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Island Gems Apoya La Campaa De Esterilizacin/Castracin De Awf

POINTE BLANCHE, Sint Maarten – Algunos perros y gatos han sido esterilizados gracias al apoyo brindado a Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) por Island Gems Charity Foundation.

Como Island Gems no otorga fondos a ningn grupo, el veterinario pag un total de US $ 750 por las operaciones de esterilizacin. Estos fondos complementarn la campaa de esterilizacin/castracin en proceso de AWF destinada a reducir la poblacin de perros y gatos callejeros y no deseados en la isla.

Desde su fundacin en 1992, AWF ha facilitado 3.363 adopciones, 14.794 esterilizaciones, 947 tratamientos para la sarna y 18.356 viajes en taxi al veterinario Read more

Witu Concerned About Dr. M.L.K. Jr. Primary School

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — The President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson submitted a letter to the Honorable Minister of Education drs. Rudolph Samuel on Friday, March 4th,2022 regarding the ongoing situation at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School.

In the letter, Johnson outlined,on behalf of our members of the WITU and by extension our concern for all staff along with students I am sending you correspondence.

Below are a list of grievances as presented to me by several members of staff:

Physical Features of the school:

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Ministro De Vromi Doran Y Personal De Apoyo Visitan El Espacio Del Proyecto Del Aeropuerto

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) El Ministro de Vivienda Pblica, Ordenacin del Territorio, Medio Ambiente e Infraestructura (VROMI), Excmo. Egbert Doran fue recibido en el espacio del proyecto del edificio de la terminal del Aeropuerto Internacional Princesa Juliana el viernes 25 de febrero de 2022 para una visita y un recorrido.

El ministro Doran coment despus de la gira: “Fue un placer para mi personal de apoyo y para m recibir una actualizacin sobre el aeropuerto. Espero con ansias la fecha programada de diciembre de 2022 cuando la nueva rea de salida de la terminal estar en funciones”.

Al comienzo de la gira, el Ministro y su squito recibieron una breve capacitacin de induccin del Oficial de Salud y Seguridad en el lugar del Contratista.

Esta capacitacin es necesaria para todas las personas que visiten el lugar para asegurarse de que estn al tanto de los peligros, las preocupaciones de seguridad, las reglas y los procedimientos de emergencia para el lugar de construccin.

El recorrido llev al ministro al piso de arriba, al nivel 1, donde se estaba retirando la capa superior de losetas para preparar el nuevo piso de terrazo.

Desde este nivel, el ministro obtuvo una vista area de la planta baja donde se instalar el rea principal de facturacin con el nuevo quiosco, autoservicio de entrega de equipaje.

Durante el recorrido, el ministro fue actualizado sobre el avance de las obras desde que Ballast-Nedam, el contratista general del proyecto de reconstruccin, se hizo cargo del proyecto en octubre de 2021.

Algunos de estos avances incluyeron la movilizacin de su personal clave, la realizacin de encuestas cero para verificar el alcance del trabajo, la instalacin de las oficinas del espacio y la contratacin de trabajadores y subcontratistas locales.

El contratista tambin pudo completar varios trabajos de desmantelamiento en los niveles 1 y 2, incluyendo la eliminacin de los baos, varias tuberas, pisos y accesorios que sern reemplazados.

El recorrido estuvo a cargo de Mirto Breell, Director de la Unidad de Gestin de Proyectos (PMU), que es el departamento del aeropuerto encargado de la reconstruccin de la terminal del edificio que result seriamente daada durante los huracanes Irma y Mara.

“Estoy feliz de tener al Ministro de VROMI con nosotros hoy, siempre es bienvenido en el lugar y agradezco el hecho de que el Ministerio est mostrando tanto inters en el progreso del proyecto”.

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Minister Of Vromi Doran And Support Staff Visits Airport Project Site

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment & Infrastructure (VROMI), Hon. Egbert Doran was welcomed to the project site of the Princess Juliana International Airport terminal building on Friday, February 25, 2022, for a visit and tour.

Minister Doran commented after the tour, “It was a pleasure for my support staff and I to receive an update on the airport. I am looking forward to the scheduled date of December 2022 when th Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---The President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson submitted a letter to the Honorable Minister of Education drs. Rudolph Samuel on Friday, March 4th, 2022 regarding the ongoing situation at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School.

In the letter, Johnson outlined, on behalf of our members of the WITU and by extension our concern for all staff along with students I am sending you correspondence.

Below is a list of grievances as presented to me by several members of staff:

Physical Features of the school:
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Public Meeting Of Parliament About Question Hour With The Prime Minister In Connection With The Situation In Eastern Europe.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a public meeting on Thursday, March 10, 2022.

The Public meeting is scheduled for 14.00 - 15.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. E.J. Doran will be present.

The agenda point is:
Question hour: Questions from MP S.A. Wescot-Williams directed to the Prime Minister in connection with the situation in Eastern Europe (IS/625/2021-2022 dated March 3, 2012)

The intention of a question hour is to create the possibility for Members of Parliament to exercise their supervisory activities by posing questions and interact with Ministers on current matters Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment & Infrastructure (VROMI), Hon. Egbert Doran was welcomed to the project site of the Princess Juliana International Airport terminal building on Friday, February 25, 2022, for a visit and tour.
Minister Doran commented after the tour, "It was a pleasure for my support staff and I to receive an update on the airport. I am looking forward to the scheduled date of December 2022 when the new departure area of the terminal will be operational.
At the start of the tour, the Minister and his entourage received a brief induction training from the Contractors On-site Health and Safety Officer Read more

Mensaje Del Da Internacional De La Mujer De La Primera Ministra Silveria E. Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Las mujeres, tanto a nivel local como internacional, estn marcando una diferencia en nuestra sociedad actual, ya sea econmicamente como empresarias trabajadoras o participando en casi todos los campos, incluyendo el papel ms difcil que desempeamos como madres y lderes en nuestras familias. Las mujeres han logrado avances en la investigacin, la ciencia, la medicina, la poltica, la educacin, los negocios, la cultura, las artes, los deportes y en roles de liderazgo dentro del sector privado, los sectores sociales y dentro de diversas organizaciones gubernamentales.

Todo esto se ha logrado a pesar de las desigualdades y prejuicios que an existen en nuestra sociedad y en el mundo.
Sin embargo, el 8 de marzo, el mundo reconoce que todas las mujeres en todas partes merecen ser celebradas por las contribuciones extraordinarias que hacemos en nuestras comunidades, nuestros triunfos a pesar de los obstculos provocados por las reglas, normas y desigualdades de la sociedad, y nuestro coraje sin igual frente a retos actuales.

Reconocemos a las fallecidas Mavis Brooks-Salmon y Daniella Jeffry, las leyendas vivientes Jas Labega-Bryan, Elaine Gumbs-Vlaun, Maria Liberia Peters y los lderes actuales Clara Reyes, Nicole de Weever, la Dra Read more

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Universal Beyond Bars Programs To Be Launched

Philipsburg The Point Blanche Prison and House of Detention (HvB) is currently embarking on an outreach program in collaboration with the Universal Behind Bars Group (UBB); a ministerial group of The Universal Church. UBB is currently established in 15 states in the US and active in over 50 countries around the globe. The Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson met with Prison Director Steven Carty, UBB Pastor Claudio Silva, and UBB members Joseph Bell and Sadiq Kudrath to discuss the establishment of two of UBBs programs aiming to reintegrate offenders back into society as better men and women and to accept a donation of bibles for the inmates and staff of HvB.

Pastor Silva stated in an invited comment, The programs that will be hosted by UBB is for the benefit of both men and women Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Point Blanche Prison and House of Detention (HvB) are currently embarking on an outreach program in collaboration with the Universal Behind Bars Group (UBB); a ministerial group of The Universal Church. UBB is currently established in 15 states in the US and is active in over 50 countries around the globe. The Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson met with Prison Director Steven Carty, UBB Pastor Claudio Silva, and UBB members Joseph Bell and Sadiq Kudrath to discuss the establishment of two of UBBs programs aiming to reintegrate offenders back into society as better men and women and to accept a donation of bibles for the inmates and staff of HvB.

Pastor Silva stated in an invited comment, The programs that will be hosted by UBB are for the benefit of both men and women Read more

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Island Gems Supports Awf Spay/Neuter Campaign

POINTE BLANCHE, Sint Maarten —A few more dogs and cats have been sterilized thanks to support given to Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) by Island Gems Charity Foundation.

As Island Gems does not give funds to any group, a total of US $750 was paid for the sterilization operations by the vet. These funds will supplement AWFs ongoing spay/neuter campaign aimed at curtailing the stray and unwanted dog and cat population on the island.

Since its founding in 1992, AWF has facilitated 3,363 adoptions, 14,794 sterilizations, 947 mange treatments, and 18356 taxi rides to the vet Read more

Brison Llama Al Equipo Ehas Hroes Annimos De La Industria Del Turismo Y La Recuperacin

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El lder del Partido del Pueblo Unido, Rolando Brison, est elogiando al equipo de EHAS de St. Maarten por su arduo trabajo y dedicacin durante la pandemia mundial de COVID-19 y apelando al Ministro de Salud, Omar Ottley, para que considere establecer un departamento permanente “para desarrollar, revisar e implementar pautas de salud para todos los pasajeros entrantes”.

Brison dice que el equipo del Sistema Electrnico de Autorizacin de Salud (EHAS) junto con los ministros Panneflek, de Weever y Ottley del Partido Popular Unido UP son los “hroes annimos que han salvado la economa y “la viabilidad de St Read more

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WomenS Desk Honours Nine Women WhoVe Broken Barriers

Dr. C. Fleming (centre) and VSA Minister Omar Ottley (third from right) surrounded by CDFHA/Womens Desk representatives.

PHILIPSBURG--In observance of International Womens Day, Womens Desk is honouring and highlighting nine women who have broken barriers and defied the odds in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathemati Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- Today in observance of International Womens Day, Womens Desk is honoring and highlighting nine women who have broken barriers, defied the odds, in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM).
These women were also instrumental in producing a short video encouraging girls and other women to pursue a career in STEM. The video will be launched on March 21st on Government and the Community Development, Family & Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) social media platforms and will be shared with the various high school guidance counseling units.

Womens Desk has chosen to embark on such a project to ensure that our girls and other women can have visible local role models in the field Read more

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Brison Calls Ehas Team Unsung Heroes Of The Tourism IndustryS Recovery

PHILIPSBURG–Leader of the United People’s Party Rolando Brison is singing the praises of the St. Maarten EHAS team for their hard work and dedication during the COVID-19 global pandemic and appealing to Minister of Health Omar Ottley to consider establishing a permanent department “to develop, review and implement health guidelines for all incoming passengers.”

Brison says the (EHAS) Electronic Health Authorization System team along with United People’s Party UP Ministers Panneflek, de Weever and Ottley are the “unsung heroes that have saved the economic viability of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United People's Party Rolando Brison is singing the praises of the St. Maarten EHAS team for their hard work and dedication during the COVID-19 global pandemic and appealing to Minister of Health Omar Ottley to consider establishing a permanent department "to develop, review and implement health guidelines for all incoming passengers."

Brison says the (EHAS) Electronic Health Authorization System team along with United People's Party UP Ministers Panneflek, de Weever, and Ottley are the "unsung heroes that have saved the economic viability of St Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobs International WomenS Day Message

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Women, both locally and internationally, are making a difference in our society today – whether economically as hard-working entrepreneurs or by participating in almost every field, including the most difficult role we play as mothers and leaders in our families. Women have made strides in research, science, medicine, politics, education, business, culture, arts, sports and in leadership roles within the private sector, social sectors and within governments various organizations Read more

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Justice Facility Demolition Commences With Symbolic Ceremony

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning, and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI) Hon. Egbert Doran, accompanied by the Minister of Justice Hon. Anna Richardson, hosted a symbolic demolition ceremony on March 2, 2022, to inaugurate the demolition of the designated justice building, which was tendered in the second quarter of 2021.

The former Soremar Building in Cole Bay sustained severe damage post Hurricane Irma in 2017, particularly dilapidating the roof structure, adding to previous deterioration sustained over time.

The demolition of the building is scheduled to conclude by the end of April 2022, allowing for subsequent construction of a designated Justice facility.

All recyclable material garnered from the demolition will be reused by the Ministry of Justice and VROMI to upgrade other existing facilities.

Safety and traffic signs will be erected to guide and warn commuters of the potential construction implications during the execution of the project.

The Ministry of VROMI urges the general public to observe any general safety measures when in the vicinity of the project during the demolition phase and exercise all necessary precautions including but not limited to commuting or parking.

The contractor involved in the demolition are Caribbean General Contractors (CGC).

PHOTO CUTLINE: PIX EXCAVATOR;

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La Parlamentaria Heyliger-Marten Canta Alabanzas A Las Mujeres En El Da Internacional De La Mujer

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten La honorable Grisha Heyliger-Marten, miembro del Parlamento por el Partido del Pueblo Unido, canta alabanzas a las mujeres como parte de su celebracin del Da Internacional de la Mujer.

En un comunicado de prensa emitido a los medios locales el lunes por la noche, la parlamentaria Heyliger-Marten dijo que, como mujeres, todas tenemos esta reserva insospechada de fuerza interior que surge cuando la vida nos pone a prueba Read more

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Demolicin De Instalaciones Judiciales Comienza Con Ceremonia Simblica

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) El Ministro de Vivienda Pblica, Medio Ambiente, Ordenacin del Territorio e Infraestructura (Ministerio de VROMI) Excmo. Egbert Doran, acompaado de la Ministra de Justicia Excmo. Anna Richardson, organiz una ceremonia de demolicin simblica el 2 de marzo de 2022 para inaugurar la demolicin del edifi Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament for the United Peoples Party the honorable Grisha Heyliger-Marten sings praises to women as part of her celebration of International Womens Day.
In a press release issued to local media on Monday evening, MP Heyliger-Marten said as women we all have this unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning, and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI) Hon. Egbert Doran, accompanied by the Minister of Justice Hon. Anna Richardson, hosted a symbolic demolition ceremony on March 2, 2022, to inaugurate the demolition of the designated justice building, which was tendered in the second quarter of 2021 Read more

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~ UPP Faction Leader took a stance for SXM at Parlatino meeting in matters of Foreign Relations. ~

PHILIPSBURG: ---- Member of Parliament and Leader of the United Democrats Sarah Wescot Williams told reporters on Monday that she is still very much dissatisfied with the answers provided to the parliament of St. Maarten last week regarding the amended petition that was submitted to Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance and The Working Group of Experts On People of African Descent Read more

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Mp Romou Tours Panama Medical Clinic During Parlatino Trip

Concerned that the Agreement with St. Maarten Is Coming to An End

PHILIPSBURG–National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Angelique Romou is concerned that the agreement between St. Maarten and the Panama Medical Clinic is coming to an end.

During her recent trip to attend the General Assembly of the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) in Panama from February 9-12, Romou said she was treated to a tour of the Panama Clinic where many residents were sent for treatment since the pandemic, as Panama was the only country that opened its doors for patients at the time.

She said the partnership that was forged between the Panama Clinic and St Read more