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Mp Emmanuel: Pm Delivers Complete Supervision, Control Through Coho

~ Everything I warned about has come to pass ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday said that the Prime Minister of St. Maarten has agreed to full administrative supervision by the Dutch under disguise of establishing the COHO and effectively relegated the Government and Parliament of St. Maarten to rubber-stamp status in their own country.

Exactly as I said this government would from day one, colonialism by a different name, the MP stressed, The MP said New State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen has maintained the rigid stance of her predecessor Raymond Knops by ensuring that COHO and the CFT will have final say over St Read more

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Nine Community Members Receives Rotary SunsetS Vocational Service Excellence Award

COLE BAY, ST. MAARTEN The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset awarded nine professionals for their outstanding contributions to the community through their vocation and for exemplifying the Rotary ideal of, Service Above Self.

During the clubs general meeting, President Norrisa Anatol presented the 2022 Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunsets Vocational Excellence Awards to Dr. Tasheena Maccow Thomas, Owner of TeeZan Health and Wellness Center in the Health category; Ms. Nicole De Weever, Owner/Founder of Art Save Lives Foundation, local and international dancer and choreographer, in the Arts category; Dr Read more

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Government Commits To Commercial Kitchen To Feed School Children And Vulnerable Persons.

PHILIPSBURGMinister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley and the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, Rodolphe Samuel commit to sustainability of commercial kitchen in the shelter project.

In 2020, the Government of Sint Maarten, under the 11th European Development Fund, B-Envelope, signed an agreement to execute a shelter project Read more

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Usp: Something Is Afoul At Pjia, Says Management And Board Are Failures

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — President of the board of the Unite St. Maarten Party (USP) Cecil Nicholas said it is as clear as day that something is afoul with the ongoing re-construction project of the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Ever Increasing Cost For Pjia Is Corrupt To Its Core

~ Calls on Lawrence to explain publicly ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent MP Christophe Emmanuel on Wednesday said that the government of St. Maarten, in Particular Minister of TEATT Roger Lawrence, owes the public an explanation on why so much of their money is being wasted at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) with ever increasing costs for a facility that only had to be repaired, not re-built. The MP pointed out that he had asked about overrun of costs at the airport and its slow progress on numerous occasions, only to be told by government, Lawrence included, that there were no overrun of costs Read more

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Minister Ottley: Business Hours Extension Forthcoming.

PHILIPSBURG On Wednesday February 9th, during the live Council of Ministers press briefing, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley announced that if the hospitalization and active numbers continue in its current trajectory, business hours will be extended to 1 am as soon as Friday February 11th.

The Minister then stated that while we have always been at the fore front of the COVID-19 realities, we now see the rest of the world speaking of the endemic nature of the virus and they are slowly lifting their COVID-19 protocols.

Minister Ottley announced that St Read more

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St. Maarten Welcomes Ambassador Joke Brandt

Philipsburg On Monday, February 8, St. Maarten welcomed the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, Her Excellency Ambassador Joke Brandt for a two-day working visit. Ambassador Brandt who was accompanied by First Secretary Climate and Environment, Kavish Bisseswar, executed an extensive agenda that allowed her the opportunity to meet with government officials, the St. Maarten Youth Parliament and local artists. This working visit was planned by Ambassador Brandt in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs to gain more knowledge and understanding of the specific needs and priorities for St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Omar Ottley met with the representatives of the Social Economic Council (SER) to discuss the increase of the minimum wage on St. Maarten.

The Minister previously sent a request to the advisory council, requesting their feedback on the steps he wishes to take for the implementation of a one-time increase, on the minimum wage.

At the time of the request, the Minister could not offer a figure to the SER, as the Ministry was still awaiting the consumer price index (CPI) of the third quarter of 2021, from the department of stats, which has since been received.

The meeting was called by the SER to get a full explanation on what would be the possible figure and why the Minister feels this is the right time to increase the minimum wage.

Minister Ottley listened to the concerns of the business representatives and agreed to take their concerns into consideration Read more

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Former Mp Silvio Matser Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Tax Crimes

Silvio Matser entering the Courthouse. (File photo)

PHILIPSBURG--Businessman and former Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser was convicted by the Court of First Instance on Thu Read more

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Ministro Ottley Se Rene Con Ser Sobre Propuesta De Aumento De Salario Mnimo.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten  El Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo, Omar Ottley se reuni con los representantes del Consejo Econmico Social (SER) para discutir el aumento del salario mnimo en St. Maarten.

El Ministro envi previamente una solicitud al consejo asesor, solicitando sus comentarios sobre los pasos que desea tomar para el implementacin de un aumento nico, en el salario mnimo Read more

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Usp: Dice Que La Gerencia Y La Junta En Pjia Tienen Fallas

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El presidente de la junta directiva del Partido Unite St. Maarten (USP), Cecil Nicholas, dijo que est “claro como el agua” que algo anda mal con el proyecto de reconstruccin en proceso del Aeropuerto Internacional Princess Juliana (PJIA) Read more

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El Gobierno Apuesta Por Cocina Comercial Para Alimentar Escuela, Nios Y Personas Vulnerables

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Ministri de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo, Omar Ottley junto al Ministro de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud y Deportes, Rodolphe Samuel apuesta por sostenibilidad de proyecto de cocina comercial en el albergue.

En el 2020, el Gobierno de Sint Maarten, bajo el 11 Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo, B-Envelope, firm un acuerdo para ejecutar un proyecto de vivienda Read more

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Usp: Something Is Afoul At Pjia, Says Management And Board Are Failures.

PHILIPSBURG:--- President of the board of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Cecil Nicholas said it is as clear as day that something is afoul with the ongoing reconstruction project of the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, Rodolphe Samuel commit to sustainability of commercial kitchen in the shelter project.

In 2020, the Government of Sint Maarten, under the 11th European Development Fund, B-Envelope, signed an agreement to execute a shelter project Read more

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Jorien Wuite Calls Coho Accord An Important Step

Jorien Wuite (File photo)

THE HAGUE--Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Jorien Wuite of the < Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Cada Vez Ms El Costo Para Pjia Es Corrupto Hasta La Mdula

~ Pide a Lawrence que explique pblicamente ~
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El diputado independiente Christophe Emmanuel dijo el mircoles que el gobierno de St. Maarten, en Particular el Ministro de TEATT Roger Lawrence, debe al pblico una explicacin del por qu se est desperdiciando una gan gran parte de dinero en el Aeropuerto Internacional Princess Juliana (PJIA) con costos cada vez mayores para una instalacin que solo tuvo que ser reparada, no reconstruida.

El diputado seal que haba preguntado sobre los sobrecostos en el aeropuerto y su lento avance en numerosas ocasiones, solo para que el gobierno, incluyendo Lawrence, les dijera que no hubo exceso de costos Ciertas personas se estn haciendo ricas en el aeropuerto a expensas de la gente de St.
Martn, dijo Emmanuel.

Hoy, casi cinco meses despus de que el Consejo de Ministros y la direccin del aeropuerto bebieran champn para brindar por el inicio del proyecto en una ceremonia de inauguracin destinada nicamente a distraer, el director general del aeropuerto y director de NRPB salen casualmente ha anunciar que el proyecto
ahora cuesta 150 millones de dlares, 20 millones ms, dijo el diputado, a casi cinco aos de que la instalacin fue daada por el huracn Irma con empleados que estn luchando por lo que se les debe a ellos”

Durante ms de un ao me he cuestionado por qu el aeropuerto, con un edificio y una huella en pie, cuesta unos 40 millones ms reparar que construir Read more

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Corruption Allegations In Building Permits Department, Backlog Creating Concerns.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Several persons who submitted applications for building permits and have been waiting for lengthy periods are alleging that civil servants within the Building Permits Department are allegedly demanding bribes in order to process their application.
Some persons that contacted SMN News said that they applied for their building permits for years now and there has been a backlog. These concerns SMN News learned were brought to the attention of the Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran but so far nothing tangible was done to address the situation.
They said civil servants that have to handle the dossier and evaluate the requests are allegedly demanding money outside of the regular fees to begin processing their requests.
On Wednesday SMN News asked the acting Minister of VROMI Ardwell Irion about the allegations and if it was discussed in the Council of Ministers Read more

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Ministro Ottley Extender El Horario Nocturno

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - El mircoles 9 de febrero, durante la conferencia de prensa en vivo del Consejo de Ministros, el Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo, Omar Ottley, anunci que si las hospitalizaciones y los nmeros activos continan en su trayectoria actual, el horario comercial se extender a las 1:00 am para el viernes 11 de febrero. El Ministro declar que si bien siempre hemos estado a la vanguardia de las realidades de COVID-19, ahora vemos que el resto del mundo habla de la naturaleza endmica del virus y estn levantando lentamente sus protocolos de COVID-19. El ministro Ottley anunci que St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, February 8, St. Maarten welcomed the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, Her Excellency Ambassador Joke Brandt for a two-day working visit. Ambassador Brandt who was accompanied by First Secretary Climate and Environment, Kavish Bisseswar, executed an extensive agenda that allowed her the opportunity to meet with government officials, the St. Maarten Youth Parliament, and local artists. This working visit was planned by Ambassador Brandt in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs to gain more knowledge and understanding of the specific needs and priorities for St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG: --- Residents of the Dutch Quarter held a meeting a week ago to discuss the Dutch Quarter road project that remains stagnant for the past two years.
It is understood that the contractor VAN Boekel BV was underbid for the project thus the project could not be completed which also led to a court case.
Late 2019 during the election campaign former head of Maintenance of VROMI and now suspended Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper ensured Dutch Quarter Road was slightly paved in order to fill in the holes on the road, since then the project remained at standstill with sewage water plaguing the residents in that area Read more

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PHILIPSBURG: --- The Minister of Health and Labor Omar Ottley announced on Wednesday that St. Maarten is on its way to moving back to normalcy if the positive trend of the coronavirus remains positive.
The Minister referred to news coming out of the Netherlands that states that their current approach towards COVID-19 is not sustainable for society and the economy, since this is going to be a way of life worldwide.
Ottley said this is exactly what the government of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of VSA Omar Ottley announced on Wednesday that he has finalized the proposal on the increase of the minimum wage which will be sent to the SER. Ottley said that he had requested advice from the SER but now he has a proposal that his Ministry worked on and now it will be sent to the SER for them to render advice.< Read more

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~ Lack of compliance by employers must be addressed.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Anna Richardson took the lid off at Wednesday's Council of Ministers' press conference when she addressed some of the abuse undocumented workers faced on St. Maarten.

Minister Richardson was asked how long an undocumented person stays behind bars when they are picked up and who pays for the persons ticket when its been decided they will be deported Read more

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El Pfp Renueva Llamados A Poner Fin A La Afiliacin Del Parlamento Al Parlatino

~Critica por decisin de enviar delegacin a Panam~
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Dada la reciente decisin del Parlamento de enviar una delegacin de ocho (8) diputados del Parlamento (MPs) a Panam para asistir a las sesiones del Parlamento Latinoamericano (Parlatino), Party for Progress (PFP) ha renovado su llamado para poner fin a la membresa de Sint Maarten con la institucin.

Para los parlamentarios de la PFP Melissa Gumbs y Raeyhon Peterson, el Parlatino es un desperdicio extremo de los recursos limitados del pas Read more

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