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Winair Nor Civil Aviation Did Not Inform Government On The Dispute With The Dominican Republic.

~ Ball is in WINAIR court, following procedures to obtain a commercial license.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Acting Minister of TEATT Omar Ottley confirmed on Wednesday that the government of St. Maarten was not officially informed of the decision taken by Civil Aviation St. Maarten to ban all carries from the Dominican Republic on Monday.
Ottley said that the director of Civil Aviation is mandated to take such decisions, but he should have informed then cooler heads would have prevailed because he would have intervened prior to the matter escalating.

Ottley said WINAIR has an agreement with the Dominican Republic for chartered flights, however, there were some miscommunications with the parties involved, he said in the first letter sent out by Civil Aviation, he as the Acting Minister of TEATT and Foreign Affairs was copied, however that letter has nothing to do with the ban Read more

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Below is the full statement made by Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran and the partial secret recording released to the public.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Before I officially begin my opening statements pertaining to VROMI, I would like to address the elephant in the room.

Last week I was away to attend the funeral service of a close relative Read more

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Fue Seleccionado El Nuevo Diseo Para Las Placas

El pblico ha elegido el diseo de Shadani Fleming como ganador.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Durante las ltimas semanas, el Ministerio de Finanzas organiz un concurso de diseo para elegir cul ser la obra de arte que se utilizar para la matrcula de Sint Maarten. Se publicaron tres solicitudes de matrculas en la pgina de Facebook del gobierno de Sint Maarten y se alent a los ciudadanos a votar por su favorita.

Cada presentacin se public con una leyenda que explicaba el concepto de los diseos Read more

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Ministro Doran Construirn Un Camino Para Que Personas Mayores Y Discapacitadas Accedan A La Playa

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Ministerio de Vivienda Pblica, Ordenacin del Territorio, Medio Ambiente e Infraestructura est trabajando actualmente para mejorar las condiciones de vida de nuestros ancianos y discapacitados aqu en St. Maarten. Al hacerlo, el ministerio se ha embarcado en un proyecto que otorgara a estas personas un fcil acceso a la playa de Great Bay.

Desde el comienzo de este perodo de gobierno, el Honorable Ministro Egbert Jurendy Doran ha sido inflexible en mejorar la infraestructura de la isla de tal manera que pueda acomodar a las personas con discapacidades fsicas Read more

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El Ministro Interino De Teatt Dice: Restablecidos Los Lazos Entre Repblica Dominicana Y Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten –– Las Autoridades Aeronuticas de la Repblica Dominicana y Sint Maarten han resuelto los problemas que afectan el puente areo entre los dos pases tras la intervencin del Ministro interino de Turismo, Asuntos Econmicos, Transporte y Telecomunicaciones (TEATT) Omar Ottley el martes. Restableciendo la resolucin donde Ottley haba ordenado la aprobacin para el Director de Autoridad de Aviacin Civil de St Read more

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Ban On Dominican Airlines Retracted, Winair To Apply For Required Permit

An emergency meeting was held Tuesday between acting TEATT Minister Omar Ottley (centre), TEATT Ministry Secretary General Miguel De Weever (far left), director of St. Maarten Civil Aviation Authority Louis Halley (second from left), and Patrice Gumbs and Rogelio Voges from the Department of Foreign Affairs (second from the right and far right).

PHILIPSBURG--Windward Islands Airways International NV WINAIR is allowed to continue to fly to the Dominican Republic Read more

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Hillside Schools Ready For The New School Year

Helmich Snijders campus staff, along with Asha Stevens (second from right) and Father Rawlins (far right).

CAY HILL--The Hillside Christian Schools looks forward to welcoming students and families back on Monday, August 8.

  The schools theme for the 2022-2023 school year is The Future Is Bright, If We Treat Our Planet Righ Read more

~First steps are taken in the nation-building movement~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of General Affairs has been working diligently to provide the framework for its new campaign on electoral reform. The project is a multipronged approach, including collecting data on public input, assessing information, and providing feedback for the people of Sint Maarten.

As such, a survey was created so that the people of Sint Maarten can access, as well as provide input in electoral reform. This survey is the first step, which is the gathering of data Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Aviation Authorities of the Dominican Republic and St. Maarten have resolved the issues affecting airlifts between the two countries following the intervention of Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley on Tuesday. Based on the resolution Ottley has given the approval for the Director of St Read more

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~Airport of the Future loading~

SIMPSON BAY:---  The Honorable Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Silveria Jacobs participated in an invited tour which further apprised her of an update on the Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project on August 2, 2022. Spearheading the walkthrough tour of the terminal building were members of the PJIAE Management Board, CEO, Brian Mingo, CFO, Ben van der Klift, and the Project Management Unit (PMU).

The Prime Minister was guided through the former Check-In, Arrival, and Departure Halls of the airport to gain more insight into the themed Airport of the Future project Read more

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El Partido United St. Maarten Colabora Con La Campaa Anual De Donacin De Regreso A La Escuela De La Fundacin Simply Masters

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La lder de US Party, como fundadora y presidenta de la Fundacin Simply Masters, organiz su campaa anual de regreso a la escuela en el distrito de St. Peters.

Gordon-Carty en una declaracin invitada dijo: La Fundacin Simply Master ha estado entregando tiles escolares en diferentes comunidades desde 2013 y este ao decidi colaborar con su equipo poltico debido a su opinin compartida sobre la importancia de la educacin.

La gente de St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- U 2 Can Move is once again having its annual Market Fair, this Saturday, August 6th, at the John Larmonie Center, Long Wall Rd.

Founder of U 2 Can Move, MP Sarah Wescot-Williams is calling on the community to support our micro and small entrepreneurs, who will be displaying their art, craft, food, and plants, and offering these and much more for sale.

Unfortunately, we were not able to accommodate more vendors, due to limited space and COVID spacing Read more

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Ottley Urges Persons To Remains Vigilant After Monkeypox Confirmed On Island

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley urges the public to remain vigilant of the precautionary measures as the first case of Monkeypox has been identified in St. Martin.

  This was shared in a press release from the ministers cabinet on Tuesday.

  On Monday, August 1, Regio Read more

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Unicef Y El Programa De Apoyo A Los Padres Positivos Realizan Paneles De Discusin Con La Comunidad Haitiana

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La Fundacin le Sommet, en colaboracin con la Asociacin Haitiana de Sint Maarten (H.A.S.MA), organiz un panel de discusin sobre el Programa de apoyo a los padres positivos, una iniciativa del Ministerio de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud y Deportes.

En el panel de discusin estuvieron presentes los miembros de la junta directiva de la Fundacin Le Sommet y la Asociacin Haitiana de Sint Maarten (HASMA), el asistente de campo de UNICEF, el Sr. Bert van der Meijden, la Jefa del Centro de Desarrollo Infantil del Caribe Sra Read more

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El Ministro Interino Del Teatt, Omar Ottley Permite Los Vuelos Entre Repblica Dominicana Y Sint Maarten Hasta El 31 De Agosto De 2022

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten El lunes 1 de agosto, la comunidad de Sint Maarten qued asombrada por una carta que haba sido enviada a la Repblica Dominicana por la Autoridad de Aviacin Civil de St. Maarten informando que todos los vuelos entre los dos pases sern cancelados a partir de 6 de agosto de 2022.

El Ministro interino de Turismo, Asuntos Econmicos, Transporte & Telecomunicaciones, Omar Ottley redact un aviso extensin de viaje entre Sint Maarten y la Repblica Dominicana hasta el 31 de agosto de 2022, que le dar el tiempo necesario a las autoridades correspondiente para evaluar la supuesta disputa entre las autoridades aeronuticas de los dos pases Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, August 1st, the community was astounded by a letter that has been sent to the Dominican Republic by the St. Maarten Civil Aviation Authority informing that all flights between the two countries will be canceled as of August 5th, 2022.
Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication, Omar Ottley found this short notice and extended travel between St Read more

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Late Decision By Ottley Extends Dominican Republic Air Traffic Ultimatum To August 31

PHILIPSBURG--Air traffic between St. Maarten and the Dominican Republic is in danger of coming to a complete standstill as of August 31. Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley in a late-night press release called for an urgent meeting on Tuesday morning with the St. Maarten Civil Aviation Authority (SMCAA) about an ultimatum issued to Dominican Republic operators Read more

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State Forms Special Steering Committee To Fight Sargassum

President of the Collectivit Louis Mussington poses with local contractors collecting Sargassum weed in Cul-de-Sac Bay and at other beaches on Monday. It was understood there has been good progress in the collection lately. (Collectivit Our News photo)

MARIGOT--After his trip to the French Caribbean, Minister Delegate for Overseas Read more

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Se Celebr El Primer Baile Anual De La Justicia En Honor A Los Trabajadores De La Justicia

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – El domingo 17 de julio de 2022, las celebraciones de la Semana de la Justicia culminaron con un servicio religioso, seguido del Desfile de la Justicia, que finaliz con una noche de elegancia en la Primera Reunin Anual de la Justicia. Baln para reconocer a los trabajadores del Ministerio de Justicia.

Los eventos de la Semana de la Justicia comenzaron el lunes 11 de julio y consistieron en una Conferencia de Justicia de tres das en Simpson Bay Resort en la que los jefes de departamento, los equipos de gestin y los socios externos discutieron varios temas de inters para el ministerio mientras reciban comentarios crticos de un panel de expertos en la materia Read more

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Wilson Applauds Efforts Of Gebe Employees To Fix Streetlights

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Gromyko Wilson commends the hard working field men and women in Gebe and its managmeent responsible for fixing the street lights on Sint Maarten. September 5th, 2022, will mark the 5th year since the passing of Hurricane Irma and Maria. Unfortunately for residents of many neighborhoods, a number of street lights are yet to be fixed Read more

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La Primera Ministra Jacobs Representa A Los Pases Bajos Del Caribe En El Hlpf

Las Naciones Unidas actualiz sobre el progreso de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para 2030
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten La Primera Ministra Jacobs viaj recientemente a las Naciones Unidas (ONU), como parte de la delegacin en el Reino de los Pases Bajos. Form parte de la delegacin que particip en el Foro Poltico de Alto Nivel (HLPF). Durante la visita de tres das, la Primera Ministra asisti y se present en varios debates destinados a familiarizar a los pases con los problemas, las soluciones y los planes futuros de los dems.

Era muy importante estar en este Foro Read more

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National Alliance Board Extends Condolences On The Passing Of Felicia James.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the National Alliance, our leader Ms. Silveria Jacobs and our general membership at large herewith extend our deepest condolences to the immediate family and extended circle of family and friends of the late Felicia James.

Felicia James was a candidate for the then SPA before the name was changed to the National Alliance Read more

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~Minister Roger Lawrence addresses the public~

PHILIPSBURG:---The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Silveria E. Jacobs, on behalf of the Council of Ministers (COM), hereby makes known that the Honourable Roger A. Lawrence, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (TEATT), has resigned because of medical challenges. The Council of Ministers received Minister Lawrences formal resignation, which was accepted during its meeting of Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Read more

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Minister Vsa Meets Ilo Director Of The Decent Work Team And Office For The Caribbean

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Honorable Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Mr. Omar Ottley, met with the International Labour Organization (ILO) Director of the Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Mr. Dennis Zulu, during a recent courtesy visit to Sint Maarten.

This visit was a great opportunity to further deepen cooperation with the ILO in bringing further emphasis on the Decent Work Agenda.

Labor related matters such as; labor market information system (LMIS), replacing the Cessantia fund with the introduction of an unemployment benefit system, wages and productivity, short term labor agreement amendments, training and employment creation, promotion and improvement of the labor dispute settlement system and more were discussed in which technical assistance from the ILO will be requested to further enhance policy development and or legislation as it relates to the labor market of Sint Maarten Read more

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