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Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Ecyas On Nipa & Usm

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On Wednesday Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament forwarded

a letter to the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, the honorable Rudolphe Samuel, enquiring about the possibilities of

scholarships being granted for students to attend courses at NIPA and USM.

In his letter to the minister MP Buncamper stated that NIPA recently began offering associates classes for their new nursing program,

and the University of St Read more

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Sint Maarten Anti-Poverty Platform / Sint Maarten Consumers Coalition.

Topic 1: SMCC: NV GEBE discriminates among customers

Topic 2: SMCC: When fuel clause GEBE will be corrected?

Topic 3: SMCC: Snail pace of NRPB rebuilding back better stronger homes

Topic 4: SMAPP: Cuts in (semi)public remuneration now in legislation violating human rights

Topic 5: SMAPP: Unlawful proceedings of PM Silveria Jacobs and COM to please the Dutch

Topic 1: SMCC: NV GEBE discriminates among its customers.

NO RELIEF: PAYMENT PLAN OR DISCONNECTION Read more

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Continuation Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Financial Status Of The Telem Group Of Companies.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on February 5, 2021. The Central Committee meeting which was adjourned on November 6, 2020, will be reconvened on Friday at 14.00 hrs. The Minister of General Affairs will be in attendance.

The agenda point is:
The (financial) status of the Telem Group of Companies (IS/1135/2019-2020 dated August 18, 2020)
This meeting was requested by MP S.A. Wescot-Williams, MP M.D Read more

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Continuation Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Financial Status Of The Bureau Telecommunications And Post St. Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:---The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on February 5, 2021. The Central Committee meeting which was adjourned on December 7, 2020, will be reconvened on Friday at 10.00 hrs. The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport, and Telecommunication will be present.

The agenda point is:
The (financial) status of the Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (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

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Dominican Republic Travel Ban To Be Lifted

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – As per Friday, February 12th, the travel ban put in place to restrict the movements of people traveling from the Dominican Republic to Sint Maarten will be lifted.

The measures were introduced in an effort to prevent the spread of the contagious new variant of Coronavirus by persons coming traveling from the Dominican Republic.

The lifting of the ban was announced Wednesday morning by the Honorable Minister in charge of TEATT, Ludmila de Weever.

While the travel restriction will be lifted, residents traveling from the Latin American country will need to have a negative 72 hours Covid 19 PCR test, before getting on a flight to the island.

The changes that will go into effect are that the flights to the Dominican Republic can remain Read more

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Open Letter To Civil Servants, Workers Of Government Companies

My people,

The script was very familiar on Wednesday evening when I was the only Member of Parliament who voted against cutting your benefits and in some cases salaries.  

I have asked over 100 questions about these cuts to civil servant benefits and in some cases salaries. I have gotten carefully worded non-answers which clearly show that these decisions were not based on any tangible studies, reports, union involvement, nothing. While other MPs were satisfied to vote for cuts based on very little and with no information about when your rights will be restored to you, I simply could not Read more

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MARIGOT:--- The president of Saint-Martin Daniel Gibbs and the President of St Barthlemy Bruno Magras co-signed a letter, Wednesday, February 3, 2021, addressed to the Minister of Overseas, Sbastien Lecornu, asking for the immediate lifting of the new travel restrictions for St. Martin and St. Barthelemy.
President Gibbs delivered the letter by hand to Sbastien Lecornu, this Thursday, February 04, during his meeting with the Minister Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament forwarded a letter to the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, the honorable Rudolphe Samuel, enquiring about the possibilities of scholarships being granted for students to attend courses at NIPA and USM.
In his letter to the minister, MP Buncamper stated that NIPA recently began offering associates classes for their new nursing program, and the University of St Read more

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~ A sacrifice was made, but salaries ensured ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs together with Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion presented the three publicly debated legislative amendments to the Parliament of Sint Maarten on the cost-cutting measures. The first being the Temporary National Ordinance to standardize the top incomes and reduce the employment benefits by 12.5% per July 1, 2020, within the (semi) public sector entities in order to meet the conditions set by the Government of the Netherlands for receiving the second tranche of liquidity support Read more

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Parliament Approves All Three Laws Presented To Enforce Cost Cutting Measures

~ A sacrifice was made, but salaries ensured ~

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs together with Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion presented the three publicly debated legislative amendments to the Parliament of Sint Maarten on the cost cutting measures Read more

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Parliament Approves All Three Laws Presented To Enforce Cost Cutting Measures

~ A sacrifice was made, but salaries ensured ~

Philipsburg Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs together with Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion presented the three publicly debated legislative amendments to the Parliament of Sint Maarten on the cost cutting measures. The first being the Temporary National Ordinance to standardize the top incomes and reduce the employment benefits by 12.5% per July 1, 2020, within the (semi) public sector entities in order to meet the conditions set by the Government of the Netherlands for receiving the second tranche of liquidity support Read more

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Cps Commences With Stakeholder Covid-19 Vaccine Information Sessions

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labour (Ministry VSA) Collective Prevention Services (CPS) this week commenced with its trajectory of informing various communities about the COVID-19 vaccine and the National Vaccination Implementation Strategy.

The first information session took place with representatives of the Haitian Community on Tuesday evening at the Government Administration Building. The session was held under strict social distancing guidelines.

The community leaders were provided with a presentation about the COVID-19 vaccine; how the rollout will take place on Sint Maarten; and there was also a Question & Answer segment at the end of the session.

Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek was also present for the information session Read more

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Anna Speaks On Pedestrian Accident, Vows To Address Dangerous Junction

Minister Richardson

PHILIPSBURG--On Wednesday, Justice Minister Anna Richardson opened up about her accident in St. Peters on Monday night, when she hit a man who was crossing St. Peters Road near its junction with L.B. Scott Road. The pedestrian suffered only minor cuts and scrapes to his right arm.

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Mps Unanimously Pass Law For 25 Per Cent Reduction In Benefits

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs (at podium) addressing MPs as Finance Minister Ardwell Irion (sitting, back left) listens during Wednesdays meeting.

~ 1.3 million in annual savi Read more

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Cps Commences With Stakeholder Covid-19 Vaccine Information Sessions

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labour (Ministry VSA) Collective Prevention Services (CPS) this weekcommenced with its trajectory of informing various communities about the COVID-19 vaccine and the National Vaccination Implementation Strategy.

The first information session took place with representatives of the Haitian Community on Tuesday evening at the Government Administration Building. The session was held under strict social distancing guidelines.

The community leaders were provided with a presentation about the COVID-19 vaccine; how the rollout will take place on Sint Maarten; and there was also a Question & Answer segment at the end of the session.

Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek was also present for the information session Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---  The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labour (Ministry VSA) Collective Prevention Services (CPS) this week commenced with its trajectory of informing various communities about the COVID-19 vaccine and the National Vaccination Implementation Strategy.
The first information session took place with representatives of the Haitian Community on Tuesday evening at the Government Administration Building. The session was held under strict social distancing guidelines.
The community leaders were provided with a presentation about the COVID-19 vaccine; how the rollout will take place on Sint Maarten; and there was also a Question & Answer segment at the end of the session.
Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek was also present for the information session Read more

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First Deliveries Of Covid-19 Vaccines Around The 15Th Of February To The Caribbean Part Of The Kingdom

BES Islands — The Caribbean part of the Kingdom is on track to start vaccinating against COVID-19 around the 15th of February 2021, just as planned. The RIVM is preparing the first shipments of vaccines. For Saba and St. Eustatius it concerns the first delivery of the Moderna vaccine. For Bonaire Curaao, Aruba and St. Maarten, this first phase concerns vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer.

Hard work

Minister Zita Jesus-Leito (Curaao), Minister Danguillaume Oduber (Aruba), Minister Richard Panneflek (Sint-Maarten) and State Secretary Paul Blokhuis (the Netherlands), have jointly confirmed in their four-country consultation that they want to offer the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to all adults in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom Read more

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La Collectivit Prvoit De Recruter 5 Sapeurs-Pompiers Professionnels Supplmentaires

SAINT MARTIN — Le Prsident Daniel Gibbs a donn son feu vert pour que 5 jeunes sapeurs-pompiers volontaires de la Caserne de Saint-Martin puissent intgrer la formation de sapeur-pompier professionnel au Centre dpartemental de la Guadeloupe. Une fois leur formation accomplie, ces 5 jeunes sapeurs seront en mesure dintgrer en tant que pompiers professionnels, le nouveau Centre dIncendie et de Secours de Saint-Martin, qui verra le jour dici la fin de cette anne.

Cest une avance importante pour la caserne de Saint-Martin, actuellement en pleine restructuration Read more

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Minister Panneflek: No New Variants Of The Covid-19 VirusIn St Maarten

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek would hereby like to inform the public of the new variants of the COVID-19 virus circulating around the world. Three of these new variants have shown to be more infectious than the original COVID-19 strains and have originated from South Africa, Brazil, and the United Kingdom Read more

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Nuevas Variantes Del Virus Covid-19

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo (VSA), Richard Panneflek, desea informar al pblico de las nuevas variantes del virus COVID-19 que circulan por el mundo.

Tres de estas nuevas variantes han demostrado ser ms infecciosas que las cepas originales de COVID-19 y se han originado en Sudfrica, Brasil y el Reino Unido Read more

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New Variants Of The Covid-19 Virus

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek would hereby like to inform the public of the new variants of the COVID-19 virus circulating around the world. Three of these new variants have shown to be more infectious than the original COVID-19 strains and have originated from South Africa, Brazil, and the United Kingdom Read more

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First Deliveries Of Covid-19 Vaccines Around The 15Th Of February To The Caribbean Part Of The Kingdom

CARIBBEAN NEDERLAND – The Caribbean part of the Kingdom is on track to start vaccinating against COVID-19 around the 15th of February 2021, just as planned. The RIVM is preparing the first shipments of vaccines. For Saba and St. Eustatius it concerns the first delivery of the Moderna vaccine. For Bonaire Curaao, Aruba and St. Maarten, this first phase concerns vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer.

Hard work
Minister Zita Jesus-Leito (Curaao), Minister Danguillaume Oduber (Aruba), Minister Richard Panneflek (Sint-Maarten) and State Secretary Paul Blokhuis (the Netherlands), have jointly confirmed in their four-country consultation that they want to offer the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to all adults in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom Read more

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Pfp Pregunta A Minecys Sobre El Estado De La Nipa Y El Rol De Director

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Los miembros del Parlamento de la faccin Party For Progress (PFP), Melissa Gumbs y Raeyhon Peterson, enviaron algunas preguntas el lunes 1 de febrero del 2021 al Honorable Ministro de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud y Deportes, Ministro Rodolphe Samuel, sobre el estado del Instituto Nacional para el Progreso Profesional Read more

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New Variants Of The Covid-19 Virus Not Detected In St. Maarten

Richard Panneflek

PHILIPSBURG--The new variants of the coronavirus COVID-19 virus have not been detected in St. Maarten.

  This was confirmed in a press release from the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Read more

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