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PHILIPSBURG:--- Asked by SMN News to react to the early morning shooting that took place in the Pointe Blanche house of detention Prime Minister William Marlin said he did not have much official information on the incident. Marlin said on his way to work he heard from the head of Government Security that there was a shooting at the Prison and someone lost their life and the A-Team from KPSM was on their way to the prison to assist with the investigations.
He said he called the prison prior to attending the Council of Minister's press briefing but he did not get a clear answer from the Prison management Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin in reaction to a question posed by SMN News regarding his letter to the Corporate Governance Council whom he asked to make their seats available said that he plans to meet with the members of the CGC to trash out their misunderstanding and differences of interpretation of the letter the CGC sent to the Prime Minister and his response to the CGC.
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Dominican Republic/PHILIPSBURG:--- After nearly three years of discussions between the Dominican Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two states was signed yesterday Monday by Prime Minister William Marlin on behalf of Sint Maarten and Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Vargas on behalf of the Dominican Republic Read more

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Corporate Governance Council Asked To Make Their Position Available.

Accused of overstepping their authorities and leaking information.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten requested the members of the Corporate Governance Council (CGC) to make their positions available after they sent a letter to the Prime Minister informing him that both candidates that were nominated for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position of TELEM  are qualified for the position, but also insinuated in their letter to the Prime Minister whom they believe is more qualified for the position.
Besides overstepping their authority as an advisory body, the members of the council allegedly leaked information to one of the two candidates who then went on a radio program boasting to be the most qualified candidate based on the advice/letter sent to the Prime Minister.
SMN News learned that the members of the CGC allegedly also leaked information to the unions who also made statements relating to the advice.
SMN News  further understands that the Prime Minister William Marlin sent the letter to the CGC on Friday when he realized that the members of CGC were influential and had preference as to whom he should appoint to the position even though he selected the candidate and then they asked for the information on the second candidate, something that is not normal Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On April, 25th 2016 the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Telem Group, Mr. Eldert Louisa, had an aggressive and threatening outburst during a mediation meeting that was chaired by Dr. Gittens. During the outburst, the CTO Mr. Louisa made an unsubstantiated accusation against Mr. Evers. Present among others were the CFO Mrs. Etnel, the Human Recourses Manager Mrs. Shadira Lont and the Core Manager Mr. Elvis Lacroes.
On April 26, 2016, Mr. Evers made an official complaint against Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the National Alliance has once again taken notice of the now somewhat childish claim (people know the truth) of several members of the UPP that this coalition is only finalizing projects that were initiated by the UPP led coalition Read more

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Dominican Republic/ St. Maarten:--- Prime Minister William Marlin is currently attending the inauguration of the President Danilo Medina.
While in the Dominican Republic Prime Minister Marlin will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU with the Government of Dominican Republic and the Kingdom. SMN News understands that the MO Read more

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Amendment To St. Maarten’S Constitution Sent To Parliament.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin announced on Wednesday that the amendments that have to be made to St. Maarten’s constitution were sent to the parliament of St. Maarten for the house to schedule a meeting to debate it. The amendment is aimed at curtailing ship-jumping.
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PHILIPSBURG:--- Contract negotiations for the design, build, and maintenance contract of the new General Hospital of Sint Maarten will commence this month with the nominated bidder, INSO. The construction of the new General Hospital is still on schedule to start in the third quarter of this year. The new General Hospital will improve and expand the quality of healthcare that is available on Sint Maarten. The new facility will be able to accommodate additional services which are now not available locally, attracting more medical specialists and create new jobs Read more

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Hope leader became emotional as she made a statement.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Of the nine political parties that submitted their list to the voting bureau on Monday, only three of them handed in a list with a full slate of 23 candidates. They are the United Peoples Party (UPP), United St. Maarten’s People Party (USP), and the National Alliance (NA).
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Road Work And Upgrading Of Back Street Soon To Start.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten William Marlin announced on Wednesday that the Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday that the road work (phase 1) which is Back Street will soon begin. Marlin said that Front Street was done just prior to carnival and that government saw it fit to start the much-needed road work on Back Street since that street is in bad shape Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Health Emil Lee and Prime Minister William Marlin confirmed on Wednesday that some of the fires that occur on the dump are deliberately set by persons who are either looking for copper at the dump Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- As a follow-up to Prime Minister’s William Marlin’s promise in last Wednesday’s Council of Minister’s Live Press Briefing, a tour of the New Government Building was conducted on Monday, August 1st, for various media houses.

Media representatives were able to have a first-hand view of the new grounds includin Read more

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