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Prime Minister: Prevention Is Better Than Cure

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister (PM) William Marlin gave an update on discussions he took part in during his attendance to the OCT Forum in Aruba, in Wednesday’s, March 8, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

First, he publicly congratulated Carol Voges, who is part of the work cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague, and who attends the OCTA meetings “on our behalf often times in Brussels,” on being elected as Chair of the Executive Committee of OCTA for 2017 Read more

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Marlin Says Change In Entire Pss Structure Needed For It To Survive

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin says the entire structure of Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) needs to change in order for the organisation to survive.

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Carol Voges Elected As President Of Executive Committee During Ministerial Conference

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – On their recent working visit to Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten William Marlin, Minister Plenipotentiary Henrietta Doran-York, Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs Hensley Plantijn, and the rest of the St Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin Attends 15Th Oct-Eu Forum

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – During his working visit in Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten William Marlin, and the rest of the St. Maarten delegation attended the 15th OCT-EU Forum.

The core objective of this forum was to bring together the OCT Authorities with their Member State, members from the European Commission, members from the European Parliament, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and when appropriate as in this case, members of the Outermost Regions and other Regional Organizations for dialogue.

During the Forum, the Joint Position on the guiding principles of the post 2020 EU-OCT partnership and Political Declarations of the OCTA Ministerial Conference the previous day, were presented to the European Commission.

A panel was also convened at the political level where Prime Minister of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Taxi drivers that are operating in Philipsburg and are not members of the Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association (DSTA) plans to take action if government does not intervene to preserve their livelihood
Some of the taxi drivers gathered on Wednesday morning planning how to deal with a situation the DSTA started on Tuesday. The drivers said on Tuesday the DSTA began putting orange bands on the hands of the tourists and informed them that they are not to use any other taxi on the island Read more

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ORANJESTAD:--- On their recent working visit to Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten, the Honourable Mr. William Marlin, the Minister Plenipotentiary, Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York, the Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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Prime Minister Talks Gender Equality In Iwd Message

PHILIPSBURG--“If, indeed, gender equality is a condition sine qua non to achieve good governance, shouldn’t we on St. Maarten, where good governance has become such a coveted political ideal, be bold and change our laws to guarantee equal representation for women in our public institutions,” said Prime Minister William Marlin in a message to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) today, Wednesday Read more

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Message Of Prime Minister William Marlin On International Women’S Day

Fellow St. Maarteners,

Residents of our beautiful island, and in particular, ALL the women of this land.

For over 100 years now, the world has been celebrating International Women’s Day, which began as a female workers’ struggle for shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. More than a century later, despite the great strides that we have made, gender equality, equal pay for equal work, and an end to violence, exploitation and oppression against women remain elusive in many parts of the world, including here on our beloved St Read more

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Parliament Meets Today On 3 Draft Ordinances

PHILIPSBURG--Three draft national ordinances will be before Parliament today, Monday, in a public session starting at 3:30pm. Prime Minister/General Affairs Minister William Marlin will table the ordinances.

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Prime Minister Marlin Leads High Powered Delegation To Aruba

ARUBA — Last week, Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Mr. William Marlin, the Minister Plenipotentiary, Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York, the Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Last week, Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Mr. William Marlin, the Minister Plenipotentiary, Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York, the Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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Marlin, Plasterk To Meet This Tuesday

THE HAGUE--The meeting between St. Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin and Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk will take place in Aruba coming Tuesday.

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Szv, Govt. Sign Lease Accord For New Govt. Adm. Building

POND ISLAND--Social Health Insurances SZV and Prime Minister William Marlin on Friday signed a 30-year lease agreement to enable government to rent the new Administration Building on Pond Island for the next three decades.

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Szv And Govt. Sign Lease Agreement For Govt. Building

PHILIPSBURG – Social and Health Insurances SZV and Government have signed the lease agreement for the new Government Administration building today, Friday, February 17. Signing the lease agreement was Prime Minister William Marlin and Director of SZV Glen A. Carty.

The lease agreement is for a term of 30 years, and effective as of January 1, 2017 Read more

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Prime Minister Marlin: Building A Nation Piece By Piece

PHILIPSBURG –  At Wednesday’s, February 15, Council of Ministers Press Briefing Prime Minister William Marlin spoke to the press after being away for approximately 2 weeks.

He had been in Colombia for a medical checkup, where he also visited St. Maarteners who were there for medical reasons as well.

The Prime Minister talked first about the dispute surrounding Captain Oliver’s Marina Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Social & Health Insurances SZV and Government has signed the lease agreement for the new Government Administration building today. Signing the lease agreement was Prime Minister William Marlin and Director of SZV Glen A. Carty.
The lease agreement is for a term of 30 years and effective as of January 1st, 2017. G Read more

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Marlin: Préfète ‘Apologised’ For Oyster Pond Misunderstanding

POND ISLAND--Préfète Déléguée Anne Laubies has “apologised for actions taken based on a misunderstanding” over the ownership of Oyster Pond, said Prime Minister William Marlin. His statement on Wednesday came after a quadripartite meeting on the impasse that has existed since October 2016.

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Marlin Expected Back From Colombia Today

POND ISLAND--The country has been in the hands of Deputy Prime Minister/Justice Minister Rafael Boasman (United St. Maarten Party) for the past week due to Prime Minister William Marlin seeking medical consultation in Colombia.

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Gag Order Issued To Civil Servants By Com

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Deputy Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Rafael Boasman has issued a letter to all Secretary Generals, Department Heads and other relevant civil servants not to meet with the newly appointed Dutch Quarter Master Hans Leijtens who has been charged with setting up an Integrity Chamber for St. Maarten. A unanimous motion has recently been passed by the Parliament of St. Maarten condemning the formation of a St. Maarten Integrity Chamber.

It is considered that the Constitutional Court found the legislation to establish an Integrity Chamber for St Read more

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El Primer Ministro Marlin Visitó A Pacientes Sanmartinianos En Colombia

Primer Ministro Marlin (4to desde la izquierda) junto con varios pacientes que permanecen en Bela Nova. De pie al frente, Lina, la propietario del complejo Bela Nova.

Traducido por Máximo Castro

SINT MAARTEN / COLOMBIA.- El primer ministro William Marlin, visitó el jueves de la semana pasada a varios pacientes sanmartinianos que se encuentran en Cali, Colombia recibiendo atenciones médicas Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The deputy Prime Minister of St. Maarten Rafael Boasman dispatched a letter on Sunday, February 12th to all department heads, civil servants and persons working for the Government of St. Maarten not to meet with the appointed Dutch Quarter Master Mr. Hans Leijtens until further notice. The letter sent to all government workers can be viewed below this article.
Deputy Prime Minister Boasman said the instruction comes after the Council of Ministers adopted the motion passed Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin (fourth left) with several patients staying at Bela Nova. Standing in front is owner of the Bela Nova complex.

 COLOMBIA--Prime Minister William Marlin, on Thursday, paid a visit to a number of St Read more

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Prime Minister Marlin Visits Patients In Colombia

SINT MAARTEN/COLOMBIA – On Thursday afternoon, February 9, Prime Minister William Marlin paid a visit to a number of patients from St. Maarten who are in Cali, Colombia. The Prime Minister himself is there for a medical checkup.

The Prime Minister dropped in on the patients who are staying at the Bela Nova Hotel, made up of a complex of four buildings totaling 88 rooms Read more

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COLOMBIA/PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister William Marlin paid a visit to a number of patients from Sint Maarten who are in Cali Colombia. The Prime Minister himself is there for a medical checkup.
The Prime Minister dropped in on the patients who are staying at the Bela Nova Hotel, made up of a complex of four buildings totaling some 88 rooms.
Marlin said the patients were all full of praise for the facilities where they were staying and also very impressed with the care at the medical facilities.
Some patients are there for several months already and others for a couple of weeks now.
The Prime Minister was given a tour of the facilities by owner, Lina, who was very proud of her services she provides Read more

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