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Prime Minister Jacobs Commends Ashley Furniture Homestoreon Grand Opening

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten On November 17, Prime MinisterSilveriaE.Jacobs together with Managing Directors SamiElyousefand YousefElyousef, cut the ribbon declaring the grand opening of Ashley FurnitureHomestorein Cole Bay following a short ceremonyattended by several dignitaries andmembers of thebusiness community.Ashley FurnitureHomestoreofficially openeditsdoors to the public today, November 18.Thestore has a wide collection of authentic and high-quality Ashley home furniture pieces.

Despite the challenges of Hurricanes Irma and the COVID-19 pandemic, I commend the management of Ashley Furniture Homestore for not only choosing St Read more

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Ready, Set, Protect! Children Rights- A National Priority And Children Remains Our National Pride

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport celebrates the 32nd anniversary since the ratification of the International Day for the Rights of the Child. The United Nations Convention, which was signed by 179 countries on November 20th, 1989, marks the significant recognition that youth all over the world should have rights and that their voices too must be heard.

Through ratification of said Convention, by the Netherlands in 1989, the Government of St. Maarten was led to structure policy, legislation, and programs in addition to establishing institutions that endeavored to safeguard the rights of children on the island.
However, while much was being done on an international level to formalize and advance the Rights of the Child globally, St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  On November 17, Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobs together with Managing Directors Sami Elyousef and Yousef Elyousef, cut the ribbon declaring the grand opening of Ashley Furniture Homestore in Cole Bay following a short ceremony attended by several dignitaries and members of the business community. Ashley Furniture Homestore officially opened its doors to the public today, November 18. The store has a wide collection of authentic and high-quality Ashley home furniture pieces.

Despite the challenges of Hurricanes Irma and the COVID-19 pandemic, I commend the management of Ashley Furniture Homestore for not only choosing St Read more

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Us Party Board Wishes Mp Buncamper Well.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The US party on Thursday wished MP Claudius Buncamper well in all his future endeavors after he broke from the party and declared himself an independent MP. The party board concurred with Buncamper that the split was amicable although the reasons outlined by the MP for the split lacked context and compels a response.

First and foremost, the party said it is proud of its position on independence for St Read more

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Tampa, Fla.:--- Seven Seas Water Group, a multi-national provider of Water-as-a-Service (WaaS) solutions, said it was very proud of the initiation of the scholarship fund for Sint Maarten, the Desalination Resource Development Program (DRDP).
We are extremely proud to launch this developmental program and further invest in the community, says Henry Charrab, CEO of Seven Seas Water Group. Our company and the government of Sint Maarten share the same vision of growing and supporting local capacity by investing in the people Read more

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Buncamper Declares Himself Independent Over Us PartyS Shift For Independence

Claudius Buncamper.

 PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper on Thursday declared himself an Independent MP, over the United St. Maartens Party (US Party's) move to readjust its platform to focus on independence for St Read more

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~ Donations made to K1 Britania and Mental Health Foundation.~

Cole Bay:--- Several dignitaries and members of the business community joined the Al Yousef family at the grand opening of the Ashleys Furniture Homestore in Cole Bay St. Maarten on Wednesday night. The Al Yousef family have been doing business on St. Maarten for years as they started off with Ace Liteline in Philipsburg then advanced to Ace Home Center in Cay Hill then expanded to Ace Mega Center.
At the Ace Stores, the Al Yousef family began selling Ashley's Furniture some years ago Read more

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Committee Of Education, Culture, Youth And Sports Affairs (Cecysa) To Meet On Thursday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Committee of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Affairs of Parliament will meet on November 18, 2021.

The Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, at 9.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. Dr. Rhoda Arrindell will be present.

The agenda point is:
Presentation on the status of the development of a national anthem for Sint Maarten (IS/115/2021-2022 dated October 12, 2021)

Due to measures taken to mitigate the coronavirus (COVID-19), the House of Parliament is only allowing persons with an appointment to enter the Parliament building.
The parliamentary sessions will be carried live on St Read more

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Government In Negotiations With Seven Seas For Ownership.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VSA Omar Ottley who is also responsible for drinking water confirmed on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that he is in negotiations with Seven Seas Water since the government of St. Maarten is supposed to take over the ownership of the water plant by 2025. Ottley said the contract has a number of amendments that he could not elaborate on but said because of these amendments government has to prepare itself for the takeover, thus just recently an agreement was signed with Seven Seas to offer scholarships to persons that are interested in water production and distribution Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VSA Omar Ottley issued a stern warning to businesses especially nightlife to strictly follow the COVID-19 protocol or face the consequences of having measures implemented for the lack of implementing the COVID-19 protocols.
Ottley said that the moment there are 4546 positive cases since March 2020 to present of that amount 4435 persons recovered while 75 persons are now deceased Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications (Minister of TEATT) Hon. Roger Lawrence met with Vice President of Tourism of Saint-Martin Hon. Valerie Damaseau to discuss the isolated events on the northern side. The two parties are very pleased that progress has been made on the Northern side of the island with respect to ensuring a steady product offering and reaching a level of normalcy as it pertains to business especially within the tourism sector.

 Communication is essential when there are concerns that need to be resolved Read more

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Ruby Investigation Is Politically Motivated

~ Buncampers plead not guilty ~

PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper and former Head of the Infrastructure Management Department of the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI said the Ruby case in which he is suspected of taking bribes, abuse of his position as a c Read more

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Twelve Months, Three-Year Ban For Frans Richardson

Frans Richardson

PHILIPSBURG--Former Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson was sentenced in the Court of First Instance on Tuesday to twelve months and payment of criminal proceeds of NAf Read more

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PHILIPSBURG The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS) through the Department of Sport and its executive arm, the National Sports Institute (NSI) collaborated with the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) in the refurbishment of the multipurpose court at the John Cooper Jose Lake Ball Park. The Minister of ECYS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SMMC in which renovations would be made to the court in exchange for the temporary usage of space at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex for the ongoing construction of the hospital and the placement of the Covid-19 pavilion Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, November 15th, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley, and the Director of Seven Seas, Mr. Franklyn Richards signed the Agreement for the Desalination Resource Development Program (DRDP) to officially launch a fund to provide scholarships and internships for Sint Maarteners. This program was created for persons who demonstrate the knowledge and traits in the field of water production, distribution, and other relevant technical fields, which is an added value for the continuity of energy and water production.

This program will allow Sint Maarten to strengthen its local resources in order to one day own and operate its own water production facility Read more

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Committee For District Councils To Meet On Wednesday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Committee for District Councils of Parliament will meet on November 17, 2021.

The Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. Representatives of the Resources 4 Community Resilience (R4CR) will be present.
Member of Parliament, MP S.A. Wescot-Williams requested this meeting Read more

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Four Honoured In The Hague For Outstanding Contributions

From left: Denzel Richardson, Plenipotentiary Minister Rene Violenus, Lysanne Charles and Lisandro Suriel.

PHILIPSBURG--Four St. Maarteners were recognised for their outstanding contributions during a ceremony hosted by the cabinet of Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus in commemoration of St Read more

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Rassemblement St. Martinois Political Party Officially Launched

Territorial Councillor Louis Mussington speaking at the RSM launch.

MARIGOT--Rassemblement St. Martinois (RSM) officially launched its political party recently under the slogan strong minds sharing one vision to contest the Mar Read more

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Prosecutor Calls For Three Years For Buncamper In Ruby Case

On March 23, 2016, the Kingdom Detective Cooperation Team RST received information that the tendering process for the Sanitary Landfill had not been conducted with integrity. (File photo)

~ Maria Buncamper facing 12 months ~

PHILIPSBURG--The prosecutor called for a prison sentence of three years and a three-year ban on working as a civil servant against Member of Parliament and former high-ranking civil servant Read more

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Mp Emmanuel Urge Govt. Entities Not To Rush Into Cutting Income

~ Still no economic recovery plan ~

PHILPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent MP Christophe Emmanuel have urged government owned companies and related entities not to rush into enforcing cuts on its workers until it is determined how the government of St. Maarten plans on moving forward in implementing cuts to income and benefits. It is left to be seen if the National Alliance (NA) and the United People (UP) party will stay on this course of putting people in the poor house, the MP said.

The MP was reacting to a circulating brief apparently from TelEm CEO Kendall Dupersoy to the union representing TelEm workers SMCU, in which Dupersoy is informing the union that financial measures will have to be imposed in accordance to the three laws on reduction of income Read more

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Us Board Calls For Retraction Of Laws That Cut Workers Income And Benefits

It is forced suffering by a country upon its citizens

The board of the United St. Maarten (US) party has called for the complete retraction of the three laws that regulate cuts to income and benefits, stressing that government have failed in its basic obligations towards its people and are embarrassingly unable to motivate or defend the reason for the laws other than blaming the Netherlands.

The only thing we know for sure is that our people are suffering and times are getting harder Read more

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2021 is here. Womens desk in its role to empower women and by extension the family is embarking on Teen Dating Violence (TDV) awareness sessions under the theme: Behind the Mask targeting high school students. This initiative commenced with a kick-off session at the MAC- CSE with the 3rd and 4th form students.

As a result of stress arising by the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a global increase of relational violence Read more

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17 Immigration Officers Complete Training Course

Justice Minister Anna Richardson (centre) applauds the immigration officers on completing their courses.

PHILIPSBURG--The Department of Immigration Border and Protection Services (IBPS) attained a milestone, whereby seventeen officers successfully completed their training courses. On Friday, a certificate ceremony was held.< Read more

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Progress Made In Meeting Between Collectivit, CollectiveS Delegation

The collectives delegation during the meeting with elected officials in Htel de la Collectivit on Friday. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs and the elected representatives of the majority received the collective of collectives negotiating delegation in Htel de la Collectivit on Friday to follow up on exchanges held in the Prfecture Wednesday morning Read more

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