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Minister De Weever Breaks His Silence, Says Decision To Stay In Parliament Is Complicated

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Member of Parliament elect, outgoing Minister of Health, Social Affairs and Labor, the Honorable Cornelius de Weever has broken his silence.

While reading a carefully worded statement the number 2 candidate on the slate of the Read more

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Mp William Marlin Gives Thoughts On Coalition Of Three

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Former Formatuer, Member of Parliament and leader of the National Alliance, the Honorable William Marlin held a press conference on Sunday.

The reason was to provide the media with information regarding the latest political situation on the island.

Whilst speaking at the press conference on Sunday, Mr Read more

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Dp Leader Tells Press Minister De Weever Still To Inform Dp Party About Departure

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - In light of the ongoing political situation on the island, the Democratic Party of St. Maarten held a press conference on Sunday.

During the press conference which was held at the Holland House Hotel, Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Party, the Honorable Sarah W Williams informed members of the media that an agreement between the number 2 candidate on the slate of the party, Minister of Health, Social Affairs and Labor, the Honorable Cornelius de Weever and the United People Party of Member of Parliament, the Honorable Theo Heyliger has been signed.

However, to date, Mr Read more

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Governor To Be Notified Of New Coalition Agreement This Week

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Reliable sources have confirmed there is a new agreement consisting of eight (8) MPs-Elect to form a new coalition to govern the country for the next four years.

According to our sources the agreement has been signed between the UP party (7 seats) and Minister Cornelius de Weever (1 seat).

This new situation explains the trouble that the NA, US and DP coalition agreement experienced on Wednesday.

The contents of the report submitted to the Governor by formateur MP William Marlin on Wednesday afternoon is not known.

However in a press release on Wednesday evening the Governor stated that formateur William Marlin updated him on the formation process and that based on the evaluation of the information, the formateur was granted an extension until Friday October 3, 2014 to finalize his formation report.

In the meantime the leader of the UP party MP Theo Heyliger is expected to contact the Governor as soon as Thursday.

At that point he is expected to inform the Governor that he has the support of eight (8) MPs Elect to form the new government of St Read more

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Dp Leader Responds To Political Rumors Wednesday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Residents woke up to rumors on Wednesday morning that the national coalition of the National Alliance, the Democratic Party and the United St. Maarten People's Party was no more.

According to circulating rumors, the number 2 candidate on the slate of Read more

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Ambulance Department Participates In Disaster Management Training Course

GREAT BAY, St. Martin - In an effort to enhance the knowledge and skills in disaster management in general and specific as it relates to command and control; safety; communication; assessment; triage; treatment and transport the Ambulance Department recently concluded an operational training in disaster management.

"We must stay proactive and keep training, disasters can happen at any moment and we must be prepared and cannot afford to be complacent," said Minister of Public Health Social Development & Labor, Cornelius de Weever.

The Ambulance Department plays a key role in the disaster management structure of Emergency Support Function 6 (ESF 6) for Medical Relief & Public Health and therefore this operational training will be able to equip the emergency workers with the skills in the execution of their task in emergency response activities in the event of any possible disasters.

This disaster training is in keeping with the Minister of Public Health of putting people first by enabling all members of the Ambulance Department the opportunity to get better acquainted with disaster management in general and with the needed techniques and skills to be able to execute their jobs even in a disaster situation in a professional manner.

This specialized training was done in cooperation with Adphidius from the Netherlands in collaboration with Regional Ambulance Institute & Disaster Management Organization of Brabant Middle-West-Nord Holland.

This specialized training was made possible with funding from USONA in collaboration with University of St Read more

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4Th Annual Pregnancy Market 2014

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The Pregnancy Market 2014 hosted by the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) and Community Development, Family, & Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) had a successful turnout on Saturday September 6th.

Fourteen stakeholders came out in their glory and supported the event with lots of information and give- a- ways.

They included: Alpha Healthcare Services, Nagico Insurances, Guardian Group Fatum Insurances, Section Youth Health Care Dental Unit, Baby Clinic, Sint Maarten White and Yellow Cross Foundation, Diabetes Foundation, Manrique Caprilles & Sons, Social & Health Insurance (SZV), Court of Guardianship, Civil Registry, Community Help Desk/Women's Desk, Prime Distributors (Nestle), Divico, and St Read more

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New Mps Officially Formalized By Central Voting Bureau, Names Of Mps To Be Published

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten -The results of the 2014 Parliamentary election which was held on August 29th, have been formalized.

In adherence with the Electoral Law, the results will now have to be published in the National Gazette and the elected members of Parliament officially informed.

The elected MPs will also have to advise the Central Voting Bureau if they will accept the position of member of Parliament for St. Maarten.

This was announced on Monday afternoon during a public meeting of the Central Voting Bureau which is chaired by Attorney Jason Rogers.

Fifteen (15) members of Parliament were elected on Friday August 29th from four political parties Read more

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Population Requested To Step Up Measures To Mitigate Mosquito Population

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a government agency under the Ministry of Public Health, is appealing to resident's country wide to step up measures at homes and businesses to mitigate the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that is responsible for the transmission of dengue and chikungunya.

This reminder comes due to recent rain showers that the country has been experiencing.

Minister of Public Health Hon. Cornelius de Weever, 'Get Checked" campaign, is in line with the appeal for residents, and business owners, to check-in and around their homes, and businesses in order to reduce breeding sites of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, and making them mosquito-free zones.

Elimination of mosquitos is an individual responsibility, a community responsibility.

The aggregated number of confirmed chikungunya cases from October 2013 to August 2014 remains small at 372.

On a daily basis check containers such as buckets and water tanks for larvae and eliminate the breeding source Read more

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