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GREAT BAY:---The Independence for St. Martin Foundation (ISMF) has expressed solidarity with the people and government of St. Eustatius in the ongoing conflict with the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Speaking on behalf of ISMF during the latter’s presentation to the Central Committee of Parliament on Wednesday, May 18, 2017, secretary of the foundation Dr. Rhoda Arrindell said, “we of the ISMF have taken note of the increasing tension between the government of St Read more

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GREAT BAY:---- Following its presentation to parliament on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, the Independence for St. Martin Foundation (ISMF) said it is encouraged by the response of the legislative body to its call for a constitutional referendum. “Parliament is the only authority that can convene a referendum and even though, as President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams pointed out, a new constitutional status is not specifically mentioned in the constitution as one of the reasons for a referendum, it is now for Parliament to do the right thing and allow the people of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Actual pension reforms in St. Maarten are one step closer to being implemented, following the signing of an agreement between the general pension fund administrator, APS, and St. Maarten’s Finance Minister, Richard Gibson Sr.
The agreement was signed on Friday last, at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, as a major highlight of the APS 2017 pension seminar, held at the same venue.
Signing on behalf of APS were APS board officials, Mr Read more

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Minister Lee On Mosquito Squad Pilot Project

PHILIPSBURG – Minister Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Emil Lee addressed the press in Wednesday’s, May 17, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

He praised the work of the CPS Department, and stated that after having meetings about environmental health last week, “We expect a report to be produced in terms of how the different ministries can cooperate and in particular what the role and function of the Ministry of VSA is in terms of making sure that our environment is a healthy environment.”

He also announced that next Monday, his Ministry and CPS will launch a “Mosquito Squad,” which is a pilot project Read more

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Minister Jacobs: We Have To Value Persons For Their Contributions

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Silveria Jacobs addressed the media in Wednesday’s, May 17, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

She first thanked all who contributed to the tributes for “our fallen soldier Mr. Neville York, cultural icon of St. Maarten, who passed away last week and was laid to rest yesterday.”

“Last Saturday we held the wake/musical artist concert, which was very uplifting to the family Read more

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Real Auto Expands Dealership With Additional Location In Grand-Case, St. Martin

 

GRAND-CASE, ST. MARTIN — After a mere 9 months of operations, Real Auto is proud to announce that the company has expanded with an additional location in Grand Case, St. Martin. The new Real Auto showroom in Grand Case is an extension of the dealership in Philipsburg. It is located at 2 Z.A. de L’Esperance, Grand Case St. Martin (airport road).

“We are on the move with realizing our vision for providing durable vehicles, quality parts, and customer-focused automobile services to all residents throughout the entire island of St Read more

Update: Road Closures And Traffic Diversions For Nagico To Nagico Cycling Race

Road closures and traffic diversions

In connection with the up NAGICO to NAGICO cycling race which is scheduled to start on Friday May 19th and end on Sunday May 21st 2017 the police department is announcing the following road closures and traffic diversions.

Saturday May 20th the “French Quarter to Dutch Quarter circuit race”

At 08.30 a.m Read more

Forensic Results Of Body Found In Great Bay

Forensic results of body found in Great bay

In the month of January 2010 family members of R. Brous filed an official report with the authorities on the French Side of the island stating that he had gone missing and had not returned home. He had been last seen driving a blue rented BMW. The police authorities on the Dutch side of the island were also informed about this missing person and joined in the search to locate R. Brous however; this lengthy search did not have any positive results.

On Monday January 23rd 2017 in the morning at approximately 09.00 a.m Read more

Dr Hubert Minnis Sworn In As Prime Minister

NASSAU, Bahamas – Dr Hubert Minnis was on Thursday sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas since the country gained political independence from Britain in 1973.

Minnis, a medical doctor and former minister of health was sworn into office at Government House by Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling.

In his first speech as Prime Minister, he paid tribute to the electoral system saying “our democracy is the envy of many countries around the world”.

The Prime Minister noted that the general election was peaceful and free from violence and “now we are witnessing another orderly transfer of power”.

He also thanked his colleagues for reposing their confidence in him as Prime Minister Read more

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) started their discussion on Thursday, with Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. on the draft law aimed at harmonizing supervision of financial institutions on Curaçao and St. Maarten by the Central Bank.

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Charlotte Brookson Academy Of The Performance Arts Students Write Cxc And Cambridge Examinations  

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performance Arts has been busy preparing the first set of students to write the examinations offered by the Caribbean Examinations Council as part of their high school graduation requirements. These first set of CBA students writing the examinations will upon their graduation have opportunities to further their studies abroad.

The Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations are offered by Caribbean Examination Council, providing the region with syllabuses of the highest quality that is valid for entry into regional and international institutions of higher learning Read more

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Workshop On Environmental Health Informative And Productive

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – “As Ministry responsible for Health, the Ministry of VSA (Public Health, Social Development and Labour) is constantly dealing with health complaints that are the result of Environmental pollution such as running septic water, air pollution such as at the Leonard Connor school and the dump.

“Dr. Virginia Asin of CPS or collective preventative services, a department of Ministry of VSA, took the initiative to organize a very candid and productive workshop.  As a result of the workshop, we are expecting a report with actionable steps to be produced on short notice with the input of various stakeholders.

“This report will make multi-ministerial recommendations on how to protect the health of the people by structurally tackling Environmental health.  Naturally, the emphasis will be on prevention,” stated Minister of Public Health Emil Lee.

During the workshops, there were several discussions about the role of VSA and other ministries Read more

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Un Asiento Vacío En El Parlamento

Traducido por Máximo Castro

Desde hace varias semanas, un escaño en el parlamento ha quedado obviamente vacío. Cuando la Presidenta del Parlamento, al comienzo de las reuniones públicas o de las reuniones del Comité Central, pregunta si hay notificaciones, ni un parlamentario, ni siquiera el líder de la facción del USP informa sobre la ausencia del diputado Silvio Matser.

En mi opinión, sólo una enfermedad puede justificar la ausencia continua de un miembro del parlamento Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin (fourth from right) and Founder and Board Member of the Carib China People Foundation Cengiz Kucuk (third from right) attended the One Belt, One Road Forum for International Cooperation held on May 14-15 in Beijing, China. The officials also met with the developers of the planned Pearl of China project for Belair beachfront Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--The United People’s (UP) party will not have a representative at the upcoming Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultation set for the Netherlands in mid-June. This announcement came on Wednesday from UP fraction leader Member of Parliament Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--With the retention of the Dutch passport weighing heavily in debates about St. Maarten going independent, National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) George Pantophlet has come up with a proposal to satisfy both sides of the fence – independence from the Netherlands, but an agreement for the newly independent country to continue using the Dutch passport for 150 years Read more

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Road Closures And Traffic Diversions.

PHILIPSBURG:--- In connection with the up NAGICO to NAGICO cycling race which is scheduled to start on Friday, May 19th and end on Sunday, May 21st, 2017 the police department is announcing the following road closures and traffic diversions.
Friday, May 19th the”Cause Way Bridge Time Trial”.
At 05.00 p.m Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Central Committee of Parliament will be meeting this week to discuss several issues. One such issue is the verdict pertaining to the Integrity Chamber. Isn’t it ironic, that the Central Committee has only now decided to meet to discuss the verdict handed down by the Constitutional Court in July 2016, detailing its reasons for rescinding the Integrity Chamber law? In January 2017, the parliamentarians listened to a passionate presentation by the Honorable Minister of General Affairs against the appointment of a Dutch quartermaster who, by the way, was one of the conditions in the Integrity Chamber protocol, agreed upon by the Government of Sint Maarten Read more

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Mother’S Day Donation To New Moms At Smmc.

CAY HILL:--- In observance of Mother’s Day, on Monday, May 15th, 2017, the Strictly Business Foundation donated several gifts to mothers at the Obstetrics and Gynecology ward (OB/GYN) at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).

Representatives of the foundation, Julian Rollocks Jr., Bryan Barry and Melvin Austrie, visited the hospital to donate the gifts as part of the foundation's efforts to give back to their community.

Their thoughtful gesture particularly focused on mothers who gave birth on Mother’s Day at the hospital Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- In the month of January 2010 family members of R. Brous filed an official report with the authorities on the French Side of the island stating that he had gone missing and had not returned home. He had been last seen driving a blue rented BMW. The police authorities on the Dutch side of the island were also informed about this missing person and joined in the search to locate R. Brous however; this lengthy search did not have any positive results.
On Monday, January 23rd, 2017 in the morning at approximately 09.00 a.m Read more

Polls Closed, Counting Begins In Bahamas General Elections

NASSAU, Bahamas – The polls have closed and Bahamians are now awaiting the results of the 2017 General Elections.

Prime Minister Perry G. Christie is trying to lead his Progressive Liberal Party to a second consecutive five-year term in office.

Voters today choose between Christie’s governing PLP or reviving the main opposition,

the Free National Movement (FNM), which had been in power before Christie’s government took over in 2012.

A third party, the Democratic Read more

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Culture Silveria Jacobs paid tribute to the late Culture Department head Neville York, who was laid to rest on Tuesday. She said in her address that York had been a cultural icon, accomplished musician, scholar, policy developer, heritage specialist, businessman, teacher and St. Maarten legend.

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BEIJING:--- As my working visit to Beijing, China continues, it is with a deep sense of loss that I received the news of the passing of Joyce Daniel-Romney, a lifelong friend, and supporter.
Joyce was a humble, down-to-earth woman with a pleasant personality and an all-conquering contagious smile. She was an unwavering supporter of the SPM, the SPA, and National Alliance, lending her strong support to me personally wherever my political career took me Read more

Caribbean Airlines Plagued By Management Problems

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – A lack of oversight and a questionable tendering process were some of the revelations made at Monday’s sitting of the Joint Select Committee on State Enterprises, as the questioned representatives of Caribbean Airlines Limited.

It was revealed that the airline spent US$700 million to purchase five ATR aircraft, while the purchase of four planes was cancelled at a cost of more than $6 million.

“So, what you’re telling this committee and telling the population of Trinidad and Tobago is that $700 million of taxpayers’ money was spent and there is zero documentation that you can find or exist within the company now to show that some proper process was followed,” Committee Chairman David Small said to the CAL reps including Colville Carrington, VP Maintenance and Engineering; and Dionne Ligoure, Head of Corporate Communications.

Carrington’s reponse was: “Chair we have documentation on the process that was used for acquiring the ATR aircraft.”

Added to the revelations of financial mismanagement was a $2 million report which was commissioned but was swept under the rug for two years.

The report, which was compiled to serve as a guide for the overall management and structural framework of the company was never implemented Read more