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Prime Minister And Nrpb Strongly Caution Against Misleading And Defamatory Statements On Social Media.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Over the weekend, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) have taken note of the personal and slanderous nature of some of the statements made on social media regarding an alleged decision of the Council of Ministers to demolish the library building for an amount of 1.2 million Guilders Read more

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US Party leader Frans Richardson.

PHILIPSBURG--The United St. Maarten Party (US Party) elaborates on some of its Read more

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NA leader Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) leader Si Read more

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Sitting at table (from left): Eldelmiro Jansen of the VROMI Ministry, DComm Head Maurice Lake, Central Voting Bureau Vice-Chairperson Tamara Richardson, Central Voting Bureau Chairperson Jason Rogers, Department of Civil Registry Head Kathy Snijders, Police Chief Inspector Benjamin Gout, Police Chief Carl John and Acting Police Spokesperson Ethelwoldus Josepha Read more

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Mp Christopher Emmanuel In Favor Of Selling Belvedere Homes To Occupants.

~ Occupants were treated unfairly after Hurricane Irma, as promises made were not fulfilled~

PHILIPSBURG-— MP Christopher Emmanuel, former Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) continues to voice his concerns with the ongoing Belvedere saga.

Residents of Belvedere who have been occupying the 167 duplex homes and the approximately 330 row homes should be given the first opportunity to own these homes which they have been occupying for more than 20 years by paying rent to the St Read more

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Minister Doran: The Ministry Of Justice Is On The Right Track.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — I didnt take office to be the typical Minister, but to truly work for the people.

Honorable Minister of Justice Egbert Jurendy Doran, whotook officeexactly 7 weeks ago,on November 19th, 2019,said that although the Justice Ministry faced many challenges when he took over, with a concerted effort, he was able to see great progress take place in the Ministry over the short period.

The Minister, who came inwith determination, persistence and commitment, immediately gotacquainted with the department headsandwasupdated on thefunctioning and state of affairs of eachdepartmentthat falls under his Ministry.

Goals were set andtheMinister committed himself to achieve them.

The Minister encountered many serious unattended issues, some of whichwereputon thebackburners for as long as nine (9) years.

Here is a shortoutline ofsome oftheissues thatMinister Doranwas able to almost immediately deal with and solveduring his short time in office.

1.End prison strike and made some changesto outdated policies

Inmates at the Point Blanche Prison were on strike since October 23rd, 2019 Read more

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"I didnt take office to be the typical Minister but to truly work for the people."

PHILIPSBURG:--- Honorable Minister of Justice Egbert Jurendy Doran, who took office exactly 7 weeks ago, on November 19th, 2019, said that although the Justice Ministry faced many challenges when he took over, with a concerted effort, he was able to see great progress take place in the Ministry over the short period.

The Minister, who came in with determination, persistence, and commitment, immediately got acquainted with the department heads and was updated on the functioning and state of affairs of each department that falls under his Ministry.

Goals were set and the Minister committed himself to achieve them.

The Minister encountered many serious unattended issues, some of which were put on the back burners for as long as nine (9) years.

Here is a short outline of some of the issues that Minister Doran was able to almost immediately deal with and solve during his short time in office.

1.    End prison strike and made some changes to outdated policies

Inmates at the Point Blanche Prison were on strike since October 23rd, 2019 Read more

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Minister Ardwell Irion.

PHILIPSBURG--Caretaker Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) Ardwell Irion announced on Monday that all schools will be closed on Electio Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Interim Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher said in her New Years address on Monday she looks forward to new opportunities that offer hope and optimism for the new year.

Now that we have entered the new decade 2020, may we be blesse Read more

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Professional Baseball Coach Pays Courtesy Visit To Government

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Professional baseball coach from the Dominica Republic, Jose Manuel Gomez pays a courtesy visit to members of the Council of Ministers. Members of the Council of Minister were
instrumental in the coachs visit to St. Maarten. The coach also brought along, St. Maartener Daniel Beauperthuy, a former student of the St. Dominic High School. Currently, Daniel is among the young baseball players enrolled in Carlos Paulino Academy baseball training institute in the Dominican Republic Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Professional baseball coach from the Dominica Republic, Jose Manuel Gomez pays a courtesy visit to members of the Council of Ministers. Members of the Council of Ministers were instrumental in the coachs visit to St. Maarten. The coach also brought along, St. Maartener Daniel Beauperthuy, a former student of the St. Dominic High School. Currently, Daniel is among the young baseball players enrolled in Carlos Paulino Academy baseball training institute in the Dominican Republic Read more

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Justice Personnel Threaten Action If Legal Placements Not Addressed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Personnel in the Justice Field submitted a demand letter to the Minister of Justice Juredy Dorean and the Governor of St. Maarten on Monday, January 6, claiming that if their concerns/request are not met by Monday, January 13, they would proceed with what they called “other measures.”

The issue concerns the placements of Police and Immigration officers in their legal status. The justice workers approached Police Inspector Lyndon Lewis, who has represented many of them in court, seeking his advice on how he can assist them on the pushing the justice organization forward because, according to them, the management team isn’t doing anything in getting the personnel affairs of the police force in order.

“I told them that this is not a Police/Immigration issue but a Justice issue, because the entire Justice Ministry (Customs, Coast Guards, Prison Guards and the administrative workers of those departments) are upside down with regards to the legal status of every justice department Read more

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Declaration Of The Elected Officials Of The Majority Of Saint Martin Meeting With The Collective Ttes Ensemble.

The elected officials of the Saint-Martin executive received a delegation from the Ttes ensemble collective, Friday 3 January 2020. This meeting gave rise to fruitful exchanges and the development of a mode of action spouse.

The collective had previously sent a list of its main demands and the elected officials present have thanked for this preparatory synthesis work. The main demand, the establishment by the State of the new PPRN of marine anticipation submersi Read more

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Fire trucks at their new temporary location at Bute Hotel. (John Halley photo)

PHILIPSBURG/CAY HILL--The repair work on the Fire and Ambulance Building in Cay Hill began on January 2, and the buildings fire trucks have been moved to a temporary location at Bute Hotel in Philipsburg. This was confirmed by interim Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in a pre-recorded press briefing on Monday morning.

Jacobs announced on December 4, 2019, that the fire trucks were to be moved within a week to allow for repairs on the building Read more

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Melissa Gumbs

PHILIPSBURG--In this second instalment of The Daily Herald (TDH) publishing the responses of various political parties contesting the upcoming snap election on Thursday, January 9, the leader of Party for Progress (PFP) Melissa Gumbs outlines her partys plans if elected to St Read more

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PPA leader Gracita Arrindell.

PHILIPSBURG--In this third instalment of The Daily Herald (TDH) publishing the responses of various political parties contesting the snap election on Thursday, January 9, Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA) party leader Gracita Arrindell gives her partys plans if elected to St Read more

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Jacobs Urges Persons To Collect Voting Cards

PHILIPSBURG--Interim Minister of General Affairs, Silveria Jacobs encourages all persons who have not received their voting cards to make arrangements to collect them at the Civil Registry.

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Part 3: The Conspiracy To Ruin Mp Christopher Emmanuel

If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, thats not progress. If you pull it all the way out, thats not progress. The progress comes from healing the wound that the blow made. They havent begun to pull the knife out They wont even admit the knife is there.
Malcom X

I would like to start by thanking Raeyhon Peterson for finally admitting publicly and in writing that, as I had set out to bring to light, the accusations levied against MP Christopher Emmanuel and his Chief of Staff were a fabrication!

The additional colorful statements made by Peterson and the written attack on Emmanuel and his Chief of Staff by one of his supporters and another person in the newspaper are of no relevance to me, as Peterson with his statement has already proven that he lied to everyone involved or at least to the judicial authorities.

There are now public statements by the current Minister of VROMI Chris Wever (on video), the previous Minister of VROMI Miklos Giterson (on video), the Secretary General of the Ministry of VROMI Louis Brown (written documents) and Raeyhon Peterson (press release), verifying that there is no policy or structural procedures as it relates to the issuance of government long lease land.

And so, we move on.

Today we will delve into the screening process for ministers and the manner in which it is directly tied into the conspiracy to ruin MP Emmanuel Read more

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Attorney Remco Stomp and EGO Executive Coordinator Alejandro Francisco.

PHILIPSBURG--Ervaringsgericht Onderwijs EGO Foundation has expanded its after-school programme and is calling on parents to sign their children up.

According to a press release, EGO offers a programme that supports children's academic and social emotional developments Read more

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MP Anna Richardson. File photo.

~ Will request Parliament meeting on matter ~

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Anna Richardson has called on St Read more

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United Peoples (UP) party #4 candidate Grisha Heyliger-Marten (right) with husband suspended Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger.

PHILIPSBURG -- The just-ended year has been a trying one for suspended Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger with his legal troubles having a severe impact on his ability to continue serving St Read more

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MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs, his Vice-Presidents Valrie Damaseau, Yawo Nyuiadzi, Annick Ptrus and Steven Patrick, and Territorial Councillor and Executive Council member Marie-Dominique Read more

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UD leader Sarah Wescot-Williams.

PHILIPSBURG--The Daily Herald will be publishing the responses of leaders of the various political parties contesting the January 9 snap parliamentary election who respond to a number of standard questions posed by this newspaper, over the next few days leading up to the election. Here Read more

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Government Refuses Election Observers

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maaerten – The Sint Maarten Christian Party, learned that The Netherlands did offer to pay for the international election observers to visit Sint Maarten during this weeks election but that the Government has not yet taken up the Dutch on their offer. This is worrisome, because in an article, published in the Daily Herald on December 7th , 2019, Prime Minister Jacobs said that she had absolutely no problem with elections being observed as long as Sint Maarten did not have to pay Read more

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