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PHILIPSBURG:--- Interim Minister of Finance Michael Ferrier announced at the Council of Ministers press briefing that the government of St. Maarten still does not know what part of the 550M allocated to St. Maarten is a loan and how much is considered a grant. Ferrier said that the country would prefer to have the entire amount as a grant instead of a loan Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau together with the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) recently hosted the Strategic Marketing Summit with the main theme ‘Marketing & Promoting St. Maarten Moving Forward’. Amongst the attendees were managers from several hotel properties, activities and tour providers, together with representatives from Princess Juliana International Airport, Port St. Maarten, Chamber of Commerce, French Tourist Office, PDP Marina, St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The SHTA has taken note of a Facebook message by President of Parliament Ms. Sarah-Wescot-Williams in which she explains the law on redundancy pay for MP's and Ministers.

According to Ms. Wescot-Williams, redundancy pay works for "any amount of time served, one (an MP or Minister: Ed) receives the minimum of 1 year monthly payments Read more

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Dear Constituents,

Candidate No.16 on National Alliance!

New Face, New Direction and MORE OPPORTUNITY.

My Motto: Creating better opportunities and possibilities for All.

It is with great honor and privilege that I take this moment to introduce myself as candidate #16 on the National Alliance list, Nicardo O Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, January 19th, Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin welcomed a delegation of the World Bank at the Government Building. During the meeting, the Prime Minister and the head of the World Bank Team, Mr. Doekle Wielinga, discussed how the World Bank can support the recovery and reconstruction efforts of the Government of Sint Maarten Read more

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Prime Minister Romeo Marlin Welcomes World Bank Team On Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG –  On Friday January 19th, Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin welcomed a delegation of the World Bank at the Government Building. During the meeting, the Prime Minister and the head of the World Bank Team, Mr. Doekle Wielinga, discussed how the World Bank can support the recovery and reconstruction efforts of the Government of Sint Maarten Read more

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Justice Conference On Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Commencing on Monday January 22nd, 2018 Minister of Justice Mr. Cornelius de Weever in cooperation with the office of the Representative of the Netherlands in Philipsburg will be hosting a two-day working conference between Sint Maarten and the Netherlands on the topics of Border Control and the recovery of the local Justice-chain post Hurricane Irma.

Participating in the conference will be officials of the Sint Maarten Police Force, Prison, Customs, Coast Guard, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Royal Marechaussee, Court of Guardianship, the Foundation Judicial Institutes St Read more

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Justice Conference On Sint Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Commencing on Monday, January 22nd, 2018 Minister of Justice Mr. Cornelius de Weever in cooperation with the office of the Representative of the Netherlands in Philipsburg will be hosting a two-day working conference between Sint Maarten and the Netherlands on the topics of Border Control and the recovery of the local Justice-chain post-Hurricane Irma.

Participating in the conference will be officials of the Sint Maarten Police Force, Prison, Customs, Coast Guard, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Royal Marechaussee, Court of Guardianship, the Foundation Judicial Institutes St Read more

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Dictatorship Of The Majority!

In the Daily Herald of Friday January 19th there was an article about the island council meeting in Statia held on the day before. In the article the reporter mentions that the faction of the Democratic party walked out the meeting. The reporter deemed it not necessary to also report on the reasons why the faction walked out the meeting or if it was not clear to him or her to seek clarity by the DP faction Read more

Candidate #13 on the National Alliance, Jimmy Challenger: “For a second time I am asking the people of St. Maarten to Take the Challenge with me and vote for a candidate that stands behind the need for political stability on St Read more

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German Ambassador Pays Courtesy Visit To Prime Minister Of Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG –  On Friday January 19th the German Ambassador Dirk Brengelmann paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin at the Government Building. During the meeting the two parties discussed briefly the political developments on Sint Maarten, reconstruction efforts, tourism initiatives, higher education and Read more

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Mr. Elvis Lewis introduced as new candidate on SDM slate pledges to use his knowledge in a progressive way to bring about change.

Elvis C. Lewis, now director of Soualiga Progressive Consultants, former Quality Control Technician/ Asphalt Plant operator at Windward roads, and most of all dedicated to serving communities in St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, January 19th the German Ambassador Dirk Brengelmann paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin at the Government Building. During the meeting, the two parties discussed briefly the political developments on Sint Maarten, reconstruction efforts, tourism initiatives, higher education and how G Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On behalf of the Public Schools and the Ministry, Minister Jorien Wuite expresses her sincere condolence to the family, friends an, teachers of Kenrick Richardson on his passing. Kenrick, a student of the St. Maarten Vocational Training School, died Wednesday, January 17th in Colombia after a prolonged illness.

Kenrick was described by teachers as a very courteous, quiet, respectful student who would always encourage his classmates to do the right thing Read more

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Minister Wuite Expresses Condolence On The Passing Of Student

PHILIPSBURG – On behalf of the Public Schools and the Ministry, Minister Jorien Wuite expresses her sincere condolence to the family, friends and teachers of Kenrick Richardson on his passing.

Kenrick, a student of the St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party MP Frans Richardson on Friday said the leader of the United Democrats (UD) MP Sarah Wescott-Williams continues to insult the people by persisting with manipulative ways to sow confusion in the country.

Richardson also wondered when Wescot-Williams was appointed as a Minister since she feels free to speak for the Council of Ministers and more specifically the Prime Minister Read more

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Prime Minister Romeo Marlin Visits Departments With The Ministry Of General Affairs

PHILIPSBURG –  On Wednesday morning Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin took the initiative to introduce her Cabinet staff to the departments that fall under the Ministry of General Affairs. The Prime Minister accompanied by Secretary General Hensley Plantijn visited Civil Registry, Facility Services, Information & Record Management, Legal Affairs & Legislation, Personnel & Organization, Public Service Center, Interior & Kingdom Relations & Foreign Relations Read more

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Prime Minister Romeo Marlin Expresses Sympathy To The Government & People Of The Netherlands

PHILIPSBURG –  Newly sworn In Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin has expressed her sympathy to the Government & people of the Netherlands on behalf of Sint Maarten on the passing of 3 persons during the severe winter storm on Thursday January 18th in the Netherlands.

As a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, our unwavering support and solidarity goes out to the Netherlands, it’s residents and Sint Maarteners living in the Netherlands Read more

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Minister Miklos Giterson Meets With Nv Gebe Management

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, Mr. Miklos Giterson, accompanied by his cabinet members, conducted an initial visit to NV GEBE yesterday. Minister Giterson met Wednesday with the members of the Managing Board of the utility company, Mr. Kenrick Chittick, Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Veronica Jansen-Webster, Chief Operations Officer and Ms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday morning Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin took the initiative to introduce her Cabinet staff to the departments that fall under the Ministry of General Affairs. The Prime Minister accompanied by Secretary General Hensley Plantijn visited Civil Registry, Facility Services, Information & Record Management, Legal Affairs & Legislation, Personnel & Organization, Public Service Center, Interior & Kingdom Relations & Foreign Relations Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin has expressed her sympathy to the Government & people of the Netherlands on behalf of Sint Maarten on the passing of 3 persons during the severe winter storm on Thursday, January 18th in the Netherlands.

As a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, our unwavering support and solidarity goes out to the Netherlands, it's residents and Sint Maarteners living in the Netherlands Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The United St. Maarten (US) party will host the first of many town hall meetings for the 2018 campaign on Tuesday, January 23. The meeting will be held at the Rupert Maynard Community Center in St. Peters from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.

Leader of the US MP Frans Richardson said although the party is still very young, but going into its third campaign, the principle of going to the people remains the same Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, Mr. Miklos Giterson, accompanied by his cabinet members, conducted an initial visit to NV GEBE yesterday. Minister Giterson met Wednesday with the members of the Managing Board of the utility company, Mr. Kenrick Chittick, Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Veronica Jansen-Webster, Chief Operations Officer and Ms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Disciple Peter said, “use your God-given gifts to serve others”. Solange Ludmila York-Duncan; a young, strong and progressive professional has made the ultimate decision and postulated herself as #10 on the National Alliance slate. Ludmila was born and raised on St. Maarten and currently holds the position of Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Education Read more

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