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Countries Protest Speed Of Reforms Not Doable

From left: Ministers Plenipotentiary Guillfred Besaril of Aruba (left), Rene Violenus of St. Maarten (centre) and Anthony Begina of Curaao after Fridays Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting. (Otti Thomas/Amigoe photo)

THE HAGUE--The governments of Aruba, Curaao and St. Maarten on Friday again sought attention for the challenges that they are facing during the coronavirus crisis Read more

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PHILIPSBURG: --- "A golden opportunity to truly promote economic activity throughout our island and to further strengthen the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with our French Side counterpart has been missed," remarked Stuart Johnson former Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT).

"I would like to praise all the hotels/guest houses, supporting businesses, and hospitality employees that are embracing a staycation type concept Read more

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Dr Elections Are Always Turbulent: 1978, 1994 And 2020 The Most Tense

Santo Domingo, DR – Scholars of Dominican political processes point to the 1978 and 1994 elections as the most conflictive and dangerous for the democratic process that began in 1962 and had the interruption of the coup in 1963 and the civil revolt of 1965.

In 1978, the military followers of the then President Joaqun Balaguer openly participated in the campaign for reelection, reaching the point of displaying red scarves symbols of the Reformist Party on the tips of their bayonets, paralyzing the counting of votes on election day Read more

Caribbean Countries Want To Reform, But Not As Quickly As The Dutch Government Demands

THE HAGUE – Curaao, Aruba and Sint Maarten would like to reform, but not as quickly as the Dutch cabinet asks. The pace that the Netherlands is demanding in exchange for aid is too high, the plenipotentiary ministers of the Caribbean countries of the Kingdom said after consultation with the Dutch government.

They believe that more attention should be paid to local conditions. The differences are not being considered. We have difficulty with that, said Guillfred Besaril from Aruba Read more

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~IMF, Central Bank, High Council, and Social Economic Council all solicited.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Finance, Ardwell Irion has sought counsel on the impact of implementing the several infamous conditions on St. Maarten. Measures were presented to St. Maarten by the Kingdom Council of Ministers (KCOM), in order to qualify for the second and third tranche of COVID-19 liquidity loans Read more

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New Covid-19 Positive Case Brings Total To 78

Richard Panneflek.

PHILIPSBURG--The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek has announced that as of Wednesday, July 1 the total number of COVID-19 cases on St Read more

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Panneflek: New Covid-19 Positive Case

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Honorable Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek, would hereby like to inform the general public of Sint Maarten that as of Wednesday, July 1st 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases on Sint Maarten is 78. However, we have received information that a person who was admitted to St. Maarten Medical Center on Wednesday, July 1st 2020 tested positive for COVID-19 Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, July 03, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) July 04, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon: Partly cloudy with light haze.

Tonight through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy with light haze and a brief passing shower possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:52 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:42 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Saturday midday: East to east southeast with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

Despite the close proximity of a tropical wave, a relatively stable atmosphere will continue to restrict precipitation across the region Read more

Winner Aquilla Pemberton receives a Lenova Lap Top courtesy of Philipsburg Jubilee Library.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The overall winner, Aquilla Pemberton, a fourth form student of the Sint Maarten Academy, received a laptop from the Philipsburg Jubilee Library. Ms. G. Holiday was accompanied by the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports, the Honorable Rodolphe Samuel, who handed Aquilla her prize as seen in the photo Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Honorable Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek, would hereby like to inform the general public of Sint Maarten that as of Wednesday, July 1st, 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases on Sint Maarten is 78. However, we have received information that a person who was admitted to St. Maarten Medical Center on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 tested positive for COVID-19 Read more

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Grisha Sees HatzmannS Statements On Prison Takeover As Racist, Bigoted

~ Requests response from Bar Association ~

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten on Thursday characterised the statements of St. Maarten Bar Association Dean Geert Hatzmann as racist and bigoted. She called on the association to state its formal position on the stateme Read more

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Racism And Bigotry In St. Maarten Are Unacceptable Mp Heyliger-Marten Requests Formal Position Of Bar Association

PHILIPSBURG”The fact that Mr. Hatzmann sees the people of Sint Maarten as little village people proves that he is part of the bigger problem” said United People’s Party Faction Leader in Parliament, the honourable Grisha Heyliger-Marten Wednesday evening.

She urgently calls on the St. Maarten Bar Association to state its formal position on Mr Read more

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Elisia Lake Takes Presidency At Rotary SunsetS First Virtual Installation Ceremony

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – marked a superb day for members of the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset as they celebrated their first ever virtual Board Installation Ceremony.
Distinguished guests, such as Ms. Alicia Liverpool, District Governor Delma Maduro,
District Governor Elect Charles Sealy II, Past District Governor Haresh Ramchandani, Rotary Internationals Regional Membership Officer Audley Knight, Member of Parliament Sidharth Bijlani, St Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, July 02, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) July 03, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon through Friday midday: Partly cloudy, slightly hazy and breezy.

Forecast High: 32C / 90F Forecast Low: 26C / 79F

Sunset Today: 6:52 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:41 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS:

This afternoon through Friday midday: East northeast to east with a gentle to moderate breeze of 06 to 14 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

The Atlantic high- pressure ridge is generating a drier and stable atmosphere across the region Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---  June 29th, 2020, marked a superb day for members of the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset as they celebrated their first-ever virtual Board Installation Ceremony. Distinguished guests, such as Ms. Alicia Liverpool, District Governor Delma Maduro, District Governor Elect Charles Sealy II, Past District Governor Haresh Ramchandani, Rotary Internationals Regional Membership Officer Audley Knight, Member of Parliament Sidharth Bijlani, St Read more

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Majority Support For Motion To Take Over St. Maarten Prison

THE HAGUE--The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday adopted the motion of Christian Democratic Partys CDAs Chris van Dam which requests that the Kingdom Council of Ministers take control of St. Maartens Pointe Blanche prison for five years.

St. MaartenS Giants Remembered During Emancipation Day Ceremony

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs laying a wreath of flamboyant tree flowers at the Freedom Fighters Monument during the official Emancipation Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 1. (John van Kerkhof photo)

Rudolph Davis Dance Company performing the Ponum Dance during celebration of the 157th anniversary of emancipation from slavery at the Freedom Fighters Roundabout in Philipsburg on Wednesday morning Read more

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Apm Government Sworn Into Office

From left: Premier Ellis Webster and Governor Tim Foy.

From left: Kyle Hodge, Merrick Richardson, Kenneth Hodge, Premier Ellis Webster, Quincia Gumbs-Marie, Haydn Hughes and Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The vibrant and enthusiastic Tamara Groeneveldt began her Toastmasters Journey in 2012 after hearing Leona Marlin Romeo (who later grew to become her club member and the former Prime Minister of St. Maarten) speak at their elementary school reunion. Tamara knew immediately that she had to visit the club that developed such an eloquent speaker of Mrs Read more

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Update: Airport Opening To Us Postponed For 2 Weeks

PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers decided today, Tuesday, to postpone all commercial flights to and from the United States (US) for the next two weeks.

Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever said on Tuesday afternoon that government made this decision primarily becaus Read more

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Flights Out Of Florida Not Allowed, Closure To Rest Of Us To Be Decided

PHILIPSBURG--Flights out of Florida will not be allowed when St. Maarten opens up to international travel tomorrow, Wednesday, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek told Members of Parliament (MPs) during a public meeting of Parliament that started this morning. He also said allowing flights fro Read more

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Islandpreneur Live 2020 Attracts 650 Persons In More Than 35 Countries

TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever giving the welcome address at Islandpreneur Live 2020.

PHILIPSBURG--The three-day virtual summit Islandpreneur Live 2020 attracted 650 registrants from more than 35 countries, of which the majority were Caribbean countries.

Hosted by Ife Badejo of Produce Wealth Revolution (PWR) Agency, this summit was designed to empower Caribbean entrepreneurs to thrive in the digital world and be more resilient, according to the release by PWR.

The summit was streamed live from the offices of TelEm Group, the official telecom partner for Islandpreneur Live 2020 Read more

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Us Flights To St. Maarten Postponed For Two Weeks.

~PJIAE reopens to Europe and other Caribbean destinations on July 1st, the French threatened to close the border. ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government of St. Maarten has decided to push back the arrival of flights from the United States for the next two weeks announced Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever. De Weever said the decision to push back those flights for the next two weeks was indeed a hard one due to the countrys dying economy. However, the Minister said it was quite an easy decision when looking at the health and safety of everyone locally and the surge in positive COVID-19 cases in the United States.
Minister de Weever said that discussions are ongoing with the French side since the European Union has placed a ban on all US flights Read more

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St. Maarten Can Never Prepare Enough For Covid-19, Country Must Fend For Itself Before Taps Run Dry.

~ Inspector General comes under fire for negative advice.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Several Members of Parliament expressed their concerns on the planned reopening of the country on July 1st. Members of Parliament believe that St. Maarten should follow the European Union who banned US travelers due to the huge amount of positive cases in several US states.
Member of Parliament William Marlin made clear that he is not against the reopening of the country as he supports the decision of the government, however, Marlin asked if St Read more

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