SXMElections.com

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Travels Abroad Due To Family Reasons

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Prime MinisterSilveriaJacobs is travelling forunavoidablefamily related matters today, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Deputy Prime Minister Egbert Doran will assume responsibilityalong with the Council of Ministersduring her absence.Prime Minister Jacobs stated, Though I find it difficult to leaveat this time,as we are facing some challenges, there will be continuity of government and I trustin the Deputy Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers to be able to handleall necessary ongoing matters.Prime Minister Jacobs will remainavailable virtually and she will keep in close contact with the Council of Ministers, the Parliament of St Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Mp Emmanuel: Why Is The Pm Running From Saying Yes Or No?

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday questioned why Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs is running from answering yes or no on the question of the UN petition on decolonization.

Emmanuel noted that every time the Prime Minister is addressing the subject she uses a word salad to confuse the people and never gives a clear answer about where she stands on the petition.

I have asked the Prime Minister, in Parliament and publicly to tell the people if she supports the petition yes or no Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Emmanuel Questions What Pm Meant With Enough Liquidity

~ Still waiting on Finance Minister ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — A statement on St. Maartens liquidity position by Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and a non-statement by Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion on the same subject, is resulting in more confusion from the NA/UP government, said Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday, adding that the game of making general and empty statements by government continues to do a disservice to the country.

MP Emmanuel pointed out that on Monday, as quoted in The Daily Herald, the Prime Minister boastfully said that the country is not flat on its back when it comes to finances and that we do have for sure enough liquidity for us to continue to have this discussion Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

PHILIPSBURG;--- Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday questioned why Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs is running from answering yes or no on the question of the UN petition on decolonization.

Emmanuel noted that every time the Prime Minister is addressing the subject she uses a word salad to confuse the people and never gives a clear answer about where she stands on the petition.

I have asked the Prime Minister, in Parliament and publicly to tell the people if she supports the petition yes or no Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

~ Still waiting on Finance Minister ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- A statement on St. Maartens liquidity position by Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and a non-statement by Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion on the same subject, is resulting in more confusion from the NA/UP government, said Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday, adding that the game of making general and empty statements by government continues to do a disservice to the country.

MP Emmanuel pointed out that on Monday, as quoted in The Daily Herald, the Prime Minister boastfully said that the country is not flat on its back when it comes to finances and that we do have for sure enough liquidity for us to continue to have this discussion Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs is traveling for unavoidable family-related matters today, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Deputy Prime Minister Egbert Doran will assume responsibility along with the Council of Ministers during her absence. Prime Minister Jacobs stated, Though I find it difficult to leave at this time, as we are facing some challenges, there will be continuity of government and I trust in the Deputy Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers to be able to handle all necessary ongoing matters Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Prime Minister Silveria JacobsTravels Abroad Due To Family Reasons

Philipsburg Sint Maarten — Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs is travelling for unavoidable family related matters today, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Deputy Prime Minister Egbert Doran will assume responsibility along with the Council of Ministers during her absence.

Prime Minister Jacobs stated, Though I find it difficult to leave at this time, as we are facing some challenges, there will be continuity of government and I trust in the Deputy Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers to be able to handle all necessary ongoing matters.

Prime Minister Jacobs will remain available virtually and she will keep in close contact with the Council of Ministers, the Parliament of St Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Concerning The Financial Status Of Nv G.E.B.E.

PHILIPSBURG:---The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

The Committee meeting is scheduled for 11.00 hrs. at the House of Parliament. The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure will be in attendance.

The agenda point is:
The (financial) status of NV G.E.B.E. (IS/1135/2019-2020 dated August 18, 2020, and IS/ 169/2020-2021 dated November 16, 2020)
This meeting was requested by MP S.A Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Ottley Demands Urgent Attention To Housing For The Belvedere Residents

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Member of Parliament for the United People’s UP Party MP Omar Ottley says the public housing situation on St. Maarten is in urgent need of attention. He has also called on the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure to provide urgent answers to Belvedere residents on when they can expect the much-needed repairs in their homes to begin.

Belvedere’s housing situation is, for MP Ottley, incredibly disheartening and worrisome given the Colorado State University’s prediction that this year’s Hurricane Season has a 65% chance of being above average.

The MP issued a press release on Tuesday in which he states that the concerns he expressed during a 2020 Parliamentary session with the Public Housing Foundation are still not addressed Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

St. Maarten Did Not Break The Agreement

On December 22, 2020 The government of St. Maarten, duly represented by the Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Mrs. S.E. Jacobs hereinafter referred to as: St. Maarten and
The Government of the Netherlands, duly represented by the State Secretary for the interior Ministry and Relations, Mr. R.W. Knops, hereinafter referred to as: The Netherlands;
The aforementioned is the beginning statements of an agreement signed between the St Maarten and Dutch government.

The agreement entails the aim for both parties to establish in a Kingdom Act based on Article 38, second paragraph of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands a Caribbean body for reform and development (hereinafter: COHO), which in view of the wellbeing of the St Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Mp Ottley Demands Urgent Attention To Housing For The Belvedere Residents

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Member of Parliament for the United People’s (UP Party) MP Omar Ottley says the public housing situation on St. Maarten is in urgent need of attention. He has also called on the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure to provide urgent answers to Belvedere residents on when they can expect the much-needed repairs in their homes to begin.

Belvedere’s housing situation is, for MP Ottley, incredibly disheartening and worrisome given the Colorado State University’s prediction that this year’s Hurricane Season has a 65% chance of being above average.

The MP issued a press release on Tuesday in which he states that the concerns he expressed during a 2020 Parliamentary session with the Public Housing Foundation are still not addressed Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Ud, Pfp Request Urgent Meeting On Dutch Relations

PHILIPSBURG--The United Democrats (UD) and Party For Progress (PFP) have requested that an urgent meeting of Parliament be called to discuss the relations between the Netherlands and St. Maarten.

Parliament Establishes 2016 Annual Accounts

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion during Mondays meeting.

PHILIPSBURG--Parliament on Monday unanimously approved the establishment of the draft national ordinance establishing the annual accounts for St. Maarten for the financial year 2016.

---

Candidates in this article:

President Gibbs In Paris To Defend St. MartinS Interests

President Daniel Gibbs with Senate Speaker Grard Larcher (left) in Paris earlier in the week.

MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs recently returned from Paris where he had several meetings at the ministries in the context of defending St Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament for the United People's UP Party MP Omar Ottley says the public housing situation on St. Maarten is in urgent need of attention. He has also called on the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure to provide urgent answers to Belvedere residents on when they can expect the much-needed repairs in their homes to begin Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Government To Establish Inter-Ministerial Covenant To Tackle Immigration Loopholes

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — On Friday 27th, 2021, the Ministries of Justice, VSA and TEATT met to lay the foundation of establishing a working agreement or covenant to tackle the various loopholes used to defraud the system to acquire certain things like residency permits. Ministers support staff and relevant department heads engaged in a highly-anticipated meeting to identify issues within the labor and immigration system that allows persons coming to the island to abuse the system and acquire residency.

The meeting served to introduce certain talking points and discuss the way forward with the intention of developing a joint covenant between all three Ministries that will tackle many aspects such as the employment-related immigration matters from the Ministry of Public Health, Labor and Social Development (VSA) and the abuse of the Business Directors License from the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) to acquire residency.

A covenant was first created in 2020, between the Minister of Justice and the Minister of VSA to cooperate on issues affecting both the labor and immigration systems Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Usp: Reactionary, Lack Of Principled Leadership A Detriment To The People

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the United St. Maarten Party (US) said on Monday thattheir sentimentwith regards to the confusing manner in which the country is being governed has been echoed and confirmed by State SecretaryKnops with decisiveaction in the aftermath of the advice from the Council of State on the COHO legislation.

The USP board said the people of St Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Finance On Taxes Levied On Pension Income.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Pensioners being taxed on theirpension income is a great concern toMP ClaudiusToontjeBuncamper, leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament, whoon Monday sent a letter to the minister of Finance,ArdwelIrion, regarding the levying of income taxes on pension. In his letter to the minister MP Buncamper mentionedthat pensioners are dissatisfied with wage/income tax being levied to their already low pension income, especially in these challenging times when the pension might be their only source of income Read more

Government Of Sint Maarten Launches Multi-Purpose Shelters Project For Vulnerable Residents

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten On Friday,March 26,2021,the Government of Sint Maarten achieved a large milestone for the country as it pertains to disaster preparedness and resilience building. In the presence oftheDirector of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)Dr. Carissa Etienne, Headof the EuropeanUnionDelegation Responsible for Sint MaartenFernandoPonzCanto andother pertinent stakeholders, the 11thEuropean Development Fund B-Envelop Shelters project under the theme: building resilience by improving emergency response and disaster preparedness for the people of Sint Maarten, was launched.During the event, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs delivered the keynote address.The project will be funded fully by the European Union and will be executed and implemented by the Pan American Health Organization, the Americas arm of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).

In December 2020, the Contribution Agreement was signed between the EU and PAHO, solidifying the projects actions and their mutual commitment to enhance the islands resilience Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday 27th, 2021, the Ministries of Justice, VSA, and TEATT met to lay the foundation of establishing a working agreement or covenant to tackle the various loopholes used to defraud the system to acquire certain things like residency permits. Ministers support staff and relevant department heads engaged in a highly-anticipated meeting to identify issues within the labor and immigration system that allows persons coming to the island to abuse the system and acquire residency Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Usp: Reactionary, Lack Of Principled Leadership A Detriment To The People.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The board of the United St. Maarten Party (US) said on Monday that their sentiment with regards to the confusing manner in which the country is being governed has been echoed and confirmed by State Secretary Knops with decisive action in the aftermath of the advice from the Council of State on the COHO legislation.
The USP board said the people of St. Maarten are now left wondering about the way forward, while the Prime Minister continues to issue strange and confusing statements on the COHO Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, March 26, 2021, the Government of Sint Maarten achieved a large milestone for the country as it pertains to disaster preparedness and resilience building. In the presence of the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Dr. Carissa Etienne, Head of the European Union Delegation Responsible for Sint Maarten Fernando Ponz Canto and other pertinent stakeholders, the 11th European Development Fund B-Envelop Shelters project under the theme: building resilience by improving emergency response and disaster preparedness for the people of Sint Maarten, was launched Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Finance On Taxes Levied On Pension Income.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Pensioners being taxed on their pension income is a great concern to MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper, leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament, who on Monday sent a letter to the minister of Finance, Ardwel Irion, regarding the levying of income taxes on pension. In his letter to the minister, MP Buncamper mentioned that pensioners are dissatisfied with wage/income tax being levied on their already low pension income, especially in these challenging times when the pension might be their only source of income Read more

Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Finance On Taxes Levied On Pension Income.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Pensioners being taxed on their pension income is a great concern to MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper, leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament, who on Monday sent a letter to the minister of Finance, Ardwel Irion, regarding the levying of income taxes on pension.

In his letter to the minister MP Buncamper mentioned that pensioners are dissatisfied with wage/income tax being levied to their already low pension income, especially in these challenging times when the pension might be their only source of income Read more