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Up Board: Prosecutor Presents No Physical Evidence Against Heyliger

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the United People (UP) party on Monday said that despite months of creating negative and false impressions about its founder Theo Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing by Heyliger in the so-called Larimar case. Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor managed to do was put nefarious dealings among Dutch contactors operating on St Read more

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Up Board: Prosecutor Presents No Physical Evidence Against Heyliger.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The board of the United People (UP) party on Monday said that despite months of creating negative and false impressions about its founder Theo Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing by Heyliger in the so-called Larimar case. Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor managed to do was put nefarious dealings among Dutch contractors operating on St Read more

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Coci Attends Regional Conference In Suriname

President of the COCI Board Benjamin Ortega (back row, second left) with other representatives of the region and from BRICS countries.

PHILIPSBURG--Representatives of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) recently returned from attending the two-day Caribbean Chambers of Commerce CARICHAM-BRICS plus Read more

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Establishment Of Maximum Prices In Connection With The Coronavirus (Covid-19)

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Prime Minister of St. Maarten and Chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs, hereby announces that in connection with the worldwide corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak, the possibility and expected impact and the activation of the EOC, that there is the need to protect the population against price gouging Read more

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Jacobs Says St. Maarten Is Making Leaps Where Women Are Concerned

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten is making leaps where women are concerned, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said in a statement in observance of I Read more

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N.Ap.B./W.I.S.C.U./P.S.U And A.B.V.O. Reacts On Government Statement

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The following unios N.AP.B./W.I.S.C.U./P.S.U and A.B.V.O. responded to an article posted in the Daily Herald newspaper, dated March 5th 2020, the Unions

(N.AP.B./W.I.S.C.U./P.S.U and A.B.V.O.) would like to clarify what was agreed upon, in regards to the UTS sales, being used to cover a partial amount of the pay owed to the justice workers.

The Unions had stay quiet for a while. This was in order to give the Government of Sint Maarten, time to work, what by now should be in the final stages of their members Read more

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50 Honoured During First Oualichi Intl. Women's Day Awards 2020

From left: First Vice President of the Collectivit of St. Martin Valerie Damaseau and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and First Vice-President of the Collectivit of St Read more

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Most Worthy Performance Goes To James BarkerS Myxy

James Barkers X-402 Myxy, winner of CSA 5, was presented with the St. Maarten/St. Martin Cup for Most Worthy Performance Overall by St. Maarten Tourism Bureau Director May Ling Chun as well as receiving a beautiful Oris timepiece on Sunday evening, during the awards ceremony for the 40th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta in the Regatta Village of Princess Port de Plaisance Resort, Marina and Casino Read more

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Unions React To Statements About Remainder Of Back Pay

PHILIPSBURG--The unions representing justice workers in St. Maarten issued a joint statement on Sunday in which they reacted to comments made by Finance Minister Ardwell Irion in Parliament last week regarding the remainder of the retroactive payments for justice workers.

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Buncamper Seeks Answers On Covid-19 Concerns

MP Claudius Buncamper

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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GovernorS Youth Awards For Excellence Program 2020.

Harbour View:---The Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, announced the Governors Youth Awards For Excellence Program today. Governor Holiday considers it important and as a result encourages young people to develop the qualities required to take an active and constructive role in Sint Maarten. The Governor believes that cultivating an attitude of excellence is instrumental to developing such qualities. The Governors Youth Award for Excellence Program has as a result been designed to recognize youths, ages 13 through 19, who have performed above and beyond and excelled in specific fields in our community Read more

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Coci Attends Caricham Brics+ Conference 2020 In Suriname

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Representatives from the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) recently returned from attending the Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM)-BRICS+ Conference 2020 which took place in Suriname. Coordination for the conference was taken care by the Suriname Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The BRICS+ refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.  

On the first day of the two-day conference, there were two presentations.  The first one was themed: Access to Finance and Opportunities for CARICHAM Members.  Presentations were given by representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry, and the Caribbean Development Bank.

The second presentation was themed: Strengthen Business Relationship between CARICHAM and the BRICS+ countries.  Presentations were given by representatives of the BRICS as well as Indonesia with emphasis placed on doing business with the aforementioned countries.

The second day of the conference was dedicated to doing business in the Caribbean with several Caribbean Chambers of Commerce making presentations Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Representatives from the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) recently returned from attending the Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM)-BRICS+ Conference 2020 which took place in Suriname. Coordination for the conference was taken care of by the Suriname Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The BRICS+ refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
On the first day of the two-day conference, there were two presentations Read more

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PHILIPSBURG/MARIGOT:--- On Thursday evening, Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs & First Vice-President Honorable Valrie Damaseau honored 50 strong, influential women of St. Maarten/Saint Martin in what they termed the 1st Annual Oualichi International Women's Day Awards ceremony. The event though small and intimate, included local elected and appointed officials Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- People of St. Maarten, I hereby address you, as Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), in this official update concerning the COVID-19 preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response of the Government of St. Maarten. Our priority remains to educate the population and ensuring the protection and awareness of our front-liners who are in constant contact with the public.

COVID-19 is a global health crisis, which is affecting countries around the world Read more

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Majority Of Mps Not Happy With Draft Criminal Procedure Code

MP Claudius Buncamper posing questions to Justice Minister Doran during Fridays meeting of Parliament on the draft Criminal Procedure Code.

~ Brison to submit amendments ~

PHILIPSBURG--A majority of Members of Parliament (MPs) were critical of the draft Criminal Procedure Code in Fridays public plenary session of Parliamen Read more

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Back For A While

Anna Richardson was on Wednesday sworn in as a National Alliance Member of Parliament (MP). She attended her first meeting since being sworn in on Wednesday. Richardson is expected to have a short stint as an MP as she is also a candidate minister undergoing screening for the new government Read more

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Meeting On Airport Postponed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten--The urgent plenary session of Parliament to be held today Friday, March 6, 2020 at 2:00pm with agenda points the financial situation of the airport, funding for its reconstruction has been postponed.

The meeting had been requested by members Christophe Emmanuel (NA), Claudius Buncamper and Akeem Arrindell (both US Party) Read more

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St Joseph Primary School Early Act Club Launches Its First Project.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The St Joseph Primary School Early Act Club held a bake sale recently to raise funds for the school. This was the club's first community project since it was created in October 2019. EarlyAct is a school-wide service club for primary school students St Joseph primary School EarlyAct club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of St Martin Sunrise and is for children aged 5 to 12 years old The mission of EarlyAct is to promote goodwill, understanding, and peace through the active participation of its student members so that with the committed citizenship and effective leadership they may improve the quality of life of their school, local and global communities said Rotary Sunrise Read more

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Exclusive: Stephanie Carty Appointed Head Of Marketing And Communication Of Uszv. (Updated 2)

~ Conflict of Interest and Nepotism since USZV has no Supervisory Board. ~ Where are Governor Holiday and Government.?~Advertising monies spent on Carty's Radion stations.~ 

PHILIPSBURG: --- Director of USZV Glen Carty has allegedly appointed his daughter Stephanie Carty as head of marketing and communication of USZV. Carty supersedes Sharon Holder who worked at USZV for years. While Jennifer Carty contacted SMN News and denied the appointment saying her sister is working for her, sources within USZV says that the new marketing and communication director will not be working within the walls of USZV.
With the appointment that was allegedly made, it behooves the Minister of VSA and the Council of Ministers to question the alleged appointment is a blatant conflict of interest and nepotism since appointing his daughter to a high-ranking position should not be allowed, besides that, the COM and the Minister of VSA should also question how much money Carty is spending at his family's radio stations where he owns shares on advertising while other local media are being sidelined.
Another situation that is existing under the nose of the Council of Ministers is the fact that four of the Supervisory Board members' terms have expired and USZV does not have a functioning board based on its articles of incorporation Read more

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Prime Minister Decides Not ToAllow Vessel To Birth At Port

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
Reports reaching local media outlets indicate that Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs made a decision not to allow the disembarkation of passengers from Cruise Ship MS Aida Diva today Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the SXM Harbor.

Her decision is based on the failure of the local Agent for the Cruise Ship to provide a Health Declaration for the vessel before its arrival and within a specified timeframe Read more

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Port St. Maarten Working To Further Enhance Procedural Details In Protocols After Aidadiva Experience

PORT ST. MAARTEN The cruise vessel AIDAdiva of AIDA Cruises was scheduled to berth and disembark its passengers at Port St. Maarten on Thursday, however, due to protocol infringements, the vessel was not allowed to do so. The Government of Sint Maarten did grant permission for the vessel to replenish its fuel supplies and the vessel departed for its next port of call.

A decision was taken by Prime Minister and Chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs on Wednesday night to deny the vessels request to make its scheduled port call due to the lack of proper procedures being followed during the past 24-hours based on existing protocols related to maritime health declarations.

AIDAdivas maritime health declaration as submitted did not indicate the presence of any infectious disease on board of the ship.

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Port St. Maarten Working To Further Enhance Procedural Details In Protocols After Aidadiva Experience

(Press Release) PORT ST. MAARTEN The cruise vessel AIDAdiva of AIDA Cruises was scheduled to berth and disembark its passengers at Port St. Maarten on Thursday, however, due to protocol infringements, the vessel was not allowed to do so. The Government of Sint Maarten did grant permission for the vessel to replenish its fuel supplies and the vessel departed for its next port of call.

A decision was taken by Prime Minister and Chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs on Wednesday night to deny the vessels request to make its scheduled port call due to the lack of proper procedures being followed during the past 24-hours based on existing protocols related to maritime health declarations Read more

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Ex-Mp Brownbill Loses Appeal Against Conviction For Tax Fraud

Former MP Chanel Brownbill (right) with his attorney Safira Ibrahim. (File photo)

PHILIPSBURG--Former Member of Parliament (MP) Chanel Brownbill has lost his appeal against his conviction for tax fraud by the Court of First Instance on April 17, 2018 Read more

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