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Exclusive: Witness In Btp Court Case Arrested For Perjury.

PHILIPSBURG:--- A witness in the BTP court case code-named Aquamarine involving former Member of Parliament and leader of the United St. Maarten Peoples Party Frans Richardson that was heard in court on Thursday was arrested on Friday morning.
SMN News learned the witness that appeared in court on Thursday Leonardo Bromet was arres Read more

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Exclusive: Witness In Btp Court Case Arrested For Perjury. (Updated)

PHILIPSBURG:--- A witness in the BTP court case code-named Aquamarine involving former Member of Parliament and leader of the United St. Maarten Peoples Party Frans Richardson that was heard in court on Thursday was arrested on Friday morning.
SMN News learned the witness that appeared in court on Thursday Leonardo Bromet was arrested on Friday morning allegedly for perjury because he allegedly lied under oath.

The Aquamarine investigation started when detectives at the TBO and RST discovered that several checks were made out to a politician on St Read more

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Pfp Berates PmS Approach To Censor Press And Public

PFP MP Melissa Gumbs                    PFP MP Raeyhon Peterson.

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Sarah Questions Delay In Draft 2022 Budget

UD MP Sarah Wescot-Williams.

PHILIPSBURG--The delay in the finalisation of the draft 2022 budget is being questioned by United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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Pfp Calls For Implementation Of Whistleblower Policy

~ Denounces Jacobs’ Approach to Censor Press and Public ~

PHILIPSBURG – Party for Progress (PFP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Melissa Gumbs and Raeyhon Peterson denounced recent statements made by Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, who, during the Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday, warned that governments attention will be focused on adjusting the countrys legislation to criminalize the press and members of the public from sharing leaked internal government documents Read more

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Mp Heyliger-Marten: Much More Needs To Be Done For Older Persons

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Today is the International Day of Older Persons and we should be reflecting on the strides made to improve the lives of older persons in our community, but so much more needs to be done according to Member of Parliament for the United Peoples UP Party Grisha Heyliger-Marten.

The MP issued a press release on Thursday reflecting on the many times in her life in which older persons imparted wisdom to help her in her new role as Faction Leader for the UP Party in Parliament and politics in general.

I was raised by grandparents who were always there to reason with me whenever I faced challenges and I hope that even today our new leaders and scholars in various fields and industry can gravitate to an older person to learn from their life experiences and tap into their wealth of knowledge.

She lamented that much still needs to be done on St Read more

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Mp Wescot-Williams- Budget 2022

Philipsburg, St. MaartenIn politics, what you say can come back to haunt you. This is how MPWescot-Williams introduced her statement regarding the budget 2022 for the country.MPWescot-Williams has written to Finance Minister Irion, seeking information regarding the budget 2022 Read more

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11 Pm Business Closure To Be Extended

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Ministerial Regulation to scale back the hours of nightlife, whichwas signedby the Ministries of TEATT and VSA, will be extended.Minister ofPublic Health, Social Development and Labor, Mr. Omar Ottley stated that the announcement of an October1st reopening was an optimistic one, as he hoped that St. Maa Read more

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11 Pm Business Closure To Be Extended.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministerial Regulation to scale back the hours of nightlife, which was signed by the Ministries of TEATT and VSA, will be extended. Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Mr. Omar Ottley stated that the announcement of an October 1st reopening was an optimistic one, as he hoped that St. Maarten would have been able to contain the deadly COVID-19 Delta variant Read more

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Court Deals With Beach Bar And Invoices During Third Day Of Buncamper Hearings

Suspect in the Ruby investigation, former Head of Infrastructure at the VROMI ministry and current Member of Parliament Claudius Toontje Buncamper (second right), with former VROMI minister Angel Meyers (second left), and former director of construction company Windward Roads Janhendrik Boekaar (centre) and others, during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Kim Sha parking lot in Simpson Bay, on May 16, 2016. 

 ~ Ruby case continues in November ~

PHILIPSBURG--Current Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper, his wife Maria Buncamper-Molanus, construction company Robelto and Sons and its directors R.B.F Read more

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A group of the new batch of St. Maarten students during the workshop at the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague. (Photo by Yannick Mardenborough)

Engaged students during the workshop with at left, co-facilitator Edwina Hodge of Unified St. Maarten Connection. (Photo by Yannick Mardenborough)

THE HAGUE--The Cabinet of the St. Maarten Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague hosted an event for the new St. Maarten students last Saturday as part of the Orientation Programme that assists the students in getting settled and to equip them with the tools that they need for a well-balanced life in the Netherlands.

  At the request of the student guidance counsellors for the St Read more

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President Gibbs Received At Health Ministry, Participates In Social Housing Symposium

President Daniel Gibbs (centre right) and Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital Director Marie-Antoinette Lampis (centre left) flanked by Health Ministry cabinet officials.

MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs met with the cabinet of Minister of Health Olivier Vran on Monday, September 27, where he pushed a significant need for investment in health facilities in St Read more

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Minister Richardson Asks Minister Grapperhaus To Expand Cooperation Beyond Kpsm.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, September 27, 2021, Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, accompanied by Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus visited Minister of Justice and Security in the Netherlands Mr. Ferdinand Grapperhaus.
In closing of her meetings with her Dutch counterparts, Minister Richardson paid a visit to Minister Grapperhaus Read more

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Heyliger-Marten Wants Audit On Telem Released And Reviewed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — United Peoples UP Partys Faction Leader in Parliament the honorable Grisha Heyliger-Marten is requesting that Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs urgently release an audit report conducted by SOAB on TelEM, which she believes will give insights into the challenges faced at the local telephone company.

MP Heyliger-Marten sent a letter to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on Wednesday, September 29, in which she stated that the matter has been ongoing for over one year Read more

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Postal Services St. Maarten N.V. Receives Two New Vehicles

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) recently received two brand new Jimnys from the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal (UPAEP) as part of the countrys annual contribution. The UPAEP is the regional association of postal authorities, gathering at present 28 State Members of which St. Maarten is a member, with headquarters in Montevideo, in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

Interim director of PSS N.V., Ms. Marinka Gumbs stated that the donation could not have come at a better time Read more

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Nightlife 11:00Pm Closure Extended

PHILIPSBURG--The 11:00pm business closure has been extended, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley announced during the live Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday.

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Jacobs Looking Into Law To Penalise Document Leakers

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs wants persons who leak confidential government documents to face the consequences of their actions and she warned that if laws have to be adjusted to make this possible, then it will have governments attention.

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~Busy season projected.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Labor Omar Ottley said on Wednesday that the 11 pm business closure will remain in effect for a bit longer as the amount of active COVID-19 cases is still high.
The Minister did not say when the business closure curfew will be lifted but promised that it will be sooner rather than later Read more

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Employer Council Shares Concerns Re Zv/Ov.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Employer Council St Maarten, the platform of ILO recognized St Maarten employer associations (SHTA, IMA, SMMTA, and SMTA), objects to both the proposal and process of the changes the Minister of Health, Social Development and Labor wants to apply to the ZV/OV regulations.

In a letter dated September 7th, the associations have addressed some of the points arising from the presentation of the draft ZV/OV regulations (letter attached). The effects of adjusting the ZV/OV regulation will have a profound effect on our labor market in particular and our economy in general and should not be made lightly.

With this, the Employer Council echoes the statement of concern by the St Maarten Insurance Association and the St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health and Labor Omar Ottley confirmed on Wednesday at the Council of Minister's weekly press briefing that We Lounge night club will be closed for one week for several violations such as opening after the 11 pm curfew that remains in place while they will receive a maximum fine for the violations.
Ottley said that when the government implemented the 11 pm curfew for business closures certain penalties were put in place but there is a process in which these penalties will be implemented, one being warnings either verbal or written before being fined or imprisonment Read more

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~ PM did not see the letter before it was dispatched, meetings planned with Ombudsman and COM.~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Prime Minister of St Maarten Silveria Jacobs announced at the Council of Minister's press briefing on Wednesday that the Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran has officially retracted the letter he sent to the Ombudsman of St Read more

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Stuart Johnson Asks If Brison Accepted Complimentary Gift

PHILIPSBURG--Former Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Stuart Johnson asked on Tuesday whether a particular resort in the country had provided a complimentary room to Chairperson of Parliament Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday said the fact that Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has not uttered a single word publicly about the offensive comments made by the Minister of VROMI Egbert Doran towards the Ombudsman is a shame and apparently indicates that she condones the comments. And you are what you condone, the MP said.
Emmanuel pointed out that several Members of Parliament stated that it behooves the Prime Minister to state her position on or give a reaction to Dorans offensive comments towards the Ombudsman Read more

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Is Possibly Ethically Unacceptable Behavior A New Norm?

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — The behavioral ethics of our appointed and elected officials have come under questionable circumstances lately. While there is no regulation against gifts for government officials neither has the code of conduct been passed, which includes a gift registration for Members of Parliament (MPs).

Back on December 13th, 2018, former Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications (TEATT) Stuart Johnson highlighted an embarrassing case our country faced.

Johnson in The Daily Herald newspaper article stated, Government was notified on November 28 of a 451-day past-due bill for a training attended by Member of Parliament Rolando Brison during his stint as St Read more

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