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First Passenger Cruise In 15 Months Set Sail On Saturday

Government officials pose for a group photo on Saturday while cruise ship Celebrity Millennium takes on passengers. From left: VSA Minister Omar Ottley, ECYS Minister Rodolphe Samuel, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, Justice Minister Anna Richardson, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever, Finance Minister Ardwell Irion, and MP George Pantophlet Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Deborah Drisana Jack, Dorbrene OMarde, and Fabian Adekunle Badejo received the President's Award here at the 19th annual of St. Martin Book Fair, on June 5, 2021.
The Presidents Award is the final highlight of the St. Martin Book Fair, said book fair coordinator Shujah Reiph.
Jack and Badejo hail from St. Martin and were on hand to accept their award at the Dutch Quarter Community Center, where the Closing Ceremony of the literary festival was held. OMarde viewed the live stream of the program on Facebook at his home in Antigua, said Reiph.
The Presidents Award is presented to individuals and institutions whose work is noted for its excellence and for combining literary, cultural, and liberation components in the service of progress, of their people or nation, and of humanity, said Lasana M Read more

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8 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Today

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Minister ofPublic Health,Social Development and LaborOmar Ottleyextends his heartfelt condolencesto the familyand friendsof Sint Maartens29thCOVID-19 victim, whohaspassed away. Hewishesthe familystrength duringtheir time of bereavement.

As of June 5th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however four (4) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to eighty two (82). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand four hundred seventy nine (2479). 

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring seventy seven (77) people in home isolation Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Omar Ottley extends his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 29th COVID-19 victim, who has passed away. He wishes the family strength during their time of bereavement.

As of June 5th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, four (4) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to eighty-two (82) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  On Tuesday, June 1st, Dutchbased foundation Childfund Sint Maarten hosted a ceremony at the Helmich Snijders Hillside Christian School, where the chairman, Mr. GerritJan Greven, presented 26 schools with vouchers for school uniforms. The foundation has a mission to ensure that all children, regardless of background, can have a proper school uniform and feel a sense of belonging to a school community.

Mr. Greven comes from a police background and was stationed on the island in 2018 after Hurricane Irma had devastated the island Read more

~ Engines 7, 15, 17,19, and 20 down, hotels must cooperate or else island-wide blackout~.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The load shedding announced by N.V GEBE some three days ago continues in several areas of the island. It is expected that the load shedding will increase as heavy fuel at the power plant ran out.
SMN News learned that engines 7, 15, 17 19, and 20 were all down, however, GEBE mechanics managed to get engine 20 back up but this engine is not producing its full capacity due to the light fuel Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten had much to celebrate on Saturday morning as the island made history by beginning Homeporting for cruise lines. The first cruise line that opted to begin their Caribbean cruise from St. Maarten is Celebrity.
Among those that attended the historic ceremony were Members of Parliament Grisha Heyliger Marten, Mellissa Gumbs with Ministers of Education Rodolphe Samuel, Minister of Health Omar Ottley, Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, Minister of Justice Anna Richardson, Minister of Economic Affairs Ludmilla de Weever, and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Read more

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Maagical St. Maarten Pacesetter For Large-Scale Homeporting Operations In Ne Caribbean.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The launch of the largest homeporting operation that the destination has ever seen will commence on Saturday, June 5 at the Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities in Point Blanche when Celebrity Cruise Lines 2200-passenger capacity Celebrity Millennium departs for a one-week cruise out of Port St. Maarten.

Celebrity Millennium will be a landmark at Port St. Maarten every week as the vessel picks up and drops off passengers for the next eight-plus weeks generating a considerable amount of economic activity for the destination over this extended period due to this deployment.

On Saturday morning there will be the Homeporting Inauguration ceremony to kick-off this historical first for the country Read more

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Acceleration Of Implementation Of Corporate Governance Improvement Plan Airport

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) On Wednesday, June 2, both the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating (PJIAE) and Holding Company (PJIAH) were invited to an information session as an introduction to the implementation of the Corporate Governance Improvement Plan for the Airport.

The virtual sessions were opened by the Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, who, while still in the Netherlands, emphasized the value of good governance now and in the future.

The members of the Implementation Team, Miguel Alexander and Professor Kunneman, both experts in the area of Corporate Governance, provided insight into the Corporate Governance Improvement Plan, its implementation, and the milestones achieved thus far.

The sessions were each concluded with a Q&A moment during which the Managing Board and the Supervisory Board of Directors of the PJIAE, and the Supervisory Board of the PJIAH were provided the opportunity to raise questions Read more

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Sint Maarten Lions Club MenS Health Matters Man Up! Check Up!

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – June is observed as National Mens Health Month! In recognition of this, the Sint Maarten Lions Club in collaboration with the Positive and Elektralyets Foundation have organized an information session entitled Mens Health Matters Man Up, Check Up! with a focus on prostate cancer awareness.

This event is aimed at raising awareness of avoidable health challenges and encourage early detection and treatment of ailment amongst men in our community with special attention to prostate cancer Read more

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Statia Churches Unite For Hurricane Preparedness

Deputy Government Commissioner Alida Francis (centre), PLP Island Councilwoman Rechelline Leerdam, DP Island Councilwoman Adelka Spanner and Government Information Services Protocol Officer Mercedes Lopes-Spanner with some of the attendees at the meeting

ST. EUSTATIUS--Churches in St. Eustatius came together on the evening of Tuesday, June 1, for a special prayer service to as Read more

Irion Is Confident Liquidity Support Will Be Disbursed

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion.

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Ardwell Irion is confident that the NAf. 39 million liquidity support for St. Maarten will eventually be disbursed.Read more

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Acceleration Of Implementation Of Corporate Governance Improvement Plan Airport

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- On Wednesday, June 2, both the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating (PJIAE) and Holding Company (PJIAH) were invited to an information session as an introduction to the implementation of the Corporate Governance Improvement Plan for the Airport.

The virtual sessions were opened by Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, who, while still in the Netherlands, emphasized the value of good governance now and in the future Read more

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~ Dutch Government and local governments want good corporate governance at PJIAE~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion remains optimistic that St. Maarten will receive the promised NAF39M in liquidity support from the Dutch Government, however, the Minister of Finance could not say when e expects the much-needed funds on St Read more

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Rollocks Writes Teatt Minister About Harassment By Inspectors

The Chinese mobile food truck.

PHILIPSBURG--Businessmen Julian Rollocks Sr. and Julian Rollocks Jr. have written to Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Teleco Read more

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Mp Peterson Appeals Community Service Sentence For Scuffle With Police Officer

Raeyhon Peterson

PHILIPSBURG--Current Member of Parliament (MP) for Party for Progress (PFP) and former Acting Head of Domain Affairs at the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Read more

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Police Pensioners And Retiree Association Elect First Board.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On a sunny day last year 2020, a group of pensioners Police Officers came together with the idea to form a Pensioners and Retiree Association. This Association will bring together the former workers of the Police Department and will be able to look out to their and their family needs.

A temporary board was installed to be able to get the Statute and House Rules in order.

On May 27th, 2021 there was an election to elect the official Board of the Association Read more

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Emmanuel Calls For Update On Garbage Contract Inquiry

~ Says financial controller had limited info ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday called for an update on the Ombudsmans inquiry into the awarding of garbage contracts to five companies for the next five years. He said though the Minister of VROMI has gone quiet on the issue, it remains unresolved with several questions unanswered.

The MP explained that at least two companies filed complaints at the Ombudsman who in turn contacted the Minister with several inquiries based on those concerns Read more

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Emmanuel: Pm Must Come Clean With Parliament And The People

~ Asks if corporate changes at PJIA imminent ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Prime Minister of St. Maarten has to finally tell the truth and lay it all out on the table for the people of St. Maarten, says Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel after what he called an embarrassing showing by the PM and the Minister of Finance in the Netherlands. He said the message from the Kingdom Council of Ministers was clear and to the point: No, go home.

MP Emmanuel said that after trying to go around State Secretary Knops to get the agreed upon liquidity support, the Prime Minister of St Read more

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Emmanuel: Pm Must Come Clean With Parliament And The People

Independent MP Christophe Emmanuel. 

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel said on Sunday that Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs should tell the truth after what he called an embarrassing showing by her and Finance Minister Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Coordination Team behind SXM DOET is very proud to announce that over 60 community projects were completed on May 28 & 29. Twenty-five projects have been postponed and will be completed later this year.

Some examples of completed projects by community organizations participating during SXM DOET 2021 included: K1 Britannia Foundation who held an impressive food drive to support their food assistance program, RISC Takers, who collaborated with New Start for Children's Foundation to complete some much-needed playground renovations, and the National Institute of the Arts who brought colour and joy to their building and the surrounding area on Longwall Road.

With the help of hard-working volunteers, other projects spruced up schools with a new layer of paint, plants, benches, and more Read more

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~ Says financial controller had limited info ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday called for an update on the Ombudsmans inquiry into the awarding of garbage contracts to five companies for the next five years. He said though the Minister of VROMI has gone quiet on the issue, it remains unresolved with several questions unanswered.
The MP explained that at least two companies filed complaints at the Ombudsman who in turn contacted the Minister with several inquiries based on those concerns Read more

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~ Asks if corporate changes at PJIA imminent ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten has to finally tell the truth and lay it all out on the table for the people of St. Maarten, says Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel after what he called an embarrassing showing by the PM and the Minister of Finance in the Netherlands. He said the message from the Kingdom Council of Ministers was clear and to the point: No, go home.
MP Emmanuel said that after trying to go around State Secretary Knops to get the agreed-upon liquidity support, the Prime Minister of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament George Pantophlet says that the United Nations General Assembly met some 65 years ago in several sessions. The discussions related to whether the Netherlands were permitted to cease providing information under Article 73 e of the charter of the United Nations. According to the Member of Parliament, what was also highly disputed during those meetings were the Kingdom Charter and specifically its effects on the then territories of Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles.

The countries, though having the same documents in hand still came up with different interpretations Read more

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