committee member Mr. Marcel Gumbs, World Bank Country Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Ms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Parliament of St. Maarten will be meeting on Thursday to discuss the amended petition that was sent on February 17th, 2022 by the Coharis Law Firm to the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance and The Working Group of Experts On People of African Descent.
Based on the information provided to SMN News, members of parliament were not informed that a second petition was filed on their behalf. They were only made aware when the news broke in Curacao by the lawyers representing St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- In a meeting with the Government of St. Maarten namely Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, the Minister of Health and Labor Omar Ottley, and the Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion where the board of the CFT expressed concerns about the dangerous state of the health care fund.

Asked to elaborate on the concerns of the CFT Minister Omar Ottley said that the CFT board stated the obvious and as Minister of Health he did not take any offense to the statements that were made.

Ottley said that SZV is a situation where they must adjustments and changes as such the government of St Read more

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~ Government supports the stance taken by Heineken Regatta. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- The Government of St. Maarten joins the European Union and its stance against Russia and its decision to invade Ukraine. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs made the announcement at the Council of Ministers' press briefing on Wednesday. Jacobs said the decision taken by Russia would also affect St Read more

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