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D66: Island Inmates Could Help Fill Empty Dutch Cells

THE HAGUE--The Democratic Party D66 in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament asked Dutch State Secretary of Security and Justice Klaas Dijkhoff on Wednesday to look at the possibility to house inmates from Dutch Caribbean prisons in the many vacant jail cells in the Netherlands. Dijkhoff said this option was highly unlikely.

Government Meets School Bus Owners

School Bus Owners Association representatives on the left and Prime Minister William Marlin, Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs and Ministry ECYS representatives. (DComm photo)< Read more

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Coalition Mps Request Tour Of Planned Sewage Plant Site

PHILIPSBURG--Coalition Members of Parliament (MPs) Sarah Wescot-Williams, Christophe Emmanuel and Rodolphe Samuel have requested a meeting of the Permanent Committee for Pub Read more

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Sarah Seeks Clarity On Application Of Law On Prosecution Of Politicians

PHILIPSBURG--Democratic Party (DP) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams has set out to get clarity on whether the law on the prosecution of politicians “needs more fleshing out.” She intends to write to Read more

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Government Meets School Bus Owners

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) Silveria Jacobs and Ministry ECYS representatives met with School Bus Owners Ass Read more

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School Bus Association Not Happy With New Gov’T Rules

Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs. (File photo)

PHILIPSBURG--“Our livelihood is being threatened by the current sitting Government,” read a statement by St. Maarten School Bus Owner’s Association (SBOA) on Monday after it received word about the changes made by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports re-eva Read more

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Jacobs Says Challenges In Public Education Have Her Full Attention

PHILIPSBURG--Education Minister Silveria Jacobs said last night that the challenges in public education have her full “attention, concern and priority.”

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School Teachers Want Public Education Director Removed

PHILIPSBURG--A majority of public school teachers seem to have an issue with Director of Public Education Glenderline Davis-Holiday, according to information gathered at an urgent gathering of educators in the sector on Thursday morning. Leading the charge is Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard, who was approached by some teachers.< Read more

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St. Maarten Represented At Brussels Commemoration

THE HAGUE--St. Maarten Justice Minister Edison Kirindongo and St. Maarten Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague Henrietta Doran-York attended the commemoration for the Brussels attacks at the Belgian embassy in The Hague on Wednesday.

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Assaults High Among Youth Crime In Study

PHILIPSBURG--Former Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson commissioned an investigation on juvenile crime on the island because regular concerns have been expressed about the increase in juvenile delinquency in St. Maarten, while the official data from the Prosecutor’s Office and the police does not reflect this increase.

The research was done over a three-month period from December 2014 to February 2015, and was conducted by Emma Merckx and Lieke Buurman, both graduates Master Youth Law Read more

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Scdf Honours Three For Carnival Contributions

PHILIPSBURG--It was a festive sphere on Friday evening when President of St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) honoured former President of SCDF Erno Labega, reveller Cleo Carti and long-time corporate partner Scotiabank as Carnival 2016 honourees. The event took place at Sheer Restaurant in Philipsburg keeping with a tradition Read more

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Matser: Seat Not Bought, But Given ‘From Heart Of People’

PHILIPSBURG--Not bought, but given “from the heart of the people” is how independent Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser described in Parliament Thursday, how he claimed a seat in the 2014 Parliamentary Elections.

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Safe Cargo; ‘Airport Moving The Goal Post’

A scene outside the airport cargo facility shows the congested area.

~ Huge investments in jeopardy due to lack of decision-making ~

AIRPORT--Safe Cargo Services has broken its silence about Princess Juliana International Airport SXM’s new cargo facility. In a statement to The Daily Herald on Wednesday, the company said the management of the airport has been “moving the goal post” with regard to negotiations to arrive at a mutually acceptable rental fee at the new cargo facility currently under construction at the airport.

  According to Safe Cargo, the airport management also has been “dragging its feet” in terms of decision-making, putting potential large investments in jeopardy Read more

Electoral Reform Report Received By Government

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin has received the Electoral Reform Committee’s report on the way forward to make the governmental system stronger and halt “ship-jumping” – the practice of Members of Parliament (MPs) leaving their party to form coalitions with others.

Marlin did not give any details about what the report contains when he spoke to the press on Wednesday Read more

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Matser Released, Remains Suspect

PHILIPSBURG--The tentacles of “Octopus” have loosened their two-week hold on independent Member of Parliament Silvio Matser. The MP was released from custody by the National Detectives on order of the Prosecutor’s Office this afternoon. He remains a suspect in the Octopus investigation into election fraud in the August 2014 Parliame Read more

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Marlin-Romeo Writes Sarah About ‘Abrupt’ Suspension

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin-Romeo has sent a letter to Parliament Chairwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams about the “abrupt suspension” o Read more

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Positive Progress Made At Orient Beach Meeting Despite Issues ‘Partly’ Resolved

~ Further blockades not planned while talks continue ~

MARIGOT--Reactions to the outcome of Tuesday’s meeting on the Orient Beach tenant’s situation among other agenda points were positive and said to be moving forward, in the right direction, yesterday after the delegation raising the complaints met with President Aline Hanson, V Read more

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Aline Hanson Clarifies Rights To Occupy Public Domain

MARIGOT--Ahead of today’s meeting on the Orient Beach situation, President of the Territorial Council Aline Hanson has clarified a number of points to print and broadcast media regarding claims to the public domain so the public can be fully informed.

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Buncamper Case In Court Wednesday And Thursday

PHILIPSBURG--The criminal cases against Claudius (52) and Maria Buncamper-Molanus (48) concerning an alleged illegal land deal will be heard by a judge at the Court of First Instance on Wednesday and Thursday.

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No Date Yet For Budget Handling Resumption

PHILIPSBURG--No date has yet been set for the resumption of the plenary session of Parliament to handle the draft 2016 budget.

Parliament Chairwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams told The Daily Herald Monday “no decision yet” has been made on the resumption of the session that was suspended until further notice on March 10, af Read more

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 It felt like a party walking into Educare’s SXMDOET project. Volunteers assisted in making the foundations playground child friendly, safe, fun and colorful. (Photo credit: Claudia Vingatama-Arrindell)

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PHILIPSBURG – Sint Maarten’s community came out in full force for the second annual SXM DOET event held on March 11th and 12th. Around 1000 volunteers successfully completed 43 projects registered by 30 various organizations from all around the Dutch side of the island Read more

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Paines: ‘We Want St. Martiners To Be Taken Into Consideration’

MARIGOT--Assurance was given on Friday by protest organisers that there will be no further actions or civil unrest between now and Tuesday, March 15, the date protestors meet again with the Collectivité and Préfète Anne Laubies to hopefully hammer out an agreement acceptable to both the Orient Beach tenants and the Collectivité.

Calm descended on French Quarter after two days of unrest marked by blocked roads culminating Thursday night with a brief episode of violence as Gendarmes forcibly removed barricades.

Capitaine Emmanuel Maignan confirmed that the operation to clear the streets and remove barricades had lasted from 5:00pm to 7:30pm Read more

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Official Funeral Ceremony Today For Officer Boasman

PHILIPSBURG--Police are mourning the death of police officer Alexander Anselmo Boasman, who will be laid to rest today. Police released an extensive programme for public knowledge.

At 10:00-10:30am, family members will be escorted to the Royal Funeral Home and colleagues will be able to pay their last respect. At 10:30-10:45am, family members will have a private moment with the deceased.

From 11:00-11:20am, the body of Selmo will be escorted to the Philipsburg Police Head Quarters where in the presence of the Chief of Police, a picture of the deceased will

be placed in the photo gallery, along with a route of honour guards in the street Read more

Eight More Days For Matser

Arrested independent MP Silvio Matser smiles as he catches a glimpse of some family members upon exiting the Courthouse on Friday morning. Matser has been in restrictive custody since his arrest on March 2 on suspicion of election fraud. An attempt by his attorney Cor Merx to get the restrictive custody lifted was rejected by the Court of Read more

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